Neighbourhood News from around Craven

Parish walk: A parish walk was held on Saturday. Thirty-five walkers turned out for what was an excellent walk, with coffee and cake at Keasden Head Farm and mulled wine at a local shooting box. The next walk will be on Saturday, February 21, meeting at Austwick Church at 9.30am.

Parish council: The parish council will meet on Monday, January 19, at 8pm in the parish hall and will consider plans for the change of use of agricultural land to form a tennis court on the field adjacent to Austwick Tennis Club.

Bolton Abbey Priory Church: The services on Sunday are 8am Communion (said) and 10.30am Sung Eucharist. Evening Prayer is at 4.30pm. Each Wednesday, there is a Communion Service at 10am.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 Film Club: The Film Club will meet next Thursday, January 15.

Table tennis: New members are welcome at the table tennis club, held in the village hall on Tuesdays between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. For more information, ring 01535 630470.

Whist drive: Whist drives are held in the village hall every Thursday between 7.30pm and 10pm.

Coniston Cold St Peter’s: On Sunday, St Peter’s will hold a communion service at 9.30am.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 St John’s: The church will hold a service of Holy Communion at 11am on Sunday. On Monday, Toddlers Praise resumes at 2pm.

Cowling Companions: Cowling Companions have begun their weekly winter Wednesday drop-ins at Cowling Village Hall. Most sessions begin with gentle exercise at 1.25pm. On Wednesdays when there is a speaker the sessions will start at 2pm. On January 21, Peter Brown will show slides from Companions’ walks plus local wildlife.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 Email contact: The parish council is updating its contact list and a letter inviting the registration of details has been distributed to all households. If you have not received your letter, contact the parish clerk using the Contact Us link on draughton.org.

Tea parties: The Monday afternoon tea parties start again on February 2.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 Churches Together: The New Year Social will be held from 6.30pm next Thursday, January 15, in the coffee bar of the New Road Community Centre. The monthly ministers meeting will be held at 1.30pm tomorrow in the community centre’s lounge.

Community centre: The quarterly meeting of the Community Association will take place at 2pm on Monday, January 26, in the boardroom of the New Road Community Centre.

St Peter’s: The preacher at Sunday’s 10.30am service at St Peter’s Methodist Church is David Wilshaw. On Monday. the church will hold a gentle exercise class at 1pm. The annual Covenant Service will be held at 10.30am next Sunday, January 18, and the next games evening will be on Monday, January 19, from 7pm.

Embsay-with-Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Ballroom dancing: Jack and Betty will launch ballroom dance sessions at Embsay Village Hall tonight from 6.30pm.

Embsay churches: On Sunday, St Mary’s Church will hold a Parish Communion at 9.30am while the Methodist chapel service at 10.30am will be a communion service. At 2pm, there will be a Christingle workshop in the Methodist schoolroom which will be followed at 4pm by a Christingle service. On Fridays in term time, Smiley Faces toddler praise will take place at St Mary’s from 1.45pm.

Gardening Club: The Gardening Club will meet in the village hall tomorrow when Dawn Barrett will tell “Stories from Stepping Stones”.

Cinema Club: Kick the winter blues and join a new local cinema club for all the family which makes its debut on Saturday in Embsay Village Hall. The doors open from 3.30pm.

Women’s Institute: The first meeting of the New Year will be on Tuesday at 7.30pm in the village hall. The subject will be Women Astronauts and the speaker will be Martin Lunn, the retired curator of astronomy at the Museum of Yorkshire in York.

Parish council: The parish council will meet tonight at 7.30pm in the village hall.

Steam Railway: The shop at Embsay station is looking for volunteers. Anyone who is interested should call in (ideally on a Friday) or phone shop manager Simon Gott on 01756 794727. The railway will operate on Sundays throughout January.

Farnhill and Kildwick Joyce Wood, 01535 635880 St Andrew’s: On Sunday, there will be a Holy Communion at 8.15am and a Parish Communion with baptism at 10am.

Farnhill Methodists: The monthly coffee morning will be held on Saturday from 10am to 11.30am. Cakes, cards, bric-a-brac, clothes and books will be on sale Village Pump: The over 50s group will meet on Wednesday from 2pm in the lower hall at Farnhill Methodist Church.

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Tai Chi: Classes will resume tonight from 7.30pm in the village hall annexe. For further information, call 01756 748540.

Ballroom dance: Tomorrow’s ballroom dance in the village hall will be hosted by Denis Westmoreland. It will start at 8pm and entry is £6.50, which includes a homemade plated supper. Proceeds will be donated to the village hall.

Coffee morning: The village hall’s first coffee morning of the year will take place on Saturday. starting at 10am. All proceeds will go to hall funds.

St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, the church will hold a BCP Communion at 8am and Morning Prayer at 10.45am.

Stay And Play: The popular Stay and Play sessions hosted by North Craven Children’s Centre return next week and will be held every Monday until March 23 (except February 16) between 10am and 11.30am in the village hall annexe.

Community Cafe: Horton Housing will hold a community coffee in the village hall annexe on Monday between 2pm and 4.30pm. This will be a regular event taking place on the second Monday afternoon of every month. All are welcome to attend.

Hatha yoga: Classes resume on Wednesday from 9.30am in the village hall annexe. A new six-week session commences on Wednesday, January 21, and new members are always welcome.

Women’s Institute: There is no meeting this month as most members will be attending the Christmas meal at the Boars Head in Long Preston from 7.30pm on Wednesday.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Theatre events: The 2015 Gigg Lectures series at the Richard Whiteley Theatre opens with John Pilkington: A Balkan Adventure next Thursday, January 15, at 7pm. Next Friday, January 16, at 7.30pm locally born and internationally renowned soprano Sarah Fox will perform in The Cole Porter Songbook, accompanied by international pianist and conductor James Burton. Proceeds will be used to help with various projects across the school. For ticket details, contact 01729 893180.

Women’s Institute: Giggleswick WI will meet tonight at 7.30pm in the parish rooms. Michael Cullingworth will speak about Pantomime Dames.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Friendship Club: Tim and Rosemary will be guests at today’s meeting of Grassington Friendship Club. They will present their singalong from 2.15pm in Church House. Next Thursday, January 15, Gordon Whittaker will give a talk entitled Understanding the Environment.

Coffee morning: Saturday’s coffee morning in Church House will be in support of the Fire Cadets. It will start at 10am.

Annual meeting: Grassington Horticultural Society will hold its annual general meeting in the town hall’s Octagon Theatre today from 7.30pm.

Table tennis: Table tennis sessions are held at Grassington Town Hall on Tuesdays from 5pm to 7pm. The cost is £1.50 per hour for members or £2 per hour for non-members. Annual membership is £1. Those who are competitive can join the Grassington Table Tennis ladder at wotscore.com/register Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Age Concern: Tomorrow’s meeting of Age Concern will include bingo, with Joan Newhouse. It will take place in Hellifield House from 10am.

Coffee morning: Saturday’s coffee morning in the institute will be a fundraiser for the institute itself. It will start at 10am.

Station talk: A talk on the famous City of Wells locomotive will be held in the Station Tearooms tomorrow, starting at 7.30pm. It will be presented by John Sagar and Richard Greenwood.

Book Club: The Book Club meets tonight in the social club from 8pm. The book under discussion will be The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Andersen.

Drop-in: The Thursday Drop-Ins at the Wesley Centre on Haw Grove will start again today. Sessions run from 10.30am to 2.30pm.

Wesley Guild: The Longton Family Singers will entertain the Wesley Guild at the Methodist Church on Wednesday at 7.30pm.

Women’s Institute: The WI will meet at the institute next Thursday, January 15, at 7.15pm to hear a talk on human energy fields by Kathy Esher .

Youth Club: The village youth club remains closed until further notice.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235 Church services: On Sunday, to celebrate the baptism of Christ, a service will be held at 9am in St Oswald’s Church. Next Sunday, January 18, a combined Holy Communion service for the parishes of Horton, Stainforth and Langcliffe will be held at St John’s Church, Langcliffe, at 10.30am.

Gun Club: Members of Penyghent Gun Club held a pre-Christmas shoot at Horton Quarry. The winner of the Andrew Chapman Memorial Trophy was K Humphrey with 28 kills. In joint second position were E Sharpe and R Carr and in third position was S Bamber. A pool shoot was won by R Bold. The first shoot of the New Year was held at Cragg Hill Farm. R Carr was the winner with 20 kills, second was P Fox and third was E Sharpe, who won the pool shoot . The next members’ shoot is at Coniston Shooting Ground on Sunday, January 25.

Ingleton Langcliffe Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303 New Year concert: Twelfth Night was celebrated rather early in Langcliffe when, on Saturday, the talented group, Miscellany, entertained at a Twelfth Night concert in the village institute. Although the celebration was an opportunity for villagers and friends to get together, it raised £315 towards the institute’s running costs.

Lawkland Young Farmers: Young Farmers met at Settle Rugby Club for a Christmas party. Next week’s meeting is district bingo at Settle Rugby Club.

Lothersdale Discussion Group: Lothersdale Agricultural Discussion Group will meet on Wednesday at 8pm at the Tempest Arms, Elslack. The speaker will be Donald Biggar, former chairman of Quality Meat Scotland.

Rathmell Elaine Illingworth, 01729 840087 Thursday Club: The first meeting after the Christmas break will be held in Rathmell Reading Room today. Lunch will be served at 12.30pm, followed by a talk from the National Trust. For further information, contact 01729 823066.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 U3A talk: Community Police Officer Amy Sharrad will give a talk to Settle District U3A when it meets at Victoria Hall today. Coffee will be served from 10am, with the talk starting at 10.30am.

Settle Voices: The community choir’s first meeting of the New Year will take place at the Friends Meeting House, Kirkgate, on Monday from 1pm. For more information, ring 01729 823777.

Iyengar yoga: Iyengar yoga classes will resume in Settle next week. Monday sessions will take place at the Quaker Meeting House with a mixed ability class at 12.30pm and a beginners session at 2.15pm. The Tuesday mixed ability session will take place at 7pm at the School of Dance on Station Road.

Strollers: The North Craven Strollers will enjoy a walk in Clapham on Wednesday. For further details and information about transport, contact 01729 824537.

Mindfulness: Eight mindfulness sessions focusing on simple and effective relaxation techniques will start on Wednesday. For further details of times and venue, contact 07803 721135.

Film night: The Three Peaks for Palestine group will hold a film night at the Friends Meeting House next Thursday, January 15, at 7.30pm. It will show Budrus - a 2009 Israeli/Palestinian/American documentary film about non-violent demonstrations conducted by the residents of Budrus against the building of the Israeli West Bank barrier inside the village.

Gallery On The Green: There is still time to view the popular Three Kings tableau which will continue to be on display in the phone box gallery until next Saturday, January 17. The tableau was created by Jeanne Carr and Veronica Allsop and the Settle Flagmakers.

Relaxation classes: There will be an introductory relaxation class at the Friends Meeting House on Wednesday, January 21, at 7.30pm. This free taster event will be followed by a series of nine weekly sessions. For details, contact 07794 112172.

Market stalls: Anyone interested in having a stall at the market in Victoria Hall on Tuesdays, January 13, 20 or 27 is invited to contact the hall on 01729 825718. The cost will be £10 per stall.

Meditation classes: The drop-in Buddhist meditation classes have started again and will take place at the Friends Meeting House every Monday from 7.30pm. For more details, call 01535 958189 or visit enjoymeditation.org CRO thanks: Members of the Cave Rescue Organisation would like to thank customers of Booth’s supermarket, Settle, who donated £648 on Monday, December 22.

Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 Zumba classes: Zumba classes are held at the town hall on Monday, Thursday and Friday. A new class is starting on Tuesday at 11am called Zumba Gold. This is a low impact class ideal for those new to exercise or who haven’t exercised in a while. It will also suit those with an injury or who have recently given birth. The first class will be a free 45-minute taster session. For more information, contact 07817 532364.

Ladies Circle: The Ladies Circle welcomed Sylvia, a member of Skipton Street Angels, to its December meeting. The Skipton Street Angels were formed by Churches Together and assist those in need on Skipton’s streets on Friday and Saturday nights. A faith supper followed the talk and donations collected for the Street Angels totalled £100. The next meeting will be on Tuesday at Silsden Methodist Church and is a film night with David Grimshaw. It will start at 7.30pm.

Amnesty Group: Silsden Amnesty Group will meet on Monday in Silsden Methodist Church at 7.30pm.

Skipton Lacemakers: The Craven Guild of Lacemakers held a Christmas lunch at the Copper Dragon Bistro in Skipton. The next Guild meeting will be at Christ Church, Skipton, next Thursday, January 15, from 10am to 3.30pm.

Naturalists: Craven Naturalists and Scientific Association finished 2014 with an interesting lecture entitled Trekking to Petra. This was given by archaeologist Gillian Hovell. A week later a members’ evening included a “tree quiz” and a presentation showing Addingham during Britain in Bloom, Thorp Perrow in autumn and the Dutch bulb fields at Keukenhof. A recorders’ evening will be held on Monday when reports are due to be given on meteorology, archaeology, botany and ornithology. Two weeks later, on January 26, Richard Hargreaves will speak on Walking through Flowers in the Balkans. All meetings are held in the Swadford Centre, Skipton, at 7.30pm. For details, call 01535 642180.

Oddfellows: Frank will host his first music quiz night of 2015 at the Three Links Club from 8pm on Saturday.

Next Saturday, January 17, there will be a Guess the Music Game Night with Tim from 8pm. The club will celebrate Burns Night on Saturday, January 24, and tickets cost £2.50.

Sutton-in-Craven Coffee morning: A coffee morning will be held at Sutton-in-Craven Community Centre in North Street on Saturday.

Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Local history: John Sheard will give a talk to the Cracoe Local History Group on Tuesday. He will speak about Joseph Paxton, who was gardener to the sixth Duke of Devonshire. The meeting will take place in Cracoe Village Hall from 7.30pm.

Beetle drive: Cracoe Primary School’s recent beetle drive raised £500 towards improvements to the class one back play area.

Coffee thanks: Barbara Lambert thanks everyone who supported the coffee morning at her home, Fold Farm, Kettlewell. It raised £250 for the Children’s Society. A further £263 was collected from the boxes, making a grand total of £513. Barbara is still collecting unwanted mobile phones (no chargers) which the society can recycle.

Charity coffee: The Halton Gill coffee morning for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre raised £418.50. A further £50 has been received from friends in Settle. With Gift Aid, the organisers will be able to donate around £585.

Mobile library: On Wednesday, the mobile library will call at Buckden car park from 10.30am to 12.30pm and at the national park car park in Kettlewell from 2pm to 4pm Indoor bowling: Indoor bowls will restart at Kettlewell Village Hall on Wednesday from 1.30pm.

Whist drive: The next whist drive at Buckden Institute will take place on Wednesday, January 21, starting at 7pm. Doors will be open from 6.30pm.

Link editor: The new editor of the Upper Wharfedale Link is Liese Whitaker, of Clover Cottage, Kettlewell. She can be contacted at Up and Over at Kettlewell Garage during shop hours or via email at liesewhit@gmail.com. She takes over from Ron Fletcher, who has edited The Link for more than 10 years.

Women’s Institute: Kettlewell and District WI met in December for a meal at The Old Hall Inn at Threshfield. A lucky dip in Santa’s sack raised money for the WI’s overseas partnership charity - Associated Country Women of the World. The first meeting of the new year is on Tuesday when Doug McLellan will give a further talk about first aid in the home.

Public meeting: There will be a public meeting in Kettlewell Village Hall on Monday from 7pm to discuss the refurbishment of the hall toilets.

Luncheon Club: Kettlewell Luncheon Club will gather next Thursday, January 15. Those wishing to attend should give their name to Mrs A Staniforth on 761171 by noon on Monday.

Wigglesworth Community centre: 2015 started off with Pocket Panto’s Mother Goose. It was a very funny, lively show, which was very well received by the mixed audience. Geraldine’s Zumba sessions start again today at 7.30pm. The Craft Group meets for planning topics for the next year and a tidy up of resources on Monday from 7.30pm. Athlefit with Jill starts on Monday at 9.30am. It is a ladies-only exercise class, involving a range of activities geared to help with co-ordination, strength and general fitness. The activities will be tailored to individual ability. The monthly friendly quiz with light supper will take place on Wednesday, January 21. from 8pm. The Meet and Eat Group will meet on the same day from 11am. Please let the organisers know if you are attending to help with catering. The Hundreds Club continues - this is a great way to help support the running of the Old School whilst trying your luck at winning a monthly cash prize. Whist and domino dates for January are Wednesday, the 28th, and Saturday, the 31st, at 7.30pm. The centre will also be hosting a Burns Supper on Saturday, January 24. It is vital you book in advance.