News from across Craven

Austwick Derek and Celia Coultherd, 015242 51215 Women’s Institute: Members and friends of Austwick WI were treated to a cheesemaking demonstration by Richard Clarke from Hawes Creamery. Richard was very informative and talked about the traditional methods of hand crafting cheese, using milk from local farms. The meeting concluded with a cheese tasting session. The next meeting on October 9 is the AGM and will be followed by refreshments. Members are asked to bring along “quirky” objects to discuss.

Church news: On Saturday, there will be the parish walk, meeting at the church at 9.30am. It is entitled Tour of Eldroth and will be led by Canon Ian Greenhalgh. On Sunday, there will be a Holy Communion at Austwick at 9.30am and Evensong at Eldroth at 7pm.

Afternoon fellowship: On Wednesday, the afternoon fellowship will meet in the parish hall and the speaker will be Kay Askew, who will talk about the Italian influence on the island of Corsica. Meet at 1.30pm.

Bowling Club: Austwick Bowling Club finished off the season with the Captain’s Day Trophy. The winner was John Jepson and the runner wasBrian Wright. If the weather is good this Saturday, anyone wishing to have a game should meet at the bowling green at 1.30pm.

Barnoldswick Rotary club: Michael Bates, of Dales Renewables, spoke about biomass boilers and solar panels to Barnoldswick and Earby Rotarians. He said this country was catching up with biomass boiler technology, which had been used on the continent for some time.

History society: Barnoldswick History Society’s first meeting of the new season will be at 7.30pm next Thursday, September 25, in Barnoldswick Town Library. Mr and Mrs C Foster will give a presentation titled Heritage Project - Craven’s Part in the Great War 1914-1918. Membership costs £10 for adults or £5 for juniors (up to 18 years). This includes admission to all meetings. Single meetings cost £3 and £1.50 respectively.

Bolton Abbey Church services: The services on Sunday are 8am Communion (said), 10.30am Sung Eucharist and a choral evensong at 4.30pm, sung by the Priory Choir. Each Wednesday, there is a communion service, starting at 10am.

Priory talk: The Priory has organised a series of talks and the first will take place in the village hall next Thursday, September 25, at 7pm. Eileen Appleby, project coordinator of Skipton Street Angels,will talk about the award-winning group from Churches Together In Skipton, which provides a visible presence on the town’s streets between 9pm and 2am on Saturday and some other nights.

Singing for pleasure: On Saturday, Skipton Ladies Choir will sing for pleasure in the Priory at 11am. All are welcome.

Coffee morning: An event for the World’s Biggest Coffee morning, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, will take place at Bolton Abbey Village Hall next Friday September 26, from 10.30am to noon. There will be cake stall and raffle and cakes and prizes would be appreciated. Tickets are £3.50 each.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 Table tennis: New members are welcome at the table tennis club, held in the village hall on Tuesdays between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. The cost is £2 per session. For more information, ring 01535 630470.

Coffee morning: The recent coffee morning held by the Methodist Church raised £65.70 for Christian Aid. Thanks go to everyone who attended.

School news: Class four were winners of Walk to School last week, with 88 per cent of pupils either walking or parking and striding to school.

Quiz night: The Slaters Arms will hold its next quiz night on Wednesday.

Wind in the Willows: The Library Theatre Touring company will present a musical version of Wind in the Willows on Sunday, October 5. The performance starts at 2.30pm in the village hall.

Activity day: Another fun filled theatre activity day for children is on offer at the village hall during autumn half term. On Wednesday, October 29, there is Little Things that Go Bump for three to six year olds (9.30am to 11.30am) and Make a Spooky Play in a Day for seven to 12 year olds (noon to 2.30pm). The cost is £10 per session. For more information, visit facebook.com/ribbonintheskyarts or contact Kat Osborn on 01535 635845, 07901 866275 or email ballerinakat@hotmail.com Burton-in-Lonsdale Jean Thornber, 015252 63033 Women’s Institute: Burton-in-Lonsdale WI held its September meeting in the village hall when the guest speaker was Admiral Sir John Kerr who gave an interesting account of his career in the Royal Navy. On Thursday, October 2, the institute will welcome Ann Parker, who will give a sugarcraft demonstration. Visitors are welcome for an admission charge of £2.50.

Coffee morning: Burton-in-Lonsdale will hold its15th Macmillan Coffee Morning in the Methodist Chapel School Room next Friday, September 26, from 10am to noon.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Community Shop: Clapham Community Shop Ltd will hold a drop-in event at the village hall on Saturday where residents can find out more about the proposals for a community shop and perhaps buy shares. The event will run from 10am to 4pm and classic episodes of the BBC comedy Open All Hours will be shown on a big screen, starting at 10.30am. A share issue prospectus with application form and documents is available to download on claphamyorkshire.co.uk.

Hall quiz: There will be a quiz in Clapham Village Hall on Saturday, October 4. Once again this will be a Stuart Marshall production in association with the village hall committee. Tickets cost £6.50 to include supper (vegetarian option available on request when buying your ticket). The event will include a bar and will begin at 7pm for 7.30pm and all proceeds in aid of village hall funds. Tickets are available from the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust office, the Reading Rooms Cafe or ring 015242 51240. Teams will comprise four people but twos or individuals welcome.

Macmillan coffee: Liz Mason and Jackie Kingsley invite you to their Macmillan coffee morning at Arbutus House, Riverside, Clapham, next Friday, September 26, between 10am and noon.

Bethel Chapel: Bethel Chapel’s harvest celebrations begin next Saturday, September 27, with a harvest supper at the chapel, beginning at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Alistair Patterson and all are welcome. Mr Patterson will also speak on Sunday at the harvest services. There will be a family service at 11am and a youth service at 6.30pm, which will include singing by the Marsden sisters and friends.

Hall ceilidh: A ceilidh will be held in Clapham Village Hall next Saturday, September 27, from 7.30pm. Tickets are available from Sue Mann on 015242 51792.

Coniston Cold St Peter’s: On Sunday, St Peter’s will hold an Evensong at 4pm.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 St John’s Church: On Sunday, the congregation of St John’s Church attended the 100th anniversary service at St Mary’s Church Bradley. The service of Holy Communion was conducted by the Right Rev Tom Butler. Afterwards, a splendid lunch was held in the village hall together with a display of articles and photographs covering the past 100 years. It was a thoroughly enjoyable time. This Saturday, St John’s Church will serve refreshments in Skipton Town Hall from 10am until 3pm and there will also be a tombola. Sunday’s service will be a morning worship with baptism, led by the vicar, the Rev John Peet.

Jay Walkers; The Jay Walkers will perform a double comedy bill at Cononley Village Institute next Saturday, September 27. A few tickets still available and cost £7. They are available from Cononley Post Office or from Joan on 630872 or email jandjnicholson@gmail.com. Other performances are in Grassington next Friday, Gargrave on October 4 and Old Pool Bank on October 5.

Beer festival: Cononley’s popular beer festival will take place on Friday, October 4 from 6pm to 11pm and Saturday, October 5, from 5pm to 11pm.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 Parish council: The next meeting of the parish council takes place in the village hall on Wednesday, starting at 7.30pm, and the notices are published on the website and the village noticeboards this week.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 St Peter’s: St Peter’s Methodist Church will launch its Celebration Week with a service at 10.30am on Sunday. It will be led by Shirley Godfrey and Beryl Hemmingway. Everyone is invited to a games evening in the church at 7.30pm on Monday. There will be pool, cards, dominoes and putting. A free evening of live modern music and interaction, called Alive, will be held in the church at 7pm on Wednesday. Then at 6.30pm on Friday a free four-course carvery meal with an after dinner speaker will take place in the New Road Community Centre. All are welcome, but anyone who has not already signed up should contact 01282 842618 to confirm their attendance. Celebration Week will conclude next Sunday, September 28, with a Harvest and Come to Church service. The service, which begins at 10.30am, will be led by the Rev Mollie Greenwood of Skipton.

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

Embsay-with-Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Embsay churches: On Sunday, the St Mary’s morning service will be at 9.30am when a family communion will be celebrated. The Methodist Chapel service at 10.30am will be led by George Murray. 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 to 3.15pm. This is for pre-school children, their parents, grandparents and carers. The Methodist chapel is open every Monday between 2pm and 4pm for anyone seeking a time of peace and quiet.

Parish council: Members registered their unanimous objection to a planning application for the construction of 32 dwellings and associated infrastructure on Kirk Lane, Eastby. A large number of residents attended the meeting to express their concerns about the application. The council also considered the public consultation process for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s draft Local Plan and a YDNPA proposal to protect additional green spaces to the northwest of the Tannery and north of the school and the car park. The parish council is in consultation with Craven District Council regarding the Leeds & Liverpool Canal Access Development Plan which defines a coherent walking and cycling network to link communities (including Embsay and Eastby) using the canal as the core of the route. Members were advised that a professional site assessment of the nature reserve had been conducted by the conservation officer for Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority but that the results had not yet been received. This assessment will form the basis of a discussion on the future management of the site. Members considered suggestions for further enhancing communication with residents and action to improve the readership and appearance of the website was agreed. Members were also informed of the early preparations for the 2015-2016 annual budget. A number of village maintenance and road safety matters were addressed. These included the positioning of a road safety mirror at the entrance to Embsay Railway Station, the installation of a generic memorial plaque at the war memorial and repairs to the steps near the little bridge on Pasture Road. Following the resignation of Mark Wilson, Embsay with Eastby Parish Council has given formal notice of a casual vacancy on the parish council. An election will be held if a written request signed by ten local government electors by is received by Craven District Council’s returning officer.

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

Over 50s: Hazel and Wilf Chatwin and Shelagh Marshall look forward to welcoming all over 50s to another season of talks and activities. The first will be an illustrated talk entitled Developing the Bolton Abbey Estate by John Sheard and will take place next Thursday, September 25. The forum will begin at 2pm with tea and scones, followed by the talk at about 2.30pm. If anyone would like a lift to the village hall please contact Wilf or Shelagh.

Film night: The new season of film nights begins on Wednesday at 7.30pm in Embsay Village Hall when Phone Booth starring Colin Farrell and Kiefer Sutherland will be presented. Admission at the door is £4, which includes tea/coffee and biscuits.

Sunday brunch: Embsay-with-Eastby Pre-School Playgroup is holding a Sunday Brunch in the village hall on Sunday between 11am and 2.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy bacon butties, hot-dogs and home-made cakes. All the proceeds will go to the playgroup.

Macmillan coffee: Come along to the lounge of Laurel Croft between 10am and noon next Friday, September 26, to support the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning. This will be part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s biggest charity fundraising event where people across the country, and sometimes further afield, hold a coffee morning, with donations going to Macmillan. Any contributions for the tombola or cake stall will be gratefully received by the organiser Anne Bryant. She can be contacted on 07890 222279.

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. The preacher at the 10am worship will be Michael Hardin. From 2.30pm to 4.30pm, tea and scones will be available in the parish rooms and the church will be open to visitors.

Farnhill Methodists: The coffee morning held last Saturday raised £137 for church funds and £35 for the Gambia Schools Trust.

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

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Dance cancelled: The ballroom dance, due to take place at the village hall tomorrow night, has been cancelled.

Coffee morning: There will be a coffee morning at the village hall between 10am and 1pm on Saturday. As well as dropping in for homemade scones, cake or a toasted teacake you can also bring any jumble you may have for the jumble sale in the village hall next Saturday, September 27.

Neighbourhood Plan: The parish council and neighbourhood planning group will be in the village hall between 10am and 2pm on Saturday to provide feedback from the recent questionnaire. There is still a chance for you to make your views known at this event. The information is vital in letting Craven District Council know what residents think about future developments which may impinge or enhance their lives.

Sequence dance: The monthly modern sequence dance will take place in the village hall from 7.30pm on Saturday. Entry is £4.

St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, there will be BCP Holy Communion at 8am followed by Back to Church Sunday with a speaker and hospitality at 10.45am.

Hatha yoga: A new six-week session commences on Wednesday from 9.30am in the village hall annex. New members are welcome and full tuition is provided by Corrine Docherty, who is a qualified British Wheel of Yoga teacher.

Hall bingo: The next bingo session will take place at 7.30pm on Wednesday in the village hall annex.

Macmillan coffee: Next Thursday, September 25, there will be a coffee morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support and everybody is invited to attend. The event will be held at the Health and Welfare Centre (Crossgates) on North Street between 9.30am and noon and all home baked donations will be gratefully received.

Swing Commanders: The Swing Conmmanders will pay their annual visit to Gargrave Village Hall on Friday, October 31. The swing band will perform a mix of 1940s classics, boogie woogie, western swing, 50s jump jazz and more. Every member of the group sings and plays at least one instrument, sometimes more. Tickets cost £10 and are available from 01756 749235 or 749609.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Theatre events: Tonight at 7.15pm, the Richard Whiteley 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 on Sunday at 3.30pm. This is a U certificate film, suitable for all ages. The second Gigg lecture will take place next Thursday, 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 and tickets, call 01729 893180 or visit giggleswick.org.uk/rwt Harvest lunch: St Alkelda’s Church will hold a harvest lunch on October 5 at 12.15pm. Donations will go towards the work of the diocese in Sudan.

Parish council: The upkeep and maintenance of Harrison Playing Fields was the first item on the agenda at Giggleswick Parish Council. A new waste bin, placed at the bus shelter, will be purchased and the current waste bin will replace a damaged bin at the fields. Some holes in the south east corner of the fields near the children’s play area have been filled in. The lime tree, felled earlier this year, will not be replaced. The Environment Agency has sent a response to the ecological situation in Tems Beck. The beck appeared to be recovering well from past problems. The Environment Agency’s flood maps show limited flooding through the village below and immediately adjacent to Station Road. People interested in the full response can contact the clerk at parishclerk8@gmail.com, call 01729 823723 or write to 4 Penny Green, Settle, BD24 9BT. The next meeting will be held on October 14 at 7.30pm in the parish room.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Jumble sale: The annual grand jumble sale in aid of Cancer Research will take place at Grassington Town Hall on Saturday, October 11. If you have anything to donate, phone 07835 065110, 07743 760981 or 01756 752139 to arrange collection.

Field Society: The Upper Wharfedale Field Society commences its fortnightly talks programme on Monday at 7.30pm in The Octagon Theatre, Grassington Town Hall. Newly elected president Peter Thompson will give a talk entitled A Year In Toulouse. All are welcome.

Parish council: Michael Rooze, chairman, presided at last month’s meeting of Grassington Parish Council. Live recording and filming of the parish council’s meetings are being considered but first the council’s standing orders would need to be rewritten to incorporate the new regulations. Members said they would like prior knowledge of any such event and the parish clerk was asked to write to the chief planning officer along those lines. The existence of a tree preservation order at Donkey Hill was to be checked as a bough needed taking down. The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority is to be contacted for information. Work on new houses along Wood Lane is due to begin and the council had concerns about their appearance. The question of choice between the qualities/colour of the stone and the members’ right to ask for a site visit, which had been outvoted by the authority, were to be pressed. Cllr Tony Lofthouse, chairman of the lighting sub-committee, described the new rolling programme of lighting columns in the village, which was on hold at the moment due to the strain put on funds. Plans for the repair and external repainting of the town hall and Devonshire Institute were ongoing.

Bus volunteer: Grassington Hub is actively seeking a volunteer to co-ordinate their new Grassington Community Bus, launching this month. There are many places to visit and now this project is a reality. There are shopping trips planned each Wednesday from Grassington and Long Ashes to Skipton (Aldi and Morrisons) at £5 return. These started yesterday, and to book a place on a future one call 07887 528132. The bus will also be available for private hire, and if anyone would like to organise their own driver they will be given free MIDAS (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) training with North Yorkshire County Council. Ann Wild at The Hub can be contacted on 01756 752222, email ann@grassingtonhub.org.uk or pick up a leaflet at The Hub.

Friendship Club: Jacqueline Sugden will speak on Understanding the World of Wine to members of Grassington Friendship Club at Church House today from 2.15pm.

Mothers’ Union: The Mothers’ Union group based at Linton Church will organise the coffee morning at Church House, Grassington, on Saturday from 10am.

Wine talk: Jacquie Sugden, of The Wine Shop in Grassington, was the speaker at last week’s meeting of the WAGS group at the Congregational Church’s coffee lounge in Scar Street, Grassington.

Hebden Victoria Benn, 01756 751795 Jumble sale: Hebden villagers are being asked to support the annual grand jumble sale in aid of Cancer Research, which will take place at Grassington Town Hall on Saturday, October 11. If you have anything to donate, phone 07835 065110, 07743 760981 or 01756 752139 to arrange collection.

Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Women’s Institute: Tonight’s meeting of the WI, which will take place in the institute from 7.15pm, will include a change of speaker. Peter Higginbotham will talk about Experiences of a Local Workhouse and the competition is an Article made from Material.

Coffee morning: Saturday’s coffee morning in the institute will be courtesy of the North Craven Flower Club. It will start at 10am and will include a raffle, cake stall and other items of horticultural interest.

Hellifield Walks: There will be a mystery walk on Sunday under the leadership of Julie (850230). The route will be an easy five miles. Please meet in the car park behind Ahernes at 1pm, wearing suitable clothing. Children must be accompanied and dogs must be on leads.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235 Coffee morning: The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning will take place next Friday, September 26, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Thousands of events will take place all over the country and Betty Carr, of Brackenbottom, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, invites everyone to the one she is organising in the village hall from 10.30am.

Parish council: As there were so few people willing to stand as parish councillors, it has taken some time to get the council up and running again. With those willing to stand and those who have offered to be co-opted, there are now six members. They are Barry Coope, Sheila Fleming, Martin Hanson, Gary Middleton, Sheila Millman and Thomas Millman. There is still one vacancy and anyone interested in filling this space should contact the chairman, Sheila Fleming. At the July meeting, the clerk, Belinda Roos, advised that she would not be able to continue after August 31. The new acting clerk is Gillian Muir. Permission has now been granted for the erection of the new single storey detached bunkroom at the Three Peaks Bunkroom at the Golden Lion. The application for change of use of the processing plant at Dry Rigg Quarry has been withdrawn. The new owners of Greenfield Forest have applied for planning permission to remove the felled timber from this plantation via Cam Wood, which they also own, and this has been granted. An application is being made to the Woodland Trust for a batch of trees to infill various areas in the parish. There is a scheme to increase the number of wild flowers to improve the habitat of pollinating insects. Information will be placed on the noticeboards and the website. Three areas of Japanese Knotweed have been identified on the banks of Horton Beck. These need to be eradicated. Parishioners are asked to report any other outbreaks they may be aware of. A report was received on the next stage of the Ingleborough Dales Landscape Partnership bid to regenerate the Sunnybank picnic site and surrounding area. An assessment of the condition of all footway lighting to be conducted.

Whist drive: The monthly whist drive was held in the Golden Lion. Winners were: ladies - D Pullen, M Davis, A Humphrey and J Welch; men - J Mercer (sub), S Hogg, M Wright (sub) and M Davis. The next whist drive will be held on Tuesday, October 14, at 7.30pm.

Ingleton Sue Brown, 015242 41835 Women’s Institute: Ingleborough WI president Sue Brown welcomed award-winning Cheesemonger of the Year, Andy Swinscoe, of The Courtyard, Settle, to the September meeting. He gave an interesting talk on the history of British cheeses from Roman times to the present day, passed round samples and explained how best to keep cheese. Members were able to buy some cheese. Mauricia Aldred gave the vote of thanks. The competition for a cheese knife was won by Mauricia, with Lynne Woodburn second and Connie Tooby, third. Members who visited Hellifield WI had enjoyed a talk and a delicious supper. A report was given on the recent group meeting and members were told the carol service was to be hosted by Clapham WI at Austwick Church on Sunday, December 7 at 2pm. Dorothy Baines invited the WI choir to her house on October 6 at 7pm to practise and discuss the theme, Celebration. The group show is on Saturday. Settle WI is organising a trip to Harrogate on Thursday, November 20. The group Christmas shopping evening at Watershed Mill will take place on Friday, November 28, at 6pm. There will be a quiz night at the Ingleborough Working Men’s Club on Monday, October 27, to raise money for the new Splash Zone. Bob Swallow will give an audio-visual presentation, East and West Which is Best, at the institute’s open meeting on October 13.

Kelbrook St Mary’s: St Mary’s Church will hold a communion service and baptism on Sunday at 11am. All are welcome.

Langcliffe Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303 Village teas: The village teas on Sunday are in the safe hands of the Langcliffe Singers. Please support them by visiting the Langcliffe Institute between 2pm and 4.30pm.

Race night: There will be a race night at the institute tomorrow. Supper is provided but please bring your own drinks. Tickets available from Barbara on 822364. The money raised will go to support Settle Amateur Operatic Society’s production of Guys and Dolls.

Lawkland Young farmers: Young farmers met at Austwick Parish Hall for a joint meeting with Burton YFC. A talk was given by two county office members about positions in clubs. Next week’s meeting is tup judging at The Taylors, Keasden, at 7.30pm.

Long Preston Heather Thomas Smith, 01729 840113 200 Club: The September draw winners of the Institute 200 Club are: J Cressey, M Thwaite, M Hewitt, A Kay and P Joyce. The next draw will be at the beginning of October.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Artisans fair: The monthly craft fair will take place in Victoria Hall on Saturday from 9am to 3pm. There will be a range of quality craft items from local makers.

Folk club: The Three Peaks Folk Club will mark “Sally Day” on Saturday. The event is held annually in honour of the late Sally Wright and this year’s guests will be Errol and Leslie Kirkpatrick. The event will be held in Settle Social Club at 8.30pm. Members and regular floor singers at the club will also be participating in the 14th Ingleton Folk Weekend which will take place in and around the village from Friday, October 3, to Sunday, October 5. The weekend is absolutely free with no up-front tickets or booking.

Putting competition: Settle Golf Club will hold a putting competition on Sunday at Settle Cricket Ground. The competition will take place from noon and involves completing an 18-hole putting course. It is open to juniors and adults alike and there is a £50 prize for the winner. Entry is £3. For details, contact John Lassey on 01729 823593.

The Folly: On Wednesday, October 1, the Folly will host a time travel talk at 2pm. It is entitled Time Travel: Historical Journeys through the YAS Archive and tickets costing £7 are available via 01729 822893. There are currently two temporary exhibitions in place at the Folly. War Beckons tells the story of North Craven’s response to the outbreak of World War One and Journeys through a Family Archive charts the life and times of the Riley and Green families who came to Settle in the 1800s. The 25th anniversary of the saving of the Settle /Carlisle Railway line is also being celebrated in the railway room and includes a collection loaned by th family of the late Derek Soames.

Badminton: Ladies Badminton will recommence on Wednesdays at Settle College. Sessions run from 7.30pm to 9pm and beginners are welcome. For details contact 01729 824249 or 840601.

Iyengar yoga: Iyengar Yoga sessions will be held every Monday at Friends Meeting house in Kirkgate. There is a mixed ability group between 12.30pm and 2pm and a beginners group between 2.15pm and 3.30pm. On Tuesdays there is an all-ability group at Town Head Court between 7pm and 8.30pm. For further details, contact 01282 843907.

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 tomorrow. The session costs £2 and booking is essential as are basic computer skills.

Messy church: The next messy church will take place at St John’s Hall on Sunday between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. There will be crafts, music and worship as well as a hot meal. The theme for the session will be Community.

TRAMPS: On Wednesday, 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 7.15pm and show commences 7.45pm. Admission is £5.

Age UK: Age UK North Craven’s annual public meeting and information day will take place on Wednesday at St John’s Hall, Settle. The event will start at 2pm, with a short meeting, and, from 3pm, there will a chance to talk to staff, volunteers and trustees. This is an opportunity to find out more about the work being done with older people in North Craven.

Gardening Club: The Settle and District Gardening Club will meet at Townhead Court on Wednesday at 1pm to share a Jacob’s Join lunch. This will be followed by a presentation of slides from members’ gardens by Chris Taylor. Visitors are welcome for an admission fee of £3.

Open day: Settle College will hold an open day next Thursday, September 25. This provides an opportunity for prospective students and their families to find out more about the ethos of the college and to see the college functioning. The daytime sessions will run from 9am to 10.45am and from 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 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 wish to attend by contacting 01729 824038 or 823259.

Personal development: Motivational speaker and personal development coach Eli Keen will hold a free session at Victoria Hall on Saturday, October 4, between 2pm and 4pm.

Wine tasting: Settle Rotary, in conjunction with Booths Supermarket, will stage a wine tasting evening entitled Wines from Around the World. The event will be staged at Victoria Hall on Saturday, October 4, and will provide a chance to sample a range of wines. The event will run from 7pm to 9.30pm and tickets cost £10. The money raised will support the Rotary Water Aid for Syria Appeal. Tickets are available from 01729 830299.

Relaxation classes: Relaxation classes will be held at the Friends Meeting House. They will offer an opportunity to learn simple techniques to help release tension in your body, relax your mind, calm your emotions and to create more choice for yourself. They begin with a free introductory session on October 7 from 7.30pm and there will then be a series of nine classes for £50 or £7.50 per session. There will be a maximum of eight per class. For details, contact Sarah Wiltshire on 07794 112172 or email sarah@pathwaystochange.co.uk Pig race: The organisers of the Grande Pig Departe would like to thank all the volunteers, friends and customers, which made North Ribblesdale’s inaugural live pig racing day such a “snorting” success.

Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 History Group: After a short summer break, Silsden Local History Group resumes its monthly meetings on Monday when there will be an open topic evening, where members are invited to bring along and share items of family and local interest. There will also be an opportunity to view some of the recently donated memorabilia to the town archive, including the journal of a 19th century farmer’s wife and some early Methodist documents. The meeting, to which all are welcome, begins at 7.20pm at Silsden Methodist Church, with doors open at 7pm. The following afternoon, the group will host a drop-in session at Silsden Town Hall between 2pm and 4pm on Tuesday for anyone interested in further research.

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

Skipton International Club: The next meeting of Skipton International Club will take place on Tuesday at 7.30pm in the Soroptimists Rooms. The speaker will be Fergus Ewan and his talk is entitled Unsolved Victorian Murder Mysteries.

Navy news: The Skipton and District branch of the Royal Naval Association enjoyed Bradley Family Day where it held a tombola and a children’s lucky dip. Both were well-patronised. The branch next meets at the RAF Club on Shortbank Road on Tuesday, October 7, when Keith Wright will give a talk on submarines.

Speakers Club: At the first meeting of the new season for the Craven Speakers Club, president Simon Thompson led the members and guests in a topical debate on the burning question of independence for Scotland. Many contributions for and against the issue were heard and the final decision, after a vote, was in favour of Scotland remaining within the UK. Other contributions came from Anna Larkin, who spoke of the enthusiasm with which the Tour De France was received, and Elaine Davies who talked about “ Re-Wilding”. Her message was to reintroduce wildlife into the British environment in order to encourage native species to reinhabit our countryside. A session to practise presentation skills was run by Lucy Martin and Cathy Gunner delivered the closing summary. The club meets fortnightly in the Soroptimists Rooms on Otley Street at 7.45pm and the gathering is on Monday. All are welcome. For further details, call 01535 652915.

Italian Circle: The September session of the Italian Circle will take place at the Plaza Cinema next Thursday, September 25, when Fellini’s 1983 film, E la Nave Va (And The Ship Sails On) will be shown. The film - with English subtitles - depicts a group of friends who gather to mourn an opera singer on a luxury liner just before the First World War. Admission is £4.50 at the door and everyone is welcome.

Steeton Methodist Church: Steeton Methodist Church will hold its harvest festival on Sunday at 10.30am. The service will be led by the Rev Barbara Walls and everyone is welcome. Steeton Over 50s Social Group meets in the Methodist Church Hall every Wednesday afternoon from 2pm to 4pm. There are board games, dominoes, Rummikub, jigsaw puzzles and a pool table. Every other Wednesday at the same time there is a Singing for Pleasure group in the foyer. Admission is £1, which includes refreshments.

Sutton-in-Craven Margaret Almond, 01535 632653 Tea dance: A tea dance will be held in village hall today from 1.45pm.

Ramblers: Sutton Ramblers will meet at 9am on Saturday in Church Road for a walk at New Church and Pendle. This is a change to the scheduled walk. Call 01535 630094 for details.

Thornton-in-Lonsdale Paula Kendall, 015242 63239 Rosemary Hartley, 015242 42207 Parish council: A vacancy has arisen for a parish councillor. To qualify, you need to be registered on the current electoral role, have lived in the parish of Thornton in Lonsdale for 12 months or more and are 18 years of age or over. Getting involved in the community and helping with local issues is a very worthwhile way of making a contribution to the area. The role of parish councillor is unpaid. Applications should be submitted in writing to the clerk by Monday, giving brief details of why you would be an ideal parish councillor. For more information, contact the clerk, Paula Kendall, at 24 Springfield Terrace, Bentham, LA2 7BB or call 015242 63239.

St Oswald’s: The harvest festival service at St Oswald’s Church is on Sunday at 9.30am. The service will be taken by Dr Sheila Hunter and Rev Tim Fox and will be a celebration of farming, businesses and countryside in the parish. All are welcome and refreshments will be served afterwards. Donations of flowers for the harvest display and food for the Olive Branch Food Bank are most welcome and can be dropped off on Saturday from 10am to noon. A harvest supper will be held at Westhouse Village Hall next Saturday, September 27, from 7pm. Tickets cost £5 and guests are asked to bring and share a main course or dessert for four people. For more details, contact Rosemary Hartley 015242 42207. Many thanks go to all who attended the barbecue in July when more than £400 was raised for St John’s Hospice.

Tosside Coffee morning: Come and be part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning for Macmillan Cancer Support at the community hall next Friday, September 26, from 10am to noon.

Art exhibition: Tosside Art Group will present its annual art exhibition in the community hall next Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and 28, from 10am to 4pm. Admission is by donation to Macmillan Cancer Support. Some pictures will be for sale. For more information, call 01729 840272.

Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Family history: The next meeting of the Wharfedale Family History Group will take place at 2.30pm on Saturday at the Threshfield Village Institute. Patricia Popple will talk on the subject of “The Clock House Case”. Members and non-members are welcome.

Royal chef: The Rylstone Parish WI group welcomed Colin Alderson as its speaker. He gave anecdotes from his five years working as one of the chefs for the Queen in the 1970s. He showed members samples of menus for the Royal Family and also for grander dinners held for visiting dignitaries. He went to the various Royal houses and palaces and also abroad on the Royal Yacht Britannia and by plane. It was clear he loved his work and had a deep respect for his former employers, and that the Royal Family also valued and respected him and all the staff working for them in whatever capacity.

Parish election: Two vacancies have occurred on Kettlewell-with-Starbotton Parish Council. Craven District Council’s returning officer and chief executive, Paul Shevlin, received notice that three candidates had applied to fill the vacancies, so a by-election will be held next Thursday, September 25, with voting taking place in Kettlewell Village Hall. The candidates are Pat Charlton, Jack Heseltine and Alan Joseph Parker. The councillors who have resigned are Cecilia Harvey and Richard Michael Wilkinson.

Wigglesworth Community centre: The Saturday Bacon Butty cafe has closed for this year and thanks go to all those who have helped and supported this popular event. Wigglesworth Village Show takes place on Saturday. Entries will be judged at 11am and the show will be open to the public from 1.30pm. Refreshments will be on sale and there will be the usual tombolas and raffles. Tickets are selling well for Little Sisters Band who will play on Saturday, October 11, from 7.30pm. Ring 01729 840794 for tickets.