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Author: Caroline Thompson

A fantastic jumble…

Many thanks to everyone who supported the annual Jumble sale which was held on Saturday 3rd October. Special thanks for the amazing donations of items, to all the volunteers who manned the stalls, the brilliant kitchen team and all the buyers who purchased the bargains. £3060.00 was raised for Village Hall funds.

Indoor bowling returns to the Village Hall on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from this week for the Winter season. 2p.m. – 4.p.m.

Man Friday is back for its fortnightly spot from 10.a.m to Noon ( Yes you`ve guessed its on Friday ) in the match room. Unlimited hot drinks and homemade cakes for £3.00. Cards, chess, dominoes and scrabble available if wished. A chance for the menfolk to gather for a social chat. The library will also be opening on a Friday morning from 10.30.a.m until 11.30.a.m so it gives those present the opportunity to join the library for the borrowing of books and the chance to use the ancestry and find my family websites. The library is situated in the Foyer of the Village Hall.

A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday evening from 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Lancashire keyboard player Alan Cookson will be providing the live music for modern sequence dancing. Please bring your own Picnic supper. Tea and Coffee will be provided in the interval. Admission is £6.00 per person, cash only please. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds.

The Bumper Jumble!

The event everyone has been waiting for – Yes the Annual Jumble sale at the Village Hall will be taking place on Saturday ( 3rd October ) from 10.a.m until 1.p.m. Admission is free. Refreshments for sale throughout the morning, bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes. Tombola.

Stalls selling: Garage and garden items, small furniture, jewellery, bags, shoes, clothing, toys, Cds, DvDs, Books, Bric a Brac, Christmas items, Craft items, Pictures, Small electricals ( though a large screen TV will be arriving, nearly new), bedding and curtains. Something for everyone at very low prices. In aid of Village Hall funds.

Donations can be received at the Hall on Tuesday morning ( via the back door ) and on Friday from 10.a.m until 3.p.m.

What a weekend ahead! 25th Sept – 27th Sept.

There is lots happening at the Hall this coming weekend.

We begin with the Man Friday – 10.a.m – Noon. A good opportunity for menfolk to meet up for a social chat over unlimited hot drinks and homemade cake for £3.00. The get together is held in the Match room, entrance via the back door and then immediate turn right on entry. There are cards, dominoes, chess and scrabble available but generally everyone is too busy chatting to be competitive!

The Cinema club returns for the Winter season on Friday night. 7.p.m for 7.30.p.m in the main Hall. Cafe style seating so please bring along your own refreshments. Admission is £5.00 per person on the door, cash only please. The British comedy Mothers Pride will be shown, it features Martin Clunes,James Buckley, Jonno Davies, Mark Addy and Gabrielle Wilde. The film tells the tale of a failing pub,a divided community and a grieving family whose lives are transformed by brewing real ale and entering the Great British beer awards.

A Coffee morning will be held on Saturday from 10.a.m, organised jointly between Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library Committee. There will be bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes on the menu. Cash and card payments accepted. Live music will be provided by TNG, a group of local accordion players ( no admission charge to listen to the music but donations to Craven Accordion orchestra will be welcome). A raffle will aid Library funds. The library 100 club draw will take place and a Book and Bric a brac stall will raise funds for the Village Hall. Donations for the annual Jumble sale on the 3rd October may be dropped off.

The weekend concludes on Sunday with a Collectable and Craft Fair which commences at 10.a.m until 3.30.p.m. The Hall and side rooms are full to capacity with a great variety of stalls, offering both unique and affordable items. There will also be stalls raising funds for The Cats protection league ( tombola), Manorlands Hospice and the Village Hall itself. Food is served all day ( cash only sales please ). Admission is 50p or by donation. Card payments accepted for admission and the Village Hall sales table but most other stalls are cash only please.

Reading and Dancing!

A Book Fair will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday from 10.a.m until 4.p.m. There will be a huge selection of books to purchase, ranging from paperback fiction and non fiction through to speciality publications and rare and antiquarian volumes. The Book sellers hail from all over the North West and bring with them a wealth of knowledge so if you are looking for that hard to find book they will be able to help. Admission is 50p or by donation ( towards Hall funds). Food is available all day – cash sales only please. ( some of the Book sellers can accept card payments).

An afternoon tea dance will be held in the Village Hall on Sunday  from 2.p.m until 4.p.m. The event is hosted by Cath and Richard who will have some great music for popular sequence dancing. Admission is £3.00 per person, cash only please. Tea and Coffee will be provided in the interval.Come along and enjoy an afternoon of music from the movies and musicals. Proceeds for Hall funds.

Something for the menfolk…..

The fortnightly Man Friday mornings are now a popular fixture at the Village Hall. They allow the menfolk to come along and have a social chat, with options to play cards, dominoes, chess or scrabble ( generally they are too busy chatting to consider these ) whilst they enjoy unlimited hot drinks and homemade cake for £3.00. The meet ups take place in the match room, access via the back door then immediate turn right on entry. 10.a.m to Noon. There may be a possibility of the library opening for an hour during this period if anyone from the group wishes to join and become a borrower, confirmation on this will be given at one of the future Man Friday mornings. The mornings are open to all menfolk, they do not have to be resident in Gargrave.

A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening from 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by the popular musician Philip Randall. Please being along your own picnic supper, tea and coffee will be provided in the interval. Admission is £6.00 per person, cash only please. A raffle will raise funds for the Village Hall.