Author: Caroline Thompson

Start the weekend with a Christmassy feel as the 22 group ( formerly Gargrave WI ) are hosting a candle making workshop with local lady and fellow member Dianne on Friday afternoon in the Annexe at 2.p.m. Make your own mini wax Christmas tree hanger and have the opportunity to buy candles and diffusers all made in Gargrave ( if you miss out on this, Dianne will be selling lots of these items from her stall at the Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday). Non members welcome £7.00 to include refreshments.

A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Hall on Friday evening from 7.30.p.m. Live music for modern sequence dancing will be supplied by the Cumbrian musician Denis Westmorland. Please bring along your own picnic supper, tea and coffee will be provided in the interval. Admission is £6.00 per person, cash only please. The event closes at 11.p.m. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds.

A Collectable and Craft Fair will be held in the Village Hall on Sunday ( only one more after this before Christmas) commencing at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. There will be a great selection of stalls selling Antiques, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Books, Jewellery, Gifts, Small furniture, Pictures, Jigsaws, Candles, Wax melts. Pre loved baby clothing and Crafts. Literally something for everyone. Great ideas for Christmas gifts, both unique and affordable without having to join the crowds in the town centres and shopping centres. Buy local! Please note the majority of stalls can only accept cash, admission can be paid for by card as can purchases from the Village Halls own table of sale items. Food served all day, cash only please. ( cash machine in the high street in Gargrave). 50p admission or by donation. Last fair of the year is on the 6th December with the last Book Fair of the year taking place on the 5th December.

Tickets for the Ribble Valley Jazz  big band evening on the 21st November are selling extremely quickly, so please contact info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk or call or text 07989585564 if you would like to reserve any. The cost is £12 per person. The doors open at 7.p.m for a 7.30.p.m start. Seating is Cafe style. Unfortunately we are unable to provide a public bar as was first advertised, due to circumstances beyond our control. However you may bring your own alcohol if wished. Glasses will be available if needed.

The fortnights go by so quickly so its back to Man Friday, a social morning for the menfolk where they can have a good chat over unlimited hot drinks and homemade cake for £3.00. The mornings are held in the Matchroom from 10.a.m until Noon, access via the back door and then immediate turn right on entry. Cards, dominoes, scrabble and chess are available if wished. The library is also open in the front foyer of the Hall from 10.30.a.m until 11.30.a.m for any attending the social morning to join the community Library where they can borrow up to three books per time and handily swop them the following fortnight, they can also have access to ancestry websites.

Pop into the match room on Saturday from 10.30.a.m when members of the Heritage group will be giving a talk about the soldiers and their families from the Village during the period of the First World War. This is a free event organised by Gargrave Library Committee, coffee and biscuits will be provided. A raffle will aid the RBL Poppy appeal.

A baby boutique sale will be held on Sunday in the main hall from 11.a.m until 12.30.p.m. Thousands of pre loved items, high street and designer clothing, toys and equipment. Admission is £2.00. Some fantastic bargains. info@boutiquebabysale.co.uk

PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THERE WILL NOT BE A PUBLIC BAR AT THE JAZZ BAND EVENING ON THE 21ST NOVEMBER BUT IF WISHED YOU MAY BRING YOUR OWN ALCOHOL. DOORS OPEN 7.P.M. TICKETS PRICED AT £12.00 EACH MUST BE PRE BOOKED BY EMAILING  info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk OR CALL 07989 585564.

Lots happening this weekend at the Village Hall commencing on Friday with Man Friday – a chance for the menfolk to meet up over unlimited hot drinks and homemade cake from 10.a.m until Noon in the Match room ( entrance via the back door, then immediate turn right on entry). £3.00 per person. Enjoy a social chat, cards,dominoes,chess and scrabble available if wished. The library will also be open in the front Foyer of the Hall for anyone wishing to join the library or use the ancestry sites ( 10.30.a.m until 11.30.a.m ).

The Cinema club will be showing Song Sung Blue on Friday night at 7.30.p.m. Doors open at 7.p.m. Cafe style seating so please bring your own refreshments. The film is based on a true story of two struggling musicians who meet and fall in love, they form a Neil Diamond tribute act, hoping to turn their passion for music into a new life. A bitter sweet story of resilience and courage. Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson. £5.00 donation on the door, cash only please. Accompanied under sixteens are free. Sorry no dogs are allowed to this event.

Members of Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee together with members of Gargrave Library Committee will be holding a Coffee morning on Saturday from 10.a.m until Noon. There will be live music from local accordion players ( no entry fee ) and on sale will be bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes. There will be a raffle with proceeds for Library funds and a Book and Bric a Brac stall will aid Hall funds. The Library 100 club draw will be taking place. Tickets can also be reserved for the Ribble Valley Jazz evening on Saturday 21st November. Tickets £12.00 each. Or call or text 07989585564.

The hard working Management Committee will be back at the Hall on Sunday for their monthly Collectable and Craft Fair. All available spaces are taken so there will be a great selection of both unique and affordable items for sale: Antiques, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Books, Gifts, Jewellery, Small furniture, Wax melts, Jigsaws and Crafts. There will be stalls raising funds for Manorlands Hospice, The Cats Protection League and the Village Hall itself.  The event opens at 9.30.a.m. ( please call earlier if it fits in better with your days plans as most stalls are open by 9.a.m) and closes at 3.30.p.m. Admission is 50p or by donation. Food available all day ( cash sales only). Most stalls are cash only but card payment facilities are available for admission and sales on the Village Hall stall.