Village news from our correspondents in Craven and the Dales

Airton

Quaker Services: Quakers in Airton have regular quiet meetings for worship every Sunday at 2pm in the ancient Quaker Meeting House by the Green in Airton in Calton Lane. Worship lasts for an hour. All are welcome to this the earliest place of non-conformist worship dating from the 1600s. Refreshments in the Barn follow each meeting. Drop-in art and craft sessions are held on the last Thursday of each month, 10am to 2pm, from June to September, and everyone is welcome, whatever their level of creative ability, to come and learn, create, connect with others, and try out something new. The Meeting House is open every day of the week for those who need a place of refreshment and peace in the midst of a turbulent world. There is also bunk barn accommodation for up to 12 people, and meeting space may be hired. For more information, email airtonbarn@gmail.com or phone 01729 900018.

Appletreewick

Book: A collection of 44 “Thoughts For The Day” posted during the many weeks of Covid-19 lockdown have been published for the first time in a 100-page book by the Chaplain at Parcevall Hall, Graham Bettridge. As the Christian Retreat House for the Diocese of Leeds, the hall attracts thousands of visitors to its grounds and gardens as well as the many using the retreat and conference facilities. As the pandemic lockdowns closed the hall to visitors,the Chaplain posted his “thoughts” each Tuesday during the two lockdowns, notching up a total of 44 different topics offering “solace for comfort, enjoyment, understanding and enlightenment”. The book, published by The Friends of Parcevall Hall and printed with full colour illustrations and carrying a foreword by Bishop David Hawkins is available from Parcevall Hall (01756 720213, admin@parcevallhall.org.uk) for £7.50.

Austwick

Church news: Sunday, July 28, 9.30am Austwick Holy Communion, 11am Clapham Service for “The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever”, 7pm Keasden Evening Service.

Events & meetings: Exhibition of photographs, Austwick church, until Wednesday July 30. Please come along and see it. It will be open every day from 2pm until 4.30pm. There may even be a cuppa. It is a free exhibition but donations will be accepted which will go to the Clapham Cave Rescue and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance equally.

Austwick Village Show: The show will take place on Saturday, August 3, at 2pm, in the parish hall. Thank you to all exhibitors for their contributions. Please come along and see some of the splendid exhibits and support the village show. There will be home made refreshments, and a raffle. The presentation of cups and prizes begins at 3.30pm. All are welcome.

Austwick Parish Newsletter: May-August 2024 has now been published on the village website and circulated to residents. Please note information for the next edition should be submitted by August 15.

Call Push Rescue: BHF CPR training and defibrillator familiarisation sessions – Mondays, August 19 and October 28, 7pm, at Austwick Parish Hall. Limited numbers with signing up form at Cross Leigh Store.

Barnoldswick

Church services: Sunday, July 28, Holy Trinity Barnoldswick 9.30am Holy Communion; 11.30am St Michael’s Bracewell Holy Communion; 11.30 St Mary Le Ghyll Morning Prayer. Coach House open for teas and coffees 11.30am- 3.30pm, Saturday and Sunday.

Bolton Abbey

Rector’s Message: This Sunday we hear once again, the story of the Prodigal Son. The story is well known and the phrase ‘prodigal son’ is still used widely today. You may indeed, be the ‘prodigal son’ or members of your family might hold that view about you or others? However, the beauty of the story is that it illustrates the power of God’s grace. It tells us all that, whatever we may have done and however far we might have fallen, nothing is beyond God’s redemptive power. Indeed, as the story reminds us, God will go further than we can ever imagine or indeed deserve. He will still welcome us with open arms and hold a banquet in our honour. Don’t be afraid, all you need to do is come home.

Lady Clare’s Consort Concert : Tomorrow (Friday) at 7.30pm in the Priory Church. Lady Clare’s consort, founded in 2023, is a vocal consort specialising in renaissance choral music. Over the past year the group have performed in many of the prestigious college chapels of Cambridge, such as Trinity, Clare and Sidney Sussex, as well as the chapel of Royal Holloway University and Croydon Minster. Their concert programme, titled ‘Musicke Divine’, features works by English composers from the 16th century up to the start of the 21st century. Many of the works use texts that celebrate or describe music, and the programme includes works by William Byrd, Edward Elgar, and Benjamin Britten’s ‘Hymn to St Cecilia’. Tickets are £10 and can be obtained at the door or from ticketsource.co.uk/lady-clareconsort

Carleton

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: 8am Book of Common Prayer Communion. St Mary’s ‘Coffee Pot’ is open each Friday from 2pm-4pm.

Coniston Cold and Bell Busk

St Peter’s Church Coniston Cold: On Sunday, July 28, we have a service of BCP Holy Communion at 9.30am to which all are welcome. The service includes readings, prayers, hymns, Communion and a short sermon. St Peter’s church 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). For any enquiries about weddings, baptisms, or funerals, please contact Rev Andrew Steer on andrew.steer@leeds.anglican.org

Farnhill and Kildwick

Farnhill Parish Council: The next meeting of the parish council will be held in the Institute tonight (Thursday), 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.

St Andrew’s closure: St Andrew’s church and the car park are closed to allow essential maintenance work to be carried out. The church will reopen in the second week of September.

Embsay-with-Eastby

Cricket results: The Embsay first eleven played at home to Burnt Yates in an exciting match which Embsay won, taking them off the bottom of the table and into 10th place. The Embsay second eleven won their away game at Whixley by 5 wickets.

Knit and Natter Group: The village library knit and natter group will break for the summer. The last meeting of this session will be on July 29, and the first meeting in the Autumn will be 2pm to 4pm on September 9. Any new knitters, or natterers (or both) will be welcome.

Environmental Group: The group has been tackling the environmental challenge posed by Himalayan balsam, which grows on the banks of streams and rivers and suppresses and shades other native plants with a consequence lack of native biodiversity. Volunteers have been removing the plant to encourage growth of native species.

History Group: A new publication ‘Silent Neighbours’ has been published by the local history group. This describes what is known about the lives of the first few individuals who were buried in the new St Mary’s churchyard in 1853. The new publication is available from the history group at uwhg.org.uk

Gargrave

Collectables and craft fair: Will be held in the village hall on Sunday from 9.30am until 3.30pm. The event would formally have been run by Sheila Palmer of Broadway Fairs but unfortunately due to ill health Sheila has had to retire. Her fairs for the rest of the year will be run by members of Gargrave Village Hall Management committee, these will be in addition to their own monthly fairs, so they are going to be kept busy. Please contact 07989 585564 for all fair enquiries and stall bookings. There will be a good selection of stalls on Sunday selling vintage, collectables, bric a brac, gifts, small furniture, jigsaws and crafts. The village hall have currently a huge amount of books to sell so one of the side rooms will be full of them and all at bargain sale prices. Light refreshments will be available until 3pm. Admission is 50p on the door. The next Collectable and Craft Fair will be on both Sunday and Monday, August 25 and 26. A midweek book fair will be held on Tuesday, August 13, from 10am until 4pm.

St Andrew’s Church: Services for July 28: 8am BCP Holy Communion; 11am Family Communion. Everyone is very welcome to either of our services or if you prefer, join us for coffee and a chat or prayer at midday. The church is open every day during daylight hours and there is a cafe with home-made scones from 10.30am to noon, every Monday.

Upcoming Events at St Andrew’s: Alpha Café- a lighter, more relaxed way to learn about the Christian faith. Coffee, cake, a film and a chat. Started on July 9 at 7.30pm in church for eight weeks you can still join in for the next couple of weeks.

Giggleswick

St Alkelda’s Church: Services this Sunday are Holy Communion (BCP) at 8am, Morning Worship at 9.30am and Sunday Evening Service at 6pm. There are opportunities to chat over coffee after the 9.30am service and from 5.30pm before the worship at 6pm. Everyone is welcome. Look out for the publicity on posters and online for Teddy’s Olympic Fun Day at Settle Church on Saturday, August 3. The Castleberg Benefice is particularly looking forward to welcoming families and their teddies to this event.

Glusburn

Glusburn Institute Community & Arts Centre: Our events programme is on a summer break and will resume in September, opening with 10CCLO. Exciting work is taking place in our auditorium during July and August, with a total refurbishment of the balcony and installation of new seating. To find out more about this and our fundraising campaign, pop in for a chat with Debby or Jo in the office, or go to gicac.org.uk/balcony. We are running a Crowdfunder to make up a shortfall, following price increases in materials. Many of next season’s live music acts are already on sale via our website and booking well; our printed programme will be available in August. The centre remains open Monday-Friday throughout the summer, and many of our weekly activities continue. Call in to the centre, visit our website gicac.org.uk or call 01535 630 223 to check what’s on. Regular office opening hours: Monday-Wednesday 9.30am-2pm, Thursday-Friday 9.30am-noon; school holiday opening hours Monday-Friday 9.30am-12.30pm.

Grassington

Grassington Hub 01756 752222: Coffee morning, Saturday July 27, 9.30am-noon, Church House, in aid of Macmillan Cancer. All welcome.

Friday Hub, join us for a friendly cuppa or a few. Friendly and fun, with arts activities, information, and support. Friday, July 26, 1pm to 4pm, Church House, Grassington.

Summer in Song. Steeton Male Voice Choir with Special Guests Driffield Male Voice Choir. Saturday July 27, 2pm, Town Hall. Tickets available from Grassington Hub, ticketsource.co.uk, tickets@steetonmalevoicechoir.co.uk or at the door. Adults £12, under 18s £8.

Grassington Hub Community Cinema presents – Wonka (PG) on Saturday, August 3. Doors open 6pm, film starts 6.30pm. The Octagon Grassington. Tickets £5 are available from Grassington Hub, Ticketsource.co.uk or at the door.

Summer Reading Challenge. A free holiday activity for children. It’s all about reading for fun, aiming to improve children’s reading skills and confidence. Running throughout the summer holidays, for children aged four to11 years old. Children can read anything they like (really – anything) and collect free rewards for their reading. This year’s Challenge theme, Marvellous Makers, is all about creativity. From dance to drawing, junk modelling to music, there’s something for everyone. Children will be able to find new reads linked to their favourite creative arts. Sign up now at Grassington Community. Children will receive a special collector folder and collect special stickers and rewards for their reading.

Grassington Hub Daytime Activities: Monday 2pm-4pm Knit n Natter. Thursday 1.30pm-3.30pm Family History. At Grassington Hub. Drop in, no need to book. Events are free. Call The Hub on 01756 752222 for more information.

Hellifield

Wesley centre: There will be a drop-in lunch today from noon. Community pantry is held tomorrow from 2pm-3pm. Family church service from 2pm on Sunday. Welcome Mat will be held on Monday, July 29, from 2.30pm. Kettlebells exercise group is held on Mondays from 6pm-8.30pm.

Coffee morning: Last Saturday’s coffee morning raised £151.20 for Institute funds. This Saturday’s coffee morning is also an Institute event from 10 am. All welcome.

Line dancing: Line dancing is held on Friday afternoons in the Institute from 1pm-3pm. Contact Jane on 07971 656461.

Helisingers: The Helisingers Choir practises on Fridays from 9.45am in the Institute.

Heliplayers: The Heliplayers Panto group practises are in the Institute on Mondays and Fridays from 6.30pm.

Heligames: The Heligames group meets in the Institute on Wednesdays from 1pm-4pm.

Messy church: St Aidan’s outdoor Messy Church young peoples group is held this Sunday from 9.45am.

Hellifield house: Quizgo will be held on Wednesday, July 31, from 8.15pm. Slimming World is held on Mondays from 7pm-9pm.

Horton-in-Ribblesdale

Church news: A service of Holy Communion will take place in St Oswald’s church on Sunday at 10.30.a.m.

Ingleton

Cricket match: Battle of the Clubs T20 Cricket Match, Friday, July 26, at Ingleton Community Centre followed by Alice and the Looking Glass at Ingleton Working Men’s Club. Raising money for Blood Cancer UK and The Christie Charity.

Kirkby Malham

Church news: On Sunday, July 28, we have a service of Holy Communion at 10am to which all are welcome. We follow the ‘Common Worship’ liturgy and everyone is welcome to receive communion, whatever denomination they are, and whether they are confirmed or not. The following week, on Sunday, August 4, we have two services: 8.30am BCP Holy Communion, and 10am Family Worship. St Michael’s is open from 9am to dusk every day of the year, and facilities for visitors to make themselves a hot drink and information about the interesting history of our 15th century church are available. There are resources for prayer in the Lady Chapel which visitors are welcome to use. We welcome enquiries about weddings, baptisms (christenings), and funerals; for more information please see our website kirkbymalhamchurch.org or contact Rev Sue on sue.mcwhinney@leeds.anglican.org

Long Preston

Coffee and cake: There is no coffee and cake afternoon in July. The next one will be in September.

Church News: The church services at St Mary’s on Sunday, July 28, will be Morning Prayer with Janet Wood starting at 11am. The service at the Methodist Church will be with Mrs Angela Walls at 10.30am.

Strong and Steady (gentle exercises) will be the last session on Tuesday, July 30. Don’t miss the last one starting at 1.30pm-2.30pm in the Methodist Church. This is followed by coffee and chocolate biscuits. Only £4 a session. Everyone welcome. Free transport provided by Age UK available door to door.

Craft Therapy group meet in the Methodist Church every Friday from 10.30am- noon. Bring along the project you are working on and have a chat and a brew.

Lothersdale

Lothersdale Over 50s Club: Our next meeting is on July 31 at 2pm in the village hall when Chris Binns will speak about Land’s End to John o’Groats.

Settle

Settle Area Swimming Pool 200 Club: The July draw was made by Chris Hirst, the incoming joint-chair of Settle Area Swimming Pool trustees, before the pool annual meeting. The winners were: Geraldine Reardon No. 104 £80; John Capstick No. 35 £50; and Martyn Soames No. 40 £35. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all club members for their continuing support for the pool.

Settle Parish Church: Last Friday we welcomed pupils, staff and families for Settle Primary School’s ‘Leavers Service’. Year 6 pupils shared their memories of school life and also their future aspirations for the move to secondary school next term. They performed a song and dance routine from their recent very lively production of Matilda. Rev Julie Clarkson helped present each member of the Year 6 class with gifts, which included a copy of the New Testament. Rev Neil Kendra presented the Kendra Award to the pupils who had been nominated by their teachers to celebrate their achievements and success beyond the everyday academic curriculum. Saturday’s Coffee Morning was very successful and launched the PCC ‘s support for their chosen charity for this quarter, Hope for Tomorrow. An excellent approximate total of £500 was raised, probably sufficient funding for two courses of treatment for cancer patients receiving care aboard the Hope for Tomorrow bus regularly seen in Booths car park. Look out for details of another fundraiser for the bus next month, Spuds, Puds and Poems.

Preparations for Teddy’s Olympic Family Fun Day on Saturday, August 3, are being finalised. It promises to be a super family event with bouncy castle, ice creams, craft stalls, barbecue, musicians, a Teddy Treasure Hunt, plus the chance for your brave Teddy to travel on a zip wire from the church tower across the churchyard. Let’s pray that we have a day without rain. On Sunday, July 28, Rev Jules Cox leads our service of Holy Communion at 11am and she will baptise Alfie, a new member of our Stepping Stones group, during the service. We very much looking forward to welcoming Alfie, his family and godparents. All are welcome.

Skipton

Christ Church: Sunday at 9.30am – Eucharist; Wednesday at 9.30am – Eucharist Craven Arts Summer Breeze Festival, Craven Arts House, Otley Street, Skipton, until September 30.

Exhibition: Free for exhibitions and makers fair; workshop and class fees vary, see our website for details, cravenarts.co.uk/current/summerbreeze