Neighbourhood news

Austwick Derek and Celia Coultherd, 015242 51215 Society talk: The Austwick Field and Local History Society will meet on Wednesday when the speaker is Ian Court, wildlife conservation officer with the national park. He will talk about Birds of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Meetings are held in the parish hall at 7.30pm. Non-members are welcome.

Church news: On Saturday, the annual plant stall and coffee morning will be held at the church from 10am to noon. Donations of cuttings, plants and bulbs would be appreciated and can be left on the grass outside church. On Sunday, there will be morning prayer at Austwick at 9.30am followed by Holy Communion at 6.30pm.

Bowling Club: Austwick Bowling Club played a friendly match against Ingleton on Saturday and won by six games to two. This Saturday is the last competition of the season, which is Captain’s Day. The captain is Kath Morphet and she will decide the format of the competition. Names must be in by 1.45pm for a 2pm start.

Barnoldswick Probus Club: Fifty one members of West Craven Probus enjoyed a slide show, entitled the A to Z of Britain, by Paul Kenny. He showed old churches, castles, stately homes and statues across Britain. Chairman John Dodd gave the vote of thanks. On Tuesday, Mr D Robinson will give a talk, Patagonia Part 2.

Bolton Abbey Priory Church: The services on Sunday are 8am Communion (said), 10.30am Sung Eucharist and 6.30pm Evening Prayer. Each Wednesday, there is a communion service at 10 am. All services are BCP.

Ride and Stride: Ride and Stride will take place on Saturday. It is a sponsored event in which people from all over the country will walk, cycle or drive between churches, enjoying the landscape and raising money to help preserve some of Britain’s churches, chapels and meeting houses. The Yorkshire route takes in St Peter’s, Addingham, Farfield Friends Meeting House, The Priory Church, Bolton Abbey, then on to Appletreewick, Hebden, Grassington, Kettlewell, Threshfield and Rylstone. The Priory will be open as usual and the guides will welcome visitors between 11am and 5pm.

Harvest show: Beamsley’s Boyle and Petyt Primary School will hold its 34th Harvest Show on Saturday at 2pm. The prizegiving will be at 3pm and prizes will be presented by the Rev Simon Cowling.

Coffee morning: Bolton Abbey Village Hall will host a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday, September 26. This year it will start at 10.30am and finish at noon. There will be cake stall and raffle and cakes and prizes would be appreciated. Tickets can be bought in advance from both the Estate Office and Church Office at £3.50. For more information, contact Margaret Cody on 01756 710238.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 Church centenary: St Mary’s Church will celebrate its centenary on Sunday and everyone is welcome to come along. There will be a church service at 10.30am, led by Bishop Tom Butler, followed by lunch in the village hall. The buffet menu is suitable for diabetics and gluten and lactose intolerant. It will help with final arrangements if anyone coming for the lunch contacts Sue Lancaster on 01535 634264. Donations towards the cost of lunch will be gratefully accepted on the day. There will also be a display of photographs and newspaper cuttings in the village hall, covering the 100 years of St Mary’s.

Theatre show: The Library Theatre Touring Company will present two of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads. It will perform A Lady of Letters and Bed Among the Lentils in the village hall on Saturday at 7.30pm.

Whist drive: New members are welcome at the whist drive, which is held in the village hall every Thursday between 7.30pm and 10pm. For details, contact June Yousuf on 01535 611592 Parish council: There will be a parish council meeting at 7.30pm on Tuesday in the village hall. This is an open meeting and residents are invited to attend.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Church news: There will be a ceilidh on Saturday, September 27, at Clapham Village Hall. Music will be provided by the Buttered Peas and tickets costing £8 for adults and £4 for children are available by emailing sm.newby@btinternet.com. The money raised will go towards St James’ Church.

Christian Aid: The recent door-to-door envelope collection raised a total of £753.60 for Clapham and District Christian Aid Group. Thanks go to all those who donated.

Coniston Cold Young farmers: Coniston Cold Young Farmers took part in The Semple Trophy which was hosted by Slaidburn. Fellow district clubs Burton, Rathmell and Lawkland competed with Lancashire clubs Slaidburn,Gisburn and Bolton by Bowland which were part of Settle District before boundary changes. Coniston was the highest placed club in the outdoor events with Aimee Beresford third in the dairy judging and third overall and William Throup third in the fat lamb judging and fourth in the dairy judging. The following Tuesday, members travelled to the Wild Boar Farm at Chipping where they were shown round various animals including pigs, deer, raccoon, meerkats, alpaca, wild boar, guinea pigs and rabbits. Tom Saxby thanked the Boar Farm for an interesting evening. On Bank Holiday Saturday, Coniston members had a ducking stool at Malham Show with a few brave members taking the risk of a dunking. Their efforts raised £132 for charity. The first meeting in September was held at White Hills Golf Driving Range at Stirton. A business meeting was held afterwards. The club will hold its annual dinner at The Spread Eagle, Sawley, on Friday, September 26. For tickets, call Janet on 01729 830505 or Jill on 01729 850469.

St Peter’s: On Sunday, there will be Book of Common Prayer Communion with Bishop James Bell at 9.30am on Sunday.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 St John’s Church: There is no service at St John’s Church on Sunday. Instead, the congregation is invited to St Mary’s Church, Bradley, to celebrate its 100th anniversary. A special service will be led by the Acting Bishop of Bradford, the Right Rev Tom Butler.

Jaywalkers: The Jaywalkers will perform a double comedy bill at the village institute on Saturday, September 27. The performance starts at 7.30pm and a cold buffet will be available in the interval. Tickets cost £7 or £10 and are available from 630872, jandjnicholson@gmail.com or from Cononley Post Office.

Beer festival: Cononley Beer Festival will be held at the village institute on Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5. It will be open from 6pm to 11pm on the Friday and 5pm to 11pm on the Saturday. There are 12 beers, two ciders and five types of pie. A £5 ticket gets you a glass and your first drink.

Cross Hills Margaret Almond, 01535 632653 Village Centre: Members of Cross Hills Village Centre held their annual general meeting. Prior to the meeting, Enrico from Cross Hills had been given the use of the premises to hold a coffee morning and afternoon with stalls and raffles to help to raise £70,000 to enable his granddaughter, who has cerebral palsy to go to America, for an operation and treatment. More than £600 was raised on the day. The meeting was chaired by Sheila Metcalfe who welcomed everyone. The minutes of the previous meeting were signed, with many favourable comments on the improvements to the building and the hard work and artistic skill that had gone into the redecoration. A very big thank you was given to Joanne for her help on Saturday mornings. The president in her report thanked the many members who gave of their time - those who helped in the kitchen, the ladies who kept the centre so spotlessly clean and Margaret and Roger who tended the garden. The premises can be hired for regular meetings or for special occasions. The treasurer’s report was given and approved with satisfaction expressed on the state of the finances. The committee was re-elected en bloc. Officers are: president, Connie Bradley; secretary, Jean Lofts; treasurer, Margaret Nicholson; bookings, Pauline Wellard (who can be contacted on 01535 631436); and outings, Hazel Tillotson. There is an outing to Carlisle next Thursday, September 19, leaving at 9am.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 Tea party: The afternoon tea party, held last Monday, was successful and raised more than £270 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Thanks go to everyone who contributed.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 St Peter’s: The preacher at Sunday’s 10.30am Holy Communion service at St Peter’s Methodist Church will be the Rev David Edmondson. The church will hold its celebration week from September 21 to 28. It begins with a launch service at 10.30am next Sunday, September 21, and will be followed by free games evening on Monday, September 22 from 7.30pm. On Wednesday, September 24, a free Pepsi, passion and praise musical evening will be held in St Peter’s. It takes place at 7.15pm and will feature modern music by local artists. On Friday, September 26, everyone is invited to a free four-course dinner at the New Road Community Centre. Please sign up in church or ring Rosemary on 01282 842618. This event is for anyone who is not already committed to another Christian denomination. From 9am on Saturday, September 27, volunteers are requested to decorate the church for Harvest and then a Harvest and Come to Church Sunday service will conclude the week at 10.30am on Sunday, September 28.

Community centre: The Luncheon Club will not be held on Fridays, September 12 and 19, but will reopen at noon on September 26.

History society: Earby and District Local History Society will meet at 7.30pm on Tuesday at New Road Community Centre. Pat Osborne will give a talk titled The Secret Life of Charles Dickens. Visitors are welcome.

Heritage Open Days: Two free events associated with Heritage Open Days will be held in Earby this weekend. Yorkshire Dales Mining Museum, on School Lane, which houses one of the largest collection of Yorkshire Dales mining artefacts, will be open from 11am to 4pm on Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday, the Katherine Bruce Glasier Memorial Youth Hostel, on Birch Hall Lane, will be open from 11am to 4pm for tours and an exhibition.

Accordion concert: The Craven Accordion Orchestra will give a performance at the New Road Community Centre at 7.30pm next Saturday, September 20. Admission costs £5 and tickets are available from Ken Tennant on 01282 843619 or on the door.

Embsay with Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Community library: Today, between 10am and noon, Embsay Library will hold a Meet Your Ancestors workshop. The session is based upon Craven’s Part in the First World War. John Frankland, an expert on the period and the available software, will be on hand to help people look at the website, trace their ancestors and learn more about the Great War. Tickets costing £2 are available from the library.

Embsay churches: On Sunday, St Mary’s will celebrate Holy Communion at 9.30am. The Methodist Chapel service at 10.30am will be led by Mrs S Platt. On Tuesday at 10.30am, there will be a service of Holy Communion at St Mary’s and on Friday, Smiley Faces toddler praise will take place from 1.45pm. This is for pre-school children, their parents, grandparents and carers. There are lots of toys, craft activities singing, juice, tea and coffee and a time to chat. The Methodist chapel is open every Monday between 2pm and 4pm for anyone seeking a time of peace and quiet.

Parish council: The next meeting of the parish council will take place in the committee room of the village hall tonight at 7.30pm. Items for discussion include the proposed 32 house development on Kirk Lane, an update on the Yorkshire Dales National Park draft local plan and the management of the nature reserve off Millholme Rise. As ten local electors did not come forward by the deadline of July 31, the casual vacancy will be filled through the co-option process. Locals who are interested in becoming a parish councillor are invited to write a brief statement as to why they wish to take up the post as well as an indication of what they would bring to the position. Letters of application should be sent to the Parish Clerk, Stock Green Farm, Bracewell, North Yorkshire, BD23 3JS, by next Friday, September 19. Informal interviews, if required, will be held at the meeting on October 9.

Police surgery: PCSO Ruth Pearson’s next Samuel Taylor drop-in will be next Friday, September 18, between 2pm and 3pm.

Quiz night: The Cavendish Arms quiz night on Friday had a 1970s theme. A full dining room enjoyed Owen’s Berni menu. Several visitors arrived in classic cars of the era, including a Rover P6 V8, a MG BGT V8, an Austin A40 and a Triumph Dolomite. A total of £150 was raised, which will split between Manorlands Hospice and Macmillan Nurses.

Farnhill and Kildwick Joyce Wood, 01535 635880 St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, there will be services of Holy Communion at 8.15am and 10am. Also on Sunday, the church will be open from noon to 4.30pm as part of the Heritage Open Days and the tower will be open from 2pm. There will be a guided tour of the church at 2pm and 3pm, and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm tea and scones will be available in the parish rooms.

Farnhill Methodists: The monthly coffee morning will take place on Saturday from 10am to 11.30am. Cakes, greetings cards, bric-a-brac, knitted items and clothes will be on sale.

Village Pump: The over 50s group will meet in the lower hall at Farnhill Methodist Church on Wednesday from 2pm to 3.30pm. Visitors are welcome.

Local History Group: The Farnhill and Kildwick Local History Group will meet on Monday at 7pm in the Kildwick and Farnhill Institute. This will be a “round-table” meeting at which recent contributions to the group’s archive will be discussed. Anyone who has items they would like to contribute to the archive is invited to attend. Admission is free and open to all. The group is planning to participate in the Craven Remembers World War One commemoration event at Skipton Library on November 11. If you have any items relating to Farnhill or Kildwick during the Great War that you would be willing to loan, email history@farnhill.co.uk Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Charity dance: More than £850 was raised for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance at a dance organised by Brian Wellock at Gargrave Village Hall. Thanks go to everybody who contributed.

NSPCC ceilidh: A total of £750 was raised for the NSPCC at a ceilidh, with Sean Gilligan, on Saturday. The committee thanks everybody who supported it.

Tai Chi: Tai Chi sessions will r-commence from 7.30pm tonight in the village hall annex. Each lesson will cost £2, is suitable for beginners and more information can be obtained from 01756 748540.

Panto enrolment: Enrolment for the 2015 pantomime, Aladdin, will commence from 7.30pm tonight in the village hall. All actors, dancers and back stage people are invited to attend.

Floodlight appeal: There will be a stall at the Summerseat on Saturday between 10am and 1pm, selling cakes, produce, bric a brac and plants for the Bowls Club appeal to raise £3,000 for new floodlights. Donated items can be left at 2 The Grouse before the event.

Flea market: The next flea market will be held in the village hall on Sunday between 10am and 4pm. There will be stalls selling bric a brac, antiques, plants, crafts and homemade produce. Entry is 50p and refreshments will be available.

St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, there will be BCP Holy Communion at 8am followed at 10.45am by confirmation with Bishop James Bell.

Zumba: Zumba classes recommence at 1pm on Monday in the village hall. Each session is £4.50 and beginners are welcome.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Open day: As part of the Heritage Open Day programme, Giggleswick School Chapel will be open this weekend. It will be open between 11am and 5pm on Saturday with musical recitals at 10am, noon and 2pm. On Sunday, the chapel will be open between 1pm to 4pm with recitals at noon and 2pm.

Sports Club: The new season for the Leisure Sports Club started this week. The group meets at Catterall Hall on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. Sessions cost £3. For details, contact 07880 723528.

Richard Whiteley Theatre: The new season starts with Jillian Haslam as guest speaker at the Gigg Lecture tomorrow. This will commence at 7pm. Jillian was born in India to English parents and she will talk about growing up in the squalor of post-colonial Calcutta. Next Thursday, September 18, at 7.15pm, the theatre hosts the annual Northern Garden Lecture. The speaker is Xa Tollemache who will talk on A Garden Well Placed: A Designer’s Harmony between House and Garden. Community Cinema will present How To Train Your Dragon 2, next Sunday, September 21, at 3.30pm. The second Gigg lecture will take place on September 25 when the speaker will be Iby Knill who will speak on surviving the holocaust. Iby worked for the resistance in Hungary and was sent to Auschwitz as political prisoner. She now chairs the Holocaust Survivors Friendship Association’s Education Committee. For more information, call 01729 893180 or visit giggleswick.org.uk/rwt Gisburn Whist and dominoes: Ten tables were in play for the whist and dominoes at Gisburn Festival Hall on Saturday. The winners were: whist, ladies - M Edmondson, M Wellock, J Robinson; gents - T Pike, B Garnett, M Davies; dominoes - R Knight, A Fox, S Walker, V Giles, M Berry and G Berry. Whist and dominoes are played the first Saturday of every month at 7.30pm. Entry is £3 including a light supper.

Farmers’ market: The next Gisburn Farmers’ Market is on Saturday from 10am to 2pm at the Festival Hall. There will be the usual range of local produce, barbecue, gifts, crafts and community cafe. Entry is free.

Late summer party: Gisburn Festival Hall will hold a late summer party on Friday, October 3 from 7.30pm. Wigan-based band Billy and The Temperamentals will perform. Tickets are £10 including pie and peas supper and are available from the Delicious Deli and Cafe, on Main Street.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Hydro visit: An open invitation has been issued to visit Linton Fall Hydroelectric Power Station today and tomorrow from noon until 3pm. The power station was constructed in 1909 and the plant was in action until 1948, when it was abandoned. Since then, it has been recognised as a Scheduled Monument and was sympathetically restored in 2011 by Skipton construction and engineering company JN Bentley, with two new Archimedean screw turbines generating enough renewable energy to power 90 homes.

Friends’ coffee: The Friends of Upper Wharfedale School will hold a coffee morning in Church House on Saturday from 9.30am.

Market in Square: A farmers’ market will be held in The Square in Grassington on Sunday from 10am.

Movie nights: Grassington Movie Nights return for the autumn season on Saturday in the Octagon Theatre. The afternoon film, The Lego Movie, which will appeal to children, begins at 4.30pm. The evening film, The Book Thief, starts at 7.30pm. Advanced tickets are available from the Grassington Hub at £5 for adults, £2.50 for children and £10 for families (two adults and two children).

Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 200 Club: The September winners of the Institute 200 Club are: No 141, £25, Barry Hill; No 193, £10, Joy Orwell; and No 89, £5, Sue and Paul Elmsley.

Methodists: This Sunday’s service will be at Rathmell Methodist Church where harvest festival will be celebrated at 2pm. The preacher will be the Rev Royce Fox.

Coffee morning: Saturday’s coffee morning in the institute will be the Catherine Ecclestone charity event. It will start at 10am.

Hellifield Walk: The next Hellifield Walk will be a mystery five-mile stroll. It will take place next Sunday, September 21 and participants should meet at Aherne’s car park at 1pm. Please wear suitable clothes and boots. For more information, contact 850230.

Sponsored ride: The annual St Aidan’s sponsored cycle ride will take place on Saturday. Led by Graham Thompson and Paul Gibbons, the route is over 20 miles and designed for all ages and abilities. It will start at 9.30am from the church. Children under 14 must be accompanied. Sponsor forms are available from Paul and Graham, or from the back of the church. For more details, contact Graham on 850224.

Flower Club: The North Craven Flower Club meets in the institute tonight from 7.30pm. There will be a demonstration by Anne Gater. The club will hold a coffee morning next Saturday, September 20, at 10am.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235 St Oswald’s: A parish service will be at St Oswald’s at 9am on Sunday - Holy Cross Day.

Coffee morning: The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning will take place on Friday, September 26, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Betty Carr, of Brackenbottom, invites everyone to her event in the village hall from 10.30am.

Ingleton Sue Brown, 015242 41835 Jumble sale: The organisers of Holly’s Hospice jumble sale would like to thank everyone who supported the event at the community centre, which made just over £2,000. This will go towards a sandpit in memory of Holly at the Forget-Me-Not Children’s Hospice.

Scottish dancing: The North West Craven Branch of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society held an enjoyable dance at the community centre. It raised more than £180 for Ingleton Gala Committee. This was the first dance of the new season.

Parish council: There was no police representative at the September meeting. However a discussion arose regarding the proposed changes in policing structure in North Yorkshire which could potentially mean suspects arrested locally being taken to Harrogate. It was agreed that the council should write to the Chief Constable and Crime Commissioner to object to lack of consultation. The chairman informed members that a venue within the village had not yet been found for the Post Office, but reassured members that the facility would remain in Ingleton. Planning permission had been granted for a splash park at the swimming pool and the change of use of the former post office into a cafe/bar and the sorting office into holiday accommodation. The plan also included the demolition of 16 garages and the erection of six new dwellings for affordable rent. Members discussed the placing of donation boxes for the community centre car park toilets and it was agreed to buy these subject to a cost limit of £500. The clerk reported that Playdale was still waiting for replacement fittings for the basket swing in the play area and several ropes from the scramble nets were hanging loose. Regarding the Brow, the clerk confirmed that she had not received a reply from Horton Landscaping regarding the removal of the ivy and she would contact them again. A complaint was made about the growth through the railings near Central Gardens and the chairman suggested that should be looked at once the ivy was removed. Members heard the community centre hall floor had been recoated with hard-wearing varnish and the Ingleton Rural Community Association was funding new carpets at the entrance. The swimming pool had had a successful season.

Kelbrook St Mary’s: On Sunday, St Mary’s Church will hold a communion service at 11am.

Langcliffe Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303 Village teas: The village teas on Sunday will be in aid of Bentham Pet Rescue. They will be available in the village institute from 2pm to 4.30pm.

Church bookstall: There is a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books and CDs on sale at the back of St John the Evangelist Church.

Flower festival: A successful flower festival was held in the Church of St John the Evangelist over the weekend. Its theme was the Great War and there were displays covering aspects of life in the forces and life on the home front. The festival ended on Sunday with a Songs of Praise service and an auction.

Whist drive: There will be a whist drive at Langcliffe Institute tomorrow at 7.30pm. There will be a raffle for church funds.

Lawkland Young farmers: Young farmers met at Settle Swimming Pool for a bike ride. Next Monday’s meeting is at Birk Knot, Keasden, where members will judge breeding sheep from 7.30pm.

Long Preston Heather Thomas-Smith, 01729 840113 Keep fit: Kettle Bell classes restart tonight in Long Preston Village Hall. They will take place on Thursdays from 6.15pm to 7pm. New members are needed. For more information, call 07734 445648.

Lothersdale Over 60s: Last Wednesday’s entertainment was provided by Allan and Carol Walker - a couple of Tykes - who read dialect poetry and told tales of when Yorkshire dialect was the norm in this area. They were thanked by Edward Booth. The next meeting will be in the village hall at 2pm on Wednesday when Jane Powell will give a talk, Tea and Biscuits to the Heavenly Banquet.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Annual meeting: Settle District U3A will hold its annual general meeting at Victoria Hall today at 10.30am. Visitors are welcome but only members can vote.

Women’s Institute: Award-winning Andy Swinscoe gave a fascinating talk on Artisan Cheesemaking. He was thanked by Joy Calvert. The walking group will meet in the Market Square on September 25 in time to catch the 9.30am bus to Skipton. Telephone Pat Whitton if you plan to attend. There is no separate lunch club as Settle WI is joining Broughton WI for lunch on Wednesday at 1pm at the Coniston Hotel. The next meeting will be at 2pm on Wednesday, October 1, when Linda Sawley will give a talk on the History of Shoes.

Gallery on the Green: Award-winning wildlife photographers Tony and Carol Dilger are staging an exhibition at The Gallery On The Green. Entitled Out of Africa and into the Dales, it will run until October 11.

Take Two: The newly established theatre group Take Two now meets on Mondays at 6.30pm at Victoria Hall. Please spread the word at get this show on the road! For more details, contact 01729 822330.

Victoria Hall: Trio Gitan’s performance tomorrow promises to be a European voyage of discovery. Then, on Saturday, there will be the return of Lip Service Theatre with its production of the Hysterical Historical Show. Musicians Martin Simpson, Andy Cutting and Nancy Kerr will perform next Friday, September 19, and six piece blues band, The Stumble, takes to the stage next Saturday, September 20. Tickets are bookable via 01729 825718.

Guided walks: The Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line have arranged a number of guided walks on Saturday. The first is a strenuous 13-mile walk following the line from Langwathby to Armathwaite. This leaves Langwathby at 11.01. A moderately strenuous 11-mile walk from Garsdale to Hawes will also take place, leaving Garsdale at 10.21. At 9.58, a ten-mile moderate walk from Horton in Ribblesdale to Settle will commence. Meanwhile at 11.04 a Settle circular walk via Catrigg Force will leave Settle station. This is a seven-mile moderate walk. Booking in advance is not required. For further details, contact walksinfo@settle-carlisle.com.

Operatic booking: Booking is now under way for this year’s production of Guys and Dolls at Victoria Hall. Performances will take place every evening of the week commencing October 27 with a matinee on November 1. Tickets are obtainable from 01729 825718.

War remembered: On Sunday, there will be a promenade production of the acclamed Tunstill’s Men by students and staff from Skipton Academy. Meet at Holy Ascension Church at 5.15pm. Tickets are available from Victoria Hall on 01729 825718.

Settle Voices: Settle Voices Community Choir meets in the Friends Meeting House, Kirkgate on Mondays from 1pm to 3pm. For more information, visit settlevoices.org.uk or ring 01729 823777.

Hatha yoga: Hatha yoga sessions are now running again at Settle Primary School. The group meets on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7.30pm. All levels are welcome. For details, contact 07947027188.

Scottish dancing: The new season of Scottish dancing sessions starts at St John’s Church Hall tonight at 7.30pm. Beginners are welcome. There is no need for a partner. For details, contact 015242 41451.

Big breakfast: The next big breakfast will take place on Saturday at 8.30am at St Mary and St Michael’s Church Hall. To help plan the food, please book your place by the end of today by ringing 01729 825285. This month’s speaker is Jo Wulf. Breakfast costs £3.

The Folly: Visit the Folly for free on Sunday when it takes part in the national Heritage Open Days. It will be open from12.30pm to 4.30pm. As well as its exhibitions, there will lots of family activities.

Photo group: Settle Photographic Group will meet at Townhead Court on Monday at 7.30pm. The speaker will be group member Tony Crossland, who will talk on Time Lapse Photography. The theme for the evening’s gallery is A postcard from...

Film night: Three Peaks for Palestine will present the 2012 Academy Award nominated film Five Broken Cameras at the Friends Meeting House on Wednesday at 7.30pm. The film was predominantly shot by a Palestinian farmer and is a deeply personal, first-hand account of life and non-violent resistance in Bil’in, a West Bank village.

Relative search: Settle Library, in conjunction with North Yorkshire County Council, will host an IT session to assist people to search the archives in order to find their relatives and find out more about their involvement in the events of World War One. This will run from 10am to noon next Friday, September 19. The session costs £2 and booking is essential as is basic computer knowledge.

Baby Boogie: Victoria Hall will host a brand new class for pre-school children and their parents/guardians on Wednesdays from 9.30am to 10.15am. Using props and fun music, Baby Boogie includes dancing of various styles and helps the children who attend to develop poise, balance, coordination, rhythm, flexibility, social skills and confidence. Classes commence next week and further details are available from Alison King School of Dance on 01729 840118. Dancing is good for adults too and they have the choice of two more classes at Settle Primary School on Saturday mornings. Adult cheerdance takes place from 10.30am to 11.30am and Fitsteps from 11.30am to 12.15pm.

Messy church: The next messy church will take place at St John’s Hall next Sunday, September 21, between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. The theme will be Community.

Tramps: On Wednesday, September 24, there will be a showing of Monsieur Lazhar at Victoria Hall. This will be in French with English subtitles. The film tells the story of an Algerian immigrant who comes to teach at a school in Canada. Doors open at 7.15pm for the screening at 7.45pm. Tickets cost £5.

Open day: Settle College will hold an open day on Thursday, September 25. This provides an opportunity for prospective students and their families to find out more about the ethos of the college. Sessions will run from 9am to 10.45am and 11.30am to 12.15pm. The evening session will run from 6pm to 8pm with a speech by the headteacher at 6.30pm.

Charity dance: The next charity dance will take place at St Mary and St Michael Parish Hall in Settle on Saturday, October 4. The dance will run from 8pm to 11.30pm and all proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support. Please let the organisers know by Friday, October 3, if you can attend by contacting 01729 824038 and 823259 Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 Car boot sale: The final Silsden car boot sale of 2014 will take place on Sunday. The gates will open at 7am and toilet and catering facilities will be available on site. Entry fees are cars £10 and vans and cars with trailers £15. For further details, telephone 01535 654747.

Mayhem and fun: Silsden majorettes will hold a morning of mayhem and fun at the Silsden Methodist Church on Saturday from 9am. On offer will be games, hair braiding, bouncy castle and competitions plus a visit from Darth Vader. Proceeds will go to the majorettes and Manorlands.

Civic society: The civic society’s first meeting of the 2014-15 season will take place in the Methodist Church tonight when Astrid Hansen will give a talk entitled The Apothecary’s Apprentice. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7.30pm.

MOMs group: A popular group, which brings together local mums and babies for an hour of fun activities and conversation, has resumed on Monday mornings at Silsden Methodist Church. The MOMs group also welcomes other carers, including grandparents, and children up to the age of three. It meets from 9.15am to 10.15am. Music, stories, crafts and toys are all used to create a welcoming atmosphere and there are often some surprises in store. In the spring, for example, a real lamb was brought in and, during the festive season, Santa Claus has been known to drop by. Refreshments are also served.

Mothers’ Union: On Saturday, the Mothers’ Union will hold a coffee morning at St. James’ Church from 9.30am to 11.30am. There will be various stalls including cakes and bric-a-brac.

Town grants: Silsden Town Council has given £500 to Cowling man Allan Friswell to launch a series of footpath walks to be known as the Silsden Strolls. Mr Friswell has suggested a project aimed at producing a number of small maps and leaflets and the council decided to support the project on the grounds of encouraging health and well-being. Part of the £500 will be spent on waymarking. The council has agreed to award £300 to Silsden Football Club to help with the administration costs of a World War One commemoration day in November.

Skipton Lacemakers: Fourteen members of the Craven Lacemakers Guild attended the August meeting. Both local and national guild members will be at the Yarndale event at Skipton Auction Mart on Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27. The next meeting will be at the Swadford Centre on Wednesday from10am to 3.30pm. For more information, contact 01535 656637.

Fine arts: The new season of the Skipton and Wharfedale Decorative and Fine Arts Society began with an illustrated lecture on The Paris of Artists and Writers, given by Thirza Valois. Thirza is a broadcaster, lecturer, exhibition curator, journalist and art critic who has lived in Paris for 50 years. In her talk she used slides of pictures by Picasso, Monet, Manet, Renoir and many others, and readings of the writers of the times including Zola and Victor Hugo, to illustrate the history of the second half of the 19th century. She covered the renovation of Paris by Haussmann under Napoleon III and the subsequent change of light in what had been a dark medieval town and now became a city of boulevards and open spaces.This was a lively and fascinating lecture, enjoyed by all. The October lecture will be Catherine The Great and Her Treasures by Pamela Halford.

Oddfellows: Frank and Marjorie will host their music quiz night on Saturday from 8pm. There will be lunchtime bingo from noon on Tuesday. Bring your own sandwich and enjoy a bowl of homemade soup for £1. The club will host a Country and Western Weekend from Friday, September 26, to Sunday, September 28. Five live acts will perform over the weekend and food will be available to purchase on Saturday evening. For more information, contact 01756 798022.

Steeton Flower Club: Members of Steeton Flower Club thoroughly enjoyed their summer trip which was to Jacqueline Iddon’s beautiful garden near Leyland. She explained how the garden had developed and pointed out the more unusual plants and her husband Tom’s sculptures. After lunch, Tom entertained everyone singing and playing his guitar. The afternoon finished with a demonstration by one of their daughters showing how she makes most attractive cards using potato prints. The next meeting will be at Sutton Village Hall on Thursday, September 25, at 7.30pm when Sue Maddocks will give a demonstration entitled Autumn Leaves.

Sutton-in-Craven Margaret Almond, 01535 632653 Coffee morning: A coffee morning will be held at the community centre on Saturday from 10am.

Mothers’ Union: The Mothers’ Union will meet in the community centre on Tuesday at 2pm.

Art Club: Jeremy Taylor will demonstrate watercolour painting to Sutton Art Club on Wednesday. The meeting will take place at the community centre at 7pm and visitors are welcome for a £2.50 admission charge.

Tea dance: Tea dances are held in the village hall on Thursdays at 1.45pm.

Church news: Canon Michael Cowgill is retiring and will take his final service at St Thomas’s Church on Sunday at 10.30am. There will be a lunch afterwards in the village hall. Holy Communion will be celebrated at the church at 8.30am.

Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Sponsored walk: The Friends of Cracoe School are arranging a community sponsored walk on Sunday, September 28. They are encouraging all children in the community and Cracoe School pupils past and present to participate. The walk starts at 1pm at Cracoe Cricket Pitch and will cover four to five miles around the parish, ending with tea and cakes from 4pm at the Cricket Hut. Sponsorship forms are available from Cracoe School or from Chloe Vereker at chloevereker@hotmail.com or on 01756 730996.

Beginners’ ballroom: Ballroom dancing, strictly for beginners, starts on Monday from 7.30pm in Cracoe Village Hall. Jack and Betty Perry are in charge and offer further information on 01756 794468.

Coffee cash: The annual coffee morning in Church House, Grassington, in support of St Mary’s Church, Conistone, raised £350.70. Thanks are extended to everyone who helped and supported the event.

Italian evening: The next social event in support of St Oswald’s Church, Arncliffe, will be an Italian evening at Castle Farm, Arncliffe, next Friday, September 19, at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £12.50 and are available from 01756 770269 or email patsy.campbell@littondale.com to book.

Forthcoming events: The final touches are being made by Reverb for a summer get-together and a couple of outings. Some events for the coming year are also being considered. In particular it is hoped to join with some year ten and 11 youngsters from the Leeds Diocese to attend Flame II - a day of prayer, celebration, testimony and worship for young people at Wembley Arena in March. For more information, visit.youthreverb.wix.com or email Rosanna at youth.reverb@gmail.com Supermobile: The Supermobile Library will visit the national park car park in Kettlewell between 2pm and 4pm on Wednesday, September 24.

Superfast: Superfast broadband by fibre is now available in Kettlewell. The fibre-optic carrier cable is connected to household phone cables and one villager is reporting download speeds of 70Mbs and upload speeds of 18Mbs.

Festival thanks: Thanks go to everyone who supported Kettlewell’s Scarecrow Festival in so many ways. The organisers are looking for bids for the money available to local groups and these can be sent to the secretary, Mrs V Bishop, by noon on Tuesday . The remaining 90 per cent of the profits will be split between Kettlewell School, St Mary’s Church and the village hall.

Whist drives: Former and new members are most welcome to attend the new season of whist drives in Buckden Village Institute. The first evening session is on Wednesday at 7pm (doors open at 6.30pm). There will be an entry charge of £2.50, which will include refreshments. For more information, contact David Lusted, on 01756 760877.