Neighbourhood news

Church news: On Sunday, there will be Holy Communion services at Austwick and Eldroth at 9.30am. On Monday, Austwick Parochial Church Council will meet at 7.30pm in the vicarage.

Village Show: This year’s Austwick Village Show will take place on Saturday, August 1, at 2pm in the parish hall. Schedules are now available from Crossleigh Stores or the secretary, Sue Dewhirst. Entry forms must be submitted by 8pm on Monday, July 27, so please give some thought to which classes you could enter.

Women’s Institute: Robert Phillips was the guest speaker at the June meeting of Austwick WI. He talked about his Hellifield Highland Beef cattle which first arrived at Green Farm in March 2002, following the sale of his original dairy herd. The Highland cattle can usually be seen grazing above Malham Cove as part of The Limestone Country Project. Next Thursday, July 9, there will be a garden meeting at Brunton House, courtesy of John and Angela Rogers.

Summer lunch: A summer lunch will be held at Austwick Hall on Sunday from 12.30pm to 2.30pm. Weather permitting, diners will be able to enjoy lunch outside. Tickets cost £8 for adults and £4 for under 16s, which includes a hot pork bap or a vegetarian option, strawberries and cream and a glass of wine or soft drink. Tickets are available from the vicar or Pam Smith.

Barnoldswick: Probus Club: Sixty members of West Craven Probus were treated to some history of local scenes. The show was presented by Harold Hoggarth and included shots of Hardcastle Crags, Wycoller and some lost villages. This was an excellent presentation. Chairman John Dodd closed the meeting by asking all of the members to show their appreciation with an enthusiastic round of applause. This Tuesday, Christine Bradley will give a talk, Family History, 21st Century. The group meets at St Joseph’s Community Centre at 10am.

Bolton Abbey: Mystery play: Follow the players through the ruins of Bolton Abbey Priory to reveal the life of Christ in 12 scenes. Based on the tradition of medieval mystery plays, the performances will vividly bring to life some of the best-known events in the life of Christ. Starting and finishing in the Priory Church, the play will take the audience to various locations, including the River Wharfe. Performances will take place on Saturday and Sunday at 2pm.

Priory Church: The services this Sunday are 8am Communion (said), a 9.15am liquid family service – a fun service for all ages – and a 10.30am Sung Eucharist. At this service, the congregation will welcome new curate Jonathan Cain, who is due to be ordained in Ripon Cathedral on Saturday at 3pm. There will be no Evening Prayer because of the Mystery Play at 2pm. On Wednesday, there is a said communion service at 10am. All services are the Book of Common Prayer.

Bradley: Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369: Coffee morning: Everyone is welcome at the Methodist Church coffee morning on Saturday. It takes place in the church hall between 10am and 11.30am and includes home baking.

School news: The school is holding its sports day and summer fair this Saturday. Everyone in the community is invited to come along and join in the fun, which starts at 11am. Classes one and two had an exciting visit to the Sea Life Centre and Lytham St Anne’s last week.

Film Club: The next showing from film club will be Avenger’s Assemble (11+) on Tuesday. This is a 2012 American super hero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team. It will be shown in the school hall at 6pm. Everyone is welcome – entrance is free and refreshments are available to buy. Children under 12 should be accompanied. More people, particularly younger members of the community, are also needed to help run Film Club and to suggest ways of moving it forward – if you are interested, please email bradleyfilmclub@gmail.com.

Family Day: There will be a meeting of the Family Show Day committee at 7pm next Thursday, July 9, in the village hall meeting room. The committee is looking for a show king/queen and two princes/princesses. Children who either live in Bradley or attend Bradley School, Bradley Brownies or Bradley Rainbows are eligible to enter. Entry forms are available at the village shop and completed entries should be returned to the shop by July 12. There is also a competition for children to design a poster to advertise show day – entries should be A4 sized and can be handed in at school.

Women’s Institute: A new WI is starting up in Bradley. If you are interested in joining, contact Cynthia on 01756 792719.

Table tennis: New members are welcome to join the table tennis club, held in the village hall on Tuesdays between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. The cost is £2 per session and includes refreshments. For more information, ring 01535 630470.

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, please contact June Yousuf on 01535 611592 or send an email to juneyousuf@sky.com.

Burton-in-Lonsdale: Jean Thornber, 015242 63033: Afternoon tea: Burton-in-Lonsdale Methodist Church will hold a Ritz-style afternoon tea with sandwiches, scones and homemade cakes next Friday July 10, from 3pm to 5pm. Tickets cost £5 from Village Shop and on the door. Come and treat yourself, and make sure to bring a friend.

Clapham: Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135: School news: Clapham School is looking for community volunteers who may be willing to run a lunchtime club and share a particular interest or hobby with the children. If you are interested, contact the office on 015242 51371. All volunteers will be subject to standard safeguarding checks.

Summer concert: Langcliffe Singers will perform their summer concert at St James’ Church next Saturday, July 11. It starts at 7.30pm and tickets, priced £10, are available from Cave and Crag, Bentham Post Office, Skipton Camera Centre and on the door.

Coniston Cold: Young Farmers: Last Tuesday Coniston Cold Young Farmers met at Manor House Farm, Thorlby, by kind permission of John and Alison Spensley. Members judged the beef, sheep, scones and photographs in preparation for the upcoming Semple Trophy, which is to be held in August. The judges for the evening were Michael Winchester, James Dewhirst and Alison Spensley. The results were: beef – 1 Will Throup, 2 Aimee Beresford, 3 Robert Capstick; sheep - 1 Robin Schofield, 2 Jack Pinder, 3 Joe Hudson; scones – 1 Gemma Darwin, 2 Hannah Saxby, 3 Millie Brennand; photos – 1 Charlotte Lambert, 2 Hannah Saxby, 3 (joint) Ellie Saxby and Gemma Darwin. The vote of thanks was given by Georgiana Foster. Next week’s meeting is on district football and rounders at North Ribblesdale Rugby Club at Settle, starting from 6.30pm.

St Peter’s: On Sunday, the church will hold a Holy Communion service at 9.30am.

Draughton: Jane Markham, 01756 711305: Afternoon Tea Party: The next afternoon tea party will be held in the village hall on Monday, starting at 2.30pm.

Barbecue: The village barbecue will take place next Saturday, July 11. Book your tickets from Alison on 710250 or ask any of the village hall committee members.

Earby: David Hartley, 01282 842617: Saluki walk: The annual Saluki dog walk and canine fun day in aid of Saluki Rescue will be held on Saturday, July 18, at St Peter’s Methodist Church from 11am to 4.30pm. Local dogs of all breeds and their owners are invited to take part in fun classes – such as most handsome dog and prettiest bitch – a local walk and a fish and chips tea. There will be free refreshments, a raffle, best animal photo competition, welfare stall and lots more. For more information, please ring David Hartley on 01282 842617.

St Peter’s: Pat George will lead the 10.30am service on Sunday. Please note that there will be no exercise class on Monday. The Rev David Edmondson will lead a parade service next Sunday, July 12. A lunch will be provided for all who can stay after the service. There will then be a general church meeting, open to all who wish to share their hopes and ideas for the future. The next weekday church lunch will be on Wednesday, July 15.

Embsay-with-Eastby: Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197: Embsay churches: On Sunday, the Methodist Chapel’s 10.30am service will be led by the Rev Richard Atkinson while at St Mary’s Church there will be an all-age worship with baptism at 9.30am. This will be followed at 11.15am by Holy Communion according to the Book of Common Prayer. On Tuesday, St Mary’s will hold a communion service at 10.30am and the church will the 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 and that every Tuesday morning in the Methodist Church Hall offers a variety of tabletop games and fellowship. All are welcome, just bring yourself. On Fridays, between 1.45 and 3.15pm, the toddler praise, Smiley Faces, takes place in St Mary’s. This is for pre-school children, their parents, carers and grandparents. There are lots of toys, craft activities, a Bible story, singing, juice, tea, coffee and time for a chat.

Carpet bowls: To reflect the current bus timetables, the carpet bowls club now meets in the village hall on Mondays and Fridays between 10.15am and 12.15pm. New members are always welcome.

Farnhill and Kildwick: Joyce Wood, 01535 635880: St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, services will be Holy Communion at 8.15am and Family Communion with Baptism at 10am. Tea and scones will be served from 2.30pm to 4.30pm in the parish rooms and the church will be open to visitors.

Farnhill Methodist: There will be no service this Sunday.

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

Summer fair: At the summer fair held last Saturday, the competition winners were: baking, scones – 1 Esther Hudson, 2 Lesley Hudson, 3 Otis and Karen Brooker; cake – 1 Joyce Wood, 2 Lesley Hudson, 3 Louise Brown and Joy Adamson; children, pre-school picture of a summer flower – 1 Anya Socha, 2 Poppy King, 3 Juliet Roberts; Key Stage 1, miniature garden – 1 Woody Spicer, 2 Tessa Hartley, 3 Phoebe Barwick; Key Stage 2, miniature garden – 1 Katie Jackson, 2 Gwen Francis, 3 Anna Calvert.

Institute calendar: In recent years, the institute calendar as produced a dwindling profit and last year it showed a loss. Regretfully, there will be no calendar for 2016.

Gargrave: Sally Jennings, 01756 748098: Coffee morning: The recent coffee morning to raise funds for the Lancaster and Skipton Rail User Group made £261.70. Thanks go to everyone for their support, which will help LASRUG to continue to promote the Bentham Line.

Open Gardens: Gargrave’s open gardens event will take place between 11am and 5pm on Saturday. Admission is £3 in advance (tickets are available from Twin Locks Garden Centre or Crossgates) or £4 on the day with children being admitted free of charge (no dogs please). There are a record 30 gardens open this year – all Gargrave ones are within walking distance and there is a bonus pair in Bell Busk. There will be live music at many of the gardens on show and lunches, refreshments, ice creams, a children’s quiz, tombola and plants are available in the village hall from 10am. All proceeds will be donated to St Andrew’s Church. Contact 01756 749443 for more information.

Duck race: Gargrave’s annual duck race and family fun day will take place on Sunday from noon on the village Middle Green. Organised by the Primary School’s PTA, the event will be a fun day for the whole family and will include hot food, strawberries and cream, balloon modelling, face painting, tombola and a table top sale, finishing with the ducks racing at 3pm. All are welcome to attend. Duck tickets will be on sale in Gargrave Co-op in the run up to the event. The winner of the duck race will receive £100, with runners-up receiving £75, £50 and £25. All are welcome.

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

Parish council: The parish council will meet at 7.15pm on Monday in the village hall annexe.

Pilates: A new Gentle Introduction to Pilates class has just started and is being held on Tuesdays at 11.30am. It will run initially this Tuesday and next Tuesday, July 14. For more details contact Beatrice on 01756 749443 or 0777 898 0994. Current Pilates sessions run on Tuesdays at 10am and Fridays at 9am and will continue until the end of the school term when there will be a three-week break.

Women’s Institute: The WI will met on Wednesday from 7.30pm in the village hall annexe. Trevor Vaughan will speak about Parson’s Pie and everyone is welcome to attend.

Swing band: The Nostalgia Swing band will be appearing at Gargrave Village Hall on the afternoon of Sunday, August 2. The 17-piece band and its female vocalist, Beverley, all live in the Ramsbottom area. A few months ago they played at Carleton Village Hall and are making a welcome return to Craven. They play music from the 30s, 40s and 50s with a classic big band sound. There will be lots of informal seating around tables but there will also be space on the dance floor for anyone wishing to dance. Tickets are priced at £10 for adults and £5 for under 16s. Tickets can be reserved by calling Caroline on 01756 749235 or Sally on 01756 748098, with payment taken on the day of the event. Special song requests may also be made, but the organisers cannot guarantee all will be played.

Grassington: Sheila Denby: Gills Top: The monthly coffee morning at Gills Top – the Anchor home on Scar Street – will take place tomorrow from 10.30am. Homemade cakes will be on offer, along with a raffle. And the home will hold Lazy Saturday morning events every weekend until October. For a fee of £2, visitors can enjoy a bacon butty and a hot drink.

Coffee morning: Church House will be open to everyone on Saturday from 9.30am when a coffee morning is staged by St Peter’s Church, Hebden. All support is welcome.

Ballroom dancing: Jack and Betty Perry will hold ballroom and Latin dance classes for beginnings and improvers at Grassington Town Hall. One-hour sessions will take place on Wednesdays, with beginners at 6.30pm and improvers at 7.30pm. Lessons cost £5 per class or £7.50 for both classes. For more information, contact Gail Wilson on 01756 752535 or email abelmiser@gmail.com.

Hellifield: Ken Leak, 01729 850845: Methodist anniversary: The Methodist Church will hold its 122nd anniversary service on Sunday at 3pm. The preacher will be the Rev John Bennett and cake and tea will follow the service. All are welcome and transport is available in the Hellifield area. For more details, ring 01729 851860.

Talent rehearsals: There are rehearsals in the Social Club on Sundays from 4pm for all those wishing to participate in this year’s Hellifield’s Got Talent Night to be held Friday, July 31, in the marquee on the gala field. Contact Dave on 01729 850418 for more details.

Parish council: The parish council will meet in the institute tonight from 7.30pm.

Coffee morning: A Threads of Hope coffee morning will take place in the institute on Saturday from 10am. It will include a cake stall, tombola, raffle and other refreshments. Joy Orwell thanks all who contributed to the last event of this kind, at which £316 was raised for Kenya and the street children of Tanzania. All are welcome.

Book Club: The Book Club meets at Yvonne Crabtree’s home, Beck House, next Thursday, July 9, at 7.30pm. The meeting takes the form of a social gathering and new members are welcome. The book for discussion will be Sue Townsend’s novel The Woman Who Went To Bed For A Year. There will be a Jacob’s Join supper. For more information, call Yvonne on 01729 851806.

Age Concern: The Luncheon Club meets at the Boars Head, Long Preston, on Fridays from 11.15am. Please let Ellen know on 850864 if you wish to come along, or cancel. Bookings for the Boars Head should be made on the Wednesday morning prior to the Friday meeting. Age Concern also holds minibus outings on the fourth Wednesday of each month and shopping trips to Morrisons on the third Tuesday at 9.30am. These trips are available to all and not just to Age Concern members. Telephone Mavis on 850828 for details. New members are welcome.

Hellifield Walk: The next Hellifield Walk is on Sunday, July 19, when members will tackle a five-mile medium walk under the leadership of Graham Thompson, who can be contacted on 850224. Meet in Aherne’s car park at 1pm. All are welcome to join.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale: Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235: St Oswald’s: There will be a service at St Oswald’s Church on Sunday, the sixth Sunday after Trinity, at 6.30pm.

Ingleton: Sue Brown, 015242 41835: Coffee morning: A coffee morning and vintage lunch, in aid of Ingleton Splash Zone, will be held at Ingleborough Community Centre on Saturday, from 10am.

Langcliffe: Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303: Nepal money: Langcliffe Kennels and Cattery owners, Duncan and Judith Sugden, have raised £360 to help those whose lives have been devastated by the earthquake in Nepal. Duncan and Judith provided extra dog walks and donated the price of these. Some customers made donations and the Sugdens wish to thank them and those who took up the offer of extra walks for their dogs. The money has gone to the Red Cross Nepal Earthquake Appeal. More details on the cause are available online at langcliffekennels.co.uk.

Favourite recipes: The institute committee has invited residents and all those who contributed to the Langcliffe Favourite Recipes book to a celebratory launch on at 7pm tomorrow. The book is almost ready for sale and will cost £5 a copy. Contributors are invited to bring along the results of one of their donated recipes. If you would like to do this, to help the institute committee’s catering please let Eric Parker know on 822114.

Village show: Copies of the Langcliffe Show catalogue are available in the church. It can also be read at on the Langcliffe Show Facebook page. New writing and poetry classes have been introduced and entries should be sent to the secretary, Ian Johnson, by August 1. The poetry winner will be selected by Gervase Phinn and the short story by Julia Stagg.

Whist drive: At the recent whist drive held in aid of church funds, the MC was Mr R Middleton. Homemade suppers were served in the interval. There was also a raffle. Winners were: ladies - 1 B Garnett, 2 D Pullen, 3 M Wellock, booby J Jebson; men - 1 M Wright, 2 W Gwinnell, 3 E Morphet, booby V Jones. The next whist drive will be held next Friday, July 10, in the Institute. Admission is £2, including supper.

Institute teas: A team from St John the Evangelist Church will be serving teas in the institute on Sunday from 2pm to 4.30pm. Kate Croll would like to hear from anyone who is able to make something or who can help on the day.

Lawkland: Young Farmers: Young Farmers met for sheep kenning at the Taylors’ farm at Wenningside. Results were: junior girls – 2 (joint) Abbie Adnett and Zara Coultherd, 3 Olivia Robinson; junior boys – 1 Henry Garnett, 2 Ben Coultherd, 3 James Mason-Thornton; inter boys – 1 Will Booth; inter girls – 1 Steph Cowgill; senior girls – 1 Cathy Polkinghorne. Next week’s meeting is district football and rounders at Settle Rugby Club from 6.30pm.

Long Preston: Heather Thomas-Smith, 01729 840113: Annual meeting: The 2015 annual general meeting of the Playing Fields Association will take place in the village hall on Thursday, July 30, starting at 7pm.

The meeting will deal with the election/re-election of officers and trustees; the adoption of proposed new constitution; and the proposal to surrender the lease of the playing field. All Long Preston residents aged 14 or older are entitled to attend.

Lothersdale: Young Farmers: Lothersdale Young Farmers held a car treasure hunt around the Lothersdale area which was set by the Tidswell family. First place went to the Fieldhouse family, with Janice and Anna second and Leslie, Matthew and Mrs Hall third. Some members attended the Yorkshire show judging at Askham Bryan, York. Kelly Maltby came third in the inter dairy section and third in senior lambs. The club came fourth in cattle and was fifth overall.

Over 60s: Thirty three members attended the meeting in the village hall when the speaker was Bill Honeywell from Clitheroe. Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, Bill was unable to give the talk which he had planned so instead he talked about his life outside work. He told how he was originally a rally driver before retiring and becoming a navigator. In a change of direction he then took up cycling and cycled all around, Britain, Europe and America. Members were informed that one of their members had been admitted to Manorlands and it was agreed to take a collection for the hospice which raised £50. The next meeting is on Wednesday when Malcolm Renninson will host a Yorkshire Quiz.

Rathmell: Elaine Illingworth, 01729 840087: Thursday Club: Twenty members from Rathmell Thursday Club will meet up in the Reading Room today, for lunch at 12.30pm. It will be followed by a talk, Inside Cambodia and China, by Jane Reas.

Young Farmers: Rathmell Young Farmers enjoyed an interesting and informative visit to Guy Machinery at Gisburn, hosted by Andy Belt and Gary Robinson. Members were shown around the workshops and stores and took part in the quiz about the business and the identification of parts and valuation of machines. The overall winner was Charlotte Booth who was presented with a Valtra boilersuit. Runner-up James Bradley and third-placed Anna Booth both received a DVD featuring Guy contractors. A vote of thanks was given by Liam Halliday.

Settle: Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639: Guided walks: The Friends of Settle-Carlisle line have organised a series of guided walks. The first is on Saturday and is a very strenuous walk leaving Horton-in-Ribblesdale at 9.58am. The route is over rough terrain and will take in Plover Hill, Foxup, Cosh Knott, High Birkwith Moor and Sell Gill Holes. Also on Saturday, there is a 12-mile circular walk from Kirkby Stephen leaving at 10.34am, while, on Sunday, there will be a seven mile from Keld to Gunnerside. It will set off from Ribblehead at 10.27 and walkers will use the service bus to get to Keld. There will also be Ribblehead heritage tours on Wednesday. These will look at the archaeology of the sites and the history of the viaduct itself. To join a tour, meet at the Heritage Centre on Ribblehead Station at 10.25am. One tour will last about two hours and will visit the viaduct site, crossing rough moorland. A longer tour is available (also starting at 10.25am) which, after visiting the viaduct continues past the Blea Moor signal box and onto view the southern entrance of Blea Moor tunnel. Anyone joining this longer tour should bring with them a packed lunch. Tours are free of charge. No reservation is necessary, but all participants should ensure that they are appropriately clothed, carry a packed lunch where required and have suitable footwear. Details can also be found at walksinfo@settle-carlisle.com.

Victoria Hall: Guest artistes at the First Sunday Folk event this weekend will be The Mighty Doonans. Next Saturday, July 11, Sita Brand, director of Settle Stories, will present Memories of an Indian Childhood, presenting an opportunity to be transported to Bombay. Slowly the light-hearted stories about friendships and games give way to darker more painful memories, including her father’s gruelling exodus at the onset of the Second World War Two and later the Indian Emergency, precipitating the need to leave India and come to Britain. For details and tickets, contact 01729 825718.

Flowerpot Festival: Following last year’s successful flowerpot festival, the event is being repeated and members of the public, organisations, groups and businesses are invited to create and display flowerpot characters to enliven the town. The festival will run until September 6.

Gallery on the Green: Call Me – the new exhibition at the Gallery on the Green – opened on Saturday and will run until August 15. Ellen Bell and Jo Hamill’s new installation is an elegant, yet whimsical written collage of notable literary telephone dialogues and looks at the nostalgic days of the phone box. Bell and Hamill’s transparent book-like structure plays with the notion of a line of communication that is sometimes clear and at other times obscure.

Charity dance: The next charity dance will take place at St Mary and St Michael Parish Hall on Saturday. This will run from 8pm to 11.30pm and all proceeds will go to St John’s Methodist Church’s 120+ project. If possible, those wishing to attend are asked to contact 01729 823259 or 824038 before tomorrow.

Whisky night: Watershed Mill is hosting a whisky tasting night on Wednesday at 7pm. The evening will be led by experts from Gordon and MacPhail and there will be an opportunity to sample a range of whiskies. Tickets cost £7.50 and must be purchased in advance of the event. For details, contact 01729 825539.

Mysterious walks: Find out more about the mysterious events in Settle on a guided walk visiting hidden locations linked with strange happenings and unusual occurrences and telling tales of the unexplained. Author Nigel Mortimer will be operating guided walks every second and fourth Saturday at 1.30pm and 3.30pm and on Tuesdays at 5pm. The walks last approximately 90 minutes and depart from Whitefriars car park. The cost is £5 per person.

Langcliffe Singers: Local choral group Langcliffe Singers will present a concert of Music for a Summer Evening next Saturday, July 11, at St James Church at Clapham. The concert will start at 7.30pm and tickets are available at Cave & Crag, Settle, Bentham Post Office, Skipton Camera Centre or from 07732 352771.

Photographic Group: Settle Photographic Group will once again be organising a hunt around the town for framed photographs in local shop windows from August 14 to 26. This year Find The Photos has around 90 pictures to find and look at. They are all centred around the middle of Settle and provide some interesting entertainment for both visitors and residents. Maps can be obtained free of charge from the Tourist Information Centre and some local shops, or downloaded from settlephotos.org. Following Find the Photos, there will be the annual Settle Photographic Group Exhibition over the August Bank Holiday weekend, from Saturday to Monday. It will be held in Clapham Village Hall in Clapham from 11am to 5pm and entry is free. Refreshments will be available.

Silsden: Linda Berry, 01535 654643: Annual meeting: Silsden AFC will hold its annual general meeting at Silsden Sports Club tonight at 7pm.

Coffee and cakes: Coffee, Cakes and Cameraderie will be on offer at the Methodist Church on Saturday from 9.30am. Call in for the usual stalls and bacon butties. There will also be indoor games and the big screen will show footage of the Grand Depart from Holland. The church will stay open until 4pm to offer refreshments for anyone partying in the park without food. People will also be able to use the restroom facilities. People have been busy decorating tulips, so why not call in and admire the creativity of Silsdeners.

Silsden stroll: Meet on Wednesday at 6.30pm in Wesley Place to join in a Silsden stroll (sorry no dogs). It is a 3.4-mile walk, for which you should allow two hours.

Grand DeParty: The first event of the Grand DeParty takes place on Saturday and is a Grand Day out in Silsden Park. Various events will take place at different times throughout the day. If you wear flat-soled shoes, you can try out your bowling skills with Silsden Bowling Club or improve your cycling skills on a fun course with Becycling. Silsden Band will play at 12.30pm followed by relay races from 2.30pm for which you should turn up in good time to enter. Bring your own baton and there is a prize for the best decorated baton. Fancy dress is optional for the runners. There is also something for dog lovers, a bicycle maintenance workshop with Halfords, children’s tennis, penalty shoot-out competition and scavenger hunts for younger children. Why not bring a picnic and make a day of it? Later on, St James Church will host a Dutch evening for which admission is £5 for adults and £2.50 for children.

Rugby training: Silsden ARLFC has entered a team in the winter-based Pennine League so if you are interested in playing good quality rugby league. why not join the first training session in the park next Thursday, July 9, at 6.30pm. Old and new players, experienced or beginners are all welcome. For details, contact coaches Tim Wilkinson on 07880 230457 or Ben Ross on 07581 739569.

Farm Proms: Proms on the Farm will be held at Sycamore Farm, Silsden. on Saturday, July 18. The field will be open for picnickers and those keen to establish their places at 2pm. Free car parking is on site and there will be the usual bumper raffle plus music from the Sultans of Swing and the Big Band followed by Skelmanthorpe Brass Band with soloist Sarah Halstead and all the traditional music from The Last Night of the Proms. Proceeds will be split between Manorlands Hospice and Silsden Methodist Church. Tickets are £10 from Twiggs newsagents or you can pay on the door. Prizes will be given for the best decorated gazebo or awning space, which can be pre-booked on 01535 654509.

Skipton: Holy Trinity: There will be a wedding in Holy Trinity Church tomorrow at 11am, so the church will be closed for visitors until after noon. Friday prayers will be said at 1pm this week. It is the Holy Trinity Summer Fete on Saturday from 10am to 4pm. It will include stalls including cakes, plants, handicrafts and games and tasty refreshments will be available throughout the day. Don’t forget, this is the last week of an interesting exhibition of photographs on display at the back of the church. Every Picture tells a Story features images from the historic environment record of the national park and shows a variety of historic buildings which give the Dales and national park their distinctive qualities. Despite Sheep Day in town on Sunday, worship will be as usual, with Holy Communion at 8am, family communion at 9.45am and an evening service at 6pm. Morning Prayer is at 9am during the week, with any daily changes given on the church gate noticeboards. Toddle into Church for pre-school children and their parents or carers is at 2pm on Tuesday, Holy Communion is at 10.45am on Wednesday and members of the Women’s Fellowship will meet in the Vestry Rooms, behind the church, at 7.30pm on Wednesday evening.

Steeton: Methodist Church: Steeton Methodist Church had a wonderful weekend of celebration to mark 25 years in the present building. More than 80 people enjoyed a pie and peas supper on Saturday evening, which was followed by an interesting and very humorous talk from Ian Dewhirst, the well-known Keighley historian who spoke about chapel life in Victorian and Edwardian times. On Sunday morning, the church was packed for the anniversary service which was taken by the Rev Alan Raine, who was the minister at Steeton 25 years ago. The eldest member of the Junior Church, Sarah Burrows, sang a solo – You Raise Me Up. After the service the congregation enjoyed cakes, tea and coffee followed by the cutting of a beautiful anniversary cake.

Car boot sale: Car boot sales are up and running, with the Friends of Airedale holding theirs in the west car park on the first Sunday of the month, from April through to September. The next date is Sunday. There will be free parking for buyers and all proceeds will go to the charity.

Sutton-in-Craven: Tea dances: Tea dances are held in Sutton Village Hall every Thursday at 1.45pm. Admission is £2, which includes refreshments. If you enjoy dancing, go along and you will be very welcome.

Upper Wharfedale: Sheila Denby, 01756 752605: Archaeology festival: Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group will hold an archaeology exhibition at Long Ashes, Threshfield, from Saturday to Sunday, July 26. There will be a display of some rich and diverse archaeology from within two miles of Long Ashes. The exhibition will be open from 9am to 7pm and admission is free.

Book Club: Rylstone Book Club will discuss The Miniaturist by Jesse Burton at its meeting on Tuesday. With the exception of August, the club meets on the first Tuesday of the month and anyone who enjoys a lively discussion about books is welcome to go along. For more information, ring Debbie on 01756 730345 or email dsgeldart@aol.com.

Strawberry teas: Afternoon strawberry teas will be served at Hetton Methodist Chapel next Saturday, July 11. There will be entertainment from a ukulele band.

Flower walk: There will be a three-hour flower walk in Upper Wharfedale, starting at Yockenthwaite Bridge at 11am today. Participants will be able to experience the colours and scents of the meadows and limestone pavement. The cost is £5 and to book call 01729 830416.

Village fete: Littondale Fete will be held on the village green in Arncliffe on Saturday, August 8. The committee is calling for help – both beforehand and with assistance on the day. Please get in touch via the Amerdale Facebook page, email info@littondale.net or ring the village representatives – Hannah on 01756 770173, Ruth on 770293 or Mark on 770419. Proceeds from the fete go towards the upkeep of Amerdale Hall.

Good start: The Cracoe Crackers rounders team has got off to a good start, winning all its matches. New members are welcome and for more information, contact Debbie on 01756 730345.

Wigglesworth: Community Centre: June’s 100 club winner was J Middleton. The dominoes winners last Wednesday were P Lowe, A Sutcliffe, K Knowle, D Lowe, D Knight and R Knight and the whist winners were D Hogg, S Hogg, M Wellock, H Packard, V Jones and G Parker. The next meet will be Wednesday, July 29. Astrid has started her yoga classes again on Tuesday evenings and if you are interested please get in touch 07867 978246. The Saturday bacon butty mornings are as popular as ever. They run from 11am to 1pm and will continue until mid-September. Geraldine’s Zumba class welcomed a few newcomers last week. If you would like to try it, do come along as it is a fun way to get fit and costs just £3. The craft group meets next on Monday, July 13, at 7.30pm when members will be shown felt-making. Janice from Serendipity asks participants to come with a spirit of experimentation, an old hand towel, a sheet of bubble wrap the same size as the towel and items to embed in your felt, such as feathers, yarn, silks and beads.