Neighbourhood news from around Craven

Broadband meeting: Austwick Community Broadband Association will hold its annual general meeting in the parish hall on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Around half of the 112 member households would have no broadband without ACBA as they are too far from the exchange to get broadband from BT or other providers. ACBA is run by volunteers providing the local community with a reliable service at a low price. However, this cannot be taken for granted – it needs the involvement of members.

Church news: Austwick Church will hold a Christmas Fair in the parish hall on Saturday at 2pm. Food, cakes, gifts, crafts and books will be on sale. The £2 entry fee includes cake and tea or coffee. On Sunday, two services of Remembrance will take place in Austwick - 10.30am and again at 6.30pm. The evening service will remember people’s own loved ones and if you would like your loved one named, speak to the vicar. On Tuesday - Armistice Day - a special service will be held at the war memorial in Austwick Cemetery at 10.45 with the schoolchildren.

Barnoldswick History society: A tale with a rather macabre title, Raikes Road Cemetery - Skipton in Victorian Times, was the theme of an illustrated talk by Jean Robinson to a large audience at Barnoldswick History Society. Raikes Road burial ground was opened in 1846 and closed 50 years later, becoming a neglected, overgrown site. A map of 1891 showed that there was a mortuary and C of E chapel. This has led in recent years to a group of enthusiasts excavating the site and the work is ongoing today. A study of the headstones indicates it was used by a wide variety of society and three examples are the grandparents of Rudyard Kipling, John Tasker, a Wesleyan Methodist who founded the Craven Herald, and a soldier hero of the Napoleonic Wars. The burial ground has become a nature reserve and it is hoped that it will eventually be opened to the public.

Bentham Poultry Club: A total of 370 birds were exhibited at the Wenning Poultry Club’s 26th annual show at Bentham Auction Mart. Joint presidents, Mr and Mrs RJ Brown, presented cups and results were: best hard feather, best 2014 bred hard feather and best OEG - Adam Carr; best in Furness - R Bury; best soft feather and best Ancona and Australorp - E Bailey; best 2014 bred soft feather and best Leghorn - G Thornton; best Modern Game and best Silkie - R Askew; best in Wyandotte - P Stadden; best true bantam - K Hebblethwaite; most points in barred and buff rocks - DJ Singleton; best waterfowl and most points in egg classes - A Taylor; best plate of eggs - G Taylor; best juvenile exhibit - S Harvey. The club will hold its annual meeting at Ellers Farm, Caton, at 7.30pm next Thursday, November 13. Night shows will held at Westhouse Village Hall at 7pm on Fridays, January 9 and February 20.

Bolton Abbey Priory Church: The services on Sunday are 8am Communion (said) and 10.30am Sung Eucharist. As this is Remembrance Sunday, the Last Post will be sounded. Please note that Evening Prayer is now held at the winter time of 4.30pm. Each Wednesday, there is a communion service at 10am. The new Priory Christmas card can be purchased from the sales table at a cost of £2.50 for five cards. There is also a selection of other Christmas- related items. Please ring 01756 710238 for further information.

Faith talk: Andy Thomas from The Church Action on Poverty will give a talk in Bolton Abbey Village Hall next Thursday, November 13, at 7pm. The organisation is a national, ecumenical, Christian and social justice charity, which is committed to tackling poverty in the UK.

Wednesday Nighters: On Wednesday at 7.30pm in Bolton Abbey Village Hall, Paul and Sheila Kenny will present a slide talk entitled Flora Macdonald and the Romance of Skye. Entrance is free and a raffle is held to cover the costs. The December meeting is the Christmas dinner and tickets costing £12 are available from 01756 710630.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 Remembrance Sunday: All are welcome at the Remembrance service on Sunday, starting at 10.30am. Individual Remembrance crosses will be presented, in honour of the men from the village who died in The Great War. A wreath will be laid by parish council chairman David Cohn and there will be a retiring collection for the Royal British Legion.

Film Club: The village’s film club will show The Commitments on Monday. A 1991 comedy-drama film adaptation of the novel The Commitments by Roddy Doyle, it tells the story of working class Dubliners who form a soul band. The film starts at 7pm in the school hall - admission is free and children under 16 should be accompanied. Refreshments will be available. There is also free popcorn for anyone who writes a review on the film club website.

Whist drive: New members are welcome at the whist drive, which is held in the village hall every Thursday between 7.30pm and 10pm. For details, contact June Yousuf on 01535 611592 or email juneyousuf@sky.com Toddlers: The Toddler Group meets in the village hall on Thursdays between 9.30am and 11am. There is a wide range of toys and activities to entertain the little ones, while mums and carers enjoy coffee and a chat. Contact Jacki on 01535 635066 for more information.

Music Group: The pre-school music group is held every Monday. It takes place in the village hall between 9.30am and 11am. These sessions give children the opportunity to sing and make music with a variety of instruments. For details, contact Jacki on 01535 635066.

Coffee morning: Cononley with Bradley Mothers’ Union will hold a coffee morning at St Mary’s Church Hall, Bradley, on Saturday from 10am to 11.30am.

Burton-in-Lonsdale Jean Thornber, 015242 63033 Craft fair: Burton-in-Lonsdale Village Hall Committee will hold its annual craft and gift fair in the village hall to raise funds for the upkeep of the historic building. It will take place on Saturday from 10am to 3pm and entrance is free. There will be lots of items to buy and a grand raffle. Tea/coffee and biscuits, together with homemade cakes, will be on sale.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Church news: There will be a United Remembrance Service at Austwick Church for everyone in the parish on Sunday at 10.30am. There will also be a special evening service in Austwick Church to remember each others’ loved ones, starting at 6.30pm. If you would like your loved one named please contact the vicar. On Armistice Day, November 11, there will be a special service at the war memorial in Austwick from 10.45am. Services at Clapham Church continue to be suspended while restoration work is carried out. It is expected to be completed by the middle of December, but the church will not reopen before Christmas. However, there will be services in the other churches. Every home will receive a Christmas card with details.

Age UK: Clapham Age UK Group meets in the village hall on the first Wednesday of every month at 11am. The sessions begin with coffee and biscuits and a discussion to decide the destination for their monthly trip. On the second Thursday of the month the group uses the Age UK minibus to take members on a day out. Other sessions usually have a speaker and the talk is followed by a walk or car ride to Clapham School for lunch at 12.45pm, for which members pay £3.50. For more information, ring Brenda Pearce on 51816.

Coniston Cold Remembrance: On Sunday, the Remembrance service at St Peter’s Church will be led by Michael Bannister at 10.45am.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 Mothers’ Union: Cononley with Bradley Mothers’ Union will hold a coffee morning at St Mary’s Church Hall, Bradley, on Saturday from 10am to 11.30am.

Remembrance: On Sunday, there will be a short service of Remembrance at the war memorial outside Cononley Institute at 10.50am. This will be followed by a service in St John’s Church at about 11.10am.

St John’s: On Monday, Toddlers’ Praise will be in St John’s Church from 2pm to which all children from one-day-old to school age are welcome with their parents and grandparents. The Drop In each Wednesday has been cancelled for the time being.

Cowling Remembrance: The annual remembrance service at St Andrew’s Methodist Church on Sunday, at 10.30am, will be led by the Rev Nigel Ogley.To mark the centenary of the start of the First World War, there will be solos and musical items by an augmented choir and the dedication of updated memorial lists. Parish councillors will be in attendance. After the service, an act of remembrance and the reading out of the names of the 71 Cowling men who lost their lives in both world wars will take place at the Main Street recreation ground memorial, and wreaths will be laid. Among those laying wreaths will be Rob Cromey-Hawke, from Cowling, who was injured in Afghanistan and two gold medals in the recent Invictus Games for injured servicemen. Afterwards, another wreath will be laid at the memorial at Holy Trinity Church.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 Remembrance: A Remembrance service will be held at St Augustine’s Church on Sunday at 10.30am.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 Community centre: The Community Association at New Road Community Centre would like to congratulate its treasurer, Dorothy Bullock, who has been in the Guide movement since she joined as Brownie at the age of seven. She has been a voluntary leader and held most offices in Guiding over 47 years. In the light of such long service, she was invited to a national Scout and Guide service of celebration and thanksgiving in Westminster Abbey on Saturday.

Churches Together: The next meeting of Earby and District Churches Together will take place on Thursday, November 20, starting with a simple meal at 6.30pm at the New Road Community Centre. The speaker will be the Rev David Edmundson, the new Methodist minister at St Peter’s. Among the items on the agenda are Earby to Bethlehem and the Christmas social. Tickets are available for the Rev Malcolm King dinner and dance to be held from 6.30pm next Saturday, November 15, in the main hall of the New Road Community Centre. Tickets cost £9.50 and are available from the churches, Rosemary Biggin on 01282 842618 or David Hartley 01282 842617.

Business closing: Henry Speak and Sons Painters and Decorators is closing down. It started in 1889 and will be one of the longest established business in continuous ownership by one family in Earby.

Embsay with Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Pantomime: Tickets for Embsay Players’ pantomime, Billy and the Beanstalk, which is being performed from Wednesday, November 19, to Saturday, November 22, are on sale from the Paper Shop on Shires Lane. Prices are £6 for adults and £5 for children and OAPs.

Embsay churches: To mark Remembrance Sunday, both St Mary’s Church and the Methodist Chapel will unite at 10am at the Methodist Chapel on Main Street for a joint service. This will be followed at 11am by a wreath laying ceremony at the village War Memorial. On Tuesday, St Mary’s will hold a service of Holy Communion at 10.30am with tea and coffee served afterwards, and from 2pm to 4pm the church will be open for tea, coffee, home baking and conversation. Also on Tuesday morning in the Methodist Church hall, people can go along to enjoy a variety of table-top games and just chat over coffee.

Police surgery: PCSO Ruth Pearson’s next village hall drop-in surgery will be next Thursday, November 13, between 6pm and 7pm.

Parish council: The next meeting of the parish council will be held in the village hall next Thursday, November 13, at 7.30pm. This meeting will include approval of the 2015-2016 draft budget and input into the Craven District Council’s 2015-2016 budget consultation process. Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting and register any complaints or concerns.

School news: Embsay Primary School has a new chairman, Ann McIntosh. The PTA welcomes ideas for events, helpers or sponsors. Please do not hesitate to contact the group via the school on 01756 793426.

Women’s Institute: The talk in October was given by Jane Ellison who runs a design studio and wool shop called Purl and Jane, just off Skipton High Street. The next meeting is on Tuesday and is entitled With Christmas in Mind. It will be tree decorations using beads, led by Pat Dunill from Harrogate WI.

Community Library: The volunteer-run library operates a home library service. If you have mobility issues, volunteers are available to deliver books, including large print and audio books, and collect them when they do the next delivery. Just ring the library on 700367.

Carers event: Tomorrow, there will be a carers event held in Embsay Village Hall between 1pm and 4pm. The meeting is for carers to take a little time out to spend with others in a similar situation. There will be three speakers during the afternoon, Oliver Mawdsley of the DWP, Elaine Owen of Carers’ Resource and Tracey Crewdson of Age UK.

Farnhill and Kildwick Joyce Wood, 01535 635880 St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday there will be services of Holy Communion at 8.15am and at 9.45am (please note the earlier start time). The Act of Remembrance will take place at the war memorial at 10.55am.

Farnhill Methodists: There will be no service on Sunday morning as the members are joining the congregation at St Andrew’s Church for Remembrance. The monthly coffee morning will be held on Saturday from 10am to 11.30am. Cakes, bric-a-brac, greetings cards, knitted items and clothes will be on sale.

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

Calendars: The 2015 village calendars will be on sale in the institute between 11am and noon on Saturday. The calendars are £5.50 (£6.50 with envelope) and all proceeds go towards the upkeep of the institute.

Dance lessons: Get ready for Christmas and learn party dances from a professional coach in the lower hall at Farnhill Methodist Church from 1.30pm on Monday, November 17. The cost is £2. Contact Joyce on 01535 635880 for further information.

Party evening: A Christmas party evening is being held in the Kildwick and Farnhill Institute on Friday, December 5, from 7pm with a pie and peas supper. There will be music from Jim on the organ, a singalong and party dancing. Tickets are £7.50 and can be obtained from Joyce on 01535 635880 or Jill on 01535 633620.

Local history: The next meeting of the Farnhill and Kildwick Local History Group will take place on Monday, November 17, at 7pm in the institute when a talk will be given on the listed buildings of Kildwick.

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Gargrave Surgery: Thanks go to everyone who contributed to the Macmillan coffee morning held last month which raised £345 for the charity.

Church concert: Limited Edition will play in St Andrew’s Church at 7.30pm tomorrow. Entry is £10 per person and all the proceeds will be donated to the church funds.

Coffee morning: A coffee morning will take place in the village hall between 10am and noon on Saturday. All proceeds will be for the hall funds.

St Andrew’s: On Sunday, there will be BCP Communion from 8am followed by the Remembrance service which starts at the Cenotaph at 10.45am and concludes in the church.

Women’s Institute: The next meeting is on Wednesday from 7.30pm in the village hall annex. The speaker, Alison Brain, is an expert on North American beadwork and there will be a craft item for everybody to make.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Open day: Chipmonks nursery is holding an open day on Saturday between 10.30am and 1.30pm. There will be a music and dance session at 11.30am.

Giggleswick Gazelles: The Giggleswick Gazelles - a beginners running group - meets on Fridays from 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Eshton Pavilion. For details, contact 07955 342344 or 07799 063115.

Community cinema: There will be a showing of The Nut Job at Richard Whiteley Theatre on Sunday at 3.30pm. This is a U-certificate film suitable for family viewing. Tickets can be obtained via 01729 893180.

Gisburn Young Farmers: During the past few weeks, Gisburn Young Farmers have finalised their winter programme. Recent events have included an evaluation night (by kind permission of Richard Hartley), a visit to Ripon Farm Services and the annual general meeting. And members met up with Bolton by Bowland Young Farmers for an interesting tour of Mr Newbould’s farm which has a robot milking system.

Whist and dominoes: The results of the whist and domino drive held at Gisburn Festival Hall on Saturday were: dominoes - P Metcalf, E Fox, S Walker, A Fox, D Knight and A Sutcliffe; whist, men - W Mitchell, M Metcalfe, S Hogg; women - D Hogg, M Wellock and H Pickard. The next event will be on Saturday, December 6 at 7.30pm. New players are welcome.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Coffee morning: Upper Wharfedale Field Society will be raising funds at a coffee morning in Church House on Saturday from 9.30am.

Friendship Club: David Aldred will be guest speaker at today’s meeting of Grassington Friendship Club and his address is entitled Garden Flowers and Butterflies. Next Thursday, Edwin Page will give a talk, The Wandering Minstrel. The club meets in Church House at 2.15pm.

Garden talk: Pippa Chapman, horticultural teacher and consultant, will address Grassington and District Horticultural Society when it meets in the Octagon Theatre tonight from 7.30pm. Her theme will be Go Wild in the Garden.

Hub volunteers: New volunteers are welcome at The Hub, Grassington, particularly drivers for Helping Hands and the minibus service. Anyone who could give a few hours each month should contact Hub manager Ann Wild on annwildhub@gmail.com WAGS group: John Rudd, of Grassington House Hotel, was guest at the Grassington WAGS group. He entertained while he cooked and tea and cake rounded off the afternoon. Christmas wreaths and decorations will be the focus of the next meeting at the Congregational Church on Tuesday from 2pm.

Coffee morning: The Leprosy Mission coffee morning held in Church House raised £718.50. The money has been sent to a hospital in Bangladesh. A further £230 was raised from the sale of Christmas cards for the charity in St Michael’s Church, Linton. Valerie Ludlam thanks everyone for their generous support.

Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Methodist Guild: The Methodist Guild will meet on Wednesday at 7.30pm at the Wesley Centre, Haw Grove. Chris Taylor, author of children’s books, will talk about writing for pleasure. Tea and coffee will be served afterwards.

Coffee morning: Saturday’s coffee morning will be “Wear something Pink” - a fundraiser for Breast Cancer awareness. It will start at 10am in the Institute and will include stalls and a raffle.

Flower Club: North Craven Flower Club will present a Countdown to Christmas, with international demonstrator Ian Buxton, next Thursday, November 13, at 7.30pm in Victoria Hall. Tickets are £9.50 from 01282 842467.

Age Concern: The Grassington Bell Ringers will perform at tomorrow’s Age Concern meeting in Hellifield House from 10am.

Remembrance Sunday: On Sunday, a Remembrance service will take place in St Aidan’s Church at 10.15am followed by a ceremony at the cenotaph at 11am.

Book Club: The Book Club will meet in Hellifield House next Thursday, November 13, at 8pm.

Station talk: Steve Armitage will give a talk at 7.30pm tomorrow night in the Station Tea Rooms.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235 Remembrance: There will be a Remembrance service at St Oswald’s Church on Sunday from 10.15am.

Forest school: A forest school afternoon will be held at Horton School on Thursdays from 1.30pm to 3pm. Pupils will welcome other young children for den building, hide and seek, environmental art, fire-making, tool skills, games and lots of fun. The dress code is wellies, waterproofs and warm clothing and the minimum age is three years and they must be accompanied by an adult. To book a place, call 01729 860282.

Ingleton Kelbrook St Mary’s: The church will hold a Remembrance service on Sunday at 11am. It will include Holy Communion and the laying of wreaths.

Langcliffe Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303 Quiz night: Bentham and District Pet Rescue will host a quiz night at Langcliffe Institute next Saturday, November 15. The evening starts at 7.30pm and tickets cost £8 from 07773 694608.

Lawkland Young Farmers: Young Farmers met at Skipton for bowling. Next week’s meeting is programme and public speaking practice at Settle Rugby Club at 7.30pm.

Long Preston Heather Thomas-Smith, 01729 840113 Bonfire night: Long Preston Playing Fields Association will hold a bonfire night at the playing field tomorrow. The bonfire will be lit from 6pm and there will be a licensed bar and barbecue. All money raised will be put towards the playing fields.

Keep fit: Kettle Bells restarts after the recent break tonight from 6.15pm in the village hall.

Heritage Trust: The North Craven Heritage Trust will hold an illustrated talk by Dr David Johnson entitled North Craven in the Early Medieval Period in Long Preston Village Hall today, starting at 7.30pm.

Lothersdale Over 60s: Last Wednesday, members of Lothersdale Over 60s club met in the village hall for a viewing of the film, The Lad, which was made in the Settle/Malham area. Several visitors joined members. The next meeting is on Wednesday when the speaker will be Ed Mitchell talking about The Other Side of Funerals.

Discussion Group: The Lothersdale Agricultural Discussion Group will meet on Wednesday at the Tempest Arms, Elslack, at 8pm. The speaker will be Andrew Wareing, of Wareing Buildings, Preston.

Rathmell Elaine Illingworth, 01729 840087 Thursday Club: Today, the Thursday Club will meet up for lunch at 12.30pm in the Reading Room followed by a talk on War Memorial Stories by Margaret Brenchley.

Night Out: The Reading Room will host a Ladies Night Out with Mary Jo, of Trawden, on Tuesday. Attractions will include clothes, handbags, jewellery, scarves and a fashion show. The event will run from 7pm to 9pm and entry is £2.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 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 today between 1pm and 4.30pm and then tomorrow and Saturday between 10am and 4.30pm. Admission is free.

Victoria Hall: Tomorrow, there will be music by Baka Beyond as they bring their After the Tempest Tour to Settle. This merges the music and African rhythms of the Baka people of Cameroon with celtic harmonies. Queen tribute band, Queen Alright!, takes to the stage on Saturday and, on Sunday, there will be a chance to share An evening with Radio 4’s rock and roll journalist and war correspondent Andy Kershaw. On Monday, there will be a showing of Big Night by TRAMPS. On Wednesday, there will be a performance of Time Let Me Play - a one man show performed by Keith James and based on the poems and stories of Dylan Thomas. Dick Gaughan, holder of the Radio 2 Folk Awards lifetime achievement award, will perform next Saturday, November 15. Reform Theatre returns to Settle next Sunday, November 16, with its production of John Godber’s acclaimed vision of 1980s nightlife, Bouncers.

Kwezana link: Students in Kwezana have been sharing information about some of the differences between the two countries and were surprised to hear from Miss Mveni, who has recently visited Settle, that it was quite normal to walk around the town at night. In South Africa, the crime rate is much higher than in North Yorkshire, and last year alone 827 children were murdered. On a more positive note students also exchanged information about some of their favourite cities.

Guided walks: The Friends of the Settle-Carlisle line have arranged a number of guided walks. The first on Saturday will be the Kirkby Stephen Circular. This is a nine-mile moderately strenuous walk departing from Kirkby Stephen at 10.56.There will also be a Langwathby circular walk via Melmerby. This is a 12-mile moderately strenuous walk leaving Langwathby at 9.53. On Wednesday, there will be a walk from Shipley to Ilkley, leaving Shipley at 9.02. This is a ten-mile moderately strenuous walk. For details, email walksinfo@settle-carlisle.com.

Craft fair: This year’s annual craft fair at St Mary and St Michael Church will take place on Saturday between 11am and 3pm. All proceeds will go to the church restoration fund. There will be cards, gifts, plants and hand-turned wood items on sale.

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

Open mic: The Talbot Arms is holding an open mic session on Monday from 8pm. To take part and book a slot, contact 01729 823924.

Flower Club: North Craven Flower Club will host a countdown to Christmas event with international demonstrator Ian Buxton at Victoria Hall next Thursday, November 13. The event starts at 7.30pm. Admission is by ticket only, available from 01282 842467.

Speaking workshop: Settle Stories will hold a workshop session on Speaking with Confidence next Saturday, November 15, at the Friends Meeting House, Kirkgate. The session is designed to help participants learn techniques to enable them to address groups confidently. The session will commence at 2pm and will run for two hours. The cost is £17 and for further details or to book a place. visit settlestories.org.uk Big breakfast: Churches Together in Settle and District invite you to join them for the Settle Big Breakfast next Saturday, November 15, at 8.30am in St Mary and St Michael Church Hall. The speaker will be Andy Swinscoe from the Courtyard Dairy, Settle. Coffee and tea will be available from 8.15am, with the breakfast and talk over by 9.30am. The cost is £3. Please book your place by next Thursday to assist with catering by contacting 01729 825285.

Melodic delights: There will be a concert of classical and romantic music arranged for organ at Settle Parish Church next Saturday, November 15. The programme will also feature violin and viola pieces by Duncan Lloyd, pieces on clarinet and alto sax by Alison Marshal and an organ duet by Graham Toft and Paul Fisher. The event will start at 7.30pm and donations are invited for the church organ fund.

Poppy window: Lowe Maintenance Training, on Duke Street, invites you to contribute a poppy to its Remembrance-themed window display. Poppies can be made in any media and should be no more than three inches. Next Saturday, November 15, Lowe Maintenance Training will be the venue for a coffee morning between 10am and 2pm, in aid of The Royal British Legion. There will also be craft and card stalls.

The Folly: The Folly is hosting a Christmas shopping and coffee morning on Tuesday, November 18, between 10am and noon.

Settle Orchestra: Settle Orchestra’s autumn concerts will take place at Settle College on November 22 and at Christ Church in Skipton on November 29. Both concerts will commence at 7.30pm and the programme will include works by Ravel, Poulenc and Bizet. The soloist will be mezzo soprano, Rachel Maby. Tickets cost £10, which are available from Cave and Crag, Settle, High Bentham Post Office, Settle Music, Skipton Camera Centre or by emailing sarah.glossop@btinternet.com or phoning 01729 825806.

Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 Church event: Silsden Methodist Church will play host to Radio Leeds Gardener Joe Maiden on Saturday at 2pm. The event will be projected onto a big screen and is a fantastic opportunity to ask a well-known professional gardener questions and watch various demonstrations with a Christmas theme. Tickets are £6 from Twiggs newsagents, church members and by calling at the church between 9.30am and noon, Tuesday to Friday. Alternatively you can pay on the door.

Amnesty Group: Silsden Amnesty Group meets on the second Monday of every month in Silsden Methodist Church, Kirkgate, at 7.30pm. The next meeting is on Monday at 7.30pm.

Camera Club: Due to the half-term holidays, the next meeting of the Camera Club will be on Wednesday. This is the chairman’s evening and the annual trophies will be presented by Helen and Rodney Smith.

Civic Society: The Civic Society will meet in the Methodist Church tonight when Roger Clarke will give a talk entitled Saltaire Regeneration. Doors open at 7pm, the talk starts at 7.30pm and refreshments will be served at 8.30pm.

Ladies Circle: The next meeting of the Ladies Circle will be on Tuesday at 7.30pm at Silsden Methodist Church. This will be a Pamper Night, given by local firms, and entry is £3, which will include refreshments.

War exhibition: Part of the exhibition of Silsden’s Story In The Great War, first shown at the town hall in August, will be shown again at a coffee morning in the town hall on Saturday. It is being organised by Silsden Local History Group.

Commemoration: One hundred years after the outbreak of World War One, The Cobbydalers have produced an illustrated, 16-page newspaper featuring memories from that period. There are features on Dr John Purcell, who was responsible for the formation of the club, the Silsden footballers who died at the front and also the skipper. There are also articles on the two main industries of Silsden, clogmaking and weaving, and the living conditions of the workers. The Silsden Herald is being sold for 1d (£3 in today’s money). All proceeds will go to the British Legion Poppy appeal.

Football match: On Saturday, from 1pm to 2pm, local football team, The Cobbydalers, will honour all those who fought in the Great War when Silsden Town Band will play songs from the war, backed up by members of Skipton Rock Up and Sing Choir. Prayers and readings from the local clergy and British Legion will be said. The service will end with a rendition of the football hymn, Abide with me. There will be a display on Silsden in World War One and refreshments will served. At 3pm, the North West Counties League Game between The Cobbydalers and 1874 Northwich will take place. The teams will come out to Here Comes The Conquering Hero. Before the fixture, the respective captains will lay a wreath on the match ball. This will be followed by one minute’s silence for reflection before the game kicks off. There will be a commemorative matchday programme.

Skipton Craven Naturalists: Professor Thompson, of Sheffield University, gave a layman’s introduction to the CERN complex at Geneva. Details of the equipment required to accelerate the particles was given, emphasising the size of the underground construction. He then linked the research here to everyday applications such as the world wide web, various medical scanners and short-lived isotopes used for cancer investigations. The next meeting will be in the Swadford Centre at 7.30pm on Monday when Dr MJ Slater will talk about Ancient Walls. Visitors are welcome for a £2 admission fee. Details are available from 01535 642180.

History Society: Textile Mills of the Yorkshire Dales was the subject of the second lecture of the season to Skipton History Society. Dr George Ingle, a textile historian, gave a fascinating insight into the days when large mills, employing considerable workforces, especially children, stood in popular beauty spots such as Wharfedale, Malhamdale and Wensleydale. The talk was backed up by detailed research and illustrated with photographs, maps and sketches. The next meeting will be an illustrated lecture by Dr Roger Martlew on The Past, Present and Future of Threshfield Quarry at the Swadford Centre next Thursday, November 13, at 7.30pm.

Lacemakers: Nineteen members attended the October meeting - the guild’s first meeting in its new venue, Christ Church Hall, Skipton. The group has met in the Swadford Centre for 28 years but has now outgrown the rooms available. Three new members joined the meeting. Hazel and Kate, for a second year running, were asked to demonstrate at a Yarn Festival in Barnoldswick and the possibility of more members resulting from this is high. Ideas are being gathered for the group’s entry to the Lace Guild’s Triennial competition in two years’ time. The guild’s meetings will now be held on the third Thursday of each month at Christ Church. The next meeting is on Thursday, November 20, from 10am to 3.30pm. For more information, contact 01535 656637.

Retired Men’s Forum: John Holdroyd showed slides of picturesque scenes from around the UK, under the title Why Go Abroad? Next week, David Aldred will take members on a safari in Tanzania.

Navy news: On Sunday, at the Remembrance service, Shipmate Sam Bottomley, president of the Skipton branch of the Royal Naval Association, will lay a poppy wreath on behalf of the branch. All ex-RN and serving members are invited to join in the Act of Remembrance and march in the Royal British Legion parade which will form up at 10.30am by the small car park on Bunkers Hill. After the wreath-laying and church service, the parade will reform and proceed to the car park behind the town hall.

International Club: The International Club will meet on Tuesday at 7.30pm in the Soroptimists Rooms when Laili Cleasby will give a talk entitled, From Tasmania to St Kilda: Around the World Knitting.

Camera Club: Member Jenny Doyle gave a digital presentation on a visit to Harlow Carr Gardens. The displays of flowers and shrubs were shown at their best in the sunshine. Fellow member Tony Rostron reverted to some old slides to give a rather nostalgic view of cycling holidays in Norway, Scotland, Lake District and the Dales.

Steeton Flower Club: Following a brief demonstration by chairman Sue Little, Steeton Flower Club members enjoyed creating a wide variety of Autumn Landscape arrangements. Entries for the photographic competition were displayed. The results were: 50 Shades of Green - Anne Lindsay; Perfect Day - Anne Lindsay; Le Tour de France - Sue Little; My Favourite Thing - Anne Lindsay. The best in show award went to Anne Lindsay for her marvellous photo of the Red Arrows. The winners were presented with certificates. The Christmas Open Meeting will be held at Sutton Village Hall on Thursday, November 27, at 7.30pm when Craig Bullock will demonstrate Winter. Tickets cost £10 and are available from 07713 070235.

Open evening: Imagine Hair and Beauty, on Station Road, will celebrate its first year with an open evening tonight between 5pm and 9pm.

Sutton-in-Craven Coffee morning: The next fortnightly coffee morning at Sutton Community Centre, North Street, is on Saturday, starting at 10am.

Coach trip: Bents Garden and Home Centre in Warrington and Bury Market are the destinations for a coach trip which leaves Sutton Village Hall on Saturday, November 22. The coach leaves at 9am and returns from Bury at 4pm. The cost is £12 for community centre members and £14 for non-members. To book, contact Eddie Boocock on 01535 635442.

St Thomas’ Church: On Sunday, there will be a shortened service in the church at 10.30am, followed by a Remembrance service in the park.

Tea dances: Tea dances are held in Sutton Village Hall every Thursday at 1.45pm. Admission is £2, including refreshments.

Thornton-in-Lonsdale Paula Kendall, 015242 42390 Rosemary Hartley, 015242 42207 St Oswald’s: St Oswald’s Church will hold its Remembrance service on Sunday, with wreaths being laid on the war memorial at 9.30am. The service will be led by the Venerable Paul Slater, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven.

Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Parish council: Kettlewell-with-Starbotton Parish Council looks forward to seeing all local electors at its next meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm in Kettlewell Villlage Hall.

Luncheon Club: The November Luncheon Club will meet in the village hall on Thursday, November 20, at 12.30pm. Those wishing to attend should telephone Mrs A Staniforth by noon on Monday, November 17.

Family fireworks: A family fireworks night will be held in Close’s Field, Kettlewell, on Saturday from 6.30pm. The cost is £5 for adults and £2.50 for children and refreshments will include a hog roast. Advance tickets are available from Caroline Hatton on 760378 or the Village Store.

Horticultural society: The chairman, Pat Charlton, and the committee of Kettlewell and District Horticultural Society thank all those who entered items in this year’s show. Once again, the village hall was a colourful sight with many, varied entries. The chairman said there had been more visitors this year.

Film night: A Crocodile Dundee night will be held at Amerdale Hall, Arncliffe, next Friday, November 14. It will include a screening of the film, a fancy dress competition, a Crocodile Dundee quiz and refreshments. Tickets cost £5 (£4.50 in advance) and £3 (£2.50) for under 16s. For more information, visit littondale.net Coffee money: Thanks are extended to all who supported the Macmillan coffee morning at The Falcon in Arncliffe, which raised £300. And, a similar coffee morning in Buckden raised £287.70.

Monthly meeting: Buckden Parish Council will meet in the village institute on Monday at 8pm.

Whist drive: The next whist drive will be held at Buckden Village Institute on Wednesday from 7pm. Doors open at 6.30pm and there will be an entry fee of £2.50, which includes supper.

Choir concert: Thanks go to everyone who supported the Chordiality Choir Concert. It was a most enjoyable evening, which raised £172 for Hubberholme Church funds.

Harvest festival: Thanks are extended to all who helped with or participated in the Kettlewell-with-Conistone celebrations. Donations of tins and packets were given to the food bank in Skipton and fresh produce went to the Salvation Army in Keighley. Thirty people enjoyed the harvest lunch, which helped to raise £188.50 for the Bishop’s Appeal for the Sudan.

Italian evening: An Italian Evening, held at Castle Farm, Arncliffe, raised £200 for St Oswald’s Church funds. A Christmas wreathmaking evening will take place on Friday, December 12, and costs £7.50.To book a place, ring 01756 770269.

Remembrance: A Remembrance service will be held at St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Hubberholme, on Sunday at 10.30am.

Quiz night: Chris Akrigg was the auctioneer of harvest produce in Buckden. A donation of £100 will be sent to St George’s Crypt, Leeds, while non-perishable items were taken to Skipton Food Bank.

Women’s Institute: Kettlewell and District WI held its annual general meeting. The committee was re-elected en bloc to serve for a further year. Maureen Heseltine was re-elected as president.

Annual meeting: The Rylstone WI will hold its annual general meeting at Cracoe Village Hall tonight from 7.30pm. The competition will be a woolly hat.

Wigglesworth Community centre: Whist winners were P Witowski, H Pickard, A Dinsdale, M Wright and S Hogg and domino winners were P OIddie, A Taylor, A Lowe, K Nowell, A Fox and F Taylor. The craft club will meet on Monday. Please bring bunch of garden or supermarket flowers, greenery, sharp scissors or secateurs and a container to put them in. Tickets are available for the Mother Goose panto on Sunday, January 4.