Neighbourhood news from around Craven

Austwick Derek and Celia Coultherd, 015242 51215 Heritage talk: Next Thursday, October 2, the North Craven Heritage Trust will host an illustrated talk by Frank Gordon entitled Capturing the Sublime - Turner and his contemporaries in the Dales. The talk will begin at 7.30pm in Austwick Parish Hall. Non-members are welcome.

Show AGM: The Austwick Village Show will hold its annual general meeting on Wednesday, October 8, at 7.30pm in the parish hall. There will be an open discussion on classes for next year’s show.

Society talk: Austwick Field and Local History Society welcomed Ian Court, a conservation officer with the Yorkshire Dales National Park, who gave an excellent talk on the birds found in the park and the work being done to monitor and maintain their numbers.

Church news: Austwick Church is again proposing to sell Christmas trees. They may be ordered anytime between Wednesday and November 10 and will be available for collection from the vicarage garden from December 1. For more details, contact the vicarage. The Sunday service at Austwick will be at 9.30am and will be a harvest thanksgiving. The harvest supper will follow at 6.45pm for 7pm in the parish hall and tickets are available from Cross Leigh Stores or Ann Moore. They cost £7 for adults and £3 for under 16s. Donations of vegetables, fruit chutneys and jams can be left at the back of the church tomorrow and all help to decorate the church will be greatly appreciated.

Barnoldswick Probus Club: Fifty West Craven Probus members were taken to Patagonia - in the second part of a talk by David Robertson. Starting in El Calafate, members were taken on a 10-day trip into the mountains to see the grey glacier and turquoise lake. John Dodd gave the vote of thanks.

Leisure club: Rolls-Royce Leisure Club will host a Mexican Evening next Friday, October 3, from 7pm. To book a table, call 01282 818826.

Bolton Abbey Priory Church: The services on Sunday are 8am Communion (said), 10.30am Sung Eucharist - which will include harvest festival, with the produce going to Skipton Food Bank and St Christopher’s Church on the Holme Wood Estate in Bradford - and 6.30pm Evening Prayer. Each Wednesday, there is a communion service at 10am.

Coffee morning: Bolton Abbey Village Hall will host a World’s Biggest Coffee morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support tomorrow. It will start at 10.30am and finish at noon. There will be a cake stall and raffle - and cakes and prizes would be appreciated. Tickets are £3.50 each.

Mince pie bazaar: This year’s Mince Pie Bazaar will take place in the village hall on Saturday, November 22, from noon to 3pm. Charities can take a table in return for a donation of a dozen homemade buns, mince pies or a cake. To book a table, ring Margaret Cody on 01756 710238.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 Wind in the Willows: The Library Theatre touring company will present a musical version of Wind in the Willows in the village hall next Sunday, October 5, at 2.30pm.

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. For more information, contact Kat Osborn on 01535 635845, 07901 866275 or email ballerinakat@hotmail.com.

School news: Classes two and five were joint winners of Walk to School last week.

Burton-in-Lonsdale Jean Thornber, 015242 63033 Coffee morning: Burton-in-Lonsdale will host its 15th Macmillan Coffee Morning tomorrow from 10am to noon in the Methodist schoolroom. Coffee/tea and home made cakes will be served.

Women’s Institute: Thanks go to Burton-in-Lonsdale WI members and villagers who knitted Fish and Chip jumpers and teddies for Babies in Africa. These were on display at the WI Group Show in the Ingleborough Centre on Saturday and will be transported to Africa very soon. Please keep on knitting and pass your handiwork to a WI member for the next collection. If you require a pattern, contact Jean Thornber on 63033 or email jean.thornber@live.co.uk.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Young actors: The Williams brothers - Joseph, 13, and eight-year-old Gabriel - will be starring in a production of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds. The pair both attended an audition in summer, before a recent call back saw them land the roles as the sons of John Procter. The play runs between September 30 and October 25. More details are available on wyp.org.uk.

Church news: Don’t forget the ceilidh at Clapham Village Hall on Saturday. Music will be provided by the Buttered Peas and tickets are £8, including supper.

Coniston Cold Young farmers: Coniston Cold Young Farmers have held their last two meetings at The Richard Tottie Memorial Hall. The first was a programme planning meeting followed by a games night. The second was a quiz night hosted by former chairman Andrew Wright from Airton. The winners were Liam Wallbank and Aimee and Kate Beresford. The vote of thanks was given by Liam Wallbank.

St Peter’s: On Sunday, St Peter’s will hold a harvest festival service and produce sale from 6pm.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 Jay Walkers: Tickets for the Jay Walkers’ show in Cononley Village Institute on Saturday have sold out but, to check for returns, contact 630872 or turn up on the door from 7pm. Sandwiches will be available in the interval.

St John’s: On Saturday, St John’s Church offered refreshments in Skipton Town Hall and about £700 was raised. Thanks go to all who supported the event. On Sunday, a service of Holy Communion will be held at St John’s at 11am and the preacher will be Kevin Wood.

Cowling Kathryn Wilson, 01535 631225 Macmillan coffee: There will be a World’sBiggest Coffee Morning event in the Bancroft Room at St Andrew’s tomorrow. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served from 10am to 11.30am. There will be the usual bring and buy stall and proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Boiler fund: Fundraising for the new boiler at St Andrew’s is drawing nearer its target. On Tuesday, there will be an open house and garden event at Intake Bungalow from 2pm to 4.30pm. Tea, coffee and cakes will be on sale and there will be a bring and buy stall. The final event will be on Friday, October 10, when a karaoke evening will be held at the village hall from 7pm. There will be a bar and a bring and share supper. Entrance is £3.

Moonrakers: A communication was received from a member of Cowling Hill Baptists, giving significant information from The Baptists of Yorkshire 1912 book. This gave far more detail than was previously known about the background to setting up Cowling Hill Baptists in 1724. The full communication will be displayed at moon-rakers.co.uk. There was another communication from a member of the Atkinson family of Laneshaw House (now demolished). This gave new information about the family and about other houses that previously existed in the Green Syke area. A request for information about the late David Hoyle, as an artist, was discussed following the purchase of one of his paintings. There was a viewing of photos taken at Cowling Hill in July as part of the group’s recording of historic sites in the parish. Also discussed were the World War One commemoration, boundary changes, listed buildings and a request for support for a wind turbine. Members will meet again in the Bancroft Room of St Andrew’s Church next Thursday, October 2, from 7.30pm.

Clean-up thanks: Holy Trinity Church PCC has said it was overwhelmed by all the help received at its strimming party. Teamwork flowed, until the volunteers were rained off. However, a huge amount was achieved. Thanks also go to the man who had earlier strimmed in front of the church and around the cenotaph ready for the 1914-18 war commemoration.

Cross Hills Margaret Almond, 01535 632653 Methodist Church: On Saturday evening, Saidu Kanu, minister of St Peter’s Church, and musician Jonathan Crossley led a Gospel Evening. There were folk from many surrounding churches. The following day, St Peter’s held a harvest festival led by Ruth Crompton, superintendent of the Airedale Circuit. She was assisted by trainee deacon Maggie Patchet. The church was beautifully decorated. Ruth made a pizza and, as the ingredients were added, she told her audience how many miles they had travelled. It added up to 11,500 miles for a simple meal. After the service, which included books being given out to the Sunday School children and the rededication of Sunday School teachers, the fresh food was auctioned. It raised £75 which will be sent to Maua hospital in Kenya. The dried foods, tins and packets will be sent to the Blenheim project in Bradford to help abused and frightened women and children.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 St Peter’s: A Harvest and Come Back to Church service will be held at St Peter’s Methodist Church at 10.30am on Sunday. The preacher will be the Rev Mollie Greenwood of Skipton.

Community centre: An Egyptian-themed Roaring Twenties Day will be held from 10am to 4pm next Saturday, October 4, at the New Road Community Centre. The event will begin with a procession from Earby Parish Rooms and will feature various stalls and activities, including a ‘sand dance’ by pupils of Earby Springfield Primary School. Craven Accordion Orchestra will also give a performance and there will be a murder mystery. A pyramid will be on display in the community centre yard.

Eldroth Indoor bowls: Indoor bowls will resume at Eldroth Parish Hall, meeting on Wednesdays at 7.30pm. New members are welcome. For more information, contact 015242 51168 Over 50s: The over 50s club will meet in the parish hall at 2.30pm on the first and third Wednesday of each month. New and old members are welcome. Admission is £2 which includes tea and homemade cakes. The library will be open and books are loaned free of charge.

Embsay-with-Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Embsay churches: On Sunday, the St Mary’s morning service will be at 9.30am when communion will be celebrated. The Methodist Chapel service at 10.30am will be a Holy Communion led by the Rev David Batchelor. 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 in the village seeking a time of peace and quiet.

Over 50s Forum: The first of this autumn’s Over 50s Forums will take place in the village hall today and will include an illustrated talk entitled Developing the Bolton Abbey Estate by John Sheard. It will start at 2pm with tea and scones, followed by the talk at about 2.30pm. If anyone would like a lift, contact Wilf Chatwin or Shelagh Marshall.

Macmillan coffee: Laurel Croft will hold a Macmillan Big Coffee Morning tomorrow between 10am and noon. Any contributions for the tombola or cake stall will be gratefully received by the organiser Anne Bryant who can be contacted via 07890 222279.

U3A season: Wednesday sees the start of the U3A season in the village hall with History of Art in the morning and orchestra in the afternoon. To find out more, pop along and meet the tutors.

Steam railway: Throughout October, the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway will run services on Tuesdays as well as Saturdays and Sundays. For further information, contact Embsay or Bolton Abbey stations.

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 and from 2.30pm to 4.30pm tea and scones will be available in the parish rooms and the church will be open to visitors. This will be the last tea and scones for this year. Next Sunday, October 5, the church will celebrate harvest festival at the 10am service.

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

Farnhill Methodists: On Sunday, a harvest festival service will be held at 10am when the preacher will be Rev Ruth Crompton.

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Macmillan coffee: There will be a Macmillan coffee morning at the Crossgates Health and Welfare Centre, in North Street, today between 9.30am and noon. All home baked donations will be gratefully received and everybody is invited.

Pantomime rehearsal: There will not be a pantomime rehearsal tonight.

Jumble sale: There will be a jumble sale in the village hall on Saturday from 10am. Entrance is 20p and refreshments will be available. The latest entry time will be 1pm.

Flea market: There will be a flea market on Sunday at Gargrave Village Hall. The doors open from 10am and there will be a vast array of stalls selling antiques, bric-a-brac, collectibles, crafts and plants. Entrance is 50p and refreshments will be available.

St Andrew’s: On Sunday, St Andrew’s will hold a BCP Holy Communion from 8am and a harvest festival service at 10.45am. There will then be a sale of produce and Jacob’s Join lunch at the church.

Indoor bowls: The new indoor bowls season will commence at 2pm on Tuesday in the village hall. Sessions are held every Tuesday and Thursday between 2pm and 4pm throughout the winter and new members are welcome.

Neighbourhood Plan: There will be a neighbourhood planning meeting on Wednesday from 7pm in the village hall.

Society meeting: The Fuchsia and Geranium Society will meet on Wednesday at 7pm in the village hall annex.

Coffee morning: There will be a coffee morning at the Fisher Surgery on Higherlands Close between 8.30am and 10.30am next Friday, October 3. There will be a cake stall and raffle with all the proceeds being donated to Macmillan Cancer Support.

Theatre treat: The award-winning company Jay Walkers Theatre Company will present two short plays titled Comedy Double Act next Friday, October 3, from 7pm in the village hall. Entry is £10 and this will include a pie and peas supper. Tickets can be bought from either Crossgates or the Community Library. Some of the proceeds will be donated to the ongoing costs related to the 2015 Gargrave Pantomime.

Hall dance: The Swing Commanders have been booked to appear in Gargrave for the fourth year running on Friday, October 31, from 7pm. Past performances have been sold out and tickets are selling fast for this year’s visit. There will be a licensed bar and hot beef sandwiches will be available. Tickets can be purchased at £10 from Caroline at the flea market in the village hall this Sunday and on Sunday, October 12 or by ringing 01756 749235 or 749609.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Theatre events: The second Gigg lecture will take place at the Richard Whiteley Theatre tonight at 7pm. The speaker will be Iby Knill who talk about 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. Next Thursday, October 2, Tortoise in a Nutshell will present Feral at 7.30pm. The show combines puppetry, soundscapes and multimedia technology to provide a fascination journey with few words.This inventive award winning show is suitable for ages 12-plus. Next Sunday, October 5, there will be a showing, in conjunction with Community Cinemas, of Belle. This is a 12A certificate. The film examines the life and times of Dido Belle, an illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Naval Officer growing up in the home of the Lord Chief Justice during the 18th century. Tickets are available from 01729 893180 or giggleswick.org.uk/rwt Harvest lunch: St Alkelda’s Church will hold a harvest lunch next Sunday, October 5, at 12.15pm. Donations are requested towards the work of the diocese in Sudan.

Learn to dance: A new series of dance classes is being held on Wednesdays at Richard Whiteley Theatre. It is aimed at complete beginners and there is no need to have a partner to join in. The evening is divided into two sessions and participants are welcome to join either session or both. The first session runs from 7.15pm to 8.15pm and will focus on ballroom and Latin dance. The second runs from 8.30pm to 9.30pm and will focus on popular sequence dancing. The cost is £5 per session or £8 for both. For details, contact 01729 840118.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Horticultural Society: Grassington and District Horticultural Society will meet in the town hall’s Octagon Theatre next Thursday, October 2, from 7.30pm. The speaker will be Ken Green, who runs the nursery at Hornby Castle.

Gills Top: Gills Top will hold a coffee morning next Friday, October 3, from 10.30am.

Grassington Players: Paula Vickers will direct Grassington Players’ next production. Oh What a Lovely War, will be staged at the town hall from October 15 to 18 at 7.30pm. The play commemorates the 100th anniversary or World War One. Tickets are available from The Hub at £10 each. There will be an exhibition of war memorabilia in the foyer bar.

Friendship Club: On Thursday, members of Grassington Friendship Club embarked on a mystery tour. The destination was revealed as the Millstones restaurant near Harrogate, which was celebrating its 50th anniversary. Today’s guest speaker will be Julia Cuttriss-Steels who will talk about Australia via China. The meeting will take place in Church House at 2.15pm.

Coffee morning: Coffee will be served in Church House on Saturday from 10am to raise money for the Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association.

Volunteer sought: A volunteer is being sought to co-ordinate the newly-arrived community minibus. Anyone willing to take on the task should contact Ann Wild at The Hub on 01756 752222.

Harvest festival: Harvest festival will be celebrated at Grassington Congregational Church this weekend. The Sunday service will be led by the Rev Peter Thomas.

Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Flower Club: North Craven Flower Club welcomed Ann Gater who gave a wonderful interpretation of I Can See a Rainbow. The next demonstration is on October 9 with Eleanor Griffiths. For further details, contact 01756 710352.

Coffee morning: The Methodists will hold a coffee morning on Saturday, from 10am, in the institute.

Allotment meeting: Hellifield Allotments and Gardens Association will welcome Pippa Chapman, of Steeton, on Monday. She will give a talk entitled The Year on an Organic Smallholding in the institute’s Yorke Room. The talk will start at 7.30pm. Admission will be £1 for members and £2 for non-members. The meeting will also include a short AGM where it is hoped to recruit new committee members. In particular, the association needs a treasurer. For further information, contact David Gooch on 01729 850886. Church cookbook: The deadline for any entries in the St Aidan’s Cookbook Collection is Wednesday. The book is planned to go on sale in time for Christmas. If you have any culinary ideas or a new take on a traditional recipe, send in your entry with cooking instructions to b.hills647@btinternet.com marked Cookbook.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235 St Oswald’s: The benefice will hold a Eucharist service at St Oswald’s Church on Sunday at 10am. Later in the day, fundraising afternoon teas will be served at Langcliffe Institute from 2pm. A harvest ceilidh will be held at Langcliffe Institute next Saturday, October 4. There will be a Jacob’s Join supper and the proceeds from the bar will go to the Friends of Horton School . The entertainment will commence at 7.30pm. Admission is £10 for adults and free for children. A harvest songs of praise will take place at 3pm next Sunday, October 5, in St Oswald’s. The service will be followed by an auction of produce and supper in The Golden Lion. Tickets need to be ordered by ringing 07973 983306, 01729 860251 or 015242 62242.

Ingleton Sue Brown, 015242 41835 Rural association: Members heard that four youths had entered the swimming pool area during the night of August 30 and damaged four chairs and a table. However they had been identified by the CCTV and were going to pay for replacements. Honesty boxes are to be installed at the toilets in the car park. The recent dahlia show was the best ever with 400 vases on display. The horticultural show was brilliant and the children’s section was exceptionally good. Auditions for the pantomime take place today. The fun day at the pool was a great success, raising £1,300 and thanks go to Ingleton Quarry for donating the prizes. Donations of £1,254 have been received from the Park Foot Holiday Park fun day, £400 from the Three Horse Shoes quiz night and £53 from Jayne Lis who did a quiz sheet. The Football Club Sportsmen’s Evening is on October 11 and the NSPCC table top sale is on October 26. Next Saturday, October 4, as part of the Folk Weekend, Ingleton Methodist Church is holding a guitar workshop at 11am and, from 2.30pm to 4.30pm, afternoon tea, with folk music, will be held jointly with St Mary’s Church. Next Sunday, October 5, an open air service will be held in the Square at 10.30am and a singing workshop at 2.30pm. The Old People’s Welfare had a good outing and will hold a jumble sale on October 18. St Mary’s jumble sale raised £750. The church roof fund is now over £50,000. The gift weekend runs from tomorrow to Sunday and the church will be open from 10am to noon. This is also the harvest thanksgiving weekend. On Saturday, there will be a harvest supper and quiz night in the church room at 7pm. The first prize of £20 in the 200 Club went to Carol Capstick, the second of £10 to Gill Titterington and £5 each to Alan Ideson, Joan Mitton and Sally Gregory.

Langcliffe Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303 Church news: The harvest festival will take place on Sunday at 6pm. This year, proceeds from the auction and harvest supper will go to Farm Africa.

Coffee morning: Tomorrow, you are invited to a World’s Biggest Coffee Morning event, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, in the village institute at 10.30am.

Whist drive: Mr R Middleton was MC at the recent whist drive held in the institute in aid of church funds. Winners were: whist, ladies - 1 RM Middleton, 2 B Garnett, 3 M Gwinnell, consolation D Pullen; men - 1 H Jackson, 2 R Middleton 3 H Barker, consolation - J Jebson. The next whist drive will take place next Friday, October 3, at 7pm. Admission is £2 and includes supper.

Sunday teas: The last Langcliffe Sunday Teas will be served in the institute from 2pm to 4.30pm on Sunday. Proceeds will go to Horton-in-Ribblesdale Church.

Lawkland Young farmers: Young farmers met at Birk Knott for breeding sheep judging. Results were: junior girls - 1 Georgia Mason-Thornton, 2 Mollie Taylor, 3 Addie White; junior boys - 1 Luke Harrison, 2 Phillip Cockett, 3 James Clapham; inter boys - 1 Joe Harrison; senior boys - 1 Chris Taylor, 2 Mick Huck. Next week’s meeting is AGM at Austwick Parish Hall at 7.30pm.

Lothersdale Over 60s: The Over 60s met in the village hall when Jane Powell gave a talk, Tea and Biscuits to the Heavenly Banquet. Jane said that when she was a young girl her burning ambition was to become a vicar but, when she left school, she decided to train as a nurse and later as a midwife. She toyed with the idea of becoming a missionary and, when the chance to train for the ministry arose, she grasped it with both hands. After qualifying Jane worked as both a midwife and a minister. Jill Dishman gave a vote of thanks. The next meeting will be held in the village hall on Wednesday, but, due to a morning booking of the hall, it will start at 2.30pm.

Rathmell Elaine Illingworth, 01729 840087 Coffee morning: A Macmillan coffee morning will be staged in the Reading Room tomorrow from 10am to noon. Hot drinks and homemade cakes will be served and entry is free, with a small donation for refreshments. There will also be a cake stall and raffle.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Pool friends: The September draw of the Friends of Settle Swimming Pool 200 Club took place at Victoria Hall. The tickets were drawn by Alison King, from the Alison King School of Dance. Winners were: 1 No 135, Althea Shevell, £50, 2 No 184, John Matthew, £30, 3 No 180, Margaret Glover, £20.

Open day: Settle College will hold its annual open day today. It is an opportunity for prospective students and their families to find out more about the ethos of the college. 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.

Take Two: The newly established theatre group Take Two meets on Mondays at 6.30pm at Victoria Hall. For more details, contact 01729 822330.

Victoria Hall: Music for all tastes is on offer at Victoria Hall over the coming weeks. In a special fundraising evening for Victoria Hall, Jay Diggins, Plumhall and friends take to the stage tomorrow. This is a free event with donations welcomed on exit. West Yorkshire Savoyards return for their annual visit on Saturday with Gilbert and Sullivan’s topsy-turvy love story, Iolanthe. On Sunday, From The Jam will be in action, featuring members of the original group. The Northern Chamber Orchestra will visit Settle next Friday, October 3, with a performance which will include works by Handel, Dvorak, Bruckner and Vivaldi. Five Kinds of Silence, by Shelagh Stephenson, will be staged on Wednesday. This show deals with disturbing themes of domestic abuse and is suitable for over 18s only. All profits from this performance will go to the NSPCC. The First Sunday Folk night next Sunday, October 5, will feature Karine Polwart and Luke Jackson. From October 10 to 12, the hall is the venue for a number of events for Settle Storytelling Festival and from October 27 to November 1, Settle Amateur Operatic Society take to the stage with Guys and Dolls. Tickets for all events are available from 01729 825718.

Guided walks: The Friends of the Settle-Carlisle Line have arranged a number of guided walks for Saturday. The first is a strenuous walk of 15 miles following the line from Armathwaite to Carlisle. This leaves Armathwaite at 11.07am. A strenuous 13 mile walk from Hellifield to Settle via Malham will also take place, leaving Hellifield at 9.40am. A 13-mile moderate walk over Wild Boar Fell will leave Kirkby Stephen at 8.47am. Booking in advance is not required, but it is essential to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink and to be correctly equipped. For further details contact walksinfo@settle-carlisle.com.

Strollers: The North Craven strollers invite you to join them on one of their regular walks. The next walk will take place on Wednesday and will last around 30 to 40 minutes. Please assemble at the Millennium Gardens at 1.30pm. For further details, contact 01729 824537.

The Folly: On Wednesday, The Folly will host a talk entitled Time Travel: Historical Journeys through the YAS Archive at 2pm. Tickets cost £7 and are available via 01729 822893. There are two temporary exhibitions currently in place. The first, 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.

Folk Club: Members and regular floor singers at the Three Peaks Folk Club will participate in the 14th Ingleton Folk Weekend, which will take place in and around the village from next Friday to next Sunday, October 3 to 5. The festival is absolutely free and further information can be obtained from the festival office, which will be located in the car park of the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Main Street, Ingleton, from 11am next Friday.

Ladies badminton: Ladies badminton will recommence on Wednesdays at Settle College. Sessions run from 7.30pm and beginners are welcome. For details, contact 01729 824249.

Charity dance: The next charity dance will take place at St Mary and St Michael Parish Hall next 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 next Friday 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 next Saturday, October 4, between 2pm to 4pm.

Wine tasting: Settle Rotary, in conjunction with Booths supermarket, will stage a wine tasting evening, entitled Wines from Around the World, at Victoria Hall next Saturday, October 4. 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.

Thrive and shrive: A series of five workshops and practical sessions looking at health issues such as techniques for relaxation and developing strategies for dealing with our emotional needs will take place at St John’s Church Hall. The first session will take place on Thursday, October 9, at 7pm. The cost per session is £5 or £22 if pre-booking all five. For further details, contact 07703 471866.

Storytelling festival: The fifth annual Storytelling Festival will take place from October 10 to 12. It will feature top storytellers from around the globe and also includes some free events as well as workshops, storytelling performances and activities. There will also be a magical torchlit procession, some spooky stories in scary venues and an opportunity to learn about the manned mission to Mars and meet would-be astronauts who are preparing for this one-way trip. For more details, visit settlestories.org.uk/festival Film nights: TRAMPS will be showing two films during October - both at a new venue in the Catholic Church Hall. On October 13, there will be a showing of My Talks with Dean Spanley, an off-beat comedy drama set in Edwardian England and on October 29, there is a showing of The Deep, the story of a fisherman who survives sinking in the icy seas off the coast of Iceland. Both films start at 7.45pm and tickets cost £5.

Relaxation classes: A series of relaxation classes designed to release tension in the body, relax the mind and calm emotions will take place at the Friends Meeting House. It will begin with a free introductory session on Tuesday, October 7, from 7.30pm. There will then be a series of nine classes for £50 or £7.50 pay as you go, running to December 16 with a break for half term. For details, contact Sarah Wiltshire on 07794 112172 or email sarah@pathwaystochange.co.uk Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 Civic Society: The Civic Society will meet in the Methodist Church next Thursday, October 2, when Katherine Luford will give a talk and demonstration of Listening Dogs. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7.30pm.

Camera Club: The first meeting of the autumn season was held in St James’ Church Hall. The competition was East Riddlesden Hall and the results were: 1 and 3 J Grimshaw, 2 N Bland. The next meeting has been changed to Wednesday at 7.30pm. Next Saturday, October 4, there will be the annual exhibition at St James Church Hall, from 9.30am to noon. Admission will be £1.

Amnesty Group: Silsden Amnesty Group will hold its annual coffee morning on Saturday from 9.45am to 11.45am in Silsden Methodist Church. There will be an opportunity to find out more about the work done by the group, take part in a quiz and choose books from the book stall for a donation only.

Skipton Dyneley House: Flu vaccinations are available from the surgery for patients in the ‘at risk’ groups and all patients over 65 years. Please contact the surgery on 799811 to make an appointment. Patients can now keep up to date with news about the surgery via Facebook and Twitter (#tag @DyneleyHouse). There are lots of things planned over the next few months including a health and well being day on October 8 and some patient information events on medical conditions that affect people on a daily basis. Patients are encouraged to register to access the latest information.

Civic Society: The new season of talks at Skipton Civic Society begins on Wednesday when Kevin Trickett, chairman of the Yorkshire and Humberside Association of Civic Societies, will talk about the importance of Building a Strong Civic Society Movement. Guests are welcome at the meeting, in the Soroptimist Rooms, Otley Street, at 7.30pm, at a cost of £3.

Embroiderers’ Guild: Members met for the first time after the summer break last week. In addition to the Stitch and Chat session, packs were prepared for the Guild’s stall at the Yarndale Festival at the auction mart this weekend. After a Jacob’s Join lunch, the meeting concluded with the AGM. The next meeting will take place in Christ Church Hall on Monday, October 20, from 10am when members will give mini workshops on a variety of techniques including Yorkshire buttons and potato printing.

Soroptimists: The Skipton Club was joined by members from Keighley, Aireborough and Ilkley to hear a talk by Julia Mulligan, the North Yorkshire Crime Commissioner. Julia explained the work of Crime Commissioners by detailing the work done in North Yorkshire by her team. This has included Automatic Number Plate Recognition to assist in vehicle identification, and work with voluntary organisations to support victims of grooming and domestic abuse. She has also set up places of safety for those with alcohol and mental abuse problems. Jean Gee, from Keighley Soroptimist Club, thanked Julia for giving everyone such an informative and thought-provoking evening.

Singing for Fun: The singing group for people living with dementia will meet at Skipton Baptist Church on Tuesdays, October 7 and 21, from 2pm to 3.30pm. No singing experience is needed. For more information contact the Alzheimer’s Society on 01423 813464.

Dalesway WI: At the September meeting of Skipton Dalesway WI, Graham Alcock from Colour Experience stepped in at the last moment due to the advertised speaker being unable to attend. Graham gave a fascinating “Can you believe your eyes” presentation, which showed how illusions could be created from colours. The next meeting will be on Wednesday at 7.30pm at the Three Links Club when there will be a cake decorating demonstration by Fanticy.

Oddfellows: Skipton District Oddfellows will hold a Country and Western Weekend from tomorrow to Sunday. There will be five live acts appearing over the weekend. For more information, contact the office on 01756 798022.

Friendship Group: Men and Theatre will be the subject of Patricia Clough’s talk to Skipton Friendship Group on Tuesday at Broughton Road Community Centre. For more information, visit skiptonfriendshipgroup.org.uk White Rose Club: Guitarist and vocalist Rick Mills will perform in the concert room at the White Rose Club at 8.30pm on Saturday. There will be bingo and a raffle.

Coffee morning: The Skipton branch of the Royal Air Forces Association will hold a Brew for the Few coffee and cake morning in aid of the Wings Appeal on Saturday from 10am to midday in the clubhouse, Moorview Way. The Thursday lunches have re-started. They are held on the third Thursday of each month, from midday to 3pm and visitors are welcome. More details are available from Harry or Arlene on 01756 791504.

Fine arts: The Skipton and Wharfedale Decorative and Fine Arts Society will meet in the town hall next Thursday, October 2. The meeting will start at 7pm, with coffee before the lecture begins at 7.30pm. The speaker will be Pamela Halford and her illustrated talk will be Catherine the Great and her Treasures. Non-members are welcome.

Women’s Institute: At the September meeting of the Skipton with Stirton and Thorlby WI, Richard and Elaine Clare gave a fascinating a talk about their ‘gap’ visit to An Indian Orphanage. The Clares did what many newly retired people think about doing - they took time out and followed their dream. The children had many other chores to perform both before and after school, but in spite of what appears to a Westerner to be hard work or even cruelty, it was quite obvious that the children were very happy and well cared for. The next meeting will be the AGM on Tuesday, October 21, at 7.30pm at the Soroptimists Rooms, Otley Street. In addition to electing a new committee, there will be an excellent supper and entertainment.

Sutton-in-Craven Margaret Almond, 01535 632653 Women’s Institute: Sutton WI is organising a trip to the Trafford Centre, Manchester, on Wednesday, November 12. It will depart from Sutton Village Hall at 9am and return home for 5pm. Places are £12 each.

Church news: St Thomas’ Church was packed for the retirement service of the vicar, Canon Michael Cowgill. A buffet lunch was enjoyed afterwards in the village hall.

Church fundraiser: There will be a coffee morning in the community centre on Saturday from 10am in aid of the church. It will include stalls and a raffle.

Macmillan coffee: A coffee morning will take place in the community centre on Sunday, from 10am to 1pm. Proceeds will go towards Macmillan Cancer Support.

Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Macmillan coffee: Coffee and cake will be served at Threshfield Court today to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. The event begins at 10.30am. Also, in Threshfield, Valerie Ludlam, will host a Macmillan coffee morning at Stoneleigh House, Wharfeside Avenue, on Saturday from 10am to 1pm. There will be cake, produce and bric-a-brac stalls. Another Macmillan coffee morning will take place at Buckden School Room tomorrow from 10.30am to noon. Any contributions for the cake stall would be very welcome.

Community walk: The Friends of Cracoe School have arranged a community sponsored walk on Sunday, beginning at 1pm at the cricket pitch. It will cover four to five miles, ending with tea and cake at 4pm at the cricket hut. For sponsorship forms, contact Cracoe School or Chloe Vereker on 730996 or email chloevereker@hotmail.com Clean-up: The Big Church clean-up at St Peter’s, Rylstone, will take place next Saturday, October 4, from 10am to 2pm. All help will be appreciated.

Book Club: The Book Club will meet in Cracoe on Tuesday, October 7, when The Book Thief by Markus Zusak will be discussed. Information is available from Debbie on 730345 or email dsgeldart@aol.com Harvest festival: The harvest festival at St Michael’s Church, Hubberholme will take place next Sunday, October 5, at 11am. It will be led by a member of the Scargill Community. Any donations of produce should be left in the church by Saturday lunchtime.

Bridge Club: Kettlewell Bridge Club will meet on Tuesday at 7pm in the social room of the village hall. New members and visitors are welcome.

Women’s Institute: Christine Turner, of Garth Cottage Nursery, near Northallerton, gave a talk on Culinary Herbs to Rylstone WI. She had prepared a small salad, with fresh croutons, using her home-grown herbs. The winner of the competition, An Edible Flower, was Alison Fort.

Wigglesworth Community centre: The poppies planted throughout the village are looking lovely. Some of the earlier ones have died down but the later ones are now showing their heads. There’s a good chance that there will be poppies on the verges for many years to come. The September Hundreds club winner was No 17, C Occardi. The Village Show proved yet another success on Saturday, with lots of exhibits and visitors. Thanks go to everyone who helped out, especially to Angela for making the event go so smoothly. The Little Sisters, singing girl band songs from wartime to present day, will perform on Saturday, October 11. There will be a bar open from 7pm and tickets costing £10 are available from 01729 840794. The craft group is getting ready for an autumn coffee morning on Saturday, October 25, and contributions are welcome. There will be stalls selling goods, a raffle, tombola and refreshments. The village Christmas party will be held on Sunday, December 21, in the afternoon followed by carol singing through the village.