One can only imagine what the three boys in Gargrave High Street thought more than 100 years ago when a camel and elephant passed by their front doors. The picture was taken in 1912 by photographer Tom Airton, whose studio was at what is now 6 High Street, Gargrave, hidden in the picture by the wagon. The picture shows Dixie the elephant and an unnamed camel pulling an advertising wagon for Bostock and Wombwell Travelling Menagerie - the largest and most famous of the travelling small zoos of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The photograph was loaned to Gargrave Heritage Group by Dorothy Hudson, whose husband, Walter Hudson, was the boy on the left of the picture. The others were Maurice Hudson and Rufus Bradley, and the man in charge of the elephant was called Arthur Feeley. The picture will be one of many about to go on show at a lottery-funded exhibition organised by the heritage group to be held at St Andrew’s Church, Gargrave. The exhibition, which will run for eight days from Saturday, November 1, will cover a wide part of the history of the village, including a section on the men who died in the First World War.

Witches will be flying through Strid Wood, Bolton Abbey, over the next few days, as the Garnett’s Year picture above suggests. They are a feature of this week’s Pumpkin Trail, which will run from Saturday to the following Sunday and will be open between 10am and 4pm. Also along the trail will be oversized pumpkins and mystery doors to unlock with the aim of finding clues to unravel the witch’s magic spell. The trail starts at the entrance to Strid Wood (by the Cavendish Pavilion) and finishes at the Strid. The trail is accessible for pushchairs and wheelchairs and dogs are welcome on a lead. Trail forms will be available on arrival at Sandholme kiosk and estate admission charges apply (£8 per vehicle).

Staff from Skipton’s Morrisons store are taking part in a relay race to raise funds for charity partner Sue Ryder. They are joining 190,000 colleagues from across the north, who have been challenged to transport a charity baton from store to store without using motorised transport. The Skipton staff will do their bit tomorrow when they transport the baton nine miles on foot to the next store in Keighley. And while the race is taking place, there will be in-store events such as Wear Blue for Sue, a customer raffle and an ice bucket challenge involving both the store general manager, Danny Quartermain, and his deputy. Each store is aiming to raise £1,500. Danny said: “Our colleagues across the country have been organising some fantastic fundraising events for Sue Ryder and we wanted to do our part and get every single Morrisons store in the north of the country working together to raise as much money as possible. We’re raring to get going with our run and reach our colleagues in Keighley as soon as we can. We hope lots of people will support us with our fundraising and help us raise a terrific total for Sue Ryder.”

Pale ale brewed in Hetton has been crowned Yorkshire’s Perfect Pint. David Aynesworth, a real ale enthusiast and owner of The Craven Arms, Appletreewick, has been on a mission to find the county’s premium pint and chose 22 of the best to feature at the recent Craven Beer Festival. And taking top honours was Dark Horse Brewery with its special edition ale Hetton Extra. The brewery first won the title of Yorkshire’s Perfect Pint with its Hetton Pale Ale at the first Craven Arms Beer Festival, shortly after it opened in 2008. The brewery is run by Richard and Carole Eyton-Jones.

A coffee morning at Holy Trinity Church, Cowling, promises to leave you feeling on top of the world. For among its many attractions are trips up the church tower. The event will take place on Saturday from 10am to noon and also on offer - as well as the expected refreshments - are history tours around the church and churchyard and stalls selling cakes, produce, handcrafted cards and jewellery.

The annual Fall Festival at Billy-Bob’s Parlour at Halton East , pictured above, is ready to delight and amaze visitors once again. With the festivities kicking off on Saturday, the parlour is decked out in fall colours with pumpkins, scarecrows, gourds, corn stalks and the like. Little ones can take a pew in the straw bale cinema to enjoy the charming tale of Spookily the Square Pumpkin. Hilda, the friendly witch, will be introducing her pet ghost to brave visitors and there will be scares aplenty as young and old tackle the Haunted Halloween Trail. Back in the parlour, diners can savour the flavours of bats blood, green slime or blue goo! The festivities will run until next Sunday, November 2.

Recently Jan Roberts, a vet at Kingsway Veterinary Group, Skipton, organised two events to raise funds for Cancer Research. The first event was to complete the Yorkshire Three Peaks. A group of staff members set out from Horton taking in Pen-y-ghent, Whernside and Ingleborough, completing the circuit within the target time set of 12 hours. The second event was a plant and cake sale held at the Kingsway Vets premises on Otley Road in Skipton. Jan, a keen gardener, had grown lots of plants to sell. Many of the staff set to and put their aprons on to bake and the produce was sold at the sale which was attended by many of Kingsway’s clients, staff, family and friends. The two events raised a massive £1,770 for Cancer Research.