General

On Friday 23rd May Gargrave Cinema club will be showing their last film of the season with a screening of Portraits of Dangerous Women. This decidedly offbeat and deceptively charming British comedy follows the intertwining lives of three women who meet through a bizarre road accident in the English countryside. Initially strangers, they decide to handle the aftermath without involving the police, leading to the development of unusual alliances and friendships as their pasts unravel. The film features performances by Tara Fitzgerald, Jeany Spark and Yasmen Monet Prince. The customary Cafe style seating will be in place, so please bring your own refreshments. Gargrave Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film commencing at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 on the door, cash only please. Accompanied under sixteens are 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. The film season will re-commence again on the 19th September.

Gargrave Heritage group will be holding a book launch on Saturday from 10.a.m until 2.p.m. in the Village Hall.Refreshments available all day. The new book is entitled Past times and new beginnings and charts the history of the Village from 1925 to 1955. It is a sequel to their book From Mills to marching and back again.

There are no public events taking place at the Hall over the next weekend ( Friday 2nd to Monday 5th May ) . However the bunting will start to appear as we acknowledge the countries celebrations to mark VE day on the 8th May.  A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday 9th May and a Coffee morning on the 10th May.

Cath and Richard will be hosting the tea dance on Sunday afternoon ( 6th April ) when there will be music from the movies and musicals for popular sequence dancing. Admission is £3.00 per person on the door, cash only please. Tea and Coffee will be provided in the interval. The event commences at 2.p.m until 4.p.m. Proceeds for Hall funds.

We are also very grateful that Cath and Richard have stepped into the breach on Friday 11th April when they will also provide the music for the Picnic Supper dance. Unfortunately Denis Westmorland has had an accident whilst working in his garden and is unable to attend. We wish him a speedy recovery.

A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening ( 14th March ). Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by the Lancashire musician Alan Cookson. 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.

We shall be delighted to welcome everyone to our Open day which takes place on Saturday. The whole premises will be open for viewing including the self contained Snooker Hall where you can enquire about membership. The table tennis group will be playing in the Annexe and there will be regular Hirers in the Hall to answer any questions you may have about their groups. There will be displays from The Art Exhibition Section, The Pantomime section, The Community Library and the Parish council will also be represented. Christine our Bookings secretary will be in attendance to give availablity for future bookings and their cost.

Combined with the Open day there will be a huge sale of Books, DVDs and CDs in the centre of the Hall. These have been in storage for years at the Hall and they will be sold at bargain prices, 50p each, fill a carrier bag for £2 or a box for £5. Some fantastic bargains. No event would be complete without homemade catering, so on the menu will be bacon and sausage sandwiches,toasted teacakes, quiche and soups, and lots of homemade cakes of course. The day commences at 10.a.m until 4.p.m. Free admission.

The Open day has been arranged to celebrate  National Village Halls week which actually runs from 17th to the 23rd March but pre booked events at the Village Hall meant we are celebrating a couple of days earlier! This is the seventh year in which ACRE ( Action with communities in rural England) have run the campaign and their aim is to celebrate, encourage and support the efforts of the volunteers who keep the 10,000 rural community buildings in England running.  No volunteer at Gargrave could have done more to keep our fantastic faciliites running than Joan Phillip who sadly passed away a few months ago. Joan was a dedicated committee member for over forty years and a plaque on a bench at the front of the Hall will be unveiled by her family on Saturday at 11.a.m in her memory. Everyone welcome.

Quite a busy weekend ahead commencing with a film on Friday evening in the Village Hall. The Taste of things is an elegant Gastro film set in 1900`s France, a real feast for the senses. Juliette Binoche and Benoit Magimel share a delicate chemistry in the French culinary romance. The customary Cafe style seating will be in place, so please bring your own refreshments. Gargrave Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film commencing at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 cash on the door with accompanied under sixteens free. Sorry but only guide dogs are allowed to this event. All proceeds from the film nights go towards the running costs of the Community Library.

A great event for all book lovers will be taking place on Saturday in the Village Hall. The first Book Fair of the year will be held commencing at 10.a.m until 4.p.m. The Hall ,side rooms and stage are all fully booked with stallholders from all over the North West selling a great selection of books. The hundreds of books range from general paperback and hardback titles through to rare and collectable volumes. There will also be light refreshments available all day until 3.p.m. Admission is 50p. Some stallholders can accept card payments but please come prepared with cash too ( refreshments are cash only please). Enquiries to Gerry 01524 752968.

Dont forget next weeks Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday March 9th and then on Saturday March 15th the Open day at the Hall combined with a mammoth Bibliophile sale, hundreds and hundreds of books held in storage for years now been sold at knock down prices, 50p each, fill a carrier bag for £2.00 or a box for £5.00. An event not to be missed. Light refreshments for sale all day 10.a.m -3.30.p.m. Come along and have a look around the whole premises and meet some of our regular hirers and hear about future fund raising events.

The annual Pantomime commences with a performance on Thursday evening 20th February. Further performances are on Friday evening, Saturday matinee and Saturday evening. Tickets available online from ticketsource.  All Pantomime enquiries please to gargravepanto@gmail.com

The second Collectable and Craft Fair of the year will be held on Sunday ( 23rd February). The Hall will be full of stalls selling Collectables, Vintage, Bric a Brac, Gifts, Jewellery, Books, Jigsaws, Cakes, Plants, Watches and Crafts. There will be a few new faces behind the stalls so come along and meet the new stallholders and have a catch up with the old. As usual there will be lots of bargains and unique items. Open 9.30.a.m ( pop in before if it works better with your days plans) until 3.30.p.m. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m. Admission 50p. The majority of stallholders including sales in the Cafe can only accept cash please. Enquiries 07989585564.

To welcome in the New Year the Gargrave Cinema club will be showing One Life on Friday evening 24th January, the widely acclaimed biographical drama based on the true story of British Humanitarian Nicholas Winton who took an important role in efforts to rescue children from Nazi occupied Europe in the lead up to the Second World War. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter and Johnny Flynn.

The customary Cafe style seating will be in place so please bring your own refreshments. Gargrave Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film commencing at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 ( cash only please ) on the door with accompanied under sixteens free. Sorry only guide dogs are allowed to this event. Proceeds from the film nights go towards the running costs of the Community Library.

Members of Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee look forward to welcoming everyone back to their Vintage, Collectable and Craft Fair which will be held on Sunday from 9.30a.m until 3.30.p.m.This is the first Fair of the New Year, and there will be just the one Fair held per month rather than two in past years. Sadly Sheila of Broadway Fairs has now retired due to ill health and though her Fairs were kept going last year by The Management Committee, it was a big ask of them as volunteers and the decision was taken to reduce the number to one per month this year. Booklets are available listing all the dates. If you would like one posting please contact 07989585564.

We are pleased to welcome some new faces so please come along and see the delightful framed wildlife photography and never mind the weight watching just buy some homemade cakes instead ( sorry the cakes will have to wait unfortunately Susan is not too well but she is hoping to be mobile for the February Fair)! There are lots of stalls booked into the event selling Vintage, Collectable, Bric a Brac, Books, Gifts, Jewellery,Jigsaws, Pictures, Wildlife Photograpy, Cakes and Crafts. Local girl Bethany will be selling plants and there will be stalls raising funds for Manorlands, The Cats protection league ( including tombola ) and the Village Hall itself. Light refreshments are available until 3.p.m. Admission is 50p. Please come prepared with cash as the majority of stalls including the Cafe can only accept cash payments. There is a cash machine on the high street but demand may be high! Any enquiries 07989585564 or info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WE ARE RECEIVING A FEW CANCELLATIONS FOR EVENTS – Wednesday 8th, both the 22 group meeting and the Parish Council Meeting are now cancelled.

THE PICNIC SUPPER DANCE ON FRIDAY EVENING 10TH JANUARY IS NOW CANCELLED.

Please check about other events with your class teacher or leader;

Members of Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy and Healthy 2025. We look forward to seeing everyone again as we return to normal service after a rest over the Christmas period.

The events section of the site will be updated on a regular basis and a new post will continue to be added weekly.

The model railway and transport group return for their meetings on Monday 6th January from 7.p.m until 10.p.m in the Annexe, the first and third Monday of each month. Indoor bowls returned on Thursday 2nd January, weekly Tuesday and Thursday 2.p.m. to 4.p.m until April.

Alan Cookson will be playing the live music for the modern sequence dance on Friday 10th January. NOW CANCELLED.

First Coffee morning of the New Year on Saturday 18th January.

Film night 24th January.

First Vintage, Collectable and Craft Fair of the year on Sunday 26th January. Lots of stalls already booked in including two new ones, scrumptious homemade cakes and some fantastic framed wildlife photography. Something for everyone.

Please do not hesitate to contact info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk or 07989585564 for any further information on events. Enquiries for hiring for classes or events please call 01756 749730.

The popular band Silhouette will be providing the live music for the Picnic Supper dance on Friday evening in the Village Hall. Please bring along your own picnic supper, tea and coffee will be served in the interval. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door, cash only please .A raffle will raise funds for the Village Hall. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.

The last Collectable and Craft Fair of the year will be held on Sunday. There will be lots of stalls selling Collectables, Vintage, Bric a Brac, Books, Jigsaws, Gifts, Jewellery, Crafts, and Cakes. A young man ( possibly two ) will be selling his/their grown out of toys to make way for new ones arriving on Christmas day. Bethany will be there selling Christmas plants and wreaths. Please support The Cats protection league and the Manorlands charity stalls as they will be there with a good variety of stock.. The event opens at 9.30.a.m but please pop in earlier if it fits in better with your days plans as most stalls are open by 9.a.m. The Fair will close at 3.30.p.m. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m. Please bring along cash as the majority of stalls do not have the facility for taking card payments, this also includes sales in the Cafe. There is a cash machine in the Village but it may run out!

A confirmation just through, yes there are two young men with stalls on Sunday. Ralph will be selling younger age toys and Oliver up to about ten years. We also have a cake stall in attendance.

Next weekend we host the last film show of the year on Friday 20th and on Saturday 21st a Coffee morning when the Craven Accordion Orchestra will be playing.