Neighbourhood News from around Craven

Church news: There will be a family Holy Communion and baptism at Austwick Church on Sunday at 10.30am.

Barnoldswick Rotary Club: A maths teacher told Barnoldswick and Earby Rotarians of her experiences of teaching in Malawi. Gill Hunter, of Addingham, said that after a second time working in the African country she did not realise she would keep returning there for 31 years. She started raising money to help pay school fees for children who otherwise would not have been able to afford to attend school and set up the Hunter Trust which helped pay for exterminating a termite infestation at the school, teachers’ housing, a library and fees for 365 children. Her reward was the outstanding success of some of her pupils – and the award of an MBE.

Bolton Abbey Priory Church: The services this Sunday are 8am Communion (said), 10.30am Sung Eucharist and Evening Prayer, which will be held at the winter timing of 4.30pm. Each Wednesday, there is a communion service at 10am. This is the last week when parking will be allowed on the grassed area in front of church. For the 10.30am service, please park in the village car park, free of charge, and leave the space by the Priory for those less mobile.

Stamps for Sudan: The church is still collecting stamps and postcards for the Sudan. Only pictorial stamps are of any value. Please keep the stamps on postcards as they are much more valuable with them on and when cutting the stamps leave the postmark on with plenty of room round it. They can be left in church or the church office.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 Local Plan: Craven District Council’s Local Plan, which includes Bradley, defines future house building options in the village. Villagers have the right to comment on the proposals. For further details, visit cravendc.gov.uk/newlocalplan. The deadline for comments is Monday, November 3.

Film Club: You are invited to come and see Waterhorse: Legend of the Deep this evening. This is a magical, family friendly film about the legend of Loch Ness. The film starts at 6pm in the school hall and refreshments will be available. There is also free popcorn for anyone who writes a review on the film club website. Just create an account on filmclub.org and login with the code CCZ5DC4E.

Remembrance Sunday: Bradley’s Remembrance Sunday service will be held in the Peace Memorial Hall (Village Hall) at 10.30am on November 9 and will mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War One. Fourteen of the 90 men from Bradley who went to fight in the war never returned. The Rev John Lancaster, who will lead the service, would like to hear from any relatives of the men who died, in the hope that they may be willing to share in the Remembrance by placing a cross on the war memorial. Mr Lancaster can be contacted on 01535 634264.

Activity day: Another activity day for children is on offer at the village hall on Wednesday. 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 and activities include drama, dance, music, circus, adventure, storytelling, crafts and face paints. For more information, contact Kat Osborn on 01535 635845, or 07901 866275.

School news: Year six pupils enjoyed an action packed break at East Barnby, where they took part in dry slope skiing, canoeing and climbing. Class one enjoyed a visit from the Space Dome, a mobile planetarium. The winners of Walk to School last week were class three, with 96 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.

Broughton Women’s Institute: Broughton with Elslack WI enjoyed an interesting talk by Sylvia Wheatley on handwriting analysis with celebrity samples. The next meeting will be held at the Linden Road Community Centre, Earby, on Monday, November 10, when Heather Slater will speak on My Life with the Royal Family in Saudi Arabia. The meeting starts at 7.15pm and new members and visitors are welcome.

Carleton Raymond Bone, 01756 790587 Film night: The next film night in the village hall will be held on Sunday when The Monuments Men will be screened. Tickets are available from the pub, shop, pharmacy and Post Office, priced at £4 each. The bar will be open from 7pm and the film starts at 7.30pm.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Coffee morning: A recent coffee morning organised by Aimee and Erin, granddaughters of Liz and Eric Mason, raised more than £340 for Children in Need. The event included a cake stall and raffle and thanks go to all those who supported it.

Clapham Playpark: The old wooden shelter on Clapham Playpark will be taken down over the coming weeks and a replacement will be ordered early next year. Thanks go to everyone who has contributed to the cost of the new shelter and to Dave Clark who will be helping to take down the old one. Sadly, the 20-year old ride-on mower is defunct, but a good second hand replacement has been sorted out. It will be delivered soon and training sessions for the volunteers will be arranged.

Games Club: Clapham Games Club meets fortnightly at Clapham Reading Rooms. Since it was formed, meetings have been on Monday afternoons but this is being changed because the Reading Rooms will be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays during the winter. Members have decided to change the day to Fridays. At the end of the winter, a decision will be taken on whether to change back or stay on Friday. The meetings begin at 1.30pm and the next one will be on October 31. For further details, contact Brenda Pearce on 51816.

Pet rescue: Local pet rescue charities will hold a coffee morning in Clapham Village Hall on Saturday, between 10am and noon. It will raise much-needed funds for Craven Cats Rescue and Bentham Pet Rescue. The event will include a raffle, tombola and cake stall along with a chance to buy Christmas cards, calenders and other festive goodies.

Coniston Cold Young Farmers: Last Tuesday Coniston Cold Young Farmers joined fellow clubs Burton, Rathmell and Lawkland for the annual Settle Distict YFC quiz. The venue was North Ribblesdale Rugby Club and the quizmaster was Robert Polkinghorne. Members competed in teams of four. Settle District presidents John and Ruth Dugdale presented the trophy to winners, Lawkland, with Coniston coming fourth. District chairman James Bolland gave the vote of thanks. Next week’s meeting is ice skating at Blackburn.

St Peter’s: On Sunday, the church will hold an evening service from 4pm.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 St John’s: The Rev Marcus Pattern will lead and preach at the 11am service at St John’s Church on Sunday. The weekly Drop In takes place at the village institute from 2pm to 3.30pm on Wednesday.

Music Marathon: Come along to the village institute on Saturday to see Cononley musical talent in full flow. From 2pm to 5pm, local children will perform, some for the first time, and the resident pianist will play songs from the shows. From 7pm, local musicians and singers will strut their stuff before the event finishes with a jamming session. Entry is free, but there will be donation buckets to raise funds to complete the refurbishment of the institute.

Cowling Coffee morning: Holy Trinity Church will hold a coffee morning on Saturday from10am to noon. It will include a cake stall, produce, raffle, hand crafted cards and jewellery. Visitors will also be able to enjoy trips up the tower and history tours around the church and churchyard.

Moonrakers: The Moonrakers local history group has started the indexing of archives for easier retrieval of information. It is anticipated that the task will take several months. News was received of some old Wainman family letters from Carr Head Hall, which the group hopes to put on view soon. An archive loan review was carried out. Time was also spent on the programme of meetings/work for 2014/15. The next meeting will take place in the Bancroft Room at St Andrew’s Church on Thursday, November 6, at 7.30pm. All are welcome.

Companions: Cowling Companions have cancelled their planned outing to Castle Howard on December 4 through a lack of support. But the committee looks forward to seeing people on their excursions in 2015. Any member who would like to attend the Christmas lunch on Saturday, December 13, in Cowling Village Hall should give their names to 01535 632023. Please state if you are a vegetarian.

Cross Hills Margaret Almond, 01535 632653 Table top sale: St Peter’s Church will hold a table top sale next Saturday, October 25. The event will run from 10am to 1pm and anyone wishing to reserve a table should ring 01535 634962. Refreshments will be available.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 Quiz night: There is still time to sign up on the list in the kiosk to come to the quiz night in the village hall tomorrow at 7.30pm or just come along on the night. Tickets (£5 for adults and £3 for children under 14) will be available on the door.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 Community centre: David Hartley, chairman of the New Road Community Centre Association, congratulated the Earby History Society on producing a wonderful World War Two weekend. Many relatives of the folk whose stories were told in the exhibition attended and were able to add their own memories to the published material. The Friday Luncheon Club will be closed tomorrow and next Friday, October 31. Tickets are available for the Rev Malcolm King dinner and dance to be held from 6.30pm on Saturday, November 15, in the main hall of the centre. Tickets cost £9.50 are available from the churches, Rosemary Biggin on 01282 842618 or David Hartley 01282 842617.

Earby Gardeners: The November committee meeting of the Earby Gardeners will be held at 7pm on Thursday, November 6, in the lounge of the New Road Community Centre. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.

St Peter’s: The preacher for Sunday’s 10:30am service at St Peter’s Methodist Church is Barbara Cole. There will be a Songs of Praise service at the church at 4pm, which will be followed by a sandwich tea. There is no charge, but there will be a plate for donations. In future, Songs of Praise services will be held on the fourth Sunday of every month.

Eldroth Hall concert: On Sunday, November 30, Eldroth Parish Hall will host Tricia Liedle and the Swing Time Trio from the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra with special guest Ellie Turner. The event starts at 7.30pm and admission, which includes a pie and peas supper, is £18. Tickets are available from committee members or call Jean Thackrah on 015242 51270.

Embsay with Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Embsay churches: On Sunday, St Mary’s will hold a Communion service at 9.30am. The Methodist Chapel service at 10.30am will also be a Holy Communion, led by Angela Walls. On Tuesday at 10.30am there will be a service of Holy Communion at St Mary’s and on Friday, the Smiley Faces toddler praise will take place from 1.45pm. Every Tuesday morning, the Friendship Club meets in the Methodist Church Hall to play table top games or to chat over refreshments.

Over 50s Forum: October’s Forum will be held in the village hall this afternoon when Jean McHale will speak about Windowsill Gardening. The meeting 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 give Wilf Chatwin or Shelagh Marshall a call. Next month’s meeting will be on Thursday, November 20, and will be a practical demonstration of Tai Chi led by Frances Powell.

Pre-school playgroup: Tickets will shortly be on sale for the annual Grand Raffle. Prizes include a champagne afternoon tea for two at the Coniston Hotel, an MOT at Peter Irwin’s, jewellery from Isaac’s Working Jewellers, and a season ticket for Bolton Abbey Estate. Tickets are 50p and are available from parents and staff of Embsay Pre-school. They will also be on sale at the Embsay Players’ Pantomime and the winning tickets will be drawn during the interval of the final performance on Saturday, November 22.

Steam railway: Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway will run Hallowe’een Specials on both Saturday and Sunday. During the daytime, trains will run to the normal timetable but with decorations. On Saturday night a separate terrifying event will be held with genuine scares and surprises for all. You may board the train at either Embsay or Bolton Abbey station, but tickets must be bought in advance.

Farnhill and Kildwick Joyce Wood, 01535 635880 St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8.15am and 10am. The recent harvest festival raised more than £500 for the Church Mission Society and Jigsaw Kids Ministry in Manila.

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

Village calendar: The 2015 village calendar is on sale from committee members. It is priced at £5.50 (£6.50 with envelope).

Parish council: A member of the public informed Farnhill Parish Council that the condition of land at 5 Bucklar Hill had improved slightly, but there was still a minor amount of waste materials outside No 3. Craven District Council has extended the time frame for clearing the site. Darren Griffiths, the team leader for traffic engineering, met members of Farnhill and Cononley Parish Councils along with county and district councillor Patrick Mulligan at Cononley Crossroads to discuss how to resolve the problems created by the crossroads. A mobile CCTV camera has also been deployed to observe pedestrian flow at the junction. NYCC recognises that there is a problem at the crossroads but does not have the funds available to undertake major works. Mr Griffiths said the parishes could pay for a vehicle activated sign, but it would not reduce the speed limit. He also stated the authority may consider a traffic island if the parishes contributed some money. He will draw up some plans and provide an estimate of the cost. In the meantime, the Farnhill clerk is to write to Cononley Parish Council to ask if it was prepared to continue working together. The parish council resolved to purchase a wreath for Remembrance Sunday. The clerk is to remind the county council’s street lighting department that a method statement was urgently needed in order to go ahead with the connection and feeder pillar for the Christmas tree. Cllr R Bramley reported that he would be cutting the grass at the play area and that it would probably be the last cut for the season. Cllr M Scarffe will cut the grass at Lower Arbour in the next few weeks. The clerk is to contact DTMS to ask when it was likely to carry out the clearance work at the Arbour and to ask Cllr J Waring if she has made any progress with the quotes for the planting. The parish council is still awaiting written confirmation from the builder working at Craglands that he will make right the damage caused at Arbour Top. Members considered a further complaint from a resident about the blue pallet at Arbour Top and the ground damage resulting from a previous fire. The clerk is to respond, saying that the pallet had now been painted to blend in with the surroundings and had been screened by bushes. The area round the tree had been planted with bluebells and the parish council was happy with the solution. Cllr R Bramley has now got the new website up and running. The next meeting will be held in the Institute on Tuesday, November 4, at 7.30pm.

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Film night: Gargrave and Malhamdale Community Library has organised a film night. It will show Educating Rita in the village hall tomorrow. Film-goers are invited to bring their own refreshments. Doors open at 7pm, with the film starting at 7.30pm. Admission is £5.

Pilates: Tomorrow’s Pilates class has been cancelled. The next one will be at 9am next Friday, October 31, in the village hall annex.

Coffee morning: There will be a coffee morning in the village hall on Saturday from 10am until noon. Proceeds are for village hall funds.

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

Flea market: The monthly flea market will take place on Sunday between 10am and 3.30pm in the village hall. Pat, Derek and Michelle will hold their last plant stall of the year. Tickets will also be on sale for the performance by the Swing Commanders next Friday, October 31. Please see Caroline or call 01756 749235.

St Andrew’s: On Sunday, there will be a BCP Holy Communion at 8am, which will be followed by morning prayer at 10.45am.

Heritage exhibition: What was an elephant doing on the High Street in the early 1900s? Find the answer to this question and many others when you visit the Gargrave Heritage Group’s exhibition, Tales of old Gargrave. St Andrew’s Church will be packed with information, documents, photographs and memorabilia from next Saturday, November 1, to Sunday, November 9, from 10am to 4pm. There will also be an all souls’ eucharist service at 10.45am on Sunday, November 2, and communion and light a candle between 2pm to 4pm.

Quiz night: The quiz night due to be held at Gargrave Village Hall on November 21 has now been changed to Saturday, November 29. Teams will comprise two to four people and children may be included. Entry is £5 per person which will include a pie and peas supper. The quiz begins at 8pm and anyone wishing to enter should contact Caroline on 01756 749235.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Primary school: The school welcomed another new family, bringing the numbers on the roll to 67. Online pplications are now being received for the reception class in September 2015. Congratulations go to the 27 pupils who received certificates for participating in the Mythical Maze Summer Reading Challenge, organised by the library service. Pupils enjoyed the visit from Brazilian storyteller, Ana, as part of the Settle Storytelling Festival. Connie Eccleston, Melissa Tither, Joseph Dinsdale, Jimmy Howarth and Edie Eccleston represented North Craven in the Craven Schools’ Cross Country Final. Edie finished 12th, Connie, fourth, and Jimmy, first. Pupils enjoyed a fencing workshop with Mr Birchall. Bronze medals went to Nell and Cerys, a silver to Melissa, and a gold medal and trophy to Bailey. A number of pupils are running a stall at St Alkelda’s Christmas Fair on November 21. Donations of toiletries, candles etc would be gratefully received. Please bring any items to school from November 3.

St Alkelda’s: On Saturday, there will be a fair in aid of NSPCC. Refreshments will be served.

Giggleswick Gazelles: A beginners running group meets on Fridays at 5.30pm at Eshton Pavilion. The group is designed for those who are just starting running and the first session is free. For details, contact 07955 342344 or 07799 063115.

Parish council: Prior to this month’s meeting, the council met Settle Junior Football Club to discuss the future hire of the Harrison Playing Fields for the annual football tournament. Some residents came to the meeting to raise their concerns about plans for Woodlands, The Mains. The council decided to object to the scheme as it feels that the change of use to commercial letting is not appropriate in a residential area and the situation could become untenable. The next meeting will be held on November 11 at 7.30pm in the parish room.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Field Society: Keith Wilkinson will give a talk entitled The Woodland Trust and Nidd Gorge to Upper Wharfedale Field Society on Monday. The meeting will be held in the Octagon at 7.30pm.

Garden talk: Pippa Chapman, horticultural teacher and consultant, will be the speaker at the next meeting of Grassington and District Horticultural Society. The title of her address is Go Wild in the Garden. The meeting will take place in the Octagon Theatre on Thursday, November 6, at 7.30pm.

Embroiderers’ Guild: The Grassington branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild will welcome Gina Smith to its meeting on Wednesday, November 5. She will give a presentation, Journeys with a Needle, at Wharfedale Rugby Club from 1.30pm. For more information, contact 01535 653825.

Coffee morning: Yorkshire Air Ambulance will benefit from a coffee morning at Church House on Saturday. Julia Armstrong, of Threshfield, is seeking donations of cakes, tombola gifts and raffle prizes.

Friendship Club: Former MP Ann Cryer will address Grassington Friendship Club in Church House this afternoon. She will talk about One Woman’s Role in the Politics and Parliament. Next Thursday, Brian and Helen Curtis will talk about Will, the Wufra dog. Meetings start at 2.15pm.

Wine tasting: Grassington Singers will host a wine tasting evening in Grassington Town Hall tomorrow from 8pm. Tickets cost £12.50.

Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Coffee morning: Saturday’s coffee morning in the Institute will benefit the Children’s Society. It will start at 10am. If anyone has any boxes, they can be brought on the day or to arrange collection, contact Sheila on 850458.

Age Concern: Tomorrow’s meeting in Hellifield House includes music from folk duo So Far So Good. It will start at 10am and new members are welcome.

Flower Club: North Craven Flower Club will host Countdown to Christmas, presented by international demonstrator Ian Buxton, at Settle’s Victoria Hall on Thursday, November 13, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £9.50 and are available from 01282 842467. The recent coffee morning raised £100 for the Macmillan Big Coffee Morning and the recent meeting included a demonstration by Eleanor Griffiths entitled Floral Fun.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235 Show meeting: Members of Horton-in-Ribblesdale show committee will meet in the village hall on Tuesday at 7pm. The main item on the agenda will be to discuss how this year’s show was received. New committee members are welcome.

Whist drive: The monthly whist drive was held at the Golden Lion. Winners were: ladies - R Pearson, A Humphrey, M Davis, M Wellock; men - B Garnett (sub), A Palmer (sub), S Hogg and M Davis. The next whist drive will be held on Tuesday, November 11, at 7.30pm.

Ingleton Sue Brown, 015242 41835 Women’s Institute: President Sue Brown welcomed several guests including some men who had come to experience an audio-visual production by Bob Swallow. He had done the Centenary Walk, with a friend, from York Minster to Filey Brigg. He also took the audience on the Dales Way from Leeds to Bowness. Carefully-chosen appropriate music enhanced the production. He was thanked by Sue Brown. The November speaker will be Chandra Law, who will talk about the Customs and Culture of Malaysia. The competition will be a sewing needle case.

Kelbrook St Mary’s On Sunday, St Mary’s will hold a communion service with Rod Geddes at 11am. There will be art and craft activities for children. Next Sunday, November 2, there will be a celebration of light and hope at 6pm. It will be led by the Rev Hugh Fielden and is a service remembering loved ones, which will include the lighting of candles and poetry readings. There will be songs by Emily and Bryony and music from the Trawden String Quartet.

Langcliffe Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303 Quiz night: Bentham and District Pet Rescue will host a quiz night at Langcliffe Institute on November 15. The evening starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £8. Tickets are available from Field and Home in Settle, Tilly’s in Station Road or 07773 694608.

Lawkland Young Farmers: Young Farmers met at Settle Rugby Club for the district quiz. Congratulations go to Dan Taylor, James Mason-Thornton, Tom Maudsley and Georgia Mason-Thornton for coming first. Next week’s meeting is bowling at Skipton at 7.30pm.

Lothersdale Over 60s: An enjoyable afternoon was spent by the Lothersdale Over 60s when the Retardandoes visited and entertained members with singing, music and poetry. Edward Booth proposed a vote of thanks. A raffle raised £44 for the club funds. The next meeting will be at 2pm on Wednesday when Gordon Sharp will show a 96-minute film entitled The Lad. There will be a charge of £3.

Young Farmers: Lothersdale Young Farmers’ Club held its annual general meeting where new officers were elected. On Monday, members will enjoy a ghost walk in Skipton.

Rathmell Elaine Illingworth, 01729 840087 Young Farmers: Members met at North Ribblesdale Rugby Club for the Settle District Quiz. Twenty-three teams took part from Burton-in-Lonsdale, Coniston Cold, Lawkland and Rathmell. Congratulations go to Jack Mellin, Rosie Mellin, Abi Parsons and Anna Booth who came joint fourth. Thanks go to everyone who supported the successful jumble sale at Tosside. Next week’s meeting will be ice skating at Blackburn.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Give and take: A give and take day will be staged at Settle’s Victoria Hall on Saturday from 9.30am to 2.30pm. People are invited to give any unwanted items (which must be in good condition) and then take away anything of interest. Organisers cannot accept clothes or shoes and there should be no traders until 1pm. A table will be available for pictures of larger items and the last time for checking in items is 1.30pm.

Pool draw: The Friends of Settle Swimming Pool have announced the October winners of its 200 Club. The draw took place at The Gamecock Inn, Austwick. Winners were: No 147, Richard Welch, £50, No 80, Bernard Barraclough, £30; and No 148,Brian Boardman, £20.

Drop-in: There will not be a drop-in Buddhist meditation class on Monday. Sessions will start again on Monday, November 3, from 7.30pm at the Friends’ Meeting House.

Kwezana link: Pupils at Kwezana have been in contact with Settle Primary children to explain how they incorporated Ms Mveni’s recent visit to Settle into their own school trip by accompanying her to the airport. For many of them it was the first time they had even been to an airport and they found it very exciting. After seeing her off the group then went to a campsite at Palm Spring Resort where they stayed for a few days. The group also visited a zoo and went to the beach to swim.

Victoria Hall: Settle Amateur Operatic Society will take to the stage with Guys and Dolls from Monday to Saturday. The first Sunday folk session on November 2 will feature The Housedevils supported by Hannah Saunders and Liz Simmons. On November 7, there will be music by Baka Beyond while on November 8, Queen tribute band, Queen Alright! will entertain. On Sunday, November 8, there will be a chance to share An evening with Andy Kershaw.

Guided walks: The Friends of the Settle-Carlisle line have arranged a number of guided walks on Saturday. weekend. The first is an eight-mile moderate walk from Lazonby to Langwathby, departing at 9.47. There will also be a six-mile moderate walk from Ribblehead to Horton via Selside, departing from Ribblehead at 12.02. A 13-mile moderately strenuous walk will take place along Lady Anne Clifford’s Way to Pendragon Castle, leaving Garsdale at 10.21 and returning from Kirkby Stephen. Booking in advance is not required. For further details contact walksinfo@settle-carlisle.com.

Langcliffe Singers: Langcliffe Singers will be in action at Settle Parish Church on Saturday at 7.30pm. They will perform a Sung Eucharist, featuring Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices.

The Folly: The Folly is taking part in The Big Draw on Sunday and will be open between 12.30pm and 4.30pm. The theme is railways of all sorts, shapes and sizes! Children must be accompanied and a 50p donation is requested to cover the cost of materials.

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 tonight at 6.30pm. It will be followed by Ben Oldham from CAFOD speaking about the charity’s work helping those affected by climate change. Tomorrow, at 10am, there will be a prayer vigil for peace in Settle Parish Church.

Charity dance: The next charity dance will take place at St Mary and St Michael Parish Hall on November 8. The dance will run from 8pm to 11.30pm and all proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support. Please book places by the preceding Friday by contacting 01729 823259 or 824038.

Art and coffee: For the ninth year, Linda Clemence and Liz Smart invite you to join them for Art and Coffee at Friends’ Meeting House. Original paintings, sketches and cards will be on sale on Thursday, November 6 between 1pm and 4.30pm, Friday, November 7, from 10am to 4pm and Saturday, November 8 between 10am and 4.30pm. Admission is free with coffee and biscuits £1.

Flower Club: North Craven Flower Club will host a Countdown to Christmas event with international demonstrator Ian Buxton at Victoria Hall on November 13. The event starts at 7.30pm. Admission is by ticket and these are available from 01282 842467.

Melodic delights: There will be a concert of classical and romantic music arranged for organ with some violin and woodwind parts at Settle Parish Church on November 15. The event will commence at 7.30pm.

Poppies: Lowe Maintenance Training on Duke Street invites you to contribute a poppy to its Remembrance-themed window display. Please deliver your poppy to the shop or leave it with the shops either side. Ideally poppies should be no more than three inches. On November 15, Lowe Maintenance Training will host a coffee morning between 10am and 2pm, in aid of The Royal British Legion. Coffee will be available in exchange for a donation. There will also be craft and card stalls.

Christmas lunch: Plans are under way for Christmas Day in Settle where once again there will be a community Christmas lunch and tea at St John’s Hall. The event will run from 11.45am to 4.45pm and is open to all ages at the cost of £10. To reserve a place, contact 01729 822138. Volunteers are sought to help with food preparation, cooking and transport.

Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 Young Farmers: 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 & Rebecca Stapleton, 2 Holly Preston, 3 Polly Throup; boys - 1 Tom Stapleton. There was also a good turnout for a tour around Mr and Mrs Ormerod’s farm in West Marton. This Monday’s meeting will be a butcher’s demonstration at Draughton Village Hall.

Church fundraiser: Silsden Methodist Church’s fundraising group has booked Joe Maiden, the famous Yorkshire Gardener, to appear on Saturday, November 8, at 2pm. Contact the church for further details.

Local history: The arrival of Methodism in Silsden had a profound influence on village life, particularly among newly industrialised workers. This will be the subject of Monday’s meeting of Silsden Local History Group. The discussion will be led by Alan Raine, retired Methodist minister and a member of the group, and will take place in the Methodist Church at 7.20pm. On Tuesday, the group will hold its monthly drop-in session, also open to all, at Silsden Town Hall between 2pm and 4pm. Anyone with a family or local history query is welcome to come along.

Great War story: The banners from Silsden’s Story In The Great War, first shown at the town hall in August, will be shown again at a Remembrance Weekend coffee morning in the town hall on Saturday, November 8. It has been organised by Silsden Local History Group. A small selection from the exhibition will later in the day be transported to the Sports Club where Silsden AFC will host a remembrance ceremony and commemorative football match. On sale at the coffee morning will be copies of the children’s book Edward’s Diary, written by local teacher Anne Reay, and calendars and Christmas cards, featuring scenes of Silsden.

Remembrance event: 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. It will start at 1pm and feature Silsden Town Band, a group of singers, the Royal British Legion, local groups, league officials and local dignitaries. Silsden History Group will provide a display and there will be refreshments in the Sports Club. Following the service, there will be the scheduled football match (3pm kick-off) during which the Silsden team will play in the original colours of the 1914 team, light blue and white stripes. A commemorative programme will be on sale with all the day’s profits going to the Royal British Legion. For further information, contact silsdenafc@hotmail.com Skipton International Club: Skipton International Club will meet on Tuesday at 7.30pm in the Soroptimists Rooms in Otley Street. The speaker will be John Sheard and his subject, Lady Arbella Stuart, England’s Lost Queen.

Naturalists: Craven Naturalists and Scientific Association will hear a talk on Particle Physics and CERN - a tunnel back to the start of the universe. It will be given by Professor Lee Thompson, of Sheffield University, in the Swadford Centre on Monday at 7.30pm. Visitors are welcome. Further details are available from 01535 642180.

Oddfellows: Local band Undercover will perform at the Three Links Club from 8pm on Saturday. Tickets for the wine tasting evening on Saturday, November 22, are available at £12.50 for members and £15 for non-members. Contact Rebecca on 01756 798022. Tickets are also available for a trip to Salford Quays on Tuesday, December 16, with an optional tour of the Media Centre. Contact Derek on 01756 790973.

Gardeners Club: Martin Fish, former Harrogate Show director, gave a comprehensive report of the making of his present garden at Thornycroft, near Thirsk. He continues to answer horticultural questions, from his garden, on BBC Radio Nottingham and York. Skipton Gardeners Club meets on the third Wednesday of the month. The annual meeting and social evening will be held on November 19 at 7.30pm in the Soroptimist Rooms.

Retired Men’s Forum: Ian Baxter gave a slide show entitled Back to Berlin and Beyond in which he showed pictures and described the city before and after the fall of the infamous Berlin Wall. He also visited Dresden and Colditz. Next week, John Holdroyd asks the question: why go abroad?

Navy news: Skipton and District Royal Naval Association was represented at the civic service, hosted by town mayor John Dawson, at the Baptist Church. Afternoon tea was served in the church hall and the mayor told shipmates that his father had served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War.

Craven Ramblers: On Saturday, Craven Ramblers held its annual dinner at Skipton Golf Club. Thirty four members enjoyed an excellent evening which was attended by Mike Church, chairman of West Riding Section of the Ramblers’ Association. On Sunday, Craven Ramblers will tackle a nine-mile walk from Ripley. Details are available from 01274 596846.

Camera Club: Tuesday’s meeting looked at the postal folio which goes around the photo clubs. It consisted of 200 prints, both colour and monochrome.

Stainforth John Manning, 01729 822547 Autumn fair: An autumn fair will be held in the village hall on Saturday from 2pm to raise funds for St Peter’s Church. It will feature a raffle and tombola, as well as stalls selling a wide variety of goods. Teas will be served. Contributions for stalls can be given to church members or brought along on the day. Donations of home-baked cakes and biscuits will also be gratefully received.

Sutton-in-Craven Thornton-in-Lonsdale Paula Kendall, 015242 42390 Rosemary Hartle,y 015242 42207 Harvest supper: A harvest supper will be held at Westhouse Village Hall next Saturday, November 1, from 7pm. The evening will start with a Jacob’s Join hot supper. followed by card games and dominoes. Tickets are £5 (children free) and all proceeds will go towards repair and maintenance at St Oswald’s Church. For tickets, contact 015242 42207.

Memorial service: An “In loving memory service” will be held at St Oswald’s Church next Sunday, November 2, at 9.30am. There will be thoughts, prayers and special hymns.

Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Reverb Club: The weekly Reverb Club is now up and running for year seven children. Sessions are held in the youth wing of Upper Wharfedale School every Tuesday during term time from 6.30pm. For more details, email youth.reverb@gmail.com.

Christmas pantomime: Rehearsals are under way for this year’s Christmas pantomime, Play Extravaganza, which will be staged at Cracoe Village Hall on Friday, December 5, and Saturday, December 6, at 7pm. Anyone who would like to help should go along to one of the rehearsals, which take place in Cracoe Village Hall on Wednesdays from 7.30pm. For more information, contact Keith Robson on 730096 or email keithrobson9@aol.com Editor sought: A new editor is being sought for the Upper Wharfedale Link magazine. Ron Fletcher who has done the job since 2004 wants to retire. Anyone interested should contact him on 760235 or email ronflet@supanet.com Parish council: Kettlewell-with-Starbotton Parish Council will meet in Kettlewell Village Hall on Wednesday, November 5, at 7.30pm.

Times Past: To celebrate 10 years of producing the Times Past magazine, the Bordley, Cracoe, Hetton and Rylstone Local History Group has produced a special 76-page booklet. It costs £5 and is available from Ralph Chester on 01756 730489.

Book Club: Cracoe Book Club will discuss The Rosie Project by Graeme Simison on Tuesday, November 4.

Anniversary service: Hetton Methodist Church extends an invitation to its anniversary service next Sunday, November 2, from 11am. An anniversary lunch will be served in the schoolroom at a cost of £7.50 for adults and £4.50 for children.

Women’s Institute: Rylstone WI welcome Cherry Shiel who spoke about Family Wills and Powers of Attorney. The competition was won by Angela Knowles. As 2015 is the centenary of the first WI being established, each WI is being encouraged to hold its own celebration. Rylstone decided to hold an event for past and present members next summer, perhaps in the form of a garden party. Annual subscriptions are to be increased to £36.

Wigglesworth Community centre: The 100s club winner this month was D Kanepps. Ellen and Hannah from Rural Arts introduced themselves to The Meet and Eat group on Wednesday . They will support members over the next few months in making a record of their memoirs. The craft group will hold a coffee morning on Saturday from 10am to 1pm. There will be all the usual stalls and refreshments, including bacon butties, will be available. The group’s meeting on Monday will focus on making patchwork blocks.