Author: Caroline Thompson
Picnic supper dance.
Cath and Richard will be providing a great range of music for Popular sequence dances at the Picnic supper dance on Friday evening ( 12th December ). The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Please bring along your own Picnic supper, tea and coffee will be provided in the interval. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door, cash only please.
Cath and Richard will be back on Sunday 28th December with their afternoon Twixmas tea dance, 2-4.p.m.
A big thank you to everyone who came along to the Book Fair on Saturday ( next one Saturday 7th March 2026 ) and to the Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday ( next one Sunday 18th January ). A total of 300 people visited the Hall over the busy weekend.
Don`t forget our Christmas Coffee morning on Saturday 20th December when we will be delighted to welcome Harry Hinchcliffe and his local accordion players. They will be playing on stage whilst everyone enjoys bacon and sausage sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes. Cafe style seating and table service. Library 100 club Christmas draw and raffle.
A Christmas shopping weekend…
Come along to Gargrave Village Hall on both Saturday and Sunday for a pleasant shopping experience, no high street crowds, everything under one roof, dry and warm and no car park charges! Food available all day, each day. A plant stall will be selling seasonal plants and wreaths on both days too.
The perfect book gift(s) can be found on Saturday when a Book Fair will be taking place from 10.a.m until 3.30.p.m. The Hall will be full to capacity with book sellers from all over the North West of England selling their stock. There will be general paperbacks and hardbacks through to rare and antiquarian volumes. 50p admission.
So much to choose from on Sunday at the last Collectable and Craft Fair of the year, Antiques, Collectables, Vintage, Bric a Brac, Small furniture, Books, Jigsaws, New gifts and Accessories, Jewellery, Wax melts, Candles, Felted Pictures, and Artwork from a local Artist. Literally something for everyone on your Christmas present list. A great selection of affordable items.Open 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. Please pop in earlier if it fits in better with your days plans as most stallholders are ready for business by 9.a.m. 50p admission.
Calling all Gents, wind back the clocks to Friday and call in at the Village Hall between 10.a.m until Noon to enjoy a social chat , play cards, dominoes or scrabble. Unlimited hot drinks and biscuits are included in the £3.00 charge. The collection of old Gargrave postcards will be available to browse again if you missed seeing them a fortnight ago. Access for those new to the Village is via the back door and turn an immediate right for entry into the Match room, which was originally the home for the Snooker club match play table. This is a warm welcoming space for our relatively newly formed Man Friday club. Come along and meet new friends or enjoy a catch up with old friends.
A quiet weekend….
Unfortunately we have had to cancel the scheduled Mr. and Mrs. Competition and the Pie and Pea supper which was due to have taken place on Saturday due to lack of interest.
Lots to keep everyone entertained next weekend commencing 5th December, Man Friday ( 5th ), Book Fair ( 6th ) and last Collectable Fair of the year ( 7th ). Further details on my next update in a weeks time.
Glad the menfolk enjoyed seeing the collection of old Gargrave postcards at the Man Friday morning on the 21st November, it was a real blast from the past. Two more man Fridays before Christmas on the 5th and 19th December, probably some mince pies as well as biscuits on the 19th. Everyone welcome, the morning is not just for Villagers but for all menfolk in the area who want a chat, games of cards, scrabble, dominoes even table tennis. £3.00 for unlimited hot drinks and biscuits. Warm and comfortable room. Access via the back door, immediate turn right and into the match room.
Man Friday and the Gargrave Cinema club – The Lad.
It sounds like a real male orientated weekend coming up with Man Friday ( Friday morning ) and The Lad showing on Friday evening!
Man Friday our new fortnightly social morning for men will be held on Friday morning in the Match room, This is a warm welcoming room accessed via the back door with an immediate turn right on entry. Open 10.a.m until Noon. An opportunity for a Mens get together to just chat, play cards, dominoes or scrabble. There is also the chance for a game of table tennis in an adjoining room. Admission is £3.00 which includes an unlimited supply of hot drinks and biscuits. Last fortnight, interest was shown especially by those new to the area, in listening to some of the memories of how the Village was years ago . With this in mind a collection of old postcards will be brought along and these can be looked at , hopefully there will be some books about the Village too, one or two of the latter may be available to buy with proceeds going towards Hall funds. Come along and make new friends , especially if you are new to the area. All welcome.
Gargrave Cinema club will be screening A Lad, a Yorkshire story on Friday evening at the Village Hall. This enchanting film, set in the Dales around Settle, tells the story of how the lad`s troubled life is turned around when he meets and works with a Parks Ranger. This was one of the first films shown at the Hall back in 2014 when the young actor ,Settle lad, Bretten Lord came along to the film for a question and answer session. The organisers are hopeful that Bretten will return on Friday and give an insight on how he went from local Panto to film stardom before returning to Settle and his Antiques business.
The customary Cafe style seating will be in place so please bring your own refreshments. The doors open at 7.p.m for the film beginning at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 on the door ( cash only please ) with accompanied under sixteens free. Sorry but only guide dogs can be allowed to this event. All proceeds from the Film nights go towards the running costs of the community Library.
A busy weekend…
A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday evening, 14th November ,with live music for modern sequence dancing from Cumbrian musician Denis Westmorland. Please bring your own Picnic supper, tea and coffee will be provided in the interval. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door, cash only please. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.
There will be a great selection of stalls at the Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday which will be held from 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. ( please call earlier if it fits in better with your days plans as most stalls are set up by 9.a.m ). Stallholders will be selling a huge range of items including Antiques, Vintage, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Small furniture, Books, Gifts, Jewellery, Christmas items, Jigsaws, Plants and Crafts. A tombola will raise funds for the Cats Protection League and there will also be stalls raising funds for the local hospice, Manorlands and for the Village Hall itself. Food served all day.50p admission.
Members of the local model train and transport group will be in the Annexe with displays of their models and modelling techniques. The members share a wide range of knowledge and will be pleased to answer any questions.
Man Friday….
Calling all gents, come along to the Village Hall match room on Friday morning from 10.a.m – Noon and enjoy some male company. Play cards, dominoes,chess, scrabble, even a game of table tennis or simply a social chat with unlimited hot drinks and biscuits for just £3.00. Access to the match room is via the back door and take the first immediate right turn into the warm and welcoming space which was originally the match room for the Snooker Hall. Held fortnightly up until Christmas. November 7th and 21st . December 5th and 19th.
The morning is proving to be pretty popular as more people get to hear about it and its a great way to meet people particularly if you are new to the village. After Christmas it may be held weekly if there is enough interest.