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Another couple of cheesboards just gone....
Another couple of cheesboards just gone....
23rd August 2016

Another couple of cheesboards just gone. Check them out via our eBay listing https://t.co/YDnbZqHWdA https://t.co/Ht6P9RnwML

To the customer from Scotland who left a...
15th July 2016

To the customer from Scotland who left a message on our office answering machine, we’d love to call you back…

New followers! Hello! Rejoice in this lo...
20th April 2016

New followers! Hello! Rejoice in this lovely weather and sack off that working crap. Let’s all go down the pub….

Not sure about the blinds though........
5th April 2016

Not sure about the blinds though…..

Really, really impressed! ...
Really, really impressed! ...
5th April 2016

Really, really impressed! https://t.co/4H5VEo28Kt

Another in our series of extremely spora...
Another in our series of extremely spora...
5th April 2016

Another in our series of extremely sporadic tweets, saw what a customer had done with some cills today. Impressed! https://t.co/Et6dTx31FN

Ribble Valley Slate's Official Dog! ...
7th March 2016

Ribble Valley Slate’s Official Dog! https://t.co/kaDtsmHASD

The house had been badly damaged in the ...
The house had been badly damaged in the ...
7th March 2016

The house had been badly damaged in the flooding but allowed the clients to completely rethink their living room… https://t.co/YBrGWr6TpI

Always nice when customers send you emai...
Always nice when customers send you emai...
7th March 2016

Always nice when customers send you emails of the finished job! Here’s a hearth we supplied for a job in…

Forgot to attach the pic! ...
Forgot to attach the pic! ...
4th March 2016

Forgot to attach the pic! https://t.co/nY1eZ4fIvL

A wintery scene here at Ribble Valley Sl...
4th March 2016

A wintery scene here at Ribble Valley Slate towers…

Everybody likes a good worktop, so why n...
26th February 2016

Everybody likes a good worktop, so why not in slate? https://t.co/l3mKR0WTri

and because we really don't things too s...
and because we really don't things too s...
11th February 2016

and because we really don’t things too seriously, here’s Ribble Valley Dog with a cheeseboard. #inspired https://t.co/yZRdFHTBhx

Mmmm, tasty. ...
Mmmm, tasty. ...
11th February 2016

Mmmm, tasty. https://t.co/fsgCoSkVFn

In the latest of our extremely random tw...
11th February 2016

In the latest of our extremely random tweets (i.e. once every 3 months)…Cheese. Boards. You’re welcome https://t.co/lISgjL4POw

But just look at it, will you? Anyway, I...
But just look at it, will you? Anyway, I...
9th December 2015

But just look at it, will you? Anyway, I’m out of here. Gym time…. https://t.co/4yZV1t44kQ

Okay, okay, I know I'm boring you now, b...
Okay, okay, I know I'm boring you now, b...
9th December 2015

Okay, okay, I know I’m boring you now, but just a couple more, I promise…. https://t.co/lp29Mk23sD

This hearth was a real highlight for us ...
This hearth was a real highlight for us ...
9th December 2015

This hearth was a real highlight for us to supply, the attention to detail taken by our stonemason is awesome……

And this is how we packaged up the extra...
And this is how we packaged up the extra...
9th December 2015

And this is how we packaged up the extra piece…. https://t.co/YSvRpvBxe1

Yes, it really is THAT deep! ...
Yes, it really is THAT deep! ...
9th December 2015

Yes, it really is THAT deep! https://t.co/2PNODtK9yG

He needed an extra piece to finish it an...
He needed an extra piece to finish it an...
9th December 2015

He needed an extra piece to finish it and it’s been despatched today. Can’t wait to see the final pics!…

Customer's koi carp pond should be finis...
Customer's koi carp pond should be finis...
9th December 2015

Customer’s koi carp pond should be finished for Christmas… https://t.co/gthhtEa2yI

Been too busy to tweet! Every man, his d...
9th December 2015

Been too busy to tweet! Every man, his dog, his budgie and his budgies friend have wanted a piece of…

He managed to make this for us from our ...
He managed to make this for us from our ...
23rd November 2015

He managed to make this for us from our “back of a fag packet” instructions before….. https://t.co/F1sh5L7UQu

Here's our techical instructions to our ...
Here's our techical instructions to our ...
23rd November 2015

Here’s our techical instructions to our stonemason. He laughed when he saw them. He’s laughing with us, right? https://t.co/w2X3mzDndg

Some large pieces selected ready for cut...
Some large pieces selected ready for cut...
23rd November 2015

Some large pieces selected ready for cutting, honing polishing and other words ending in “ing”….. https://t.co/OlGMiNquWx

Just packed up a couple of 20 metre long...
Just packed up a couple of 20 metre long...
23rd November 2015

Just packed up a couple of 20 metre long window cills to ship to Ireland….. https://t.co/CylaVd39CR

Morning! Cold enough for ya?...
23rd November 2015

Morning! Cold enough for ya?

Bored. Added an new listing on eBay. Enj...
18th November 2015

Bored. Added an new listing on eBay. Enjoy…. https://t.co/rptrS9Dky9

Or yellow? ...
Or yellow? ...
29th October 2015

Or yellow? https://t.co/zloGiiQRJ6

Or perhaps unpainted? ...
Or perhaps unpainted? ...
29th October 2015

Or perhaps unpainted? https://t.co/B4Dd2No99X

...
...
29th October 2015

https://t.co/0Qawqkqyie

Gold lettering? Or silver? Or White? ...
Gold lettering? Or silver? Or White? ...
29th October 2015

Gold lettering? Or silver? Or White? https://t.co/1YeKRNswkP

Attention to detail is the key for a hig...
Attention to detail is the key for a hig...
29th October 2015

Attention to detail is the key for a high quality slate house sign. And from just £12 WITHOUT compromises https://t.co/iyT9mXYCGC

Listed our signs on eBay. Yes, too many ...
28th October 2015

Listed our signs on eBay. Yes, too many words https://t.co/y3f6oNV9ed

and another one.... ...
and another one.... ...
28th October 2015

and another one…. https://t.co/jYaQ6dfL5d

Here's a pic of a slate sign. We're goin...
Here's a pic of a slate sign. We're goin...
28th October 2015

Here’s a pic of a slate sign. We’re going to sell shitloads of these between now and Xmas. No, really.…

Some of our green capped slate ridges on...
Some of our green capped slate ridges on...
28th October 2015

Some of our green capped slate ridges on a Vermont green slate roof. Slate from the USA and ridges from…

Spectre.....wow. #epic...
27th October 2015

Spectre…..wow. #epic

A fun hour or so updating our eBay listi...
26th October 2015

A fun hour or so updating our eBay listings. Too much coffee may have impaired my judgement and led to…

Natural slate ridges and a Hip Stop End ...
Natural slate ridges and a Hip Stop End ...
9th October 2015

Natural slate ridges and a Hip Stop End on a dry fix solution #boringtweet http://t.co/O01yWFnZud

and another one.... ...
and another one.... ...
8th October 2015

and another one…. http://t.co/06xNCq0pEG

Slate copings now in place on a project ...
Slate copings now in place on a project ...
8th October 2015

Slate copings now in place on a project in Shropshire…. http://t.co/bxSGuJ19bk

Delighted to be asked to donate slates f...
6th October 2015

Delighted to be asked to donate slates for a kids project at a local school yesterday. If we can just…

Just realised I invented a new word earl...
5th October 2015

Just realised I invented a new word earlier “equiry”. It’s like an enquiry but this one arrrives electronically. No? I’ll…

Ask for you free, no obligation sample w...
5th October 2015

Ask for you free, no obligation sample with any equiry from our range of natural slate flooring & cills #dontripcustomersoff

So, 30mm thick slate in floorboard sized...
5th October 2015

So, 30mm thick slate in floorboard sized shapes, too much? A customer wants it, we’re sorting it!

Ha! Just found out which local watering ...
24th September 2015

Ha! Just found out which local watering hole these were going in! #trendybar

Hand selecting slate for a valued custom...
Hand selecting slate for a valued custom...
24th September 2015

Hand selecting slate for a valued customer. Clearly we do that for ALL our customers. (if you ask nicely). http://t.co/bYchdAeKxq

Fingers crossed we'll be supplying some ...
Fingers crossed we'll be supplying some ...
18th August 2015

Fingers crossed we’ll be supplying some 135 degree green capped slate ridges to this roof soon! #hateclimbingladders http://t.co/FLs6zcdogn

Two more cills being collected tonight. ...
Two more cills being collected tonight. ...
17th August 2015

Two more cills being collected tonight. Yes, tonight. 8pm. #openallhours #arkwrights http://t.co/vCbvYeNVy1

and some big 'uns too.... ...
and some big 'uns too.... ...
17th August 2015

and some big ‘uns too…. http://t.co/UQzK2DI5pB

Loads more cills now in stock. Or are th...
Loads more cills now in stock. Or are th...
17th August 2015

Loads more cills now in stock. Or are they wall copings? Or potential hearths? Or steps. I don’t know…. http://t.co/lcyfoqBs93

And here's a hearth back we had cut spec...
And here's a hearth back we had cut spec...
17th August 2015

And here’s a hearth back we had cut specially for “Jenni” who collected it yesterday. Yes, yesterday, that’s Sunday. http://t.co/iMWyxykDuk

And I quote: "We are made up and really ...
17th August 2015

And I quote: “We are made up and really do appreciate your professional commitment & attitude to the job –…

Another happy customer! Thanks to Claire...
Another happy customer! Thanks to Claire...
17th August 2015

Another happy customer! Thanks to Claire from Whalley for her kind comments and the pics! http://t.co/d6V5VmUqfI

Well, that answers that. Bye bye Warner....
29th July 2015

Well, that answers that. Bye bye Warner.

To do some work or to watch the first ho...
29th July 2015

To do some work or to watch the first hour of the Test Match. That, is the question….

We now have just one remaining 1.2 metre...
29th July 2015

We now have just one remaining 1.2 metre long cill, £42 and it’s yours. Oh, sorry, it’s 300mm wide and…

Customer decides he needs a 1.5 metre lo...
29th July 2015

Customer decides he needs a 1.5 metre long cill instead of a 1.2? Not a problem! And we deliver!

erm, here's one we made earlier.... ...
erm, here's one we made earlier.... ...
28th July 2015

erm, here’s one we made earlier…. http://t.co/C1uXZ8AHbd

Customer just made an appointment to che...
28th July 2015

Customer just made an appointment to check out our stock with a view to ordering a custom made slate hearth.…

We keep seeing missing wall copings. Sto...
We keep seeing missing wall copings. Sto...
28th July 2015

We keep seeing missing wall copings. Stone can be an expensive replacement, have you considered slate? http://t.co/H27rUL5v4n

Yorkshire well and truly helping RVS thi...
28th July 2015

Yorkshire well and truly helping RVS this week as another order comes in for some slate steps and a possible…

Nice little order for slate ridges this ...
27th July 2015

Nice little order for slate ridges this morning for a job in Yorkshire. New customer too. Maybe coming back to…

Time to revisit the @ribbballeyslate acc...
27th July 2015

Time to revisit the @ribbballeyslate account once more. 185 followers! #whoarethesepeople?

I'll probably deliver it, if it's local ...
23rd March 2015

I’ll probably deliver it, if it’s local enough. Ask me nicely.

Retail value of over £100 of slate being...
23rd March 2015

Retail value of over £100 of slate being given away. Lunacy, but hey, I’m bored.

But we need that last tweet and this mes...
23rd March 2015

But we need that last tweet and this message retweeted 100 times and one of them gets it. But, you’ve…

How big is the average bathroom? Well, w...
23rd March 2015

How big is the average bathroom? Well, we’ve got 3.5 square metres of 300x300mm slate flooring to give away. For…

Just had a customer come all the way fro...
23rd March 2015

Just had a customer come all the way from Solihull for a slate window cill! We must be doing something…

The eclipse was so spooky, even the dog ...
The eclipse was so spooky, even the dog ...
20th March 2015

The eclipse was so spooky, even the dog was quiet. Oh wait, he was asleep. http://t.co/OL55Muj6ZD

What a day. Knackered. Have decided not ...
19th March 2015

What a day. Knackered. Have decided not to insert a slate window cill into an orifice of a Brazilian today.…

Another angle? Oh, go on then.... ...
Another angle? Oh, go on then.... ...
18th March 2015

Another angle? Oh, go on then…. http://t.co/vNSTYVSd29

Please help us find a home for this love...
Please help us find a home for this love...
18th March 2015

Please help us find a home for this lovely clean slate window cill. £30. No, really. http://t.co/8Dh6O3ZP7c

There you go, faith in human spirit is r...
18th March 2015

There you go, faith in human spirit is restored as a customer calls to say he traveling from North Wales…

That's all, as you were. And.....breathe...
18th March 2015

That’s all, as you were. And…..breathe.

But if you call us liars, expect violenc...
18th March 2015

But if you call us liars, expect violence.

But in the meantime we will continue to ...
18th March 2015

But in the meantime we will continue to sell unsoiled ones, along with our 2 metre long stock, to the…

Today we are giving serious consideratio...
18th March 2015

Today we are giving serious consideration to shoving a 1.2 metre long slate window cill into an orifice of our…

another couple of slate cills just gone ...
16th March 2015

another couple of slate cills just gone ordered. Somebody traveling all the way from sunny Sheffield to collect them tomorrow.…

In other news, this was today's lunch. C...
In other news, this was today's lunch. C...
16th March 2015

In other news, this was today’s lunch. Can you guess what it once was? http://t.co/i4CmV4155h

These cills measure 1000 x 400 x 25mm an...
16th March 2015

These cills measure 1000 x 400 x 25mm and are just £23 each but shhh, don’t tell everybody or they’ll…

Rocky gives the camera his best cheesy g...
Rocky gives the camera his best cheesy g...
16th March 2015

Rocky gives the camera his best cheesy grin as he poses next to a couple of gorgeous slate cills. http://t.co/4aHpSXywBb

A dog. A log burner. And a piece of slat...
A dog. A log burner. And a piece of slat...
10th March 2015

A dog. A log burner. And a piece of slate from Ribble Valley Slate. What more could you ask for?…

Specially cut slate for a hearth. Was ve...
Specially cut slate for a hearth. Was ve...
10th March 2015

Specially cut slate for a hearth. Was very heavy. http://t.co/mhYSxP6YYX

Window cills hurt: ...
29th January 2015

Window cills hurt: http://t.co/i6IN8ZKZlp

Words of wisdom: 2 metre long slate wind...
29th January 2015

Words of wisdom: 2 metre long slate window cills. Don’t drop ’em on your foot. That is all.

Bristol docks, some crates of slate, new...
Bristol docks, some crates of slate, new...
6th March 2014

Bristol docks, some crates of slate, new pair of Ray Bans and too many chins. #chinnage http://t.co/cmO0NRhmDG

Today....we shall be hammering the mails...
6th March 2014

Today….we shall be hammering the mailshots again. #morecoffeeneeded

Green slate ridges, the perfect accompan...
Green slate ridges, the perfect accompan...
4th March 2014

Green slate ridges, the perfect accompaniment for a Westmorland or Vermont roof. Labrador not included. http://t.co/aMDPCzk6F6

Need a number not a name? Something like...
Need a number not a name? Something like...
4th March 2014

Need a number not a name? Something like this for around £30…. http://t.co/snNO7A3ko6

House signs? Why not. For around £60 we ...
House signs? Why not. For around £60 we ...
4th March 2014

House signs? Why not. For around £60 we can supply you with something like these beauties… http://t.co/TghLbgVgAM

Model not included. Unless you buy him a...
Model not included. Unless you buy him a...
4th March 2014

Model not included. Unless you buy him a drink first. http://t.co/6WkeOUEeRj

Romantic. ...
Romantic. ...
4th March 2014

Romantic. http://t.co/sMwmBaaErr

Stunning. ...
Stunning. ...
4th March 2014

Stunning. http://t.co/ipuuQMdWhs

Our last few remaining Slate Benches hav...
4th March 2014

Our last few remaining Slate Benches have just gone on eBay. Please form an orderly queue…..http://t.co/pXKA3C5hed

but we might do a special deal for one o...
3rd March 2014

but we might do a special deal for one of Twitter followers?

.......
3rd March 2014

….http://t.co/feRrLM7cgG

Natural Slate garden table and matching ...
3rd March 2014

Natural Slate garden table and matching benches, just two left, one in Black/Antiqued colour and one Grey/Green, see our eBay…

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