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A wonderful opportunity to buy a special Book gift or two for the Book lover in your family or circle of friends or come along and treat yourself to your own Christmas gift or stock up on Winter reading. Gargrave Village Hall will be hosting the last Book Fair of 2025 on Saturday December 7th from 10.a.m until 3.30.p.m. Admission is just 50p. Light refreshments will be served until 3.p.m. There will be a wealth of titles to choose from ranging from general paperbacks and hardbacks, biographies, autobiographies, fact and fiction through to speciality and antiquarian volumes. Some stallholders have card payment facilities, some can only accept cash as can refreshment sales please.

The Book Fairs in 2025 will be held on Saturday 1st March, Saturday 7th June, Tuesday 12th August, Saturday 20th September and Saturday 6th December.

An unusual one off event is planned for Saturday 15th March 2025 when Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee will be hosting an Open day when prospective hirers can look around the facilities, this will also incorporate a  large Bibliophile Jumble sale when the main Hall will be full of books which have been mounting up in storage for a lot of years. A great opportunity to rummage through numerous titles and grab some real bargains. The event is in the very early stages of planning but is been held to celebrate the national Village Halls week ( albeit it a few days before the official week due to the Hall already in hire then ) it will also incorporate the sale of refreshments which will be prepared by the members and friends of the Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee; bacon sandwiches and lots of homemade cakes. Please pop the date in your diary. Come along and celebrate the contribution that Englands 10,000 Village Halls make to rural communities.

The Village Hall can rest this weekend as there are no public nor private hires in.

Next weekend the members and friends of Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee will be back in action with a Coffee morning ( jointly with the library) on Saturday 23rd and a Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday 24th ( last but one before Christmas). The last Book Fair of the year is on Saturday 7th December.

Please call Christine our bookings secretary on 01756 749730 if you would like to make enquiries about booking the main hall or any of the other smaller meeting rooms for classes, events or weddings. Enquiries and bookings for Collectable and Craft Fairs which are organised by Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee please call Caroline on 07989585564, enquiries for Book Fairs please call Gerry on 01524 752968.

Lancashire musician Alan Cookson will be providing the live keyboard music for the Modern Sequence dance on Friday evening ( 8th November). 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 aid Village hall funds. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.

Will D4 drivers please follow the signs for the Annexe on Saturday afternoon. Medicals will be taking place from 2-6.p.m. Lots of car park space available  in the Village Hall carpark, Entry to the Annexe is via the back door, to the right of the main front door, past the green garage doors, green door on left, once inside turn immediately right and follow the corridor to the waiting area.

Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee will be holding a Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday from 9.30.a.m ( please call earlier if it fits in better with your days plans as most stalls are set up by 9.a.m) until 3.30.p.m. There will be stalls selling Vintage, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Gifts, Jewellery, Books, Jigsaws and Crafts. An ideal opportunity to buy some early Christmas gifts. There will also be stalls raising funds for the Cats Protection League ,Manorlands Hospice and the Village Hall itself. The latter will also be selling lots of books at bargain prices from their vast selection. The majority of stalls are only able to accept cash please and this includes sales in the Cafe. There is a cash point in the Village but it is always advisable to bring some money with you – the machine may run out if demand is too great! Admission is 50p. Booklets featuring the 2025 dates are now available so please do ask for one on the door or contact 07989 585564 if you would like one posting or would like to book a stall. Please note that we will be observing a two minute silence on Sunday at 11.a.m to remember all those lost in conflict.

As regular visitors will know, Sheila from Broadway Fairs has had to retire due to ill health. Gargrave Management Committee have taken over the running of her end of the month Collectable Fairs but please note that her two day Craft and Christmas Gift Fair due to have been held on the 16th and 17th of November has been cancelled.

The next Collectable Fair will be held on Sunday November 24th.

Time off this weekend for the volunteers on Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee with no open events just private hirers at the Hall.

Forthcoming events 25th October Film night, 26th October Coffee morning and 27th October Collectable and Craft Fair ( D4 Drivers medicals will be held in the Annexe, directional signs will be in place on the day)

The long wait is over, though dosn`t the year go quickly??

The Annual Jumble sale will be held on Saturday ( 5th October ) from 10.a.m until 1.p.m. Free Admission.

The main Hall and side rooms will be full to the rafters with clothing ( lots more mens, childrens and teenagers garments this year ), bedding, curtains, books, cds and dvds, records, stationery, cards,craft items, pictures, electricals, jigsaws, toys, some great board games, shoes, bags, scarves, hats, tons of jewellery and mountains of bric a brac. Garden items, tools, and small furniture will be in the smaller of the side rooms. Everything but the kitchen sink, including childs push chair and mobility scooter. There will be some fantastic bargains and so many of them. A tombola will also aid Hall funds. Toasted teacakes and homemade cakes will be for sale in the Cafe. Please bring lots of cash as card payments cannot be accepted.

Further donations of goods can be accepted on Friday from 10a.m until 4.p.m. Please no TV`s, Printers or large electrical items.

Members of Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee are busy preparing for their next three months of organising two Collectable and Craft Fairs per month this is due to the retirement of Sheila from Broadway Fairs who would normally have been the organiser of the Fair which takes place on the last Sunday of the month. The Committee took over the running of Sheila`s Fair as well as their own so that the calendar of Fairs could continue and would avoid any disappointment for either stallholders or customers. It is a big ask of the Committee who also run many other events at the Hall and are also involved in the day to day running but they are up for the challenge !!

Please note though that the Craft Fair due to have taken place on the 16th and 17th November has had to be cancelled.

Next year ( 2025) there will be one Fair run per month and the calendar of dates is currently been prepared.

This Sundays event originally was a sell out with every stall taken including those in both of the side rooms but unfortunately two regular sellers are unwell and another gentleman has had to give backword due to poor health. We wish them all a speedy recovery. Therefore if anyone wishes to make a last minute booking please call 07989585564. There will still be lots to see and buy on Sunday, ranging from Collectables, Vintage, Bric a Brac, Books, Small furniture ( in the larger of the side rooms ), Gifts, Pictures, Jigsaws and Crafts. Not forgetting the tombola in aid of the Cats Protection League and stalls raising funds for Manorlands Hospice and the Village Hall itself. The bumper Book sale will be in the side room, again raising funds for the Village Hall. A super incentive to fill a carrier bag with as many books as you want for just £2.00! If anyone wants books for their charity, school, nursery , residential home or social hub please let one of the Committee members know as the Village Hall are happy to donate books to any of these causes free of charge. The event opens at 9.30.a.m please call in earlier if it fits in better with your days plans as most stalls are set up by 9.a.m. Light refreshments will be for sale from around 9.30.a.m until 3.p.m, with the Fair closing at 3.30.p.m. Admission is 50p. The majority of stalls can only accept cash please and this includes sales in the Cafe. The outdoor plant stall will not be at the Hall on Sunday but will be back on the 13th October.

Don`t forget the Annual Jumble sale which will be held on Saturday 5th October from 10.a.m until 1.p.m. All sorts of items are coming in already including a Mobility scooter!

Hundreds and hundreds of books for sale on Saturday from established Book sellers from all over the North West. General paperbacks and hardbacks through to speciality and antiquarian volumes. Not forgetting the Village Halls own little book stall as you head to the Cafe area this will be selling books very cheaply due to the high amount they currently have in stock. The Fair opens at 10.a.m until 4.p.m. Light refreshments are available until 3.p.m. Admission 50p on the door. Some stallholders do have card readers but some can only accept cash please, this includes sales in the Cafe.

A great day out for anyone who loves books and reading. Dare we say its just under a hundred days until Christmas so a good opportunity to buy books for gifts.

Dates to remember: Collectable and Craft Fair Sunday 29th September,

Annual Jumble sale, Saturday 5th October.

Afternoon Tea Dance ( popular sequence dancing ), Sunday 6th October.

There will be a Picnic Supper dance on Friday evening ( 13th September )in the Village Hall. Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by the popular 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. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.

The Pantomime group will be holding their audition day on Saturday from 10.a.m until 4.p.m.  Oh Yes they will! Please check out their facebook page for more details.

Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee will be holding a Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday, the fairs will now be run twice monthly up until December. The Committee have taken over the running of Broadway Fairs as well as their own up until the year end as Sheila is no longer able to run the Broadway events due to ill health ( we are pleased to say that Sheila is feeling much better than she was),This is a big ask for the volunteers on the Management Committee so they look forward to the support of both stallholders and customers. The Craft Fair due to have taken place on the 16th and 17th November has however had to be cancelled.

The Hall is  fully booked on Sunday with a great selection of stalls, selling an amazing array of items ranging from Vintage, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Gifts, Pictures, Books, Small furniture, Jigsaws and Crafts. Something for everyone, both unique and affordable items. Light refreshments will be for sale in the Cafe until 3.p.m. Bethany will be outside the Hall with her plant stall and there will be the bargain book sale in the side room of the Hall with proceeds for Village Hall funds. Books just 50p each or three for a £1 or better still fill a carrier bag for £2!! Please let one of the Committee members know if you would like any books for a school, nursing home, play school or charitable group as they will be happy to donate books to any of those causes, free of charge. The event opens at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m but please call in earlier if it fits in better with your days plans. Most stalls are set up by 9.a.m. The majority of stallholders can only accept cash please, likewise sales in the Cafe. There is a cash machine in the Village but it is best to come prepared.

The next Collectable and Craft Fair will be on Sunday 29th September, with a Book Fair the week before on Saturday 21st September.

Jumble sale Saturday 5th October 10.a.m – 1.p.m.

Friday evening , charity picnic supper dance in aid of the Air Ambulance. Please bring your own picnic supper, tea and coffee will be provided in the interval. Live music for modern sequence dancing from Bon Accord. 7.30.p.m – 11.p.m. £6.00 admission on the door. Cash only please.

A bumper weekend of bargains with unique and collectable items for sale at the Village Hall Collectable and Craft Fair which is held on both Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. There are lots of stallholders in attendance from both the local area and further afield, the main hall and the side room will be full of Collectables, Vintage, Bric a Brac, Books, Gifts, Jewellery, Jigsaw and Crafts. Some stallholders will be selling on just the Sunday and some on just the Monday whilst some will be there over the two days.It is certainly worth a trip on both days as stock will change, there will be some stalls with genuine house clearance items so these are always of interest. A stall will be raising funds for the local hospice, Manorlands , one will raise funds for the Village Hall and fundraisers from the Cats Protection league will have both a stall and tombola. Outdoor plant stall. Lots happening on both days. Homemade refreshments available until 3.p.m. each day. Admission 50p on the door, open at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. Please call in earlier if it fits in better with your days plans, most stalls are open by 9.a.m. The majority of stalls including the Cafe sales can only accept cash please. There is a cash machine in the Village but please come prepared – it has been known to run out!         P.S. Don`t forget the Village Hall bargain book sale ( in the side room ), 50p each or 3 for a £1 or better still fill a carrier bag for £2. If you would like any of the books for a residential home, school or playschool please let us know as we are happy to donate books free of charge to you. See you at the weekend.