A brief lull in public events this weekend as the Hall is booked for purely private events ( 21st April – 23rd April ).
Busy next week though!
A brief lull in public events this weekend as the Hall is booked for purely private events ( 21st April – 23rd April ).
Busy next week though!
Live music from Cumbrian musician Denis Westmorland. Please bring along your own Picnic supper. Tea and Coffee will be provided in the interval. A raffle will aid Village Hall funds. Music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Admission £6.00 per person on the door.
Gargrave Cinema club will be showing the widely acclaimed film ” Mrs Harris goes to Paris” in the Village Hall on Friday evening ( 17th March). The comedy drama tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will not only change her outlook but the very future of Dior. The film stars Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert and Jason Isaacs.
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 with accompanied under sixteens free.
On the 28th April there will be the showing of the comedy mystery ” See how they run”.
Have you finished all the books you were given at Christmas then call at the Village Hall on Saturday where you will find a treasure trove of hundreds of books for sale, from general easy read paperbacks and hardbacks through to specialist and antiquarian volumes. The first book Fair ( five are held during the year ) of the year will open at 10.a.m and close at 4.p.m. prompt. Admission is just 50p or by donation. Our fantastic team from the Management Committee and Gargrave Library will be providing homemade refreshments from 9.a.m until 3.p.m. Come along and feast on bacon and sausage sandwiches, cheese or tuna sandwiches and toasted teacakes, not forgetting lots of homemade cakes. Sadly Sheila our normal caterer is not too well at present so good wishes are extended to her.
Further details please call Gerry 01524752968
The monthly Picnic supper dances return on Friday 13th January when Denis Westmorland will be providing the live music. Please bring along your own Picnic supper. Tea and Coffee will be served in the interval. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door. A raffle will aid Hall funds. The music commences at 7.30.p.m through to 11.p.m.
There will be no public events taking place at the Hall this weekend due to a private booking hiring the Hall from the 4th of November through to the 6th of November.
Next weekend there will be a Picnic supper dance on the Friday with live organ music from the talented musician Elizabeth Harrison.
The Management Committee will be hosting their last but one Collectable and Craft Fair before Christmas on the Sunday. There will be a great variety of stalls with some new faces, look out for the remote-controlled boats! The popular 50p rummage boxes are back too. Light refreshments available. A two-minute silence will be observed at 11.a.m.
Local band Silhouette will be providing the live music at the re-scheduled ( this dance should have been held on the weekend of the Queens death ) picnic supper dance on Friday evening. 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. A raffle will aid Hall funds. Admission is £6.00 on the door.
Come along to the Coffee morning on Saturday when bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and lots of homemade cakes will be on the menu. The event will be hosted jointly between Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library. A raffle will aid Library funds and proceeds from a book stall will go towards Hall funds. If you are curious about how the changes to local government may affect the area or you personally then representatives from Craven District Council will be in attendance to discuss any concerns or issues, this will be on an informal basis where you can have a personal chat whilst enjoying a cuppa!
We at Gargrave Village Hall are so sad to hear of the death of our Queen. We have lowered the flag at the Hall to half mast and as a mark of respect we have cancelled the Picnic Supper dance which was due to have been held on Friday evening. This event will be re-scheduled for Friday 7th October and The Silhouette band will be providing the live music.
We held a Collectable and Craft Fair in the Hall on Sunday and had a Condolence book which was provided by Gargrave Parish Council. There were many tributes and messages left, many from visitors who were so grateful that they could leave messages of sympathy whilst they were away from home. The Condolence book is now back in the library where messages may be left during their opening hours on Tuesday and Saturday mornings and Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons.
The first film of the Autumn season will be shown by Gargrave Cinema club on Friday evening the 16th September. 7.p.m for 7.30.p.m. The Duke is a 2020 British comedy drama dealing with the true story of the 1961 theft of the Portrait of the Duke of Wellington from a London Gallery. It features Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren in the title roles. The customary Cafe style seating will be in place so please bring your own refreshments. Tickets are £5.00 on the door.
The Hall will be completely closed on Monday 19th September.
A Picnic Supper dance will be held on Friday evening the 12th August with live music from the popular Cumbrian musician Denis Westmorland. The event 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. A raffle will aid funds. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door.
Don`t forget the mid week Book Fair on Tuesday 16th August. This will open at 10.a.m until 4.p.m. It is a great opportunity to stock up on Summer reading. There will be hundreds of general titles in both paperback and hardback, all at bargain prices, rare and antiquarian publications will also be available to purchase. This mid week event was held for the first time last year and proved to be very popular, please come along and see what is on offer. Meet the friendly stallholders from all over the North West . Admission is just 50p or by donation. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m. Enquiries 01524 752968.
After the buzz of the annual Art show last weekend we now have a quiet weekend with no open events taking place. The Hall will be in use by private Hirers but next weekend on the Saturday ( 30th July ) the Village Hall Committee jointly with the Library committee will be holding a Coffee morning with bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and of course the delicious array of homemade cakes.
Sheila from Broadway Fairs will be holding a Flea Market and Craft Fair on the Sunday ( 31st July ) from 10.a.m until 3.p.m.