One story told is that because the rhubarb grown locally was used for dyeing the silk, Galgate's community newsletter is named 'Rhubarb City News'.

[2] The second three-storey mill was built in the early 1800s, made of stone with internal cast-iron pillars and a seven aisled roof.

[3] Due to its proximity to the Lancaster University campus, some students choose to rent houses in the village.

Residents in Galgate worked to raise money to build a new village hall, between the football pitch and the cricket ground, on the recreation field behind the Plough Inn.

The bi-monthly village newsletter, the Rhubarb City News, is put together by a team of volunteers and delivered to almost 1000 households in Galgate.