General

A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening. Lancashire musician 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 on the door, cash only please. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds.

Please come along on Saturday and support the Coffee morning which is organised jointly between members of the Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library committee. On the menu will be bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and lots of homemade cakes ( take home purchases are available). A book and bric a brac stall will aid Village Hall funds and the proceeds from the raffle will go to library funds. Donations for the annual Jumble sale may be brought to the Hall during the Coffee morning hours of 10.a.m to Noon or any Monday or Tuesday morning leading up to the event which takes place on Saturday 4th October. Everything accepted apart from large furniture and please no large electrical items nor printers. Donations for the Tombola are also welcome.

There are no public events at the Hall this weekend 5th – 7th September.

The next Coffee morning will be held on Saturday 13th September. Bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes will be on the menu. The event is organised jointly between Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library Committee. A Book and Bric a Brac stall will raise funds for the Hall and proceeds from the raffle will go towards Library funds ( their first film show of the year will be on Friday 19th September).

Don`t forget the annual Jumble sale which is fast approaching – Saturday 4th October – 10.a.m until 1.p.m. Please call 07989 585564 if you are able to help with selling on the day. Donations of Jumble may be left on any Monday or Tuesday morning , access via the back door and left in the area outside the kitchen. Please label boxes and bags clearly as Jumble. Donations for the Tombola stall also gratefully accepted.

We hope to be starting a new venture in October for menfolk. Perhaps they are fed up of household chores(!) or going on the dreaded shopping trip and are ready for a social chat with other gentlemen. Man Friday will be starting on October 10th and fortnightly there after. The social mornings will be from 10.a.m until Noon and will be held in the match room ( entrance via the kitchen door and first room as you turn sharp right) which is a warm welcoming space as the weather begins to turn a little colder. There will be cards and dominoes if anyone fancies a game . Unlimited Tea, Coffee and biscuits will be included in the £3 charge. Please spread the word. Everyone welcome.

A Picnic supper dance in aid of the Air Ambulance will be taking place on Friday evening from 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Music will be provided by Bon Accord. Details 01729 830217.

Don`t miss our two day Collectable and Craft Fair which takes place on Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday from 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m each day. Some stallholders are there on the Sunday, some on the Monday and some will be there on both of the days. Stock will change daily so well worth a visit each day. Lots of things to see and buy, both affordable and unique: Antiques, Vintage, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Books, Gifts, Jewellery, Small furniture, Jigsaws and Crafts. Outdoor plant stall. Also stalls raising funds for the Cats Protection League, Manorlands and the Village Hall itself. Food available all day and every day. Admission 50p. The majority of stalls can only accept cash including the sales in the  Cafe. There is a cash machine in the Village but best to come prepared!  Enquiries 07989 585564.

No public events at the hall this weekend so why not visit Gargrave show on Saturday which is held just in front of Eshton Hall on the outskirts of Gargrave. Full details on the Gargrave show website.

Bank holiday weekend will see a two day Collectable and Craft Fair at the Village Hall on August 24th and 25th. Different stalls in attendance each day, so well worth visiting on both the Sunday and Monday. ( See poster to your left in the gallery section of the website)

Come along on Sunday ( 20th July ) and visit us at the monthly Collectable and Craft Fair where you will see a great variety of items for sale. Some unique, some affordable and some a combination of both.. All the stall spaces are fully booked so the hall and side rooms will be full of goods, ranging from Antiques, Collectables, Vintage, Brac a Brac, Jewellery, Gifts, Books, Small furniture, Jigsaws and Crafts, There will be a tombola in aid of The Cats Protection League and stalls supporting The Smile Train, Manorlands Hospice and the Village Hall itself. There will be a plant and flower stall outside the Hall. The majority of stall holders can only accept cash please and this includes sales in the Cafe. Opening hours are 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. For anyone travelling early from the North on the A65 to visit the Antiques Fair at Skipton please feel free to call in first as most stalls are set up at Gargrave by 9.a.m or earlier. Admission is 50p. Enquiries 07989 585564.

There are no public events at the Hall this weekend.

Many thanks to everyone who came along to see the Artwork which was for sale on Saturday at last weeks Coffee morning. The work was so popular and it was lovely to hear everyone speak so highly of the late Robert ( Bob ) Kirkbright and for memories to be shared. His family very kindly donated the paintings, both originals and prints to the Village Hall so they could be sold to raise funds for the venue. The paintings sold quickly and just a handful of prints are left: The Damside cottages in Gargrave, Eshton beck, Pecca Falls at Ingleton, Top Withins at Haworth and much further afield, a view of Venice. Please contact 07989 585564 if you would like to see any of the prints mentioned.

Please keep an eye on the website or contact the above number if you would be interested in further work of Bob`s as the family will be bringing a couple more original paintings and prints over to the Hall for sale later in the Summer.

A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday evening in aid of Manorlands. Further details please call Brenda on 01535 656884.

A Coffee morning incorporating the sale of Artwork from the late Robert Kirkbright ( sorry Bob I changed your name on the advertising posters to Kirkbride)! will be held on Saturday ( 28th June ) morning. The event is organised jointly between Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library.  We are thrilled to have received the donation of the Artwork from Bobs family, his work was handed down to his niece Lesley who sadly passed away in Milton Keynes earlier this year. Her family in turn decided they would like to return the work to the Village and for the sale of the work to raise funds for the Village Hall . Bob was born in 1910 and lived at the same house on South Street until his death in 1998. That area of the Village features on some of his work as does Church Street, Damside, Chew Lane,The river bridge, Eshton Beck,  and more. There are orginal paintings and also smaller prints, the latter will make smashing birthday or Christmas gifts. The prints have been left unframed so its nice to be able to choose a frame in your own style. One of the larger original paintings is of The medieval market on the high street in Skipton. Most of the work is in watercolour, some in pastel. All work is sensibly priced, cash payment would be preferred if possible please.

Come along from 10.a.m until Noon to view the work and enjoy a drink, a bacon sandwich, toasted teacake and/or homemade cake. There will also be a book stall and a Bric a Brac stall raising funds for the Hall. A raffle will be held in aid of Library funds and it is likely that the 100 club library draw will be taking place too. A busy morning- please come and join us you will be assured of a warm welcome.

The weekend kicks off with a Picnic Supper dance on Friday evening the 13th June. Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by the local group Silhouette. 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. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.

A Collectable and Craft Fair will be held in the main hall and adjoining side room on Sunday commencing at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. There will be a great variety of stalls selling Antiques, Collectables, Vintage,Bric a Brac,  Books, Gifts, Jewellery, Small Furniture, Photographic artwork, Jigsaws and Crafts. Stalls will also be raising funds for the Cats Protection League, Manorlands and the Village Hall. Food is served all day until 3.p.m. The majority of stalls can only accept cash please and this includes the sale of refreshments. Admission is 50p. Enquiries 07989 585564. Outdoor plant stall.

If you love reading then come along to Gargrave Village Hall on Saturday 7th June and stock up on books. There will be hundreds to choose from with Book sellers from all over the North West selling an enormous variety of books, ranging from general paper and hardbacks through to speciality and rare volumes. The event opens at 10.a.m until 4.p.m. Admission is 50p. Food is available all day until 3.30.p.m. Some stallholders can accept card payments whilst others only cash this includes sales of food. Every available space in the main hall and adjoining side rooms is fully booked with stalls. Outside we have our local plant and flower stall.  The next Book fair of the year will be a mid week one on Tuesday 12th August. Enquiries 01524 752968 or 07989 585564.