Austwick

Church news: Sunday 23rd October 9:30 am Austwick Holy Communion; 7:00pm Keasden ‘Saints, Sausages and Sparklers’ Thanks to everyone who supported this year’s Harvest Festival - flower arrangers, schoolchildren, staff and families, parish choir members, people who donated food and other items, and all who came to last night’s Harvest Supper and bid in the auction which raised over ｣600 for The Farming Community Network.

Wine Tasting & Fun Night: Friday 28th October 7.30pm- 9.0pm in Austwick Parish Hall. Tickets available from Cross Leigh Store - £20pp – Wine Tasting, Bingo Games Prizes Raffle and Cornvale Fine Foods Christmas Preview.

Austwick Film Night: Next Presentation Friday 11th November The Father (12C) Academy Award Winner Staring Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Colman -Belfast doors open at 7.00pm for performances commencing at 7.30pm. Ticket sales at Cross Leigh Store and on the door.

Parish Newsletter: September December is now available and on the village website: https://www.austwick.org. The Newletter has a wide variety of local information about social groups, now meeting after Covid19 stopped activities.

Bracewell and Barnoldswick

Church news: Memorial Service Saturday 29th October at 3pm St Michaels Bracewell and Sunday 30th October 3pm at St Mary Le Gyhll Barnoldswick

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

Coniston Cold and Bell Busk

Church news: St Peter’s Church Coniston Cold: on Sunday 23rd October there will be a service of Holy Communion with hymns at 9.30am, using the traditional words of the BCP service. Looking ahead, on Sunday 30th October there will be a reflective service for All Souls at 4pm, an opportunity to remember with love and thankfulness those we miss, and to light a candle. Services are normally at 9.30am on the second and fourth Sunday of each month (BCP Holy Communion), and at 4pm on the first and third Sunday of each month (Compline Evensong).

Cononley

Cinema Club: Showing the award winning Irish film “The Quiet Girl” Cert 12A on Sunday 23rd September at 7.00pm (doors open at 6.30pm) at Cononley Village Institute. Tickets available on the door, from Cononley Village Store or by emailing cononleycinemaclub@btinternet.com “

Draughton

Church news: St Augustine: Sunday 23rd October, 9.30am Morning Prayer.

Earby

Church news: All Saints Church. On Sunday October 23rd, Communion will be at 9.30am, led by John Lancaster. Everyone welcome.

Kelbrook

Church news: St Mary’s Church. On Sunday October 23rd, Morning Worship will be at 11.00am, led by John Lancaster. Everyone welcome.

Farnhill and Kildwick

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Church news: There will be a service of Holy Communion at St. Andrew’s on Sunday (23rd), starting at 11.00am. The church is now open to visitors most days, when the building is not in use, from about 10.00am until about 2.00pm

Knit & Natter: Tuesday (25th), 1.30 to 3.00pm, at Farnhill Institute. Come along with your knitting, crochet or stitching, or just to have a chat – all are welcome. Tea, coffee and biscuits available.

Farnhill Parish Council: The next meeting of the Parish Council will be held in the Institute next Thursday (27th), 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.

Halloween Evening: A week on Saturday (29th), the Institute will be hosting a “Halloween Evening” featuring a talk on witchcraft in Europe and England (including Kildwick) in the 15th to 18th centuries. Tickets £8.00, including supper (bring your own wine, if you wish) – available on the door on from Chris on 01535 630523.

Glusburn

Community and Arts Centre: Tribute Night. October’s live music is a fantastic Neil Diamond tribute, ‘Diamond Nights’, on Saturday 22nd October. Doors and bar open 7pm, show 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Book online. Sutton’s Got Brass Race Night, Saturday 29th October 6.30pm for 7.30pm. Tickets £5 including pie & pea supper.

Film Night: Benediction (12), the story of WW1 poet Siegfried Sassoon, Friday 4th November, 7 for 7.30pm. Tickets £6.

Christmas Fair: Sunday 20 November, 10am-4pm. Free Entry, will stalls throughout the building and festive café open all day.

Weekly What’s On. We have about 30 different sessions running weekly, for all ages and interests. Dance, drama, fitness, wellbeing, art, cooking and social activities. For more details, visit our website or pick up a copy of our timetable. Contact www.gicac.org.uk or 01535 630 223.

Hellifield

Wesley Centre: The Family Café Church will be held on Sunday at 2 pm. There will be no Strong and Steady Class on Monday 24th, but Lego for Everyone will be held between 10.30 and 12.30. Refreshments included. No Charge. There will be no Helitots on Tuesday 25th. The weekly Drop-In Lunch is held on Thursdays from 12 noon. The Community Pantry will be held on Friday 28th between 2 and 3 pm.

Women's Institute: The W.I. meet tonight in the Institute from 7.15pm. Guest presenter will be Paula from Fusion Chocolate with her presentation entitled ‘Chocolate Making a Difference. Guests always welcome for a small fee.

Coffee Morning: This coming Saturday will be hosted by Bentham Pet Rescue. From 10 to 11.30 am. All welcome.

Quiz Night: Hellifield House Wednesday 26th from 8.15pm. All welcome.

Kettlebells: Exercise Group is held on Wednesdays in the Institute from 6.pm till 8.30pm. For details on joining a class contact Josephine Elsmore on 07813 792191.

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

Gargrave

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North Craven Flower Club: Open Evening on Thursday, 10th November at Gargrave Village Hall. Tickets are now available from Club Members or by ringing 01729 840303. Our guest demonstrator is Area Demonstrator Mark Entwistle with his demonstration entitled ‘All I Want For Christmas’. Tickets are £12.50. Join us for a chance to take one of his wonderful arrangements home.

Cinema club: Will be showing the long awaited film, The Railway children return, on Friday evening in the Village Hall. The film is a sequel to the 1970 film and is set on and around the Keighley and Worth Valley railway and tells the story of a group of children who are evacuated to Oakworth during the Second World war. The film stars Jenny Agutter, Sheridan Smith, Tom Courtenay and John Bradley. Cafe style seating will be in place so please bring along your own refreshments. The Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film starting at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 on the door. Proceeds go towards the running costs for the community Library which is situated in the Foyer of the Village Hall.

Dance: A social dance will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday night from 7.30.p.m. Local band Silhouette will be providing the live music for their Crown Ball dance. Please bring along your own refreshments, tea and coffee available in the interval. Tickets priced at £6.00 each are available in advance by calling 07712 653276 or they will be available on the door with payment by cash or card.

Church news: A Prayer book communion service will be held in St. Andrew`s church on Sunday at 8.a.m with a service of Morning Worship taking place at 11.a.m.

Giggleswick

Church news: On Sunday, 23rd, there are three opportunities for worship at St. Alkelda’s. Two of these follow the usual 4th Sunday pattern of 8am Holy Communion and 9.30am Family Worship. The third is a new evening service giving an opportunity for informal worship. Refreshments will be available from 6pm and worship will begin at 6.30pm. We look forward to welcoming you.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale

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Cheese Festival: The Yorkshire Dales Cheese Festival took place recently and the last house in our parish, Ashes Farm B&B near Ribblehead, took part all weekend. Jill & Steve transformed their breakfast conservatory into a pop-up café serving cheese sandwiches – and ham & cheese – soup and cakes.

Church news: A service of Holy Communion will be held in St. Oswald`s church on Sunday at 10.30.a.m.

Kirkby Malham

Church News: St Michael’s Kirkby Malham. On Sunday 23rd October at 10am we have a service of Holy Communion with hymns, followed by a Baptism service. Looking ahead, there will be a reflective service for All Souls on Sunday 30th October at 5pm, an opportunity to remember with love and thankfulness those we miss, and to light a candle. There will also be a 10am Communion service that morning. All our services are suitable for children, and those less familiar with church. We welcome enquiries about Weddings, Baptisms (Christenings), and Funerals; please see our website https://www.kirkbymalhamchurch.org or contact Revd Sue on sue.mcwhinney@leeds.anglican.org for more information. St Michael’s is open every day of the year for visitors from 9am to dusk.

Malhamdale Local History Group: Thursday 20th October 7.30pm at Kirkby Malham Parish Hall. Dr Roger Martlew returns to speak about “Bronze Age Barrows and Breakthrough in Dales Archaeology” – further investigations into local sites. Non-members welcome, £3, includes tea/coffee. For any enquiries please contact Linda on mlhgenquiries@gmail.com

Long Preston

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Postage Stamps: Used postage stamps and blister packs. We are once again collecting used stamps for a local charity. The hedgehog and Animal welfare group based in Settle. We are also collecting used tablet packets/ blister packs that can be recycled. Please start saving them. These can be dropped off on a Monday, Friday or Sunday morning at the Methodist Church or at 3 Ribblesdale Estate anytime.

Little Footsteps: Baby and Toddler Club. There will be no club on Monday 24th October as it’s half term. We will be back on Monday 31st.

Church News: St Mary’s service with Rev Colin Blake on Sunday 23rd October will be Morning Prayer at 11am. The Service at the Methodist Church on Sunday 23rd October will be with Rev Tracey Darling at 11am.

Strong and steady class: Every Tuesday in the Methodist Church at 1.30pm. We always welcome new members. £4 with coffee and cake afterwards.

Craft therapy: Friday in the Methodist Church. 10.30-12pm. Learn new skills, meet new friends over a coffee. Free just a small donation towards coffee.

Pilates: Tuesday in the village hall at 2.45pm - 3.30pm. Sessions are £5. Sessions will stop if we cannot get more people to attend on a regular basis.

Monster Mash: The Fancy Dress Halloween Party on Sunday 30th October is now sold out.

Coffee and Cake: This month’s coffee and cake afternoon is today Thursday 20th October in the village hall. Cone and join us for a brew and catch up from 1.30pm - 3.30pm.

Over 70s: The over 70s group is holding a bacon butty morning on Sunday 30th October in the village hall from 10am.

Lothersdale

Over 50s: The group met in the village hall, on Wednesday 12th October when members enjoyed an afternoon of quiz followed by tea and biscuits . The next meeting will be on October 26th for an afternoon of musical bingo, there will also be a raffle at this meeting. New members and guests are always very welcome.

Settle

Craven Conservation Group: A talk “World Biodiversity and Climate Change - Settle at the centre.” on Thursday 20 October at 7.30pm, to be held at St Johns Methodist Church, Church Street, Settle BD24 9JH. Why this title? This is an important time: Two vital international conferences are about to take place in November and December; this month WWF produced its 2022 Living Planet Report which says that that global wildlife populations having declined, on average, by 69% since 1970. And here in Settle we have two people involved in these topics who can tell us about them.

Kate Jennings - RSPB Policy officer - RSPB Head of Site Conservation and Species Policy, - researches upcoming RSPB campaigns. She will tell us about the Biodiversity COP15 and a variety of other upcoming nature and farming issues.

Dr Stephen Whitfield - of Leeds University is Associate Professor of Climate Change and Food Security and researches on Food and Agriculture in the UK and East Africa. He attended the 2021 Climate COP26 in Glasgow last year. There will also be a short period of discussion at the end when people can share and discuss what we can do locally.

Kate will also tell us about other issues facing us, and also some ways we can help. This list of issues includes: "EU retained law bill, Growth Plan & Infrastructure Bill, threat to future agriculture funding, The Glover Review of Protected Landscapes.

She will also mention the Curlew Recovery Plan and is pleased to hear of other local initiatives.

Judith Allinson, Chair of Craven Conservation Group says: "The world failed on all of its previous UN biodiversity targets, but we cannot afford another decade of failure. Come to this talk and learn about the "Once-in-a-decade plans to protect the natural world and halt its destruction" which will be decided in Canada in December."

Church news: Settle Parish Church. Plenty of good music last Sunday even though Graham Toft, our organist was on holiday. In our Morning Worship we enjoyed singing along with hymns recorded by the choristers of St Martin’s in the Fields whilst at the afternoon’s Café Church ‘live’ music was provided by talented musicians - Jonathan on keyboard accompanied by Roy on guitar.

We were very pleased to have a family from Manchester join us for Café Church. Next month Café Church meets on Sunday 20 November at 3pm. Also there’s another opportunity to enjoy informal worship on Sunday - 23 October - a new service at St Alkelda’s, Giggleswick, come along at 6pm for refreshments, the service starts at 6.30pm.

Stepping Stones: Today, Thursday 20 October, Jo Young from Leeds Diocese’s Children, Young People and Families Team is calling in on our Mother’s Union led ‘Stepping Stones’ toddlers group. We’re sure that she’ll enjoy meeting our lovely families and joining in with songs and crafts. ‘Stepping Stones’ meets every Thursday morning, during term time, from 10am ‘til 11.30am.

Harvest Service: Tomorrow afternoon, Friday 21 October, we will welcome the children and staff of Settle Primary School as they come into church for their Harvest Service. Parents, grandparents and carers will be joining them too. It’ll be good to see everyone and see the church full - do come early if you hope to have a seat!

Sunday morning, 23 October, Revd Julie Clarkson leads the service of Holy Communion at 11am. All welcome. And a reminder about the Memorial Service on Sunday 30 October. Please add your loved ones names to the list in church, if you’d like their names read out and a candle lit in their memory, during this service.

Skipton

Skipton Gardeners’ Club: Members and visitors welcomed back a good friend, Margaret Wooler, of The Grange, Carleton, to the September meeting. Her topic ‘My ten favourite garden flowers’ was a filmed delight. Next meeting, Wednesday, October 19th 2022 at 7.30 pm in The Soroptimist Rooms when Ewa Hibbert will present ‘Plants and Flowers’ . Refreshments. Everybody Welcome.

Italian Circle: The next meeting of the Skipton Italian Circle will be held on Thursday, 27th October in the Parish Rooms at St. Stephen’s Church, St. Stephen’s Close, Skipton BD23 1TN. Our talk entitled 'Lesser Known Parts Of Venice' will be presented by Andy Botherway. Join us from 7.30 pm for light refreshments, greetings in Italian or English or a glass of vino. We look forward to welcoming, safely, new and familiar faces. Visit www.skiptonitaliancircle.org and fbook @skiptonitaliancircle.

Retired Men’s Forum: next meeting on Tuesday 25th October at the Soroptimist Rooms, Otley Street. Michael Bevington will give a talk on “Scouting in Oman 1957-1958”. Refreshments at 10:00 and talk at 10:30. New members will be welcomed warmly.

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

Holy Trinity: Sunday 23rd October 9.45am Holy Communion with Children’s Club; Wednesday 26th October, 10.45am Holy Communion (BCP); 12noon Midday Prayer Warm welcome awaits in the HT Café.

Please remember to call in to our café on Wednesdays to Saturdays for a warm welcome and a hot drink. Delicious soup, sandwiches and cakes also available. Happy Hour every last Thursday of the month, 11am-12noon. Remembering – Wednesday 2nd November, 7pm A quiet and reflective service on All Souls Day to remember loved ones and those who have gone before us that we see no more. Everyone welcome.

Bellringers: Ladies Guild will ring from 5pm-6pm on Saturday 22nd October. We will also host visiting ringers from Sussex on Saturday 29th October 9.15am-10.15am.

Thornton in Lonsdale

Church news: St Oswald’s Church welcomes the following visiting vicars to take their 9.30am service during the Interregnum. Sunday 23rd October: Holy Communion with Timothy Fox. Sunday 30th October: In Loving Memory with Colin Blake. Sunday 6th November: Morning Prayer with Ian Greenhalgh. Sunday 13th November: Remembrance Service with Colin Blake. All Welcomed.