Neighbourhood news from across Craven

Parish walk: There will be a parish walk to Keasden Heights on Saturday. People wishing to take part should meet at Keasden Church for 9.45am.

Bolton Abbey Priory Church: The services on Sunday are 8am Communion (said), 10.30am Sung Eucharist and 4.30pm Evening Prayer. As it is the first Sunday of the month, there will also be Liquid Family Service at 9.15am. Each Wednesday, there is a communion service at 10am. All services are BCP.

Wednesday Nighters: Please note, the Wednesday Nighters will not be meeting in January.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 School news: The children enjoyed various Christmas activities during the last week of term, including making cards, pom poms and miniature stockings. They also participated in the Christmas fair and enjoyed fun and games at their Christmas parties. Classes four and five were joint winners of Walk to School, with 84 per cent of children either walking or parking and striding to school.

Film Club: The next showing from Film Club will be on Thursday, January 15.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Church news: St James’ Church is hoping to recommence services on Sunday, January 25. In the meantime you are invited to attend one of the sister churches and join in their services. An epiphany service will be held at Austwick Church on Friday, January 9, at 1.30pm when the confederation of schools will join the congregation.

School news: In the new year, Clapham School assistant headteacher Mr Armstrong is hoping to enhance the schools outdoor learning areas. Space at the front of the school will be utilised to create a community garden and quiet study area for the children. Mr Armstrong is applying for a grant and would like to hear from any groups in the community who would like to use the garden. These could be groups who may want to teach the children gardening or beekeeping, community groups who may want to visit the garden out of school time, community members who may like to host events such as coffee mornings in this space or art clubs that wish to use the space as a vantage point. For more information, contact the school.

Quiz night: The Friends of Clapham School will host their annual quiz night on Friday, January 30, at Clapham Village Hall. The night will start at 7pm with the quiz at 7.30pm. Once again the questions will be asked by quiz master Stuart Marshall and tickets cost £7.50, which includes a two-course supper from Home Barn Foods. Places are limited so get your tickets from school or Ruthie on 015242 51157 or 07814 838369.

Development Association: Clapham Development Association is updating the Clapham Information Leaflet and associated maps due to changes that have occurred. In addition it is looking at modernising the Clapham website. A permanent map of the village is planned in collaboration with the national park for the area opposite the Reading Room Cafe between Church Avenue and the car park. Any resident, trader or organisation, who is interested in the association, may join on payment of a £10 one-off fee. If you would like to be involved please ring Diane on 51813, James on 51405 or Brenda on 51816.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 St John’s: On Sunday, St John’s will hold a Holy Communion, which will include the annual Covenant Service, at 11am.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 St Augustine’s: On Sunday, Morning Prayer will start at 9.30am and on Monday, there will be Evening Prayer at 3pm.

Embsay with Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Embsay churches: For the first Sunday of 2015, Embsay Methodist Church will hold a 10.30am service, led by David Allison, while at St Mary’s Church there will be an all-age worship for Epiphany followed at 11.15am by a BCP Communion Service. Tuesday will see Holy Communion celebrated at 10.30am.

Carol thanks: The organisers of the annual open air carol concert held on Christmas Eve in Elm Tree Square would like to thank everybody who turned out to support the event and who gave so generously to the charity appeal.

Flower Club: There will be no flower club meeting on the first Tuesday of January or February. The next scheduled get together will not be until March.

Neighbourhood Watch: Just before Christmas, an eagle-eyed resident spotted a suspicious character on a bike with no lights cycling slowly back and forth along Bow Bridge Drive at 5.45am in the morning and appeared to be looking at the row of garages. It was immediately reported this to the police, who sent out a car to check the area. Please make sure your garages are closed and better still, locked at all times. PSCO Ruth Pearson is looking for more Neighbourhood Watch co-ordinators. If you are interested please contact her and she will come and explain what the role entails.

Parish council: Embsay-with-Eastby Parish Council has raised a formal objection to the recent outline planning application for residential development which provides an extension to a previously consented housing site on land off Shires Lane, Embsay. The objection is based on the comments and views of the parish council’s independent planning consultant who is commissioned to provide guidance on major planning matters including applications for new housing developments. Members have concluded that this is a completely new proposal about which there has been neither consultation nor community engagement. The application site is not included within or considered as part of the 2013 Community Engagement Event nor is it included within the CDC Consultation Draft Documentation. It is not one of CDC’s preferred sites. Other concerns include the piecemeal manner in which the site is being considered, the further encroachment of the urban form of the village into open countryside and the claim by the developer that approval will prevent further applications coming forward for new housing. A number of local residents have raised their own concerns about the proposed development.

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 Family Communion at 10am for the Feast of Epiphany.

Farnhill Methodists: On Sunday, there will be a service at 10.30am. The preacher will be the Rev Nigel Ogley.

Village Pump: On Wednesday, the Village Pump will hold its New Year Party from 2pm in the lower hall at Farnhill Methodist Church.

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 St Andrew’s Church: The first service on Sunday will be a BCP Communion at 8am followed by Sung Eucharist at 10.45am.

Parish council: The council will hold its first meeting of 2015 in the village hall annex on Monday at 7.15pm.

Pilates: Starting next week, Pilates classes will held every Tuesday from 10am to 11am and every Friday from 9am to 10am in the village hall annex. Each session is £2 and more information can be obtained from 01756 749443.

Indoor bowls: From next week, there will be sessions every Tuesday and Thursday between 2pm and 4pm in the village hall. New members are welcome and more information can be obtained from 01756 748908.

Sessions resume: The Twins and Multiple Births Group will start up again on Wednesday between 9.30 and 11am in the village hall. For more information, ring the North Craven Children’s Centre on 01609 533990 or email northcravencc@northyorks.gov.uk Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Primary school: A huge thank you goes to all parents and carers for their support during the wide range of festive activities and to the staff team for all their additional efforts. Congratulations go to all those pupils who received certificates to mark their progress with raising their reading age this term and also to those who received certificates for the length of time which they spent reading daily. A big thank you goes to Mrs Richardson and Mrs Eccleston, supported by Mrs Clay and Mrs Whitehouse, for producing 80 delicious Christmas meals. The occasion was much enjoyed by everyone. A huge audience thoroughly enjoyed the excellent entertainment provided by pupil re-telling the nativity story, with additional parts written by class three pupils. They all performed well and they sang beautifully. Catie Jones, one of the community governors, accompanied the singing and Ray Jones helped with setting up the church for rehearsals and during the performance. The collection raised £244 for the pupils’ chosen charities of Guide Dogs for the Blind and the Skipton Food Bank. Michael Preston ran the end-of-term Christmas disco.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Friendship Club: Tim and Rosemary will lead a singalong at Grassington Friendship Club on Thursday, January 8. The meeting will take place in Church House at 2.15pm.

Embroiderers’ Guild: Members explored the embroidery of India at a December workshop with award-winning textile artist Gillian Travis. On Wednesday, the group will hear will hear a talk by Hilary McCormack, called Mandala, history and relevance today. The meeting is at Wharfedale Rugby Club, Threshfield, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm. All are welcome and the cost is £5.

Playgroup coffee: Grassington Playgroup will benefit from the first coffee morning of the year at Church House. It will take place on Saturday from 10am.

Annual meeting: Grassington and District Horticultural Society will hold its annual general meeting in the Octagon Theatre, Grassington, on Thursday, January 8, at 7.30pm. A hot supper of pie and peas will be available.

Reverb: Older members of the Reverb youth club are hoping to join a big event at Scargill House, Kettlewell, with other people from across the world. The club meets on Tuesday evenings. For more information, email youth.reverb@gmail.com Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Coffee mornings: Saturday’s coffee morning in the institute will be a fundraiser for the church. The other January beneficiaries are: January 10 - the village institute; January 17 - the Hellifield Alloment and Gardens Association; and January 24 - the churchyard.

Age Concern: There will be no meeting of Age Concern on Friday. The meeting on Friday, January 9, will include New Year Bingo, with Joan Newhouse.

Mothers’ Union: The annual general meeting and lunch will be held in the institute on Wednesday. For more details, contact 851523.

Book Club: The next meeting of the Book Club will be in the social club on Thursday, January 8, at 7.30pm. The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen, will be under discussion. New members are welcome.

Wesley Centre: The Thursday drop-ins will recommence on Thursday, January 8, from 10.30am to 2.30pm. There will be computer access and homemade light lunches. The Youth Café will reopen on Friday, January 9, between 6.30pm and 8pm.

Railway talk: The next railway-themed talk and presentation at the Station Tearooms will be the City of Wells Story. They will take place from 7.30pm on Friday, January 9.

Ingleton Langcliffe Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303 Sunday teas: During 2014, the Sunday teas made a total of £2,122.76 for the upkeep of the institute. This was around the amount raised in 2013. The institute committee provided refreshments at the Langcliffe Show and this contributed £212.60 to the total. The committee thanks everyone who supported the teas. The funds go towards repairs and running costs. The committee has recently discovered that the boiler for the main hall needs replacing which will be costly. If you would like to make a donation, contact Eric Parker on 822114.

Twelfth Night: Miscellany are back for the Twelfth Night concert in the village institute on Friday evening. Tickets are £10 and light refreshments are included. Please bring your own drinks and glasses. Book your tickets with Lesley Cross on 822620.

Musical evening: On March 27, the institute committee has booked musical duo howdenjones to perform. More information will be available soon.

Cook book: Could you contribute an original recipe to a Langcliffe cookery book? If enough recipes are offered it is hoped that funds can be raised by the book’s sale. Contact Jean Jelley or Sue and Eric Parker.

Rimington Carol singers: A party of eight carol singers from Salem Congregational Chapel, Martin Top, toured the hamlets of Howgill and Newby. Miles Taylor invited the singers into his warm house and with the help of his son, James, served hot mulled wine and refreshments. The singers raised £120 for Leukaemia Lymphoma Research. Ladies from the WI sang in Rimington and raised £118 for the same charity.

Salem Chapel: A service of lessons and carols was led by Peter Wilkinson from Leyland. Lessons were read by Janet Wilkinson, Susan Tattersall, Herbert Moorhouse, David Tattersall, Julie Holland and Alan Marsden. Soup and refreshments were served at the close of the service.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Gallery on the Green: The popular Three Kings tableau will be on view in the phone box gallery until Saturday, January 17. The tableau was created by Jeanne Carr and Veronica Allsop with the stained glass effect panels created by Settle Flagmakers. There are treats available for young visitors and everyone who visits is invited to leave a Christmas card for display in the rack.

Women’s Institute: Members of Settle WI will meet on Wednesday at 2pm when Heather Slater will give a talk entitled My Life in Indonesia, and the competition will be for A Christmas Photo. Please note that this meeting will be at the Catholic Church Hall. Annual subscriptions of £36 can be paid at this meeting.

Guided walk: The Friends of the Settle-Carlisle line have arranged a guided walk on Saturday from Garsdale to Hawes. This will be an 11-mile moderately strenuous walk departing from Garsdale at 10.21. Booking in advance is not required but it is essential to bring a packed lunch and plenty to drink and to be correctly equipped for both. For further details, contact walksinfo@settle-carlisle.com.

Iyengar yoga: Iyengar yoga classes will resume in Settle on January 13. Monday sessions will take place at the Quaker Meeting House, with a mixed ability class between 12.30pm and 2pm and a beginners session between 2.15pm and 3.30pm. The Tuesday session will take place between 7pm and 8.30pm at the School of Dance on Station Road. This is a mixed ability group.

Mindfulness: A series of eight mindfulness sessions focusing on simple and effective relaxation techniques will commence in Settle on Wednesday, January 14. For further details, contact 07803 721135.

Charity dance: The organisers of the Settle charity dances would like to thank all who have supported these events during 2014. During the year, a total of £1,650 has been donated to Settle Victoria Hall, St John’s Church, SANE, Marie Curie and Macmillan. The cheque for the latter will be presented to its local representative at the February dance. All dances in the coming year, with the exception of the New Year’s Eve event, will take place at St Michael and St Mary Parish Hall on the first Saturday of the month. Everyone is welcome at these events, including beginners. Dances are mainly sequence dances with a little ballroom and line dancing. If you would like more information, contact Marion on 01729 823259 or Helen on 01729 824038.

Craft workshop: There will be a craft workshop on January 30 for those wishing to start an art journal. The course costs £45, including all materials and will cover basic techniques. For details, email Jakibogg@tiscali.co.uk or ring 07875 699172.

Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 Civic Society: The next meeting of the Civic Society will take place in the Methodist Church on Thursday, January 8. Phil Judkins will give a talk entitled Keighley and Silsden’s Navy. Doors open at 7pm and the talk starts at 7.30pm.

Skipton Oddfellows: Say goodbye to 2014 at the Three Links Club on New Year’s Eve with The Beer House Boys. The local group will provide a special evening of entertainment. Bring your own supper and toast the New Year with a tot of whisky and a mince pie. Fish and chip bingo starts off the New Year on Tuesday from noon.

Naval Association: Shipmates of the Skipton and District Royal Naval Association enjoyed a Christmas lunch party at the RAF Association headquarters in Shortbank Road.

Holy Trinity: Today, New Year’s Eve, the 9am Morning Prayer will be followed by the Wednesday Communion Service at 10.45am and Evening Prayer at 3pm. On Sunday, services begin with Early Eucharist at 8am, followed by the Parish Eucharist at 9.45am and will conclude with Evensong at 5pm. Activities, such as Tuesday’s Toddle into Church for youngsters and their parents, will resume next week after the holiday and the church café will reopen in the Vestry Room on Wednesday at 10am.

Sutton-in-Craven Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Pocket Panto: Amerdale Hall, Arncliffe, will welcome Pocket Panto with its Christmas show, Mother Goose, on Friday from 6pm. This is a perfectly sized pantomime for adults and children with fun, laughter and happy-ever-afters. Tickets cost £8 for adults, £4 for under 16s and free for babies.

Book Club: The Rylstone Book Club will enjoy a film night on Tuesday while the meeting on Tuesday, February 3 will consider the book, The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith. The club meets on the first Tuesday of the month and anyone interested in joining should call 730345 or email dsgeldart@aol.com Women’s Institute: Rylstone WI will meet at Cracoe Village Hall on Thursday, January 8, from 7.30pm.

Wigglesworth Community centre: The village Christmas party was a resounding success and the carol singing that followed was enjoyable even if the weather was rather bluster. Pocket Panto presents Mother Goose on Sunday at 1pm. Tickets cost £10 for adults, £6 for children and free for the under twos.