Airton

Walk in the Dales: Tea/coffee/refreshments and talk at 11 am on Good Friday, 7th April. Paul McWhinney will lead the annual “Walk in the Dale” starting at St Andrew’s Church, Gargrave, at 9 am. The group will reach the Airton Quaker Meeting House around 11 am for refreshments and a talk about the ancient Quaker Meeting House. They will then continue to Kirkby Malham for lunch, thence via Coniston Cold to Gargrave. Anyone not joining the walk is nevertheless very welcome to come to the Airton Quaker Meeting House and drop in for refreshments and the talk.

Quaker Services: With many people seeking peace and tranquillity, Quakers in Airton are holding their simple quiet meetings for worship regularly every Sunday at 3 pm, in the newly restored Airton Quaker Meeting House, Calton Lane. All are welcome in this the earliest Non-conformist place of worship in the country, dating from the early 1600s. Our next meeting for worship will take place next Sunday, 26th March.

Austwick

Church news: Services: Sunday 19th March – 9.30am Austwick Holy Communion & 11.am Clapham “Easy Church” 6.30pm Eldroth Evening Prayer. Our weekly Wednesday Morning Holy Communion Services (Book of Common Prayer) 10.30am at Austwick Church. All welcome.

Quiz Night: In aid of Manorlands Hospice in Austwick Parish Hall Friday 24th March 7.30pm prompt. Tickets ￡3.00 max of 4 people per team. Tickets from Cross Leigh Store or on the door is still available. Bring your own bottle event but if you buy a ticket with a bottle of wine for the evening at the same time, the shop Michelle & Iain will donate ￡1.00 per bottle to the charity.

Austwick WI: Les Chandler made a very welcome return to the March meeting. Despite the weather conditions, several members were entertained with his fascinating story of Sir Peter Scott. His interesting, illustrated talk highlighted the magnitude of Sir Peter’s life. The next meeting on Thursday April13th at 7.30pm in Austwick Parish Hall is entitled ‘Settle Shops past and present’ by John Reid.

Bolton Abbey

Rector’s message: The Sunday marks the beginning of Passiontide. Passiontide is the traditional English name for the fifth Sunday in Lent and marks the beginning of the two-week period before Easter Day. We now overlap Lent and Easter and intensify our preparation for Holy Week. The title ‘Passiontide’ reminds us that this season is about the passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. Over the next fortnight we will travel with Christ into Jerusalem and all the way to the cross. The good news, however, is that Passiontide does not have the last say. This sombre period of preparation soon ends and our hearts can then rejoice in Christ’s resurrection on Easter Day. It is worth reminding ourselves this Sunday that, however bleak things look in the world, Christ will eventually be triumphant.

Lent concert: Priory Church. Cantores Salicium will be giving a Lent concert called Contemplation on Sunday 25th March at 4.30 pm. This will include music, readings and some Marian works. Do come along, entrance is free.

Palm Sunday: Priory Church. The10.30 am service, on this occasion, will be a joint service with the Family Service and there will be a procession of palms and a donkey. All are very welcome. Parking is in Bolton Abbey Car Park, free of charge for services, leaving the limited parking outside the Priory for those less able.

Wednesday Nighters: The next Wednesday Nighters will be held in Bolton Abbey Village Hall on Wednesday 5th April at 7.30 pm. On this occasion Hazel Maxfield will tell us about her ‘Life as a Tiller Girl’. This sounds like a most ‘interesting’ talk. Everyone is welcome to join us, entrance is £3 and this incudes tea/coffee and cake.

Dancing: On Friday 7th April at 7.30 to 11.00 there will be Modern Sequence Dance with dance in Bolton Abbey Village Hall. The music will be supplied by Alan Cookson. Entrance is £6 and there is a raffle. For further information contact bookings@boltonabbeyvillagehall.org.uk or ring 01756 710587.

Carleton

Church news: St. Mary’s: Each Sunday at 11.15am; 3rd and 5th Sunday – Bread, Wine & Worship; 2nd & 4th Sunday – Parish Communion; 1st Sunday of each month - 8.00am BCP; 11.15am Family Praise.

Cononley

Cinema Club: What happens when your life as an eco-terrorist clashes with fulfilling an ambition to adopt a Ukrainian child? Come to the Cononley Cinema Club at the Cononley Village Institute on Sunday 26th March at 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm) to see how Halla in the Icelandic film (subtitled) “Woman at War” Cert 12A manages this dilemma!”

Draughton

Church news: St Augustine, Sunday 26th March9.30am Morning Prayer Sunday 2nd April (join with Holy Trinity). 10.30am Palm Sunday Procession followed by Service in church.

Earby

Church news: All Saints’ Church. On Thursday March 23rd the Church will be open from 7pm to 7.30pm for private prayer. This is a drop in and out session, everyone is welcome to attend.

Coffee morning: On Saturday March 25th the Women’s Fellowship is holding a Coffee Morning and Raffle at New Road Community Centre between 10am and 12 noon. On Sunday March 26th at 9.30am the Annual General Meeting will be held before a short Communion Service. Everyone welcome.

Embsay

Environment awareness: How ‘green’ are our villages and what more can we do? Saturday 25th March 2023, from 2pm-5pm in Embsay Village Institute Hall. Do come along and take part in this free environmental awareness event, organised by the Community Library and the Fairtrade Group, and supported by funding from NYCC, the Parish Council and the Village Institute Management Committee, who have waived the hire charge for the hall and supper room. The aim of the day is to showcase what we are already doing in our villages to care for nature and the environment, and to ask ourselves individually and collectively what more we can do to reduce carbon emissions and protect the planet. We are hoping that the afternoon will generate sufficient interest to form a local Environmental group, to consider and lead on new initiatives.

All of the village groups actively engaged in caring for and improving our surroundings, creating spaces for encouraging wildlife and for increasing our wellbeing and the safety of our human and non-human community, will be showcasing their activities. The guest speaker from Addingham, is Professor Rick Battarbee, who was Professor of Environmental change at University College London and former director of the Research Centre there. He now chairs the Addingham Environmental Group and leads a citizen science project on the ecology of the River Wharfe. He will speak for twenty minutes.

There will be storytelling in the library, craft activities in the Supper Room, activities in the Pre-school Playgroup outdoor area, a display of art work by Embsay schoolchildren, and Fairtrade refreshments available throughout the afternoon.

Something for all age groups, informative, free and fun. Don’t miss it.

Easter Trail: Peter Rabbit is waiting to meet all the children who take part in the Easter Trail which is taking place this Sunday in Embsay. People wishing to take part can collect their map and answer sheet for a small charge of £2 per child between 10am and 12pm at Embsay Village Hall. The trail takes you around the village where you will see some wonderful Easter displays created by the villagers who live along the route. Older children will solve a series of clues along the trail to spell out a phrase whilst younger children will play a game of spot the characters that appear throughout the trail. The event will be the sixth annual Easter Trail hosted by Embsay With Eastby Pre- School Playgroup whose manager Judith Robinson says “The annual Easter Trail is a lovely community event which is great for all the family and which raises funds that are vital to the success of Embsay with Eastby Pre-School Playgroup at this challenging time”. All entrants will receive a prize handed out by Peter Rabbit and all correct answer sheets will be entered into a prize draw with participants being in with the chance of winning an even bigger prize. There will be drinks, breakfast sandwiches and cakes available at Embsay Village Hall and there will be a host of activities for the whole family including face painting and a chocolate tombola.

Farnhill and Kildwick

Graham Taylor – Correspondent@farnhill.co.uk

Parish Council: The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the upstairs room of Institute tonight (Thursday 23rd), starting at 7.30pm. The first 15 minutes of the meeting will be set aside for public participation. All members of the village are welcome to attend.

Church news: There will be a service of Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s on Sunday (26th), starting at 11.00am. There will also be a mid-week Holy Communion service, in the Parish Rooms, starting at 1.30pm on Wednesday (29th). St. Andrew’s is open to visitors on most days, when the building is not in use, from about 10.00am until about 2.00pm

Knit & Natter: The group will meet on Tuesday (28th), between 1.30pm and 3.30pm in the upstairs room at Farnhill Institute. People are invited to come along with their knitting, crochet or stitching, or just to have a chat - all are welcome. Tea, coffee and biscuits served. £2.

Gargrave

caroline@sandjsthompson.co.uk

Flea market: Broadway Fairs will be hosting the Flea Market and Craft Fair which will be held in the Village Hall on Sunday. There will be a good selection of stalls selling Vintage, Bric a Brac, Books, Jigsaws, and Crafts. The event opens at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m. Admission is just 50p. Please feel free to call 07989 585564 to check the event will be held as Sheila the organiser has not been too well but is now feeling much better so unless circumstances change she looks forward to welcoming both customers and stall holders on Sunday. If you wish to book a stall or check anything pre the day then please call 01757 229805. Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee`s next Vintage, Collectable and Craft Fair will be held on Easter Sunday 9th April.

Church news: A Prayer book communion service will be held in St. Andrew`s church on Sunday at 8.a.m followed by a Family communion service at 11.a.m.

Giggleswick

Church news: St. Alkelda’s Church. Come and have morning coffee with your friends, in church, on Saturday from 10am in support of Sands, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Deaths charity at Airedale Hospital.

It’s a busy day on Sunday with three opportunities to worship in different ways. At 8am there is a service of Holy Communion (BCP), at 9.30am Family Worship, with time for a chat over coffee afterwards, and at 6pm there will be more refreshments before the informal Sunday Evening Service. We look forward to welcoming you into church at the weekend.

Richard Whiteley Theatre: Mozart’s Requiem (Saturday 1 April – 7.30pm). The Langcliffe Singers mark their 40th anniversary with a special concert in Giggleswick School Chapel.

They are delighted to present Mozart’s Requiem for soprano, alto, tenor, bass, choir and orchestra. The Requiem is justifiably one of the most popular works in the choral repertoire. Tickets from www.giggleswick.org.uk/rwt

Glusburn

Community & Arts Centre: Film Night Our next community cinema event is on Friday 31 March when we will be screening Top Gun: Maverick (Winner of Best Sound at the Oscars). Tickets £6, doors 7pm, film 7.30pm.

Sunday 16 April at 2pm, Morgan & West Unbelievable Science, a live family science show for all ages.

Saturday 22 April sees the return of The Ragdolls, a Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons tribute who wowed us back in 2021.

Weekly What’s On: We have about 30 different sessions running weekly, for all ages and interests. Dance, drama, fitness, well-being, art, cooking and social activities. New weekly art & craft drop-in on Thursday mornings 10am-12noon. For more details, visit our website or pick up a copy of our timetable. Contact www.gicac.org.uk or 01535 630 223 for tickets and all enquiries.

Hellifield

Ken Leak email: stanier@aol.com

Wesley Centre: The Warm Spaces on Monday lunchtimes in the Wesley Centre will finish on the 27th March. Currently, the Monday session from 12.30 includes Soup and Sandwiches up to 4 pm. The Thursday sessions are from 10.30 till 1.30pm and Fridays are from 12.30 till 4 pm. The Strong and Steady class will be held on Monday 27th. There will be a Drop-In Lunch today from 12 noon. Community Pantry will be held tomorrow from 2 till 3 pm. Family Café Church will be Sunday from 2 pm. Kettlebells exercise class is held on Wednesdays from 6 till 8.30pm. The Helitots group on Tuesday 28th March from 9.30 till 11 am will be the last one until a new leader comes forward to continue the sessions.

Helisingers: The choir group led by Sue Alderson meets in the Institute tomorrow at 10.00am. Please contact Sue on 01729 851108 if you would like to join the group.

Coffee morning: This Saturdays Coffee Morning will raise funds for the Mobile Cancer Unit. From 10.00am with raffle. All welcome.

Chess: Chess sessions are held in the Black Horse. The next one is on Wednesday 29th at 8 pm. Contact Ian on 07760 190222 for details.

Quizgo: The quiz night will be held at Hellifield House on Wednesday 29th from 8.15pm. All welcome.

Messy Monkeys: Children’s Activity group is held in the Institute on Wednesdays in term time from 10.30am. Contact Amanda Belt on 07398 284126.

Institute warm space: The next Warm Space at the Institute will be on Wednesday 29th from 1 till 4 pm. Refreshments and games. All welcome.

Messy Church: The Sunday activity group will meet this Sunday from 3 pm in the Institute. All welcome at the young peoples activity group.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale

caroline@sandjsthompson.co.uk

Church news: A service of Holy Communion with hymns will take place in St. Oswalds church on Sunday at 10.30.a.m.

Kirkby Malham

Church News: St Michael’s Kirkby Malham. On Sunday 26th March we have a service of Holy Communion and hymns at 10am to which all are welcome. The following Sunday (2nd April) is Palm Sunday, and we will have services of Holy Communion at 8.30am (BCP) and at 10am, with

distribution of palms. We are involved in the Deanery Lent Course on Rural Life being held at Settle Parish Church on Tuesdays during Lent at 7.30pm. The speaker at the next one (28th March) is Sarah Lister, local historian. Everyone who is interested is welcome to come along.

St Michael’s welcomes enquiries about Weddings, Baptisms (Christenings), and Funerals; please see our website https://www.kirkbymalhamchurch.org for more information or contact Revd Sue on: sue.mcwhinney@leeds.anglican.org St Michael’s is open every day of the year for visitors from 9am to dusk.

Malhamdale Environmental Group: Thursday 30th March at Malham Village Hall, 7.30pm, a discussion on how to save energy and generate renewable energy, together with a presentation about the Local Area Energy Plan. All are welcome. For more information please email

malhamdalevolunteers@gmail.com

Kelbrook

Church news: St Mary’s Church. On Sunday March 26th, Morning Worship is at 11.00am, led by Hugh Fielden. Everyone welcome.

Long Preston

traceylambert@btconnect.com

Bingo: The Playing Field Association are hosting an Easter Bingo night on Sunday 2nd April, eyes down at 6pmin the Maypole. Tickets are £2 each available from The Maypole, the Playing Fields Facebook page or from Kerry Foster on 07725118511. Prize for the best Easter Bonnet on the night.

Coffee and Cake: On Thursday 23rd March from 1.30pm in the village hall. Another free event in the village. Everyone is welcome.

Little Adventurers: Montessori inspired messy play classes on Friday Mornings 10am term time at Long Preston Village Hall. Age 5 months to five years. Our messy play classes are based around story books and themes and each week we go on different messy play Adventures exploring new textures such as gloop, vegetables, custard etc. We also have other sensory elements such as a fibre optics den for sharing stories and treasure baskets so the children can get as messy ( or not ) if they choose as they like. Contact Natalie on 07742141813

Warm space: The village hall will be open every Wednesday morning from 10am - 1pm. There will be teas and coffees, toasted tea cakes and crumpets available. Come and read the paper, or a magazine or do a puzzle. All ages are welcome. Please note that the last Warm Space in the Village Hall takes place on Wednesday 29th March, 10.30am to 12.30pm. Thank you to all who have supported this initiative since January. Monday afternoons the Methodist Chapel will be open as a Warm Space 1-3pm. There is also a free lunch. Everyone welcome. Come and have a chat, read the papers or a game.

Used postage stamps and empty blister packs: We are still collecting used stamps for a local charity. The hedgehog and Animal welfare group based in Settle. We are also collecting empty tablet packets/ blister packs that can be recycled. Please make sure the unused tablets are safely disposed of. These can be dropped off on a Monday, Friday or Sunday morning at the Methodist Church or at 3 Ribblesdale Estate anytime.

Church News: St Mary’s service on Sunday 26th March will be with Canon Graham Berrtidge at 11am. The services in the Methodist Church will be with Rev Roger Fox at 11am.

Little Footsteps: Meet every Monday at 10am in the Methodist Church. These are free sessions so come along and have a brew and a chat while the little ones play. Everyone is welcome.

Strong and Steady: (gentle exercises) for those who wish to be more mobile and independent, Every Tuesday 1.30-2.30 in the Methodist Chapel followed by coffee and chocolate biscuits. Only £4 a session. Everyone welcome.

Craft Club: Every Friday 10.30am - 12pm in the Methodist Chapel. Come and learn a new skill, meet new friends.

Pilates: Continues in the Village Hall every Tuesday 2.45-3.30pm £5 per session.

Rainbows: Rainbows, Brownies and Guides meet every Tuesday during term time in the village hall. Rainbows from 4.30-5.30, Brownies 6pm - 7pm, Guides 7.15-8.45.

Skipton Food Bank: The collection point is in the Methodist Church which is open to receive donations on a Friday morning from 10am - 12pm.

Lothersdale

Over 50s: Our first meeting will be on March 29th at 2.00pm in Lothersdale village hall, for an afternoon of musical fun. New members and friends are always very welcome.

Rathmell

Church news: On Sunday 26th March at 3pm Holy Trinity Church Rathmell with Wigglesworth will host an Organ Recital given by Graham Toft. This will include a varied programme entitled ‘Essentially English, Purcell to 2019’ Free admission - retiring collection. Refreshments For details contact Sue Shepherd 01729840620

Settle

Townhead: patients are invited to attend the PPG Annual General Meeting (AGM) today (March 23) to find out what your PPG has achieved over the past year. In attendance will be members of the Practice Team and there will be a video presentation on Care Navigation, outlining how you can make best use of what your Surgery has to offer you, to help you manage your health. It will take place at Townhead Surgery from 6.30am to 7.30am.

Settle Area Swimming Pool 200 Club: The March draw for the Settle Area Swimming Pool 200 club was made by the three cyclists taking part in the fund-raising spinathon at the pool’s fitspace towards the end of their 12 hour marathon spin on March 18. The winners were: £50 Rachael Bradley Booth 135; £30 David Blackburne 121; and £20 Wendy Porter 116. Congratulations to the winners, who have been notified and thanks to all club members for their continuing support for the pool.

Scottish Dancing: Every Thursday including 23 March: St John’s Methodist Church Hall.

Church news: Parish Church. Last weekend’s events brought many visitors to Holy Ascension, Settle. On Saturday evening we were the venue for Settle Orchestra’s Spring Concert which attracted a record number of audience members. At Sunday’s Mothering Sunday service, Year 3 pupils from Settle Primary School and their teachers joined Revd Julie Clarkson and Stephen Hogg (Lay Worship Leader) to celebrate “Mums”. A few tears were shed but there were smiles too as the children shared their thoughts about their own amazing Mums. We even found out who makes “the most exquisite bacon and sausage butties”. It was a wonderful occasion. There were posies of Spring flowers for Mums, Grans and Great Grans lovingly made by Giggleswick with Settle Mothers Union members and friends. Especially good to share worship with so many families.

Bowland and Ewecross Deanery: Lent Course, at Holy Ascension throughout March, has been popular with inspiring and informative speakers from across the Diocese. Last Tuesday speakers Revd Sue McWhinney and Suzanne Bairstow considered Life Events - Marriages and Funeral Ministry and the local Church. Settle’s own Sarah Lister, who has carried out an amazing amount of research into the lives of folk buried in Holy Ascension’s graveyard, will speak on ‘Celebrating our Heritage’ at the final session of this Lent Course, Tuesday 28 March, 7pm for 7.30pm start.

Services: Sunday 26 March is an important date in Holy Ascension’s calendar. Following the 11am service of Holy Communion Revd Julie Clarkson will preside over the church’s Annual Parish Meetings at 12.30pm. Churchwardens, Parish Church Council members and Deanery representatives will be elected. Everyone living within the Settle Parish boundary is invited to attend with a special reminder to church members to come along and hear the reports from Revd Julie, Hon Treasurer and churchwardens - time to consider how we reach out to our community in the coming years.

Skipton

Church news: Holy Trinity, Skipton Sunday 26th March8.00am Holy Communion. 10.00am Civic Service for Craven District Council. 6.00pm Sequence of Readings and Music for Passiontide. Services may be held in the café if it is too cold in church Wednesday 29th March 10.45am Holy Communion (BCP). 12noon Midday Prayer.

Sunday 2nd April 10.30am Palm Sunday Procession followed by Service in church. Civic Service – Sunday 26th March 11.00am. Holy Trinity will host a Civic Service to mark the end of the Craven District Council. We will hold a service of Holy Communion at 8.00am but there will be no service at 9.45am on this day.

Sequence of Readings and Music for Passiontide. We will hold a sequence of Readings and Music for Passiontide in preparation for worship during Holy Week. Join us at Holy Trinity on Sunday 26th March at 6pm.

Warm spaces: Tuesdays 10am-12noon. Come and keep warm with a free hot drink and enjoy friendly company in the café. Everyone welcome.

Palm Sunday: To join in with the procession, with our friends from Christ Church, St Mary’s Carleton, St Mary’s Embsay, Skipton Brass and a drumming parade. Meet at 10.30am outside The Woolly Sheep.

Christ Church: Sunday at 9.30am - Eucharist; Wednesday 9.30am – Eucharist

Skipton and Craven History Society: Next meeting will be a talk by Dr David Johnson on ‘Lime Kilns: the where, when and what for’. Swadford Street Centre at 7.30 pm, Thursday 23rd March. Non-members welcome.

Skipton Gardeners' Club: Members and visitors welcomed Jack Ogg, head gardener at York Gate, Adel, to the March meeting. The acre garden follows principals of The Arts and Crafts movement and belongs to” Perennial “ the charity looking after those in horticulture. Excellent photos showed innovative ways of combining colourful planting, topiary shapes, a mix of beautiful perennials, evergreen structures and hard landscaping over fourteen “rooms”. Next meeting, Wednesday, April 19th 2023 at 7.30pm in the Soroptimist Rooms, when Andrew Lay of 'Lay of the Land' garden centre at Settle will be the presenter. Everybody welcome.

Craven Speakers' Club: meet on Monday 27 March at 28 Otley Street Skipton BD23 1EW at 7.15pm. Visitors and new members are welcome. We offer fun, support and the chance to gain confidence and learn new speaking skills. Everyone improves. www.cravenspeakers.com