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Everyone at Gargrave Village Hall, committee members, stallholders and customers continue to send Sheila of Broadway Fairs their very best wishes in her retirement and a return to better health.

Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee are taking over the running of Sheila`s end of the month Fairs for the remainder of 2024 so as not to disappoint stallholders and visitors to the events with any  cancellations. However the weekend Craft Fair which was scheduled for the 16th and 17th November will not be taking place.

This Sunday ( 28th July ) will see a pretty packed hall full of stalls selling Vintage, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Books, Small furniture, Gifts, Jigsaws and Crafts. The Cats Protection League will have their popular Tombola stall and their will be a stall raising funds for Manorlands Hospice. The side room will be dedicated to a bumper book sale in aid of Village Hall funds. If any schools, play schools or residential homes would like any books the Village Hall will be happy to donate these free of charge to them. Please contact 07989 585564 or ask to speak to Caroline or Michael on Sunday. The Plant stall will be outside the Hall and Jo and her family will be providing homemade light refreshments. The event opens at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. Admission 50p.

The next Collectable and Craft Fair will be over the Bank Holiday on August 25th and 26th.

The next Book Fair will be a mid week event on Tuesday 13th August.10.a.m – 4.p.m.

An evening with James and Betty, our Village contestants in the TV programme Race across the World is a SOLD OUT event on Friday evening and unfortunately there will be no tickets available on the door.

Don`t forget next weeks Collectable and Vintage Fair ( Sunday 28th July – where has this month gone?). The event will be run by Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee as sadly Sheila from Broadway Fairs has had to retire due to health problems. Please note that the Management Committee hope to continue to run the remaining Broadway Fairs for the rest of the year with the exception of the two day Craft and Gift  Fair on the 16th and 17th November which is now cancelled. From September there will be two Fairs per month and in August a two day event on Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday 25th and 26th August. All enquiries to 07989585564. Pocket booklets are available with all the days listed and these can be posted to you be emailing info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk or contacting the above number.

Another date to remember is the mid week Book Fair on Tuesday August 13th. 10.a.m – 4.p.m.

The Annual Art Exhibition is open to the public from Thursday 4th July until Sunday 7th July.

Opening hours are 10.a.m – 7.p.m and on Sunday 10.a.m until 4.30.p.m.

The main Hall is normally the venue for any elections but due to a clash with the Art Exhibition the voting will take place in the Village Hall Annexe. To access the Annexe please turn right at the front of the Hall past the green garage doors and enter the building via the back/kitchen door, turn immediate right on entry, follow the corridor to the end where you will find the Annexe and the election officers. Voting hours are 7.a.m until 10.p.m.

Everyone at the Village Hall is very sad to hear that Sheila of Broadway Fairs has been advised by her doctors to retire fully from organising her Fairs and providing catering for events. Sheila has been a stalwart supporter of the Village Hall for over twenty years. We send all our good wishes and hopefully we shall see her in the future when she feels well enough to pay a visit. Members of Gargrave Village Hall Committee intend to continue to run the Broadway Fairs until the end of the year in addition to their own monthly Fairs. It is a big ask for them as they are all volunteers but they hope to fulfil all the dates printed in the pocket booklets if they possibly can. Future Fair dates are  on Sunday July 28th and Sunday and Monday 25th and 26th of August. Once September is reached there will be two Fairs per month, these will be listed in the events list on the website and in posts as it gets nearer the time. Please call 07989585564 if you would like a pocket booklet of dates sending or if you would like to book a stall.

Please note the two day Craft Fair which would have been organised by Sheila on the 16th and 17th November is now cancelled.

Don`t forget the mid week Book Fair which will be held on Tuesday 13th August. 10.a.m – 4.p.m.

Members and friends of St. Andrews church will be at the Village Hall over the weekend selling refreshments and maps for the Open gardens in Gargrave. Further details please call 07979 304914 or email gargravegardens@posteo.net

Thankfully for the volunteers at the Village Hall it is a quiet weekend with only private hirers using the premises.

A big thank you is extended to all those involved with the running of last weekends events ( The Library and their Cinema club, The Library and the Village Hall Management Committee for their Coffee morning and the Management Committee who took over the running of Broadway Fairs so as not to disappoint both stall holders and visitors ). Everyone did a great job at all three events.

We were pleased to welcome two groups of cyclists to the Coffee morning, they were Falklands veterans and were riding from Lands End to John O`Groats, we hope they all got to their destination safely. One group had a sugar overload with cakes whilst the others went down the salt route with bacon sandwiches! They too like all our volunteers will be looking forward to a quieter weekend.

Looking ahead with dates: 8th June Book Fair, 14th June Picnic Supper dance with live music from Silhouette,  16th June Collectable and Craft Fair.

Come along to the Village Hall on Sunday and enjoy an afternoon of music from the movies and musicals. The event is organised by  Kath and Richard who kindly donate the proceeds from the event to Village Hall funds. The music is ideal for Popular sequence dancing, so come along and enjoy a spin around the best sprung dance floor in the North West. Admission is £3.00 ( cash only please ) per person on the door with tea and biscuits served in the interval. The event commences at 2.p.m until 4.p.m. If you are a non dancer but a music lover you will still enjoy the event and are assured of a warm and friendly welcome. Further details from Kath 07786841570.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended last weeks Picnic Supper dance and in particular Kath and Richard who saved the day (night ). The electric supply went off around 8.p.m until around 10.30.p.m. Unfortunately Elizabeth was unable to continue with her live music so Kath and Richard stepped in with their great selection of dance music via their lap top. Elizabeth kindly stayed and helped Kath. Fortunately the Halls emergency lighting was just adequate to provide sufficient light for the dance to continue and heating wasn`t needed due to the rise in temperature. It showed real Dunkirk spirit and it was a night to remember!

Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to cancel the Coffee morning planned for the 20th April.

A big thank you to everyone who visited last weeks Collectable and Craft Fair, the first of the year organised by Gargrave Village Hall Management team. The next will be on Sunday 14th April with another Fair before that on Easter Sunday 31st March and hosted by Sheila of Broadway Fairs.

The model railway club will be in the Annexe on Monday evening(18th March) for their meeting at 7.p.m until 10.p.m. Please come along and see about joining the like minded group of train and transport enthusiasts. The members plan to attend one of the future Collectable Fairs where they will set up one of their model sets so others can get pleasure from their hobby too. The Monday night meetings take place on the first and third Monday in the month.

Gargrave Show committee will be holding their annual Supper dance on Friday evening in the Hall. Further details and ticket sales please contact Lisa on 01756 749320.

The first Book Fair of the New Year will be held on Saturday. The main Hall and side rooms will be bursting at the rafters with books of all descriptions, ranging from general hardbacks and paperbacks through to rare and antiquarian volumes. The event opens at 10.a.m and closes at 4.p.m. Light refreshments are available until 3.p.m. A very small number of stallholders accept card payments but most sales are cash only. There is a cash machine in the Village at the Co-op store but please bring plenty with you! Admission is just 50p or by donation.

The next Book Fair will be on Saturday 3rd June.

There will as always be a great variety of books for sale on railways and transport, with this in mind it is a relevant time to let you know about meetings which are held in the Annexe at the Village Hall on the first and third Monday of each month. A group of like minded and enthusiastic people meet and enjoy the camaraderie of their shared love of transport, primarily trains, both model or full sized. Train layouts are set up and occasionally slides and films are shown or a club member may give a talk. Membership is on a twice yearly payment basis and everyone is made most welcome at this very friendly group. The meeting begins at 7.p.m until 10.p.m. Further details please call Alec on 07341345312. The next meeting is on Monday 4th March.

Alec one of the lead members hopes to attend one of the Collectable Fairs in the Spring when he will have a working train layout set up in one of the side rooms at the Hall so visitors can share the enjoyment of his hobby and learn a bit more about the group meetings.

Live music from the accomplished Lancashire Organist Elizabeth Harrison who often plays at the famous Tower ballroom in Blackpool. Please bring along your own Picnic supper. Tea and Coffee will be provided in the interval. Music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds.

No public events on Saturday or Sunday.