General

There are no public events at the Hall this weekend which gives us the opportunity to undertake some work to the amazing sprung dance floor in the main hall. To keep it in good condition it needs sealant applying around once a year to eighteen months so that is the mammoth task for Robert our Caretaker this weekend.

Looking ahead: Friday 9th August: Picnic supper dance with live music from Organist Elizabeth Harrison.

Saturday 10th August: Craven Makers Craft Fair.

Tuesday 13th August:The popular mid week Book Fair. All stall spaces fully booked with book dealers arriving from all over                                                                        the North West. One table heaving under the weight of books will be for sales in aid of Village Hall                                                                              funds. These books will be at bargain sale prices.

A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday evening in the Village Hall with the live music provided by Brian Griffin who makes the long journey to Gargrave from North of the Border. Please bring along your own Picnic supper, tea and coffee will be provided in the interval. The music for modern sequence dancing will commence at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door. Cash only please. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds.

The library committee will be busy on Saturday morning when they launch the children`s summer reading challenge in the Village Hall. This years theme is Marvellous Makers so some of the local Craft and Art Community are coming along to demonstrate their skills to both the children, their parents and friends. The event also incorporates a Coffee morning which is organised jointly between members of Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library. There will be bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes on the menu. Slightly longer opening hours than normal 9.30.a.m – 12.30.p.m.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE  EVENING ( 19th July ) WITH JAMES  AND BETTY, OUR VILLAGE CONTESTANTS FROM RACE ACROSS THE WORLD IS NOW A SOLD OUT EVENT. THERE ARE NO TICKETS REMAINING.

A Charity dance organised by a local family will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening. Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by 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 on the door. Proceeds will go towards Manorlands Hospice. Music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.

A Coffee morning organised jointly between Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library will be held in the Village Hall on Saturday. Bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes will be on the menu from 10.a.m until Noon. A raffle will aid Library funds and proceeds from a Book and Bric a Brac stall will go towards Village Hall funds. The Library 100 club draw will take place.

Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee will be taking over the running of Sundays Flea Market and Craft Fair as sadly Sheila from Broadway Fairs has been told by her doctor she must retire immediately due to concerns over her health. Everyone involved with the Village Hall feels very sad as Sheila has been a huge supporter of the venue for so many years and we cannot thank her enough for both her work in providing the catering services for the Village Hall`s  monthly Fairs but also for her years of hiring the premises to run her own Broadway Fairs. If anyone wishes to write Sheila a note or send a card please bring them along to the Fair on Sunday and Caroline will arrange to send them all in the post, alternately call 07989 585564 and an address will be provided. Fortunately Jo is able to take over the running of the catering and the Broadway Fairs scheduled for the 28th July and the 25th August will continue but will be run by Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee, who will also still run their own Fair scheduled for 26th August ( bank holiday Monday ). There are lots of stalls booked in for this weekends Fair so please come along and see what is on offer, lots of affordable and unique items: Vintage, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Books, Jewellery, Jigsaws, Pictures, Gifts ,Crafts and outdoor plant stall. Win a prize on the popular Tombola which raises funds for the Cats Protection League. Admission is just 50p. Opening hours 9.30.a.m – 3.30.p.m. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m. Pop in earlier than 9.30.a.m if it fits in better with your days plans as most stalls are open by 9.a.m.

Any queries/bookings for this event or for future Fairs please call Caroline on 07989 585564.

P.S. All of the above events payments/purchases are cash only please.

The weekend kicks off with a Picnic supper dance on Friday evening featuring live music from the popular band 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 ) A raffle will raise funds for the Village Hall. The music for Modern sequence dancing will commence at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.

Members of Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee will be hosting the Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday. Please bring along all those fathers out there to celebrate Fathers day with a difference. There will be a display by members of the Model train and transport group in the side room adjoining the main Hall . The group meet twice monthly at the Hall for their meetings and they will be pleased to share the knowledge and information related to their group . In the main Hall why not treat your father to a purchase from one of the many stalls selling Vintage, Collectables, Gifts, Bric a Brac, Books, Jigsaws and Crafts. Something for everyone, unique and affordable items. Compliment the day with light refreshments or an all day breakfast in the Cafe. Lots to see and do. The event commences at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. 50p admission. Most stalls including the Cafe can only accept cash please.

P.S Not forgetting our outdoor garden stall.

A great weekend for anyone who loves books, there will be a treasure trove of them at the Village Hall on Saturday. The Hall is fully booked with stallholders selling a great selection, ranging from general paper and hardbacks through to speciality, rare and antiquarian volumes.

Author Sue Barnes ( pen name Lizzie Collins ) will also be in attendance, signing copies of her books. She has published eight novels in both paperback and hardback, they are light reading and a mixture of romance, history and mystery. Sue spends her time between Rawdon and Bentham. She is an ex teacher and loves history and archaeology as well as anything Greek, including the food! When Sue is not writing she enjoys both cooking and baking.

Light refreshments including all day breakfasts will be available throughout the day. Admission is 50p on the door and the event opens at 10.a.m until 4.p.m. The majority of stallholders can only accept cash please, this also includes sales in the Cafe. Further details 01524 752968 07989585564.

The next Book Fair will be on Tuesday 13th August.

Its certainly all happening at the Village Hall this weekend with a varied programme of events to suit everyone.

On Friday evening (24th May) the Cinema club will be showing their last film of the season with Salmon fishing in the Yemen. This 2011 comedy drama is loosely based on a true story. The film tells the story of a fisheries expert who is recruited to help realise a Sheikhs vision of bringing the sport of fly fishing to the Yemen desert, initiating an upstream journey of faith to make the impossible, possible. Starring Ewan McGregor, Emily Blunt, Kristin Scott Thomas and Amr Waked.

The cafe style seating will be in place so please bring along your own refreshments. Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film starting at 7.30.p.m. Admission is £5.00 per person on the door with accompanied under sixteens free. Sorry but at this event only guide dogs are allowed.

All proceeds from the film nights go towards the running costs of the Library and the committee thank you for the support. After a summer break the film shows will re-commence on the 27th September.

Members of the Library committee will be back in the hall on Saturday for the Coffee morning organised jointly between Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and the Library Committee. The menu will comprise of bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes. A book and bric a brac stall will aid Village Hall funds and proceeds from the raffle will go to Library funds. The Library 100 club draw will also take place.

Its the turn on Sunday for members of the Village Hall Management Committee to be back in the Hall as they will be taking over the running of Broadways Fairs which traditionally holds a Flea Market and Craft Fair on the last Sunday of each month. Sheila the host of Broadway Fairs has not been too well and now sadly she has lost her partner Bill. We continue to wish Sheila a return to good health and send all our sympathies to her at this sad time.

The Hall is fully booked with stallholders selling a great variety of items, ranging from Vintage, Collectable, Gifts, Jewellery, Bric a Brac, Books, Jigsaws, Plants and Crafts. The event opens at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. Jo has kindly stepped in again to provide the light refreshments. The popular tombola stall raising funds for the Cats protection league will be there so too the stall raising funds for Manorlands. 50p admission on the door. The majority of stalls including the Cafe can only accept cash please. Enquiries for this event please call Caroline 07989 585564.

Please note the community Library will be closed on Monday 27th May.

The weekend kicks off on Friday evening ( 10th May ) with a Picnic supper dance in the Village Hall. The live music will be provided by the Lancashire based Organist Elizabeth Harrison who knows the Blackpool Tower ballroom as well as she does the Village Hall. Please bring along your own Picnic supper. Tea and Coffee will be provided in the interval. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door, cash only please. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds.

Gargrave Management Committee will be hosting the Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday. There are lots of stallholders booked in for the event, both new faces and old. They will be selling a great selection of items including Collectables, Vintage, Bric a Brac, Jewellery, Gifts, Books, Pictures, Small furniture, Jigsaws and Crafts. There will also be stalls raising funds for the Village Hall itself, Manorlands and The Cats Protection League. Lots to see and buy, both unique and affordable. 50p admission on the door. The event opens at 9.30.a.m but please call earlier if it fits in better with your days plans as most stalls are set up by 9.a.m. Light refreshments are available until 3.p.m with thanks extended to Jo who has kindly stepped in to cover the catering whilst Sheila is unwell. The majority of stalls and the Cafe can only accept cash please. Further enquiries 07989585564

Just a brief reminder that the Village Hall will be open from 7.a.m until 10.p.m on Thursday 2nd May for you to cast your vote for the Mayor for the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority. Please remember your photo ID.

Celebrate local history week on Saturday when Gargrave Library will be co-hosting with the Gargrave Heritage group a coffee morning and exhibition. On display will be historic information and photographs of old Gargrave, come along and hear about the Heritage groups latest book which is currently in the planning stages.

There will be bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and lots of homemade cakes. Open 9.30.a.m until 12.30.p.m.

Thank you so much to everyone who attended Sheila`s Fair last Sunday and their kind words and get well wishes for her. Fortunately Gargrave Village Hall Management committee were able to step in to run the event, and special thanks must go to Jo for providing the catering at such short notice. The next Collectable and Craft Fair will be on the 12th May and this will be the normal fair run by the Management Committee ( normally Broadway Fairs ( Sheila ) takes place on the last Sunday in each month and the Village Hall Management Committee hold a fair mid month ). Jo will be providing the catering on the 12th May. There will be a good variety of stalls at the event, see gallery photo to view one of the stalls.

On Friday 26th April the Cinema club will be showing The Miracle Club. This 2023 comedy drama follows a group of working class women from Dublin who win a talent competition at their local church with the prize a pilgrimage to Lourdes, a place all the women have longed to visit. The film stars Maggie Smith, Kathy Bates, Laura Linney and Stephen Rea.

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. Admission is £5.00 ( cash only please ) per person on the door, with accompanied under sixteens free. Sorry but only guide dogs are allowed in to this event. All proceeds from the Film nights go towards the running costs of the Community Library.

Sheila from Broadway Fairs is unfortunately unwell and was taken into hospital on Friday so Gargrave Management committee will be hosting the Flea Market and Craft Fair on Sunday from 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. Fortunately Jo has been able to step in to undertake the catering and we are incredibly grateful for her to do so at such short notice.Light refreshments will be available until 3.p.m. There will be many stalls selling a great range of items from Collectables, Vintage, Bric a Brac, Books, Gifts, Jigsaws and Crafts. Stalls will also be raising funds for Manorlands and The Cats Protection League. Admission is just 50p per person on the door. The majority of stalls including the Cafe can only accept cash, so please come prepared! Further details 01757 229805. We know all our regular visitors and stallholders will be thinking of Sheila and wishing her well.

The busy weekend begins with a Picnic supper dance on Friday evening. The live music will be provided by Lancashire musician Alan Cookson. Please bring along your own Picnic supper, tea and coffee will be provided in the interval. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door, cash only please.

Craven Crafters will be holding a Spring Fair on Saturday from 10.a.m. until 2.p.m. Local crafts people will be selling a great selection of their work. The girl guides will be selling light refreshments through the day. Free admission.

Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee will be hosting their monthly Vintage, Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday in the Village Hall. There will be lots of stalls selling Vintage, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Books, Jigsaws, Gifts, Jewellery and Crafts. There will also be stalls raising proceeds for the  Cats Protection League and Manorlands. Bethany will have a plant stall outside the Village Hall. The event opens at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. but please pop in earlier if it fits in better with your days plans, most stalls are open by 9.a.m. Jo will be providing light refreshments as Sheila is not very well at present, these will be available from 9.30.a.m until 3.p.m. Admission is 50p on the door. Further enquiries 07989 585564. Please bring along cash as most stall holders including Cafe sales do not have the facility to accept card payments.