Neighbourhood news from around Craven

Society meeting: The next meeting of the Austwick Field and Local History Society is in the parish hall on Wednesday at 7.30pm. Edward Downs will talk about Work as a Forester in the Yorkshire Dales. Visitors are welcome for an admission charge of £2.

Parish walk: The monthly parish walk led by Canon Ian Greenhalgh will take place on Saturday. Participants should meet at Austwick Church at 9.30am.

Barnoldswick Probus Club: Fifty-five West Craven Probus members were taken to Peru, in a slideshow presented by Stuart James. It started in the middle of Peru and included a climb up the Andes, before reaching an Inca settlement. John Dodd gave the vote of thanks.

Bentham Historical Society: Sir John Kerr, chairman of the Ewecross Historical Society, welcomed guest speaker Dr John Dwyer, former medical officer of health for the Morecambe Bay area for 25 years. Dr Dwyer gave an amusing and fascinating illustrated account of Two Epidemics in the Lancaster area, one in 1881 and one in 1981. He showed the conditions in Galgate in 1879 when typhoid broke out. The medical officer of health at that time mapped the location of each case with relevance to the 17 wells and found one which was contaminated. Dr Dwyer himself played the detective in 1981 when Legionnaires disease was found in workers at phase one of Heysham Power Station. He too tracked the source to one area and, with two colleagues, found that three cooling towers were emitting contaminated spray. The chairman thanked Dr Dwyer. The AGM will be on April 27 and outings have been arranged for June 27 and August 8.

Bolton Abbey Priory Church: Sunday’s services include an 8am Communion and a 10.30am Sung Eucharist, which will be followed by the priory’s annual general meeting. Evensong has now reverted to the summer time of 6.30pm. Each Wednesday, there is a Communion service at 10am.

Concert series: The 2015 Priory Concert Series starts next Friday, April 17, with a performance by Aireborough Gilbert and Sullivan Society. It will start at 7.30pm.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 Cricket Club: The under 11 team cricket registration evening will be held at 6.30pm tonight at the village cricket ground. This is for boys and girls who would like to play cricket or would like to find out more about it. Training and matches are open to anyone from year three upwards.

Bag2school: There will be a Bag2school collection at the primary school next Thursday, April 16. Please send any unwanted clothing, shoes, bags, hats, scarves, jewellery and soft toys in to school by 9am.

Neighbourhood Planning Group: The Bradley Neighbourhood planning group has been very busy, meeting twice monthly. There was an excellent response to the December consultation, with a fairly even split for and against the three proposed housing sites. In order to make the proposals as legally watertight as possible, the group’s consultant has advised members to reassess all possible housing sites. He is now preparing the detailed “pre-submission” draft plan. It is hoped to have this ready for a six-week public consultation, starting with a public meeting before the summer holidays.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Parish council: The parish council hosted the village’s annual parish meeting, which was well attended. Reports were given by the parish council, Craven District Council, North Yorkshire County Council, Clapham Community Shop Ltd, Clapham Hyperfast (broadband) group, the Play Park, Sustainability Group, Clapham Development Association, St James’ Parochial Church Council, and Ingham and Yorke representing Ingleborough Estate. The developers of the former Dalesview Garage site, McConnell Homes Ltd, will soon present detailed planning drawings to Craven District Council. The council congratulated Clapham Community Shop Ltd for garnering the support needed to open the village shop. Clapham Hyperfast recently held a meeting in Newby to promote the advantages of hyperfast broadband and will soon do the same in Clapham. Trench digging to lay the fibre network started last week. A new parish caretaker has started work and will carry out maintenance around the parish. The Forest of Bowland AONB has donated £1,400 for maintenance works on the AONB side of the parish. Plans are afoot to install a noticeboard at Clapham Station and improve drainage to Keasden Church car park. J Hartley and Sons have been contracted to carry out grass cutting in St James’ Churchyard. The parish council will next meet in the village hall on Tuesday, April 28, at 7.30pm.

Coffee morning: There will be a coffee morning to raise funds for Bentham Pet Rescue and Craven Cat Rescue in Clapham Village Hall on Saturday from 10am to noon. On offer will be homemade cakes, a raffle and tombola as well as stalls selling bric-a-brac, books and jigsaws.

Clean up: A litter-pick around Clapham has been organised by Clapham Development Association. It will take place on Tuesday, April 21, between 2pm and 4pm. More volunteers would be greatly appreciated. The team will meet on the corner where the Green meets Old Road, next to Richard Sexton’s shop. There will be litter-picking tongs, hi-vis tabards and plastic sacks available. If you are willing to help, please bring your own strong gloves. For more details, contact Ken Pearce on 51816.

Tennis Club: Due to a dwindling membership, Clapham Tennis Club has decided to make its annual membership free for 2015. This is an attempt to promote the playing of tennis at this under-used amenity. However after this year the court is likely to need professional cleaning and repainting, which does cost. The club hopes that by opening the court up to all, a new committee can be formed to help develop the facility.

Coniston Cold St Peter’s: On Sunday, St Peter’s will hold an Evensong at 4pm.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 St John’s: On Sunday, St John’s will hold a Holy Communion at 11am. On Monday, Toddlers Praise will be held at the church from 2pm to 3.15pm – parents and grandparents welcome! Next Saturday, April 18, there will be a coffee morning in the village institute from 10.30am to 1pm. On offer will be refreshments, a cake stall, raffle and tombola. Prizes for the tombola should be given to Ruby this week if possible.

Scarecrow workshop: For those who need wood, straw or construction advice for their scarecrows, a workshop is being held in the village institute next Saturday, April 18, from 2.30pm. Please email julianbrown@gmail.com if you’re planning to come or tick the box on the entry form when you drop it into the Post Office. The Scarecrow Festival will run over the weekend of May 2 to 4.

Jaywalkers: Tickets are available from the Post Office for the Jaywalkers’ Month of Sundays, which will be performed at the institute on Friday, May 8, at 7.30pm. It is a superb play by Bob Larbey who wrote several TV sitcom hits including Ever Decreasing Circles. Tickets cost £7.

Cowling Parish meeting: The annual parish meeting to which all Cowling’s local government electors are invited will be held on Monday at 6.30pm at St Andrew’s Methodist Church. This will be followed by the monthly parish council meeting.

Cowling Newsletter: The Cowling Newsletter is available at cowlingnews.wix.com/cowling-news and paper copies are available at Bains corner shop or at the village hall.

Healing service: Next Thursday, April 16, there will be a healing service at St Andrew’s. This will offer a time for peace, reflection and spiritual renewal. The service will be led by Kathryn Whitaker.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 Parish council: The parish council will meet on Wednesday, from 7.30pm in the village hall. The agenda is published on the noticeboards and on the village website - draughton.org St Augustine’s Church: There will be a service of Morning Prayer with hymns on Sunday at 9.30am.

Tea party: Everyone is invited to the next afternoon tea party on Monday at 2.30pm in the village hall.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 St Peter’s: The 10.30am service on Sunday will be led by Rev David Edmondson and will include Holy Communion. From 1.30pm on Monday, there will be a gentle exercise class followed by refreshments. All are welcome. There is no set charge and donations are welcome. The next church lunch will be on Tuesday from noon.

Embsay with Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Embsay churches: On Sunday, the Methodist Chapel will hold its anniversary service at 10.30am, which will be led by Brian Davies. At St Mary’s Church there will be an all-age communion service with baptism at 9.30am followed at 11.15am by Holy Communion. On Tuesday, St Mary’s will hold a communion service at 10.30am and in the afternoon the church will be open for tea, coffee, home baking and conversation between 2pm and 4pm. Don’t forget that on Monday afternoons the Methodist Chapel is open for quiet reflection between 2pm and 3.30pm.

Spring fair: On Saturday, St Mary’s spring fair will be held in the village hall from 11am until 2pm. This will be an event for all ages. There will be a seed and plant swap, a children’s corner, a cakes and produce stall, games and books, gifts and Fairtrade produce as well as a café serving soup and rolls and bacon or sausage butties.

Gardening Club: In March, members welcomed Les Foden from Morecambe. A show judge for dahlias and a newspaper gardening correspondent, he gave a talk full of sound practical gardening tips. Tomorrow, at 7.30pm, the club has its next monthly meeting when the speaker will be Marguerite Hughes. She is also a horticultural tutor and garden designer based in central Lancashire and her talk - Scented Plants for Every Season - will be illustrated with plants and materials from her one-acre garden.

Police surgery: PCSO Ruth Pearson’s next village hall drop-in surgery will be on Monday between 6pm and 7pm.

Parish Council: The parish council will meet tonight at 7.30pm in the village hall. Members of the public are invited to register any complaints or concerns during the public participation portion of the meeting.

Women’s Institute: The next WI meeting is on Tuesday when Jacqi Doidge will talk about Baking for a Picnic. Visitors are welcome, just pay £3 at the door.

Community Café: The Horton Community Café will be open in the village hall annexe on Monday from 11.30am to 1.30pm. These monthly cafés are aimed at people feeling isolated or lonely and those who are experiencing low-level mental health problems.

Cricket Club: The next bingo night is on Saturday, with eyes down at 7.30pm in the village hall. All are welcome as all proceeds go towards the running of the club.

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 10am. On Wednesday, there will be a service of Holy Communion at 9.30am in the Parish Rooms.

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

Institute talk: On Friday, April 24, at 7.30pm, the well-known local speaker, Ian Dewhirst, will give a talk entitled The Yorkshire Home Front in World War Two in Farnhill and Kildwick Institute. Admission is £5 on the door, which includes refreshments. The talk is being organised by the Farnhill and Kildwick History Group and the proceeds will be divided between the history group and institute funds. All are welcome.

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Fuchsia Society: The Fuchsia Society will hold its annual general meeting at Gargrave Village Hall on Saturday and, as part of the event, fuchsia memorabilia will be on display between 10am and 1pm. There will be refreshments available.

St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, a BCP Holy Communion at 8am will be followed by Morning Prayer at 10.45am. All are welcome.

Community Café: The next Horton Community Cafe will take place between 2pm and 4.30pm on Monday in the village hall annexe. All are welcome to attend and there will be a range of daytime activities, informal learning opportunities and support in a café-style atmosphere.

Parish Council: The next meeting of the parish council will take place in the village hall annexe on Monday from 7.15pm. All are welcome to attend.

Pilates: Pilates classes will commence again from 10am on Tuesday in the village hall annexe.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Theatre event: Next Friday, April 17, Caroline Horton returns to the Richard Whiteley Theatre to perform her one-woman show, Penelope RETOLD. Made with input from both soldiers and military spouses, the play is an irreverent collision of the The Odyssey - which tells the story of Penelope and her patient wait for her returning husband - and contemporary rage. The play is suitable for those aged 13 and above and is a heart-breaking tale of love and loneliness. For tickets, visit giggleswick.org.uk/rwt or call 01729 893180.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Friendship Club: There will be a change in the Friendship Club programme today when Iris Claridge will present her slide show, In the Falklands, in Church House from 2.15pm.

WAGS meet: The Women Around Grassington will meet in the Congregational Church coffee lounge on Tuesday from noon to 1pm. There will be a talk by professional dancer Deana Morgan, and will be followed by a shared lunch and a gentle zumba session.

Horticultural show: Grassington and District Horticultural Society will present its spring show in Grassington Town Hall on Saturday.

Mothers’ Union: The Mothers’ Union group will be fundraising on Saturday when it holds a coffee morning in Church House from 10am.

Annual meeting: The Grassington Devonshire Institute - which runs the town hall - will hold its annual general meeting at the hall on Monday, April 20, from 7.30pm. Everyone is invited to attend.

Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Book Club: The Book Club will meet in the Social Club tonight at 8pm. Come along if you are interested in literature and friendly discussions about selected books. Tonight’s book is the best-seller Elizabeth is Missing by Emma Healy. New members are welcome.

Age Concern: Age Concern will meet at the Boars Head tomorrow for the Luncheon Club. The first outing of the year will be next Friday, April 17,with a trip to Banny’s Fish Restaurant at Colne. The cost of the outing is £6 per head. Details are available from Ellen on 850864.

Coffee morning: North Craven Flower Club will host the coffee morning in the institute this Saturday from 10am. It will include a cake stall, plants, tombola and raffle.

Hellifield walks: The next Hellifield walk will be next Sunday, April 19. It is classed as easy and will be from the station at Long Preston to Stubbs Farm, a distance of about six miles. Meet at Ahernes at 1pm. Accompanied children are welcome and dogs must be on leads. For more information, contact 850468.

Garden trip: Hellifield Area Allotments and Gardens Association will hold its annual visit to RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate next Saturday, April 18. The minibus will leave Hellifield at 10am and will return at around 4.30pm. Although priority will be given to HAAGA members, there are a few places available to non-members. To cover the cost of the minibus, there will be a charge of £4 for members and £5 non-members. Entry to the gardens is free of charge as long as the group enters the garden together. The visit coincides with Gardening and Wildlife Week and an exhibition of glass and ceramics. However, the main attraction will be the stunning displays of spring flowers. To book a place, telephone David Gooch on 01729 850886 or email david.j.gooch @btinternet.com. The closing date is Sunday.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235.

St Oswald’s: There will be a service of evening prayer on Sunday at 6.30pm in St Oswald’s Church. It will be followed by the annual meeting of the parochial church council. A morning service will be held the following Sunday at St John’s Church, Langcliffe, for the combined parishes of Horton, Stainforth and Langcliffe. This will start at 10.30am. The Rev Timothy Fox will lead the 10.30am service on Sunday, April 26, at St Oswald’s, Horton.

Ingleton Sue Brown, 015242 41835 Ladies night: Ingleborough District Scouts are holding a ladies’ night next Friday, April 17, at 7.30pm at Mealbank Hall. The evening will feature a fashion show by Kitty Brown Boutiques and will include clothing across the full range of sizes as well as accessories. Tickets cost £5, including a glass of wine and nibbles, and are available from Scout leaders across the district and also from Ingleton Community Centre.

Lothersdale Over 60s: Thirty members attended the first meeting of the 2015 season when Raymond Smith from Chorley gave an interesting talk and slide show on how he converted his dairy farm into a rose garden which he and his family now open to the public several times a year in aid of charity. The next meeting is on Wednesday when the speaker will be Jack Warbrick, from Bentham, who will talk about the history of the gramophone.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 U3A talk: Settle District U3A will host a question and answer session on Aspects of the Local NHS today. The event - at Victoria Hall - will be introduced by Pat Taylor and the questions will be put to a small panel. Coffee will be served at 10am, with the forum starting at 10.30am. Visitors are welcome for an admission fee of £1.

The Folly: The Museum at the Folly is hosting two new exhibitions. 1915: Reality Hits Home continues the World War One theme from last year and looks both at life on the home front in North Craven and daily life for the men and women serving abroad. The second exhibition is A Community Skill: the History of the Burton-in-Lonsdale Potteries. There will be about 80 pots on display.

Victoria Hall: This evening, Hotbuckle theatre will visit with its acclaimed production of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. On Saturday, rhythm and blues band The Stumble return to Settle while on next Friday, April 17, 1980s/90s hit band The Christians will take to the stage. The month is rounded off by a special intimate concert, on April 25, featuring Greg Lawson and Pete Garnett in their new band Caper.

U3A talk: Settle District U3A will host a question and answer session on Aspects of the Local NHS today. The event - at Victoria Hall - will be introduced by Pat Taylor and the questions will be put to a small panel. Coffee will be served at 10am, with the forum starting at 10.30am. Visitors are welcome for an admission fee of £1.

The Folly: The Museum at the Folly is open every Tuesday from 10.30am to 4.30pm and every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays, from 12.30pm to 4.30pm. Two new exhibitions have opened for this season. 1915: Reality Hits Home continues the World War One theme from last year and looks both at life on the home front in North Craven and daily life for the men and women serving abroad. The second exhibition is A Community Skill: the History of the Burton in Lonsdale Potteries. There will be about 80 pots on display, making it possibly the largest collection in Yorkshire.

Victoria Hall: This evening, Hotbuckle theatre will visit with its acclaimed production of Jane Austen's Persuasion. On Saturday, rhythm and blues band The Stumble return to Settle while on next Friday, April 17, 1980s/90s hit band The Christians will take to the stage. The month is rounded off by a special intimate concert, on April 25, featuring Greg Lawson and Pete Garnett in their new band Caper. For details and tickets, contact 01729 825718.

Gallery on the Green: The new exhibition, Click, will open at Gallery on the Green on Saturday. This will be feature the work of Paul Rogers and Roger Taylor. The exhibition will feature images which are observations on the theatre of photography.

Guided walks: Three guided walks have been organised by the Friends of Settle- Carlisle railway for this weekend. The first, on Saturday, is a 14-mile strenuous walk from Ribblehead to Ingleton, departing Ribblehead at 10.06 and timed to link to the service bus from Ingleton to Settle on the return journey. The second walk, also on Saturday, is a Garsdale circular walk. This leaves Garsdale at 10.35am and is an eight-mile moderate walk. On Sunday, there is a seven-mile moderate walk in the vicinity of Ribblehead, examining the geology of the area. This will leave Ribblehead at 10.27am. No reservation is necessary, but participants should ensure that they are appropriately clothed, carry a packed lunch where required and have suitable footwear. For further details, contact walksinfo@settle-carlisle.com.

Hatha yoga: A new term of Hatha Yoga classes will commence on Monday at Settle Primary School. Sessions run from 7.30pm to 9pm. There will also be classes on Wednesdays. For further details, contact 07947 027188.

Iyengar yoga: The new season of Iyengar Yoga classes will commence next week. The Monday sessions take place at Friends Meeting House with a mixed ability class between 12.30pm and 2pm and a beginners class from 2.15pm to 3.30pm. On Tuesdays, the class is held in the school of dance on Station Road and is a mixed ability class. This takes place between 7pm 9pm.

Sing-along: Settle U3A's singing for pleasure group invites you to join them for a sing-along session on Wednesday at 2pm in St John's Hall. There will be tea, coffee and biscuits available in exchange for a donation. All are welcome.

Hustings: With the General Election next month, Churches Together in Settle and District has arranged a hustings event next Friday, April 17, from 7pm to 9pm at St John's Church. All the candidates are planning to take part and the event is open to everyone from the local community. There will be an opportunity to put questions to the candidates and these should be submitted in writing prior to the meeting to John Diggles at johnd@abtsound.co.uk no later than 6pm on next Thursday. Copies of the question form giving an actual address for delivery are also available in Settle Library for those who prefer not to use email.

Big breakfast: The next big breakfast will take place next Saturday, April 18, at 8.30am in the annexe at Friends Meeting House. The speaker will be Mark Turnbull, headmaster at Giggleswick School. Please book your places by next Thursday by contacting 01729 825285. Coffee and tea will be available from 8.15am, with the breakfast and talk over by 9.30am. The cost is £3.

Messy Church: The next messy church session will take place at St John's Hall next Sunday, April 19. There will be games, crafts, celebration and a shared hot meal. All are welcome. The event will be held between 3.30pm and 5.30pm.

Coffee morning: Settle Amateur Operatic Society invites you to join members for coffee at the Old Court House, on Station Road, between 10am to noon next Saturday, April 18.

Give blood: There will be a blood donor session at St John's Hall on Monday, April 20. The afternoon session will run from 2.30pm to 4pm and the evening session will run from 5pm to 7.30pm. To reserve an appointment, contact 0300 123 23 23. New donors are welcome.

Photographic Group: The next meeting of Settle Photographic Group will take place on Monday, April 20, at 7.30pm at Townhead Court. This will be the AGM. If time permits, this will be followed by a session entitled Getting Closer - 3 in which Rod Smith will talk about and demonstrate equipment for taking close-up photographs.

Settle Stories: Settle Stories will join forces with Settle Library to celebrating World Book Night on Thursday, April 23, at 6.30pm. There will be free books and a chance to enjoy storytime with storytellers Alia Alzougbi and Sita Brand. Sita and Alia will delight you with tales from around the world. There will be free refreshments, a chance to discover the new library plus the opportunity to go on a book giveaway around Settle. This event is suitable for those aged eight and over.

Quiz night: A quiz night will be held at Settle Rugby Club on Friday, April 24, under the guidance of local quiz master Stuart Marshall. The cost is £5 per person, including supper. There will also be a raffle. More information and booking details are available from the HSBC bank in Settle or call 015242 51488.

Give and take: Settle Eco-nite will hold a give and take day at Victoria Hall on Saturday, April 25, between 9.30am and 2.30pm. This is not an event for traders and no shoes or clothes can be accepted. There will be a table available for larger items and the last check in time is 1.30pm.

Women's Institute: New president Mary Hindle welcomed federation chairman Julie Clarke as the guest speaker. She gave a light-hearted yet informative account of her life in farming in a remote part of Coverdale. Seven members of Settle’s twin WI, Broughton cum Elslack, attended for the 26th birthday celebration which followed. It was agreed that a bench be set up in a Settle playground to commemorate the WI centenary.

Film night: TRAMPS will continue its popular foreign film season with the screening of The First Grader in Victoria Hall on Wednesday, April 29. This is an inspiring story from Kenya. The film will start at 7.45pm and admission is £5.