Addingham Allotments association: Addingham Allotments and Gardens Association will host a talk by John Sheard, estate manager at Bolton Abbey for many years. He will speak about Joseph Paxton, a farmer’s son with humble beginnings who went on to achieve great things.The talk will be at Mount Hermon next Thursday, February 26, at 7.30pm.

Coffee and books: Addingham Community Library will hold a coffee morning and book sale on Saturday. It will take place in the schoolroom above the library from 10am to 11.30am. There will be a large selection of donated books available which are surplus to library requirements.

Barnoldswick Rotary Club: Where is Robin Hood’s well, a hidden waterfall, a stream that “runs uphill”, a coal outcrop, an old railway engine shed and historic halls and homes? They are all to be found on or around Pendle Hill. Barnoldswick and Earby Rotarians learned in a fascinating slide show and talk by Duncan Armstrong. His talk, entitled Unknown Pendle, told of his discoveries while exploring the area around Pendle.

History society: Barnoldswick History Society will meet at 7.30pm next Thursday, February 26, in Barnoldswick Library, where Roger Frost will give an illustrated talk entitled Burnley in the 19th Century.

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

Concert series: The concert series schedule is now available. If you would like one, ring 01756 710586.

Bradley Liz Zieboll, 01535 636369 School news: The school has been raising funds for the Rays of Sunshine charity. Activities included a Sunshine Breakfast, when the children came to school in their pyjamas, the sale of wrist bands, badges and pens, and a bun sale organised by class five. The total amount raised came to £448.24. The school is asking for donations of books in good condition and is collecting Sainsbury’s Active Kids vouchers. Class three were winners of last week’s Walk to School, with 88 per cent of children either walking or parking and striding to school. Class one went on a walk around Bradley, followed by a trip on a canal boat. There will be a Friends/Parents meeting on Tuesday from 6pm to 7.30pm .

Film Club: Last week’s film, Princess Bride, had to be postponed due to a technical problem and will be shown at a later date, to be confirmed.

Pilates: A new Pilates class has started at the village hall. It is aimed at beginner/intermediate level and will take place between 11.30am and 12.30pm on a Monday.

Fitness Class: Liv Life Fitness has started a new health and fitness class at 6.30pm on a Wednesday in the village hall. For more information, call 07813 342187.

Clapham Rory-Joe Daniels, 015242 51135 Parish council: The sycamore on the embankment of St James’ churchyard has been felled. It was growing at an awkward angle towards the church and was considered dangerous. It is hoped that a new lengthsman will be recruited in the coming weeks to deal with maintenance issues. The national park authority has installed a new sign on the recycling bins situated in Clapham car park in an attempt to stop them being contaminated with general waste. The Clapham Hyperfast Broadband project is progressing well. The core route for the fibre network should be approved soon. To find out more, visit claphamhyperfast.net. The community shop group is very busy recruiting a shop manager and hopes to open in March.The parish council will soon have a new webpage on claphamyorkshire.co.uk. The council meets in the village hall on the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at 7.30pm.

Parish meeting: To find out more about the wide range of projects run by community groups in the parish, you may wish to attend the annual parish meeting in the village hall on Tuesday, March 24, from 7.30pm. For more information contact the parish clerk Gillian Muir on 015242 51775.

Give and Take: Clapham Waste Reduction, part of Clapham Sustainability Group, will hold a fourth Give and Take event on Saturday, March 21, from 10am to noon at Clapham Village Hall. Entrance is 50p, with children free. This event is a chance to pass on unwanted items in a clean and good condition and pick up something you want for free. A descriptive leaflet will be delivered in advance to households in Clapham and Newby. More information or help with transporting goods to the hall is available from Gill Buckler on 51030 or Ann Stewart on 51118.

Coniston Cold Young Farmers: Coniston Cold Young Farmers met at the Richard Tottie Memorial Hall to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. Members prepared and cooked their own pancakes. Last Saturday members travelled to Westhouse to attend the Settle District annual hedging and walling competition hosted by Burton YFC. Coniston had successful day, winning both indoor and outdoor events with wins from Will Throup and Tom Saxby in the block walling and hedging and good placings in the dry stone walling from Angus Walton,Tom Long and Cameron Walton. Gemma Darwen, Ellie Saxby, Megan Walton and Hannah Saxby were successful with cold sweets, decorating a Swiss roll and designing a phone cover. Club chairman Cameron Walton collected The Fred Waddington Memorial Trophy given to the winning club for most points on the day. Next week’s meeting is Ready Steady Cook at Coniston.

St Peter’s: On Sunday, the church will celebrate Holy Communion from 9.30am.

Cononley Joan Nicholson, 01535 630872 Soul disco: A Northern Soul disco will be staged at Cononley Village Institute next Saturday, February 28, at 7.30pm. Come along to enjoy a DJ, fully lit dance floor and pay bar. Tickets cost £10, which includes a meal, and are available from Cononley Post Office. Proceeds will go towards rebuilding the institute porch.

Spring fair: The Friends of Cononley School are organising a spring fair on Saturday, March 21, between 10am and noon. It will take place at the school and attractions will include bouncy castles, refreshments, stalls, face painting, Easter craft activities, children’s games and outdoor races. The money raised will go towards a new outdoor structure for the playing field and refurbishing the early years playground.

St John’s: On Sunday, St John’s Church will celebrate Holy Communion at 11am. The service will be led by the vicar, the Rev John Peet.

Cross Hills Lent talks: Cross Hills and District Fellowship of Churches will hold a series of Lent talks under the title, Hope in a Time of Change. The speakers will focus on initiatives that are bringing hope to those struggling in various ways in our current society. The first speaker will be Peter Smith from the Cinnamon Network, which facilitates intervention work with school children in danger of getting into trouble. Starting next week, the talks will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesdays at St Peter’s Methodist Church, Cross Hills. Future sessions will cover Skipton Food Bank, Christians Against Poverty, Street Angels and MHA’s pioneering work on dementia.

Draughton Jane Markham, 01756 711305 Parish council: The council will meet on Wednesday at 7.30pm in the village hall. The agenda and notices are published on the village noticeboards and on the village website - draughton.org.

Earby David Hartley, 01282 842617 Churches Together: The 2015 series of Lent meetings begins at 7.15pm on Tuesday in Mount Zion Baptist Church. The first session is entitled Gratitude.

Earby Gardeners: The 28th Spring Bulb Show will take place on Saturday, March 21, from 11am to 1pm in the New Road Community Centre. Soup. Anyone wishing to enter bulbs, plants, cut flowers or photographs can obtain a schedule from Dorothy Bullock on 01282 842134.

St Peter’s: Ken Reid will lead Sunday’s 10.30am service at St Peter’s Methodist Church. From 1.30pm on Monday there will be a gentle exercise class followed by refreshments. There is no set charge, but donations are welcome. Please note that the next Songs of Praise service will be at 4pm next Sunday, March 1, not the usual fourth Sunday of the month.

Embsay with Eastby Andrew Wilson, 01756 790197 Embsay churches: On Sunday, the Methodist service at 10.30am will be led by Jane Jolly. Every Tuesday morning in the Methodist Church hall, a variety of table-top games are on offer. St Mary’s Church will hold a Parish Communion at 9.30am on Sunday and will celebrate Holy Communion on Tuesday at 10.30am. Also on Tuesday, the church will be open between 2pm and 4pm for tea, coffee and cakes. On Fridays between 1.45pm and 3.15pm, Smiley Faces take place in the church.

Parish council: Matters relating to the formation of a new parish council following the May local election occupied the attention of members at the February meeting. The need to encourage local residents to become councillors was strongly emphasised. Members considered a report on continuing action to recruit and appoint a new parish clerk to fill the post when the current clerk retires at the end of April. Interviews will be held in late February/early March to ensure there is a transitional overlap. Members were informed that setts had now been installed at the recently landscaped Skipton Road welcoming entrance to Embsay. Fundraising activities to help finance the installation of a generic memorial plaque at the Embsay War Memorial were continuing and early action was confirmed for the co-ordination of the forthcoming annual parish meeting, to be held on May 19. Several village maintenance and road safety matters were considered including the management of the Elm Tree Square Christmas lights and the proposed NYCC street lighting energy reduction programme.

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

Cricket Club: Embsay Cricket Club will hold its annual general meeting this evening at the Cavendish Arms beginning at 7.30pm. The meeting will be followed by a pie and peas supper.

Over 50s: The Over 50s Forum will meet next Thursday, February 26, when Christine Newson will speak about Chinese Brush Painting. The afternoon will include a demonstration and some participation. The meeting will begin at 2pm in the village hall. If you need a lift to the meeting give Shelagh Marshall or Wilf Chatwin a ring the day before.

Farnhill and Kildwick Joyce Wood, 01535 635880 St Andrew’s: On Sunday there will be a service of Holy Communion at 8.15am in the parish rooms and at 10am in the church.

Farnhill Methodists: The coffee morning held last Saturday raised £137 for church funds and £32 for the Gambia Schools Trust.

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

Bingo evening: Kildwick and Farnhill Institute will hold a bingo night tomorrow from 7pm. The price for entry is £5 per book of five games.

Summer fair: There will be a Kildwick and Farnhill Summer Fair planning meeting on Tuesday, March 3, at 7.30pm in the parish rooms.

Gargrave Sally Jennings, 01756 748098 Buffet dance: A New Year buffet dance will be staged in the village hall next Friday, February 27. The event will run from 7.30pm to midnight and a carving buffet will be followed by dancing to music from Dennis Westmoreland. Tickets, costing £15, can be reserved by calling 01756 749320.

Pantomime: The village hall pantomime group will perform Aladdin tonight, tomorrow and Saturday from 7.15pm with a matinee at 2.15pm on Saturday afternoon. This year’s playwright is 17-year-old Ruth Garrett who has written the pantomime, which includes corny jokes, evil laughing villains and heroes who save the day.

St Andrew’s: On Sunday, the church will hold a BCP Holy Communion at 8am and a morning prayer service at 10.45am.

Flea market: There will be a flea market on Sunday in Gargrave Village Hall. The doors are open from 10am and there will be the normal vast array of stalls selling antiques, bric a brac, collectibles and crafts. Derek, Pat and Michelle will return with their popular plant stall. There will be some early bedding plants and a selection of shrubs to purchase. Entrance is 50p and refreshments will be available until close of play at 4pm.

Bingo: The next bingo session will take place from 7.30pm on Wednesday in the village hall annexe.

Gisburn Young Farmers: Last week’s meeting was a visit to AJ Long contractors. The night involved a tour around the buildings, a quiz on some machinery and a video and speech about the business. The quiz was won by Lauren Heaton, who received a box of chocolates and an AJ Long fleece. The next meeting will include a cake decorating competition.

Giggleswick Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Richard Whiteley Theatre: On Monday, there will be a return visit by Paper Birds with its new show Broke. The show shares real-life stories about poverty and debt in the UK. Next Thursday, February 26, the Gigg lectures series continues with a talk by Dr Paul Whittaker on the subject of Music to the Ear. Profoundly deaf since the age of eight, Dr Whittaker is an organist and pianist and since 1988 has run a charity to help deaf people access music and the performing arts. Next Friday, February 27, the theatre in conjunction with Settle-Carlisle Railway Development Company will stage A Cartoon History of Here - an interactive cartoon and poetry performance with renowned broadcaster and poet Ian McMillan and acclaimed cartoonist Tony Husband. For ticket details, contact 01729 893180.

Primary school: Congratulations go to the St Alkelda’s after-school club pupils who made Christingles and to Lottie and Phoebe Oliver, Mabel and Ned Whitaker, Louisa Bullock, Hannah Chapman and Nell Shepherd, who read during the event. Thanks go to last term’s School Council representatives, who made some useful suggestions. This term’s School Council representatives are already working well together. Well done to the pupils, who were selected to represent the school in the recent North Craven Swimming Gala, which involved all 11 primary schools and was won by Kirkby Malham. Special congratulations go to the girls’ relay team (placed third), the boys’ relay team (also placed third), Edie (who was runner-up in the final of girls’ backstroke), Corey (third in the final of the boys’ backstroke) and Jimmy (who won the final of the boys’ breaststroke.) Jimmy has been selected to represent North Craven in the forthcoming Craven Swimming Gala. Year four pupils Erin Hutt-Holgate and Libby Garth sold their own design Valentine cards and raised £26 for their chosen charity, Starlight, which supports families with children who are seriously and terminally ill.

Grassington Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Panto fun: Grassington Pantoloons will present Red Riding Hoodie in the town hall tomorrow and Saturday and next Friday and Saturday, February 27 and 28. Evening performances start at 7.30pm and there will be Saturday matinees at 2.30pm. Tickets are available on the door or from the Hub.

Health walks: Walking for Health is being promoted at the Hub. Anyone interested should contact 01756 753433 or 07876 586121.

Coffee morning: Grassington Hub will hold an annual coffee morning in Church House on Saturday at 10am. Everyone is welcome.

Friendship Club: Iris Claridge will speak about The Falklands to Grassington Friendship Club this afternoon. Next Thursday, Linda Middleton and Co from the Trawden Strings will entertain. Meetings are held in Church House at 2.15pm.

Hellifield Ken Leak, 01729 850845 Women’s Institute: Hellifield WI will hold its annual general meeting and party at the village institute from 7.15pm tonight.

Age Concern: Age Concern meets at the Boars Head tomorrow for its Luncheon Club meeting. The meeting is from 11.45am with lunch served at 12 noon. For details, contact Helen on 01729 850864.

Coffee morning: There will be a coffee morning on Saturday 10am in the institute in support of the Northern Inter Schools Christian Union (NISCU) which promotes and encourages knowledge and understanding of the Christian faith.

Gala items: Don’t forget the treasure hunts next Saturday, February 28, from 3pm at the institute. One will be by car and the other on foot. Details are available from Heather on 01729 850845. Entry is £5 per team. There will be a barbecue and family disco following the event. This year’s gala festivities will be on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1. Help is welcome, particularly anyone willing to help organise the fell races. Contact Dave Preston on 01729 850418.

Sixties Night: A Swinging Sixties Night will be held at the village institute on Friday, March 13, from 7.15pm. For tickets, ring 01729 851660.

Flower Club: North Craven Flower Club enjoyed a Surprise Practical Evening. Faced with a bucket of flowers and a selection of foliages, members, in groups, created various stunning designs. The next meeting is on Friday, March 13, when there will be a demonstration by Kathleen Williams.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale Caroline Thompson, 01756 749235 Gala meeting: Horton-in-Ribblesdale Village Hall Committee will hold a meeting on Thursday, March 26, at 7.30pm to discuss the future of the annual gala. If more help is not forthcoming, the gala may have to fold and without the income from the event, the future of the village hall could also be in jeopardy. Please attend the meeting or call Heather on 01729 860396. Sadly the Women’s Institute has had to fold in Horton-in-Ribblesdale due to lack of members and it would be a great shame if the future of the village hall committee was also put under threat.

St Oswald’s: There will be a service on Sunday at 10.30am at St Oswald’s Church. Next Sunday, March 1, the service will be at 3pm.

Show meeting: Horton-in-Ribblesdale Show Committee will hold its annual general meeting and schedule meeting on Tuesday at 7pm in the village hall. Everyone is welcome. Please come along if you would like to join the committee, are able to help or have any ideas for new classes.

Whist drive: The monthly whist drive was held in the Golden Lion. Winners were: ladies - D Pullen, A Humphrey, J Welch and R Pearson; gents - V Jones (sub), S Hogg, C Summersgill (sub) and M Wright (sub). The next whist drive will be held on Tuesday, March 10, at 7.30pm in the Golden Lion.

Gun Club: Penyghent Gun Club met in Ring Pot Pasture. The marshals for the 30-bird sporting layout were K Humphrey and R Carr. The winner of the Tower Bird Trophy was S Bamber, second was R Carr and third was R Bold. A McLernon was the winner of the ten-bird pool shoot. The next members’ shoot will be held on Sunday, March 15, at 1pm at High Birkwith Farm.

Ingleton Sue Brown, 015242 41835 Women’s Institute: Dr Robin McLiveen, a former Lancaster University lecturer for 29 years, spoke about Climate Change over many years and the greenhouse effect. Sue Brown thanked him and he then judged the competition for a letter opener, declaring Elaine Bateson the winner, with Carol Mann second and Beryl Brown third. From the proceeds of the recent jumble sale, it was decided to donate £100 each to the Church Roof Fund, Castleberg Hospital Ward, the Scouts and the Splash Park. The March meeting will be the 93rd birthday party. Former members are invited; please let Sue Brown know by March 1 if you would like to attend. Members were invited to join in with the Women’s Day of Prayer in St Mary’s Church on Friday, March 6, at 2pm.

Langcliffe Helen Jarvis, 01729 825303 Show meeting: The date of the first meeting for the Langcliffe Show has had to be changed. It will now be held on Sunday at 4pm in the institute.

Whist drive: The next whist drive in aid of church funds will be held tomorrow at 7pm in the institute. Admission is £2, including supper.

Lawkland Young Farmers: Young Farmers met at Settle Rugby Club for a quiz and club meeting. Last Saturday, Burton YFC hosted the district hedging and walking competition. Results were: senior hedging - 1 Chris Taylor; junior hedging - 1 Phillip Cockett; intermediate walling - 2 Nathan Booth; decorated swiss roll - 2 Mollie Taylor; decorated cake - 2 Helen Lawson. Phillip Cockett had the best hedge. Next week’s meeting is cheese tasting at Settle Rugby Club at 7.30pm.

Lothersdale Young Farmers: Members were shown how to make a buttonhole by florist Hannah Ormondroyd. In first place was Hannah Maltby, with Daniel Dobson second and Luke Mellin, third. Next week’s meeting is hen judging.

Salterforth Women’s Institute: The president, Janette Pate, welcomed everyone to the February meeting. It was decided to hold a Jacob’s Join at one of the summer meetings to celebrate the centenary of the WI. Volunteers were required to decorate a pennant for the Federation celebrations and Mrs Mitchell read a report from the Craven Group meeting. This year Salterforth will organise the group walk, and on April 23 Malham WI will host the group rally. Mrs Pate then introduced Harold Hoggarth from Barnoldswick, who gave an interesting slide talk on his family history - from the time that his father, Ronald, was mayor of Nelson in the 1950s to his family’s connection to sniff manufacturers Hoggarths of Kendal in the 18th century. Pauline Parkinson gave the vote of thanks. The competition for a pill box was won by:1 Christine Bridges, 2 Joyce Nicholl, 3 Eloise Sunley. The next meeting will be the AGM in Salterforth Village Hall on March 12 at 7.30pm.

Settle Gill O’Donnell, 01729 825639 Kwezana link: Primary school pupils in Settle and Kwezana have been exchanging information about their hobbies and activities. At present, the pupils in Kwezana are practising their athletics for a local tournament. Settle pupils have been explaining about the Scout movement and how it has now changed from being a boys-only organisation to a group for both boys and girls Charity dances: The next dance at St Mary and St Michael’s Church Hall will be on Saturday, March 7, with the proceeds going to Settle Swimming Pool. For details or to book a place, contact 01729 823259.

Parish church: This year’s annual snowdrop weekend will take place on Saturday and Sunday. View the carpet of snowdrops in the churchyard and enjoy cakes and refreshments between 11am and 3pm. All proceeds will go to the Aspire and Renew appeal. Every Tuesday, the church serves tea and coffee from 10am with light lunches and homemade soups on sale from noon to 2pm.

Craft workshop: There will be a course on art journalling and creating paper for collages tomorrow and Saturday. The course costs £45. For details, email Jakibogg@tiscali.co.uk or ring 07738 090404.

Big Breakfast: The next Big Breakfast event will take place on Saturday at 8.30am in St Mary and St Michael Church Hall. The speaker will be Joy Orwell who will talk about Threads of Hope, a Christian outreach to the Maasai, from the perspective of her own recent short mission trip to Kenya. Participants are asked to book their places by the end of today by ringing 01729 825285.

Folk Club: The Three Peaks Folk Club will meet at Settle Social Club on Saturday from 9pm. Admission is free.

TRAMPS: The Ribblesdale Area Moving Picture Show will show its next film at Victoria Hall on Wednesday at 7.45pm. Admission is £5 and the film is Avant L’hiver - a French mystery story with English subtitles.

Lent course: This year’s Lent course of study run by Churches Together in Settle and District will commence on Wednesday at Settle Parish Church. Meetings will take place every Wednesdayfrom 7.30pm to 9pm with refreshments available from 7.15pm. The theme for the first meeting is gratitude. Participants are requested to bring a Bible.

Gardening Club: Settle and District Gardening Club will meet on Wednesday at 2pm at Townhead Court when the speaker will be Andrew Shaw from Gardenmakers. His theme will be of A Garden Pot Pourri.

Victoria Hall: Next Friday, February 27, sees the return of Henry Priestman to Victoria Hall for a special gig to celebrate the launch of his live DVD Settle Down, which was filmed on his last visit. For tickets, contact 01729 825718.

Music at Poppies: The second of this month’s musical events takes place next Saturday, February 28. This will be the debut of singer/songwriter Becky Mills at Poppies. For details, contact 07932 182293 Women’s Institute: Settle WI will hold its annual general meeting on Wednesday, March 7, at 2pm. This will be followed by entertainment from the Drama Group. Please note that this meeting and those in April and May will be in the Catholic Church Hall.

Prayer Day: St John’s Church will host this year’s Women’s World Day of Prayer service on Friday, March 6, at 7.30pm.

Silsden Linda Berry, 01535 654643 Local history: The heyday of Silsden’s textile mills and the people who worked in them will be the focus of Monday evening’s meeting of Silsden Local History Group, held at the Methodist Church. Members are encouraged to bring along and share their own memories and additional photos. The evening, which is open to all, will begin with a short annual meeting. Doors open at 7pm for refreshments and a 7.20pm start. The following afternoon the history group’s monthly research drop-in session will be held between 2pm and 4pm at Silsden Town Hall. There is also opportunity to inspect the group’s growing archive of Silsden life.

Camera Club: Silsden Camera Club will meet in the church hall at 7.30pm on Wednesday for a practical evening on Still Life. For further information, contact 01535 653528.

Coffee morning: Ruby’s coffee morning will take place in St James Church Hall on Saturday from 10am to noon. This is to raise funds for a little girl with neuroblastoma cancer. The event is being organised by a young friend of the family.

Skipton Lacemakers: The Craven Guild of Lacemakers has been invited to attend the Yarndale event again at Skipton Auction Market in September. Practice pieces and designs are being put together for next year’s National Lace Guild’s John Bull Trophy competition, Celebrations. The next meeting, at Christ Church, Skipton, will be held today from 10am to 3.30pm. For more information, contact 01535 656637.

Naturalists: Craven Naturalists’ and Scientific Association welcomed Stuart James, who gave an interesting, illustrated talk on Madagascar. He was a member of a small group which explored the southern part of the island with local guides. A very broad picture of the island was shown. The next meeting is on Monday when the National Trust will give a talk entitled What exactly does a Ranger do?. This will be held in the Swadford Centre at 7.30pm and visitors are welcome for a £2 admission fee. For more details, contact 01535 642180.

Oddfellows: Skipton District Oddfellows will welcome back Steve Place with his tribute to Roy Orbison from 8pm next Saturday, February 28. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact 01756 791593.

Friendship Group: Peter Wilson will speak on The Artefacts of Folk Magic at Tuesday’s meeting of Skipton Friendship Group.

Holy Trinity: In advance of Fairtrade Fortnight which starts on Monday, there will be a Fairtrade stall in Holy Trinity on both Saturday and Sunday. After last week’s special Quarter Peal for a diamond wedding anniversary, the church bells will be ringing again at 1.30pm on Sunday by visitors from Heptonstall. All services that day will be taken by the Rector, the Rev Veronica James. Holy Communion is at 8am, parish communion at 9.45am and evensong at 5pm. The rector will also take the mid-week services on Wednesday, with morning prayer at 9am and Holy Communion at 10.45am. Toddle into Church will be held, as usual, at 1.30pm on Tuesday.

Camera Club: Two members gave an excellent evening. Elizabeth Brazell showed pictures of a colourful Florida holiday while Gill Threadgold took members in the opposite direction to Europe visiting various places including Turkey and some lovely parts of France.

International Club: Skipton International Club will meet on Tuesday at 7.30pm in the Soroptimists Rooms, when Mark Hellaby will give a talk on Sherpa,Tao and Lotus.

Retired Men’s Forum: Alun Pugh spoke about the life and legacy of Sir Titus Salt, mill owner and philanthropist who founded the village of Saltaire, now a World Heritage Site. Next week, Guy Williams will speak about his experiences as a journalist.

Naval news: Pauline Holloway, who brought the Naval Historical Re-enactment Group to Trafalgar Night at the golf club has been awarded an MBE for services to naval history. She will receive her award at Buckingham Palace in April. The association will next meet on Tuesday, March 3, at 7.30pm in the RAFA headquarters.

Steeton Methodist Church: Steeton Methodist Church’s Youth Club will celebrate the Chinese New Year on Tuesday at 6.30pm by making Chinese food. The next meeting of the Evening Fellowship is on Wednesday at 7.30pm when Mike Roe will give an illustrated talk called One Thousand Acres of Sky. The Rev Rosemary Nash will run a Lent Course every Tuesday at 7.30pm. The course is called Encountered - meeting God in ordinary places. The 10.30am service on Sunday will be led by the Rev Alan Raine and will include Holy Communion. There is a Junior Church at the same time.

Sutton-in-Craven Thornton-in-Lonsdale Paula Kendall, 015242 42390 Rosemary Hartley, 015242 42207 Domino drive: A domino drive will be held at Westhouse Village Hall tomorrow at 7.30pm. It will be followed by a pie supper. Admission is £3 for adults and £2 for children.

Messy Church: There will be a children’s Messy Church session on Saturday from 4pm at St Oswald’s Church. There will be lots of creative crafts. Children must be accompanied. For more information, contact 015242 42207.

Bishop visits: St Oswald’s Church will welcome the Bishop James Bell of Ripon on Sunday at 9.30am. He will preach a sermon called Living the Faith.

Upper Wharfedale Sheila Denby, 01756 752605 Safari supper: The social committee of St Mary’s Churches in Kettlewell and Conistone is still looking for venues for the annual safari supper in May or June. If you can help, contact Sue Nelson on 01756 760887.

Talking Heads: The Leeds Library Theatre will stage Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads at Kettlewell Village Hall on Friday, March 13. Further details will be available shortly.

Annual meeting: The Kettlewell and District Horticultural Society will hold its annual general meeting in the social room of the village hall on Tuesday from 7.30pm.

Church performance: The Aireborough Gilbert and Sullivan Society will present The Sorcerer in St Michael’s Church, Linton, from 7.30pm on Saturday, March 7. The event is in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Tickets are available from 01756 752468.

New boundaries: The Gamekeepers Inn at Long Ashes is offering “new boundary” sessions for seniors. The art classes will be held on Tuesdays from 1pm and further information is available from Grassington Hub.

Family history: The next meeting of the Wharfedale Family History Group will take place at 2.30pm on Saturday at Threshfield Village Institute. Gillian Waters will discuss The Horners of the Dales.

Christian Aid: The Christian Aid lunch for Upper Wharfedale will take place at Kettlewell Village Hall on Wednesday from noon until 2pm. People are invited to come and enjoy homemade soup and cheese rolls.

Quiz evening: The Cracoe and Rylstone Community Sports Committee will hold a fundraising quiz evening next Friday, February 27, from 6.30pm.

Wigglesworth Community Centre: The 100s club draw will take place next week and it’s renewal time. It costs £12 a year, with profits going towards the running costs of the the centre. Zumba takes place on Thursday. Rural Arts will bring the one-man play Old Herbacious to the centre on Friday, March 6, at 7.30pm. It tells the story of Herbert Pinnegar, who rises from orphan boy to legendary head gardener, who is friendly with the lady of the house. Tickets cost £10. There is a whist and dominoes drive on Wednesday at 7.30pm and admission is £3 to include a light supper. Thanks go to those who have already put their names on the rota for the Bacon Butty mornings. If you can help, please get in touch on 01729 840794. Many will remember the success of the Millennium Wiggy Worm weekend and it is planned to hold another over Spring Bank. If you want to make worms for your garden and need ideas why not go along to the craft group on Monday at 7.30pm.