Neighbourhood news from around Craven

Annual meeting: Austwick Field and Local History Society will hold its annual general meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm in the parish hall. This will be followed by a presentation by Diane Hubbard on Older houses and energy efficiency - how much do we actually know?

Church news: On Sunday, there will be Holy Communion with the Bishop of Ripon, the Right Rev James Bell at 9.30am. There will be a second communion service at 6.30pm. Austwick Church had an excellent harvest weekend. A full church enjoyed the harvest service in the morning and in the evening, there was a harvest supper and auction of produce in Austwick Parish Hall. A lovely meal was enjoyed by around 90 parishioners followed by the auction. It raised more than £470 for Manorlands and Age UK North Craven.

Barnoldswick Rotary club: Stunning photography of the Svalbard archipelago in the high Arctic delighted Barnoldswick and Earby Rotarians. Colin and Rhona Balls showed pictures, taken on a land and sea cruise in midnight sun territory. There was a surprising variety of colourful flora and a plethora of bird life from snow buntings to ptarmigan. The highlight came at the end with a polar bear and two cubs seen coming within camera range to inspect the visiting tourists.

Probus Club: Fifty-six members of West Craven Probus watched a series of films presented by Burnley Film Makers. Among the places visited were Greenland, with its tiny hamlets and no trees, and Iceland, with its geysers and mountain ranges.

Bentham Historical society: Sir John Kerr, chairman of the Ewecross Historical Society, welcomed guest speaker Gail Newsham to the first meeting of the season in Bentham Town Hall. Gail gave an enthusiastic and exciting illustrated account of a ladies football team, Dick Kerr’s Ladies, named after the owners of a northern munitions factory, Mr Dick and Mr Kerr. The team, formed during World War One, went on to win football matches all over the country and abroad. After about 40 years of success, the team was disbanded in the 1950s. At the October meeting, Kevin Illingworth will speak on Local Vernacular Architecture.

Bolton Abbey Church services: 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 10am.

Priory talk: Lisa Holmes, lead minister at Skipton Baptist Church, and Lucy Irven, the recently-appointed Skipton Food Bank manager, will give a lecture at Bolton Abbey Village Hall next Thursday, October 16, from 7pm. They will speak about the food bank movement in general and Skipton in particular.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 Puppet treat: The Lempen Puppet Theatre will put on a free production of Little Frankenstein tonight. This is for Bradley residents only to say thank you for the use of the village hall. The performance starts at 6pm and will take place in Bradley School hall.

Activity day: A fun-filled theatre activity day for children will be held at the village hall on Wednesday October 29. There is Little Things that Go Bump for three to six year olds from 9.30am to 11.30am, and Make a Spooky Play in a Day for seven to 12 year olds from noon to 2.30pm. For more information, visit facebook.com/ribbonintheskyarts or contact Kat Osborn on 01535 635845 or 07901 866275.

Burton-in-Lonsdale Jean Thornber, 015242 63033 Friendship Club: Burton-in-Lonsdale Ladies’ Friendship Group will welcome Paul Hayes - known as Mr Morecambe - who will give a talk My Life In Antiques in Burton-in Lonsdale Village Hall next Thursday, October 16, at 7pm. Tickets are available from Burton Village Shop and on the door.

Coffee morning: Burton-in-Lonsdale Macmillan coffee morning raised £403 and was very well attended. A big thank you goes to Jill Peel for organising the event and all the bakers who provided delicious goodies.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Coffee morning: A recent coffee morning morning hosted by Jackie Kingsley and Liz Mason, at Arbutus House, raised more than £500 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Thanks go to all those who helped to organise the coffee morning as well as those who attended and donated so generously.

Film night: Local charity Three Peaks for Palestine will host a film night on Tuesday, October 21, at Clapham Village Hall. Between 7.30pm and 10pm they will screen A World Not Ours 2012. The film is a portrait of the Palestinian refugee camp known as Ein El-Helweh. There will be a collection for Medical Aid for Palestinians.

Coniston Cold Young farmers: Last Tuesday Coniston Cold Young Farmers met at Dales Dairy at Grassington. Members were shown around the farm and dairy to see how milk is pasteurised and fed to the bottling plant where it is packed ready for delivery. Ellie Saxby thanked David and Michael Oversby for the tour and the Foresters Arms for the supper afterwards.

St Peter’s: On Sunday, the church will hold a Holy Communion at 9.30am.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 St John’s: On Sunday, St John’s Church hold its harvest family service at 11am. The service will also include a baptism. During the first hymn, members of the congregation will be invited to bring their offerings of tinned food up to the altar for Keighley Salvation Army to distribute. On Tuesday, Cononley with Bradley Mothers’ Union will meet at the home of Olive Hodgson at 7.30pm. On Wednesday, there will be drop-in at the village institute from 2pm to 3.30pm.

Beer festival: Once again, the beer festival was a resounding success, with a full house on both Friday and Saturday. The institute committee would like to thank Doug Clark, who has organised the festival every year since it started, and everyone who helped.

Cricket club: The cricket club held an end-of-the-season race night which was a great success and raised £780. The money will be used for new equipment for the club.

Arts and crafts: Cononley will hold a Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair in the institute on Sunday, November 23. Watch out for more details nearer the date.

Cowling War commemoration: Cowling will contribute to the World War One centenary displays of memorabilia and information at Cross Hills Library over the next few weeks. The updated rolls of honour giving all the names of Cowling men who lost their lives in both world wars are now ready for framing and will be hung in the village’s five public buildings after this year’s Remembrance Service. It will take place at St Andrew’s Methodist Church at 10.30am on Sunday, November 9, and will be followed by the Act of Remembrance and the laying of wreaths at the Main Street recreation ground memorial. Another wreath will be placed on the memorial at Holy Trinity Church.

Companions: Alwyn Pickles will speak to the next meeting of Cowling Companions about Trawden Garden Festival and Chester Zoo. Everyone is welcome to the meeting on Wednesday from 2pm at Cowling Village Hall. Admission is £2.50 including homemade refreshments. The Companions are running an excursion to Castle Howard on December 4. The cost is £23 for members and £25 for non-members. To sign up, call 01535 632023.

Tennis club: The former Cowling Tennis Club still has a substantial amount of money invested and silver trophies held in storage. Now, with the recreation ground management committee up and running, old members are being asked to get together to make decisions about the club’s future.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 Harvest festival: Fundraising for the Alzheimer’s Society after the Harvest Festival has totalled a record £360 so far, and donations have continued to come in (to the Old Post Office, please).

Quiz night: The next quiz night will be held on Friday, October 24, starting at 7.30pm in the village hall. No need to book - just come along on the night. Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for children under 14 and are available on the door. The price includes a pie and peas supper.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 St Peter’s: The preacher for Sunday’s 10.30am Scouts Parade service at St Peter’s Methodist Church is the Rev Norman Cumming, of West Craven Baptist Fellowship. This is a Pulpit Exchange Sunday.

Earby Gardeners: Earby and District Gardening Club will hold its first meeting of the winter at 7.30pm on Tuesday in the lounge of the New Road Community Centre. Phil Dunnett, of Ribblesdale Nurseries, will talk about autumn colour and raffle prizes would be appreciated.

Community centre: The Community Association at the New Road Community Centre would like to thank all those who helped to make the Roaring 20s Day with an Egyptian theme a success. The event was well attended and everyone had a splendid day.

Eldroth Coffee morning: A Macmillan coffee morning will be held at Eldroth Parish Hall next Friday, October 17, from 10am to noon. Everyone is welcome.

Embsay-with-Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Women’s Institute: The next meeting of Embsay-with-Eastby WI will be on Tuesday at 7.30pm in the village hall when the speaker will be Jane Ellison from Purl and Jane, the Skipton wool shop. Guests are welcome for an admission charge of £3.

Curry night: Come along to Embsay Village Hall on Saturday and enjoy A Taste of India curry night from 7pm. Recipes for all the curries served will be on sale. Tickets cost £10 for adults and £7 for under 12s and are available from the Paper Shop. Proceeds will go to St Mary’s Church.

Parish council: The parish council will meet tonight at 7.30pm in the village hall. The meeting will include land development matters, the appointment of a new member to fill the current causal vacancy and the future management of the nature reserve. Members of the public can register any complaints or concerns during the public participation portion of the meeting.

Embsay churches: St Mary’s will hold communion services on Sunday at 9.30am and Tuesday at 10.30am and a Smiley Faces toddler praise on Friday from 1.45pm until 3.15pm. The Methodist Chapel’s 10.30am Sunday service will be led by the Rev Janet Clasper. Every Tuesday morning, Friendship Club meets in the church hall for games, chat and fellowship.

Gardening club: The first meeting of the Gardening Club’s new season is tomorrow when Phil Richards, a resident of Embsay and a Yorkshire Dales National Park ranger, will give an illustrated talk on aspects of his work in the village hall. Subscriptions can be paid at the meeting.

Men’s lunch: Calling all men with time on their hands. Come along to the monthly pie lunch at 12.30pm today in the supper room in Embsay Village Hall. The cost is £3 and will include a talk by Archie McAdam on Fungi Fables. To help with the catering, ring 07834 713735 or 01535 634588 to book your pie.

Pre-school playgroup: The playgroup is appealing for Morrisons Let’s Grow vouchers to expand its gardening resources. The vouchers are available for every £10 you spend but you have to ask for them. They can be given to parents or staff at the pre-school or left in the letterbox at the village hall. Alternatively you can contact Judith on 791123 and she will arrange to collect them.

Library talk: Following on from the success of its last library talk, the Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group is back to reveal another fascinating aspect of the locality. Its latest illustrated talk is entitled Saving Boundary Markers in the Parish of Embsay with Eastby and will take place next Friday, October 17, in the village hall. The hall will be open from 7.15pm for a chance to see the group’s display and the local history archives produced by the WI whilst enjoying refreshments. The talk starts at 8pm.

Farnhill and Kildwick Joyce Wood, 01535 635880 St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, there will be a service of Holy Communion at 8.15am and a service of Holy Communion with Baptism at 10am. Next Sunday, October 19, at 2.30pm, there will be another messy church session, aimed particularly at families with young children.

Farnhill Methodists: The monthly coffee morning will be held on Saturday from 10am to 11.30am. Cakes, bric-a-brac, greetings cards, knitted goods 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. Everyone over 50 years is invited to come and enjoy the afternoon with others.

Village calendars: The 2015 Kildwick and Farnhill calendars will be on sale at the institute on Saturday between 11am and noon. Calendars are also available from any member of the committee. They cost £5.50 (£6 with an envelope) and all proceeds will go towards the upkeep of the institute.

History Group: The next meeting of the Farnhill and Kildwick Local History Group will take place on Monday, October 20, at 7pm in the institute. It will be a chance for everyone to preview some of the items that the group will be exhibiting at the Craven Remembers World War One commemoration event to be held in 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 for the exhibition, please email history@farnhill.co.uk or come along to the meeting.

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Pilates: Tomorrow’s Pilates class has been cancelled. The next one will be at 9am next Friday, October 17, in the village hall annex.

Monthly dance: Alan Cookson will host tomorrow’s ballroom dance at Gargrave Village Hall from 8pm. Entry is £6.50 to include supper.

Coffee morning: A coffee morning will be held between 10am and noon on Saturday at the village hall. All proceeds will be donated to the pantomime section for next year’s production of Aladdin.

Hall ceilidh: A ceilidh will take place at Gargrave Village Hall from 7.30pm on Saturday. The entertainment will be provided by the Dale Country Band and a home-cooked supper is included in the entrance fee of £10. The dance is being hosted by Carleton Primary School PTA.

Flea market: The next flea market is on Sunday between 10am and 4pm in the village hall. There will be numerous stalls displaying bric-a-brac, jewellery,books, antiques, plants, crafts and home-made produce. Entry is 50p and refreshments are available throughout the day. There will also be the opportunity to purchase tickets for the Swing Commanders who will be performing at the hall on Friday, October 31. Tickets are priced at £10 and can be purchased from Caroline or Frank who both have stalls at the flea market. Alternately you can phone them on 01756 749235 or 749609.

St Andrew’s: On Sunday, the church will hold a BCP Holy Communion at 8am followed at 10.45am by morning prayer.

Arts and crafts: An arts and crafts weekend will take place in the village hall from next Thursday, October 16, and next Sunday, October 19, from 10am to 6pm (4pm on Sunday). Entry is free and there will be refreshments available. There will be original paintings and photography, sculpture, limited edition prints, cards, gifts, jewellery, kites and much more. All work is produced by local artists and there will be some demonstrations.

Jumble sale: The annual jumble sale held in the village hall raised about £2,200 for hall funds. Many thanks go to everyone who helped and supported the event. The money raised will go towards roof repairs.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Theatre events: The next Gigg Lecture will take place tonight at 7pm when Professor David Wilkinson will talk on Science vs Religion in Popular Culture. An ordained Methodist minister, Professor Wilkinson lectures in the department of Theology and Religion at St John’s College, Durham and is also a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. Next Sunday, October 19, there will be a performance of Emily Brown and The Thing by Tall Stories. For tickets, call 01729 893180 or visit giggleswick.org.uk/rwt St Alkelda’s: The church’s annual quiz night will take place next Friday, October 17, at 7pm. Teams should comprise four members and the entry fee is £2 per person. For a further £2 per person, a pie and peas supper can be purchased. These can be pre-booked by contacting 01729 824441.

Primary school: Class three pupils enjoyed their recent visit to Settle College’s open day. The school is delighted to welcome Morag Nixon from Giggleswick School and Bethany Campbell-Smithson from Lancaster and Morecambe College, who will be working part-time in school over the next few weeks as part of their voluntary placements. Year five pupils have returned from their residential visit to Humphrey Head Outdoor Centre where they received praise for their excellent involvement. From table-laying to rock climbing, they all participated fully and thanks go to parents for funding this very worthwhile visit and to the Brentwood Trust for subsidising the overall cost. Year six pupils have been learning in a different way to produce the fourth issue of Giggtastic Gazette. They have produced an extremely interesting publication.

Gisburn Whist and dominoes: The results of the whist and domino drive held at Gisburn Festival Hall on Saturday are: whist, men - B Garnett, S Hogg, M Wright; ladies - A Dinsdale, M Davis, E Turner; dominoes - H Wolfenden, J Hull, S Walker, D Knight, F Taylor, M Berry.

Glusburn Margaret Almond, 01535 632653 Annual meeting: An annual meeting to discuss the new season of indoor bowls will be held at Glusburn Institute tomorrow at 7.30pm. New and regular members are welcome.

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 from 10am to 2pm. If you have any jumble that needs collecting, phone 07835 065110, 07743 760981, or 01756 752139.

Meals boost: A new kitchen has been installed at Grassington Primary School, where dinners for children are now being prepared. Amanda Brown, the new cook, is passionate about preparing healthy and tasty food and the meals are proving popular with all those who partake. She is now cooking up to 65 meals a day, which accounts for 86 per cent of all children in the school.

Friendship Club: Julia Metcalfe, from The Flower Loft in Grassington, will be guest speaker at the Friendship Club when it meets in Church House today at 2.15pm. An autumn outing is planned for next Thursday.

Coffee morning: A coffee morning and cake stall in aid of Burnsall School will take place at Church House next Saturday, October 18, from 9.30am to noon. Donations for the cake stall will be gratefully received. Please call 01756 751795 to organise collection.

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 from 10am to 2pm. To arrange collection of donated jumble, phone 07835 065110, 07743 760981, or 01756 752139.

Coffee morning: A coffee morning and cake stall in aid of Burnsall School will take place at Church House, Grassington, next Saturday October 18, from 9.30am to noon. Donations for the cake stall will be gratefully received. Please call 01756 751795 to organise collection.

Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Age Concern: Age Concern members enjoyed a trip out to Sycamore Farm, Burnley, where lunch was enjoyed. Tomorrow’s meeting includes games, lunch, and socialising. The annual meeting will be held next Friday, October 17. The group meets in Hellifield House every Friday at 10am.

Accordion concert: The Craven Accordion Orchestra will perform at St Aidan’s Church on Sunday at 4pm. Admission will be £5. Tickets will be available on the door.

Women’s Institute: Peter Higginbotham gave an interesting talk, entitled Experiences from the Workhouse. The competition was won by Barbara Thwaite. Members will meet again in the institute next Thursday, October 16, at 7.15pm, when there will be a visit from a representative of Whitakers Chocolates. The competition is entitled In an Egg Cup and A Single Flower from your Garden.

Flower Club: North Craven Flower Club meets in the institute tonight from 7.30pm. There will be a demonstration entitled Floral Fun by Eleanor Griffiths. The club will present Countdown to Christmas, with international demonstrator Ian Buxton, in Settle’s Victoria Hall on Thursday, November 13, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £9.50. For more information, call 01282 842467.

Station talks: The Friends of Hellifield Station will present their new season of Friday night talks from tomorrow. The new programme starts with a feature on steam cameraman Tom Lewis, which will be presented by Paul Shackcloth. It starts at 7.30pm and entrance is £4.

Coffee morning: Saturday’s coffee morning will be a fundraiser for Pet Rescue. It will take place in the institute from 10am.

Ingleton Sue Brown, 015242 41835 Kelbrook St Mary’s: The church will hold a morning worship on Sunday at 11am. All are welcome.

Lawkland Young farmers: Members met at Austwick Parish Hall for the annual general meeting. Edward Hird and Robert Polkinghorne thanked members for their hard work throughout the year. Officers elected were: president - Rev Ian Greenhalgh; chairman - Chris Taylor; vice chairman - Joe Harrison; secretary - Robert Ogden; treasurer - Laura Moorby. Mollie Taylor was named junior member of the year and Robert Polkinghorne, senior member of the year. The points cups were won by: junior girls - Georgia Mason-Thornton; intermediate girls - Cathy Polkinghorne; senior girls - Helen Lawson; junior boys - Luke Harrison; intermediate boys - Joe Harrison; senior boys - Robert Polkinghorne. Next week’s meeting is the district quiz at 7.30pm.

Rathmell Elaine Illingworth, 01729 840087 Young farmers: Rathmell Young Farmers’ annual general meeting was well attended. Laura Robinson welcomed everyone and thanked all those who had helped the club during the year. New officers are: president - Mrs J Kayley; vice president - Mrs A Groves; club leaders - A Booth, C Ashworth, K Dean, J Brennand, R Fawcett, L Pickard, E Monks, V Parsons and P Halliday; chairmen - Laura Robinson and Lucy Dean; vice chairmen - Tom Dean and James Bradley; secretary - Anna Booth; treasurer - Jack Mellin; programme secretary - Amber Healing; minutes secretaries - Amelia Fawcett and India Healing; press secretary - Charlotte Booth; sports secretaries - Euan Lambert, Callum Lambert, Abi Parson and Charlotte Mellin; scrapbook - Jessica Sowerbutts and Jonathan Booth. A jumble sale will be held at Tosside Community Hall next Sunday, October 19, from 1pm to 3pm. All donations of jumble, bric-a-brac and baking would be welcome; either leave at the hall on the day or contact 01729 840599. Members have also enjoyed ten pin bowling at Skipton and a Young Farmers roadshow. Next week’s meeting will be the district quiz at 7pm at North Ribblesdale Rugby Club.

Thursday Club: Next Thursday, members of Thursday Club will have lunch at Hillcrest Tearooms, Mitton, meeting at 12.30pm. And next Saturday, October 18, the club will hold a coffee morning in the Reading Rooms from 10am to noon. Entry is free and there will be a small charge for refreshments.

Rimington Salem Chapel: Salem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, celebrated harvest festival, with a morning service led by Jane Mansergh and an evening service led by minister Rev David Isaacs. The celebrations continued the following evening with a talk by Howard Riley on the work of the Gideons and an auction of fruit and vegetables. Proceeds were given to the work of the Gideons.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 U3A talk: Glenda Hunter will give a talk on Fountains Abbey: Desolation to Dissolution to Settle U3A today. The meeting will be held at Victoria Hall, starting with coffee at 10am and the talk at 10.30am.

Gallery on the Green: Due to a change in circumstances, the current exhibition at the Gallery on the Green, featuring a selection of the work by Tony and Carol Dilger, will be extended to November.

Kwezana link: Ms Mveni, a teacher at Kwezana School, is visiting Settle as part of the British Council exchange scheme. She will spend time in all the classes and will also visit ChipMonks nursery, which have sponsored the Kwezana School garden project. She will also visit some Settle Stories events. Meanwhile pupils at Settle Primary have been sharing their studies of space and the stone age. They have also been telling the Kwezana students about their trip to Humphrey Head outdoor centre and their experiences of building and sailing their own rafts on Lake Coniston.

Victoria Hall: This is very much a month for dramatic events with a number of events from the Settle Storytelling Festival taking place over this weekend. From October 27 to November 1, Settle Amateur Operatic Society take to the stage with Guys and Dolls. For tickets, contact 01729 825718.

Guided walks: The Friends of the Settle-Carlisle line have arranged a number of guided walks for this weekend. The first, on Saturday, is a strenuous 15-mile walk, departing from Armathwaite at 11.07. Also, on Saturday, there will be an 11-mile moderate circular walk leaving Carnforth at 10am and a 10-mile walk from Dent to Ribblehead via Blea Moor, leaving Dent Station at 10.40. On Sunday, there will be another 11-mile strenuous walk from Dent to Ribblehead following a different route and departing from the station at 10.37. Booking is not required but it is essential to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink. For further details contact walksinfo@settle-carlisle.com.

Storytelling festival: The fifth annual storytelling festival will take place this weekend at venues throughout the town. It features top storytellers from around the globe. There will also be a magical torchlit procession, some spooky stories in scary venues, train tales, the chance to make a space ship, some bedtime stories and an opportunity to learn about the manned mission to Mars. For more details, visit settlestories.org.uk/festival 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. There will be nine classes, running to December 16, with a break for half term on October 26. For details, contact Sarah Wiltshire on 07794 112172 or email sarah@pathwaystochange.co.uk Film night: The Three Peaks for Palestine group will show the film, A World Not Ours: 2012, at the Friends Meeting House on Wednesday at 7.30pm. The film focuses on life in the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Helweh in Lebanon. Refreshments will be served and there will be a collection for Medical Aid for Palestine.

The Folly: Next Friday, October 17, The Folly will welcome Dr Bill Smith, who will give a talk on Tunstill’s Men: The Story of the Settle Company of Volunteers in World War One. The talk will start at 7.30pm and tickets costing £7 are available from 01729 822893.

Settle Orchestra: The junior members of Settle Orchestra invite you to join them for an afternoon of tea and cake as the young musicians demonstrate their skills next Sunday, October 19. The concert will start at 3pm at Langcliffe Institute and admission is £5 on the door, with accompanied children admitted free.

Messy church: The next messy church session will take place at St John’s Hall next Sunday, October 19. The session runs from 3.30pm to 5.30pm and includes a hot meal. It has the One World Week theme of Living Differently and will focus on the story of the man who wanted bigger barns.

Gardening Club: Settle Gardening Club will meet at Townhead Court on Wednesday, October 22, at 2pm for a talk on spring bulbs by Marguerite Hughes. All are welcome and there is a £3 admission fee for non-members.

One World Week: This year, as part of One World Week, there will be a simple meal at St Mary and St Michael’s Hall on Thursday, October 23, at 6.30pm. It will be followed by Ben Oldham, from CAFOD, speaking about the work helping those affected by climate change. Everyone is welcome, but it would help if people would let Chris Yates (822690) or Alison Tyas (822313) know if they intend coming for the meal. Chris and Alison would also welcome offers of produce from gardens or allotments for the meal. On Friday, October 24, there will be a prayer vigil for peace in Settle Parish Church at 10am.

Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 Community showcase: Silsden Community Showcase will be held at St James’ Church Hall on Saturday from 9.30am to 12.30pm. This will be an opportunity for all the community voluntary groups who serve the town to showcase themselves. Refreshments will be served and a Tour de France presentation will be given. Please bring any old bikes or parts, or hand these into the vicarage before this date. Groups can apply for a table from Deborah on silsdenjames@gmail.com or ring 01535 652204.

Baking demonstration: Next Saturday, October 18, at 2pm, Mike Armstrong, a master baker from Sainsbury’s, will hold a baking demonstration in Silsden Methodist Church. This will run for about two hours. Tickets are £5 from Twiggs Newsagents or Silsden Methodist Church.

War commemoration: Silsden AFC is finalising plans for a service to commemorate the centenary of the start of the First World War, to be held on Saturday, November 8, at the Angel Telecom Stadium. This will start at 1pm and will include Silsden Town Band, a group of singers, the Royal British Legion, local groups, league officials and civic dignitaries. Silsden Historical Society will provide a display. Following the service, there will be the scheduled football match (3pm kick off) for which the Silsden team has obtained permission to play in the original colours of the 1914 team, light blue and white stripes. A commemorative programme will be on sale and profits will go to the Royal British Legion. For further information, email silsdenafc@hotmail.com Ladies Circle: The Ladies Circle’s first meeting of the autumn programme was well attended. Terry Slocombe entertained everyone with his Lighter Side of Policing talk. The next meeting will be at Silsden Methodist Church on Tuesday at 7.30pm when Anne Lyndsay will present a flower arranging demonstration entitled Through the Seasons.

Amnesty International: Thanks go to all those who supported the recent coffee morning and campaign event. It raised £290 and 59 postcards were sent in support of the release of Filep Karma. The next meeting at Silsden Methodist Church is on Monday at 7.30pm.

Silsden events: The Silsden Events diary for 2015 is now available in the library. Please enter the date of your event to avoid duplication.

Camera club: Silsden Camera Club met in St James’ Church Hall last Wednesday. Members brought along a variety of objects to practise close-up photography. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 21, at 7.30pm when there will be a battle with Keighley. It will take place at the Keighley club. For further information, telephone 01535 653528.

Young farmers: Last Monday, Silsden with Skipton Young Farmers met at Mr and Mrs Ayrton’s farm in Embsay for dairy judging. The results were: girls -1 Lucy Ellison and Rebecca Stapleton, 2 Holly Preston, 3 Polly Throup; boys - 1 Tom Stapleton. The next meeting is a visit to Mr and Mrs Ormerod’s farm at West Marton.

Skipton Lacemakers: Nine members of the Craven Guild of Lacemakers had a stand at the Yarnbury event at Skipton Auction Mart over the weekend of September 27 and 28. There will be no meeting at the Swadford Centre in October. For further information, contact 01535 656637.

Naturalists: Craven Naturalists’ and Scientific Association will welcome John Preston on Monday. Mr Preston, of the British Trust for Ornithology, will give a talk entitled Garden birds and the wider work of the BTO. It will take place in the Swadford Centre at 7.30pm Visitors are welcome at a charge of £2. For details contact 01535 642180.

Advanced motorists: Skipton and Craven Advanced Motorists Group held its first meeting of the winter season at the Three Links Club. Members had a presentation by Graham James from the De Lacy Motor Club which organises a number of well-known historic rallies. Graham spoke about the close links between motor sport and advanced road driving. He also showed some interesting film of well-known drivers competing and often getting into trouble. Graham was thanked by the group chairman Bob Rowles. The next meeting is at the Three Links on Tuesday, October 28, when the speaker will be an examiner for the Advanced Driving Test. Details are available from 07553 965227 or iam-skipton.org.uk Dukes Association: The Skipton branch of the Dukes Association will hold its annual general meeting at the White Rose Club tonight at 7.30pm. Members are urged to attend as there will be a discussion on the future of the branch. Members of the Yorkshire Regiment will also be made welcome.

Retired Men’s Forum: The second meeting of Skipton Retired Men’s Forum will take place on Tuesday at 10am at the Soroptimist Rooms when Ian Baxter will give an illustrated talk, Back to Berlin and Beyond.

Naval association: The Royal Naval Association has received an invitation from the Royal British Legion to join members for refreshments at the Three Links Club after the Remembrance Parade on November 9. This year’s march will take a slightly different route, ending in the town hall car park.

Fine arts: Skipton and Wharfedale Decorative and Fine Arts Society met in the town hall for a lecture on Catherine the Great of Russia and her Treasures. The speaker was Pamela Halford, an independent lecturer on Fine Arts. Catherine the Great was a German Princess , who became the Empress of all Russia in the 18th century. She collected jewellery, snuff boxes, diamonds, jewels, paintings and drawings.

Steeton Methodist Church: Steeton Methodist Church will hold a social, with a pie and peas supper, on Saturday from 6pm to 8.30pm. Admission is £5 for adults and £2 for children. If you wish to attend please sign the sheet in the foyer. On Sunday, the 10.30am service will be led by Janet Clark. There is a Junior Church every week at the same time as the service.

Flower club: Steeton Flower Club acting chairman Kath Egan introduced Sue Maddocks who entertained members with her wonderful demonstration, Autumn Leaves. Sue used innovative containers and created a colourful display of arrangements. The next meeting, on Thursday, October 23, at 7.30pm at Sutton Village Hall, will take the form of a skills night with the theme, Autumn Landscapes. Also the results of the photographic competition will be announced. For more information, call 01282 867557.

Sutton-in-Craven Margaret Almond, 01535 632653 Church news: The Sunday services at St Thomas’ Church are Holy Communion at 8.30am and harvest festival at 10.30am. Gifts of packets and tinned goods will be shared between the Salvation Army and a women’s refuge.

Tea dance: A tea dance will be held at Sutton Village Hall today at 1.45pm.

Coffee morning: The community centre will host a coffee morning on Saturday at 10am.

Women’s Institute: Richard Law will talk about the Life of Bolger to Sutton WI when it meets in the community centre on Monday from 7.15pm.

Thornton-in-Lonsdale Paula Kendall, 015242 42390 Rosemary Hartley, 015242 42207 Coffee morning: There will be a coffee morning at St Oswald’s Church on Wednesday, October 22, between 10.30am and noon to help raise money for general funds, repair and maintenance.

Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Field society: The guest speakers in the second of the Upper Wharfedale Field Society’s programme will be Ann and Kelvin Riley, who will talk about Invertebrates of The River Aire. The talk will be held on Monday at 7.30pm in The Octagon at Grassington Town Hall. Admission is free for members and £2 for visitors. Annual membership can be purchased at the door for £15.

Art exhibition: Members of Buckden Art Group have thanked all those who contributed to the success of their recent exhibition in the village institute. There was an excellent show of members’ work, with 150 paintings on view. Despite the cold weather, the show was well attended, with 30 paintings and 180 greeting cards being sold. A cheque for £170 has been sent to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity. New members should contact Angela Falshaw on 01756 760259.

Missing keys: The single old-fashioned key for the boiler room at St Michael and All Angels Church in Hubberholme went missing around June 27. Does anyone remember seeing it then? The key for the School Room, Buckden, has also been lost. This is on a largish piece of plywood and it went missing on gala day. If anyone knows where either key is, please contact David Lusted on 01756 760877.

Harvest festival: Harvest festival will be celebrated in Littondale on Sunday, firstly at St Oswald’s Church, Arncliffe, at 9.30am, then at Halton Gill at 3pm. Gifts of packets and tinned goods will be donated to the Salvation Army.

WI meeting: Kettlewell and District WI will hold its annual general meeting in the village hall on Tuesday.

Luncheon club: The Kettlewell Luncheon Club will meet next Thursday, October 16, at 12.30pm. Anyone eligible to attend (over 60) should telephone Anne Staniforth on 01756 761171 by noon on Monday.

Scarecrow meeting: The Scarecrow Festival annual meeting will be on Wednesday at 7.30pm in Kettlewell Village Hall. This is an open opportunity to hear how much was raised this year and how it will be apportioned.

Parish council: Buckden, Hubberholme and Langstrothdale Parish Council will meet in Buckden Village Institute on Monday at 8pm. All local residents are welcome.

Whist drive: The next whist drive in Buckden Village Institute will be on Wednesday, starting at 7pm.

Macmillan support: Thanks are extended to all those who attended a Macmillan coffee morning at Long Ashes Leisure Centre. The event raised £614.

Swimming club: Upper Wharfedale Swimming Club is open to new members. Based at the Upper Wharfedale School pool, it holds sessions for families and adults. Teaching classes are small. Anyone who would like to join or who requires more information is asked to contact the chairman and chief coach, Doug McLellan, on 01756 760221, or Karen Lister on 07545 985766, or visit the pool on a Thursday evening between 5.15pm and 8pm. The cost is £107.50 per annum.

Concert club: The members of Upper Wharfedale Concert Club enjoyed an evening in Harrogate listening to the Halle Orchestra in the beautifully restored Royal Hall. Each year the club visits venues including the Alhambra in Bradford, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and the Grand in Leeds. Later this season members will see One Man, Two Guvnors in Leeds and the Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra in Bradford. To become a member, email b.wilks679@btinternet.com Mothers’ Union: Each year the Linton Parish Mothers’ Union gives a donation to the village church and this year the parochial church council has decided to use it to buy a footstool to help people who need some extra height to be seen at the lectern.

History group: The Rylstone Parish Local History Group will welcome Dr Bill Smith to its first meeting of the winter term at 7.30pm on Tuesday in Cracoe Village Hall. He will give a talk on Mr Tunstill’s Men - Craven’s volunteers in the Great War.

Wigglesworth Community centre: On Saturday at 7.30pm, the Little Sisters Band will entertain with songs from the 40s through to present day. For tickets, ring 01729 840794. The Meet and Eat session and the quiz will take place on Wednesday and the craft group meets on Monday when Sue Amphlett will demonstrate how to make Christmas decorations.