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A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening ( 8th August ). The well known Lancashire Organist Elizabeth Harrison will be providing the live music for modern sequence dancing. Elizabeth will have been playing for dancers in the iconic Blackpool Tower ballroom earlier in the day.  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.

Don`t forget the annual Mid week Book Fair which will be taking place on Tuesday 12th August. The Hall will be full of stalls selling a fantastic selection of books ranging from general paperbacks and hardbacks through to speciality and antiquarian volumes. There will be stallholders in attendance from all over the North West of England, plus some from a little nearer home. The event opens at 10.a.m and closes at 3.30.p.m. Admission is 50p per person and food is available all day. The outdoor plant stall will  be outside the hall with a selection of plants and flowers. Enquiries  01524 752968 07989 585564.

All events taking place this weekend ( 1st to 3rd August ) are private hires.

Will anyone attending the D4 driver medicals on Sunday morning please use the directions to the Annexe, entry via the back door, just to the right of the main entrance, heading towards the Snooker Hall.

A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening ( 25th July ). Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by 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. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until11.p.m.

The Village Hall is the stop off point to purchase a ticket/plan on Saturday and Sunday for viewing the Open Gardens. Refreshments available at the Hall. Details 07778 980994. Proceeds for St. Andrews church, Manorlands Hospice and Martin House Childrens Hospice.

D4 Driver medicals will be in the Annexe, will those attending please use the back door for access, there is a walkway to the right of the Hall as you look towards the front door, direction board on the black railings by the paved area, walk past the garages with the green doors which are to your right, entry is door on the left, immediate right once in the building, follow corridor round to waiting area.

We look forward to welcoming everyone to the Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday in the Village Hall. The hall is full to capacity again with stalls selling Antiques, Collectables, Vintage, Bric a Brac, Books, Jewellery, Gifts, Jigsaws and Crafts. A tombola will be held in aid of the Cats Protection League. There will also be a stall raising funds for Manorlands Hospice and one raising funds for the Village Hall.There will be a great selection of both unique and affordable items to buy. An outdoor plant stall compliments the variety of stalls.Opening hours are 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m.  Food is available all day from 10.a.m.  Admission 50p. The majority of stalls can only accept cash please and this includes sales of refreshments. Enquiries 07989 585564.

The film this month ( Friday 25th April ) is certainly a topical one! The organisers of Gargrave Cinema club planned to show the film Conclave sometime ago not for one minute thinking how topical it would turn out to be. The story follows the sudden death of the Pope, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence ( Ralph Fiennes ) convenes the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pontiff. Assembled in the Sistine chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from around the world engage in a secretive election fraught with ambition, rivalries and secret agendas. Amidst this high stakes process, Lawrence uncovers deep secrets and scandals about the leading candidates. Starring Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabelle Rossellini.

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 starting at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 on the door, cash only please with accompanied under sixteens free.

All proceeds from the Film nights go towards the running costs of the Community Library.

The Management Committee will be busy at the Hall this weekend as they will be holding a Coffee morning on Saturday ( jointly with Gargrave Library Committee) from 10.a.m until Noon. Please come along and enjoy tasty bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and a variety of homemade cakes. A book and Bric a Brac stall will aid Village Hall funds and the proceeds from the raffle will go towards Library funds.

A Collectable and Craft Fair  also organised by the Management Committee will be held on Sunday and every available space is booked with a huge variety of stalls selling Antiques, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Jewellery, Gifts, Books, Photographic art, Jigsaws and Crafts. A tombola will be held in aid of The Cats Protection League, there will also be a stall raising funds for Manorlands Hospice and a stall raising funds for the Village Hall. The event opens at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m, most stalls are set up by 9.a.m so please come earlier if it fits in better with your days plans. Light refreshments available from 10.a.m until 3.p.m. Admission 50p. The majority of stalls can only accept cash please and this includes the sale of refreshments. Enquiries 07989 585564.

We extend a huge thanks to Cath and Richard who are stepping in on Friday evening ( 11th April) to provide the music for dancing at the Picnic supper dance. Those of you familiar with the afternoon tea dances at the Hall will know you are in for an evening of some great music. We extend get well wishes to Denis Westmorland who was scheduled to have played at the event but unfortunately he sustained a nasty injury whilst gardening recently. 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. A raffle will also raise funds for the Village Hall.

Don`t forget next week – Easter weekend – Coffee morning on Saturday and Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday.

On Friday March 28th Gargrave Cinema club will be showing the comedy drama Thelma. When 93 year old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her. Starring June Squibb, Fred Hechinger and Richard Roundtree. 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 cash on the door with accompanied under sixteens free. Sorry but only guide dogs can be allowed in to this event. All proceeds from the night go towards the running costs of the Community Library. Looking ahead to April 25th the club will be screening the highly acclaimed film Conclave.

Don`t forget the Coffee morning on Easter Saturday and the Collectable and Craft Fair on Easter Sunday.