General

Hundreds upon hundreds of Books will be for sale on Saturday in the Village Hall when Book sellers from all over the North West will be arriving to sell their huge assortment of Books. Every subject will be covered, there will be general paperback titles plus collectable and antiquarian editions. The Fair opens at 10.a.m and closes at 4.p.m. Admission is just 50p each or by donation. Light refreshments will be available until 3.p.m.

The Gargrave Village Hall Management Collectable, Vintage and Craft Fair also returns this month after its Winter break. The popular Fair returns on Sunday 13th March, opening at 10.a.m until 3.30.p.m. A great variety of stalls are already booked in for the event. Further details please contact 07989585564.

On Friday 18th February Gargrave and Malhamdale Community Library will be showing the film Official Secrets, The film is based on true events and stars Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and Matthew Goode. The customary Cafe style seating will be in place, so please bring along your own refreshments. The Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film commencing at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 on the door.

Oz the Panto will be taking place at the Village Hall on Thursday 24th February – Saturday 26th February. There are four performances in total, Thursday 24th and Friday 25th at 7.15.p.m and on Saturday at 1.p.m and 5.p.m. Tickets are on sale from both the Dalesman Cafe and from Gargrave Library. £8.00 adults and £5.00 concessions if purchased in advance or £9.00 and £6.00 on the door subject to availability.

Come along on Sunday 27th February for the Flea Market and Craft Fair which is run by Sheila from Broadways Fairs. The Village Hall Management run Vintage, Craft and Flea Markets will be back on March 13th ( the organisers enjoy a break after Christmas ). From March onwards there will be on average two Fairs per month. Booklets advertising all the dates are available by contacting info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk.

We have a rare free weekend at the Hall on the 5th and 6th February with no events planned.

The accomplished Organist Elizabeth Harrison will be providing the music next Friday ( 11th February ) when a Picnic Supper dance will be held from 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Please bring along your own Picnic supper. Tea and Coffee provided. £5.o0 admission on the door.

Celebrate the Jubilee with us on Friday 3rd June. We shall be holding a right Royal Coffee morning, hopefully if the weather is good we can have seating outside as well as inside. There won`t be a Platinum pudding but there will be lots of delicious cakes. A display of Village Memorabilia will be displayed and there will be some Royal Regalia. Even the raffle will be Royal!

A Book Fair will be held on the Saturday, with thousands of books for sale on every subject.

We are delighted to announce that on Sunday 5th June we will be holding an afternoon tea with live music. Talented Vocalist Andy Wiseman will be entertaining us with popular and iconic songs from the 1950`s through to the present day. A homemade afternoon tea will be served in the interval. Tickets are priced at £10.00 per person and can be reserved now by calling 01756 749235 or 07989585564. Admission is by ticket only and these are already selling quite quickly.

Gargrave and Malhamdale Community Library will be celebrating the words and music of Bruce Springsteen on Friday evening ( 28th January ) when they show the film Blinded by the Light. The feel good film portrays the uplifting coming of age of a British Muslim boy growing up in 1980`s Luton who learns to live life and understand his family through the words and music of Bruce Springsteen. The customary Cafe style seating will be in place, so please bring along your own refreshments. The Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film starting at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 on the door.

The bargains are back! Sheila from Broadway Fairs will be holding her first Flea Market and Craft Fair of 2022 on Sunday. There are lots of different stalls booked in selling Collectables, Bric a Brac, Crafts, Jewellery, Jigsaws, and Books. Fund raising charity stalls include the Cats protection League and Manorlands. Refreshments are available from 10.a.m until 3.p.m.  50p admission on the door.

Plans for celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee at the Village Hall are now finalised. A right Royal Coffee morning will be held on Friday 3rd June and this will incorporate a display of both Village and Royal Memorabilia. A regal afternoon tea with live music will be held on Sunday 5th June. Andy Wiseman will be singing popular and iconic songs from the 1950`s through to the present day. Anyone knowing Andy will know there will be a Neil Diamond song somewhere in the mix! We have asked Andy to choose his four most popular personal songs and the audience will be asked to vote for their favourite one of these which he will then perform in his finale. A homemade afternoon tea will be served in the interval. Admission is just £10.00 per person but please tickets must be pre booked by phoning 01756 749235 or info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk. Booking is now open.

Sandwiched between the two events will be one of the Village Halls book fairs which will be held on the Saturday.

Please,  as from Friday the 10th December we would request that everyone wears a mask when attending events at the Hall. New guidance rules include the wearing of masks in indoor settings.

Firstly a quick recap on last weekend. There was a great turnout of stallholders for the Book Fair last Saturday. The majority of sellers were regulars on the North West Book circuit and they had some fantastic books. They stock general paperbacks and rare and collectable books too. I found a rare one I had been looking out for and at a really reasonable price, much cheaper than any online prices We were pleased to be able to help out both the Cats Protection League and the North West Air Ambulance charities as they both had book stalls at the Fair.

Local artist, author and book illustrator, Hilary Roper was also in attendance and signed copies of her children`s books. Hilary also paints oil on canvas and as well as selling her work at a gallery in Birmingham, she will also be exhibiting at the Great Yorkshire show in 2022.

Please do continue to support the Book Fairs which are held quarterly at the Hall on Saturdays with an additional mid week date in August added.  If you would like a pocket booklet posting with all Book Fair, Flea Market and Craft Fair dates in 2022 please contact 01756 749235 or 07989 585564 info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk

Now to the busy weekend ahead – Denis Westmorland will be providing the live music for dancing on Friday evening. The event commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Admission is just £5.00 on the door. Please bring along your own Picnic supper, tea and coffee will be provided. A raffle will aid funds. Booklets will be available listing all next years monthly Picnic supper dances. Please contact the above if you would like one posting .

The Library and Village Hall Committee will be back in action on Saturday morning when they will jointly host a Coffee morning. Bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes will be on the menu. There will be a Book and CD stall aiding Hall funds and a Bric a Brac stall in aid of Manorlands. The raffle will raise funds for the Library. Please come along and enjoy a catch up before Christmas.

Sunday will be the last opportunity to grab a bargain before Christmas when the last Vintage, Collectables and Crafts Fair of the year will be held. The event opens around 9.30.a.m, but please pop in sooner if it is more convenient with your other plans for the day. Stalls will close for business around 3.30.p.m. There are lots of stalls booked in, selling a huge variety of items. Great ideas for Christmas gifts, lots of books and jigsaws to keep everyone occupied over Winter. Beautifully knitted baby and childrens items. Plus lots of unique Vintage and Collectable items. A tombola supporting the Cats protection league and a stall supporting Manorlands. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m.

Please do give these local events your support.

The weather did and didn`t hamper events last weekend. The film show was interrupted on the Friday for a short spell when the electric went off very briefly and typically just when the film reached that crucial stage. However power was restored and the audience went off happily knowing they knew the outcome of the story.

There was great support for the Coffee morning on Saturday which was organised jointly by the Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and the Library group. A further event is planned for the 11th December.

The Flea Market began in reasonable weather and then the snow just kept falling. The electric went off for a good half hour or more and customers had stopped arriving due to the road conditions so stallholders packed up and made their slow journeys home. A great shame for Sheila who organises the end of the month Flea Markets, please come along and support her next one on Sunday January 30th. Gargrave Village Hall Management team have a Vintage, Collectables and Craft fair on the 12th December so they look forward to seeing customers old and new then.

This weekend we shall be hosting the North West Book Fair on Saturday. This is a fantastic opportunity to stock up on Winter reading ( next Book Fair at the Hall is not until March ) and Christmas book gifts. There will be thousands of books for sale on every subject, both general, speciality and antiquarian. It is hoped that a local author and illustrator of childrens books will be in attendance and she will be signing copies of her book. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m. Event open 10.a.m, closure 3.30.p.m. PLEASE NOTE THE CLOSURE TIME OF 3.30.P.M. THE GALLERY IMAGE TIME OF 4.P.M  IS INCORRECT.

Crikey lots happening next weekend!

The newly named Gargrave Cinema Club will be showing a screening of the film “Nomadland”, a moving story of hope and compassion featuring the excellent actress Frances McDormand in the lead role. The doors will open at 7.p.m for a 7.30.p.m start. Admission £5.00 on the door. Please come along and support Gargrave Library and enjoy their monthly film night.

Library volunteers will be back in action on Saturday when together with Gargrave Village Hall committee members they will be holding a joint Coffee morning. Toasted teacakes, Bacon sandwiches and lots of homemade cakes will be on the menu.  Open 10.a.m until Noon. Book and CD stall.

A raffle will aid Library funds and the Library 100 club draw will take place during the morning.

Sheila from Broadway Fairs will be at the Hall on Sunday when she holds one of her Flea Market and Craft Fairs. This will be Sheila`s last Fair of the year as she holds her markets on the last Sunday of each month ( next one in January ). The next Village Hall Collectables and Crafts Fair will be held on Sunday 12th December. Lots of stalls at each event, selling Collectables, Crafts, Bric a Brac, Books and Jewellery. Open 10.a.m ( but please come along earlier if it fits in better with other plans ) closure approximately 3.30.p.m. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m. Only 50p admission.

There will be a great opportunity over the weekend of the 16th and 17th October  to purchase some delightful gifts at a two day Craft and Christmas gift Fair at the Village Hall. Come along and treat yourself  to a unique item from one of the Craft stalls or purchase some new Christmas decorations. There is no out of stock or delayed delivery problems from the friendly stallholders at Gargrave Village Hall. The event will be held over two days commencing at 10.a.m until 3.30.p.m, admission is just 50p and though some stalls will be at the Hall on both days, a few will be there either just on the Saturday or just on the Sunday so it is worth calling on both days if you live locally. Light refreshments will be available until 3.p.m each day and served in the spacious match room. Please call 01757 ( Selby code ) 229805 for further details.

Bargains galore await you on Saturday 2nd October as the annual Jumble sale returns after an enforced break for a year.

The doors open for business at 10.a.m, there is no admission charge this year so customers can flow a little more freely through the front entrance to avoid any close contact. Face masks are optional. Windows and doors will be left open for good ventilation.

There are a huge variety of items to purchase; clothing, household, jewellery, books, pictures, CD`s ( literally hundreds ), records, bags, shoes, bric a brac,craft items and fabrics,  toys and everything but the kitchen sink. Prizes can be won on the tombola and drinks and homemade cake are available to purchase with tables available for seating in a spacious room.

The event will close around 1.p.m.