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Gargrave Village Hall will be kicking off the National Village Halls week a little early when it holds a joint Coffee morning with Gargrave Library volunteers on Saturday. The national campaign instigated by Action with Communities in rural England officially begins a couple of days later. The campaign intends to shine a spotlight on the contribution England`s 10,000 plus village halls make to rural communities and it gives the hall management committees an opportunity to celebrate their work and showcase their venues. Gargrave Village Hall like so many others has improved life for local residents, providing a safe place where people can gather to combat loneliness whilst delivering a wide range of activities and services.

The organisers of the Coffee morning would be delighted to welcome everyone on Saturday morning from 10.a.m onwards. Table service will be provided and there will be bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes on the menu. Slices of cake may also be purchased to take out.

A book, CD and DVD stall will aid Hall funds whilst proceeds from the raffle will go towards Library funds.

The Management committee at the Hall are pleased to also support fundraising for Manorlands Hospice and there will be a stall selling brand new Gents clothing together with a small selection of bric a brac. There is a lot of clothing!

If you are new to the Village please do ask one of the volunteers for a tour of the premises. They will be happy to show you around. Pocket booklets will also be available which list the 2022 dates for Vintage Fairs, Craft Fairs, Book Fairs, Jubilee Celebrations and monthly dances.

Next weekend there will be a film show on Friday evening . Blinded by the Light will commence at 7.30.p.m. Tickets £5.00 on the door and on Sunday the first Flea Market and Craft Fair of the year which commences at 10.a.m. Refreshments available. 50p admission.

Looking ahead to our Platinum Jubilee celebrations: We shall be holding a right Royal Coffee morning on Friday 3rd June, incorporating a display of Village and Royal memorabilia. A Book Fair will be held on the Saturday. The regal weekend will end on Sunday afternoon the 5th June when we shall be holding an afternoon tea with live music. We are delighted to announce that Andy Wiseman will be providing the vocals for the event, singing iconic and popular songs from the fifties to the present day. Tickets are priced at £10.00 and may be reserved now by calling 01756 749235 or email info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk. Admission is by pre booking only.

We do hope everyone had a Happy Christmas and enjoyed good health.

We are pleased to welcome back both our Hirers and Patrons and hopefully we can look forward to 2022 with some optimism.

We do have events planned for January and we hope that Covid regulations will allow us to continue with our plans.

The first event is a Picnic Supper dance on the 14th January, a Coffee morning on the 22nd, the Library Film show on the 28th and the first Flea Market of the year on the 30th January.

Plans later in the year include a Royal celebration in June when we intend to celebrate the Queen`s Platinum Jubilee with a Coffee morning on Friday 3rd June, we may well include a display of Royal and Village memorabilia  during the morning too. We shall be holding a Book Fair on Saturday 4th June and on Sunday the 5th June we shall be holding an afternoon tea with live music, celebrating the music of the Platinum era. This will be a ticket event only so more details will be supplied nearer the time, but please if you would like to reserve a place you can do so at any time.

We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our Hirers, Patrons and friends a very Happy and Healthy Christmas.

We shall be keeping up to date with any new Covid related rules but hopefully we shall look forward to welcoming everyone back in the New Year.

January events include a Picnic Supper dance with live music from Alan Cookson on the 14th January, a Coffee morning held jointly by Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library on Saturday 22nd January and a Broadway Fairs Flea Market and Craft Fair on Sunday 30th January.

A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday evening the 12th November with live music provided by Alan Cookson. Admission is £5.00 on the door. Please bring along your own picnic supper. Tea and Coffee will be provided and a raffle will aid Village Hall funds. The music and dancing commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.

The largest Vintage, Collectables and Crafts Fair of the year will be held in the Hall on Sunday. The venue will be full to capacity with lots of stallholders selling a great variety of stock. Plenty of Christmas gift ideas with the benefit of no queues, no out of stock and no delayed deliveries! Admission is just 50p, the event opens at 10.a.m but please come along earlier if it is more convenient as most stallholders are ready to sell by 9.a.m.. Light refreshments available until 3.p.m in a spacious Cafe area. A two minute silence will be observed at 11.a.m to acknowledge Remembrance Sunday.

North Craven Flower Club will be holding their annual open evening at the Hall on the 11th November. The guest demonstrator will be John Dalton , the talk and demo is entitled `Christmas Greetings` Doors open at 6.30.p.m. Admission is by ticket only, numbers are restricted so please purchase your £10.00 ticket as early as you can by calling Jean Kayley 01729 840303.

A huge thank you to all who helped at the annual Jumble sale at the weekend, we needed approximately thirty helpers to make the event possible. Special thanks to our Committee member Carol who bravely manned the kitchen by herself. The buyers picked up some great bargains and again many thanks to them for their support.

Our next fund raiser is the monthly Friday night Picnic dance which takes place this Friday from 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m. Live music will be provided by Cumbrian musician Denis Westmorland. Admission is £5.00 on the door. Please bring along your own refreshments.

Sheila Palmer of Broadway Fairs will be at the Hall next weekend on the 16th and 17th October when she will be holding a two day Craft and Christmas Fair. Some stallholders are there on both days. some just the one, so please pop in on both days, admission is just 50p. Light refreshments will be served in the match room until around 3.p.m on both days. Any enquiries for this event please call 01757 ( Selby code ) 229805.

We can safely say that everyone enjoyed the Bank Holiday weekend at the Village Hall.

Local families organised a charity dance on Friday evening and raised the marvellous sum of £450.00 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

A double bill of Flea Markets took place on Sunday and Monday. Everyone enjoyed themselves and it was great to catch up with stallholders and visitors both old and new. The next Flea Market will be held on Sunday 12th September.

The 2021/22 Pantomime production at the Village Hall will be OZ and sign up evenings will be held on Thursday 2nd and Thursday 9th September. The Principal roles for teens and adults will be considered on the 2nd September, please arrive at the Hall for 7.p.m. Please can parents bring along their children who would like to take part in the chorus roles on Thursday 9th September at 6.30.p.m. The production team would also welcome offers of help from anyone wishing to take on a back stage role or front of house. Please come along on either of the above dates.

The next date for a Coffee morning is scheduled for the 11th September.

We are pleased to say that some activities will slowly be making a return to the Village Hall.

The Childrens Gym class was able to resume last month after the first stage of lockdown was lifted. This activity was allowed under government rules as it is an educational, supervised activity for children.

The Community Library was also allowed to re-open albeit it with one borrower or hub allowed in at any one time. The flow of borrowers is controlled by a volunteer who will be in the Hall foyer, whilst a second Volunteer is help on hand within the Library. Opening hours are Mondays 3-4.p.m, Fridays 2 – 4.p.m and Saturdays 10.a.m – Noon. Any further information on the facility please contact 01609 536547 or admin@gargravelibrary.co.uk

Other small classes and exercise classes are able to return from the 17th May though have to adhere to the conditions of their relevant risk assessments. We look forward to the return of Yoga and Pilates and so too the Art class and the Art group. The Snooker club members will also be able to resume their sport from this date.

The final stage of the end of lockdown will hopefully arrive as scheduled in June. It may then take time to assess any new rules and arrange adaptions to events ensuring compliance is in place for all activities. Therefore we please ask everyone to remain patient. We have a duty of care to the public who use our fantastic facilities and it is our responsibility to ensure that safety is paramount. Therefore we have taken the decision that we cannot take any new bookings which include social mixing of larger groups from August at the earliest.  Any events which are possible will be posted on this website as soon as it is practical to do so. We do hope to arrange an outdoor Coffee morning as soon as we can but this is dependant on the weather conditions.

We continue to sell a few items to raise funds for the Village Hall and thank anyone who has kindly donated goods. Last months Chicco pushchair sold very quickly.

This month we have a folding metal dog cage. Suitable for a small to medium size dog. Priced at £6.00.

Also a Silver Cross all terrain folding pushchair priced at £60.00.  ( Surf model )

They can be viewed at the Village Hall, no physical contact. Cash sale only please.  Please contact 01756 749235  07989 585564 info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk Please see the website gallery for the image.

Unfortunately the Hall is still closed due to the current lockdown rules.

Gargrave and Malhamdale community Library is however still open for select and collect only. Please contact 01609 536547 admin@gargravelibrary.co.uk with your name, library card number and type of books you require. A day and time will be given for collection. The books will be in the entrance Hall lobby in a paper bag with you name on. A volunteer can assist with any enquiries, books may be returned at the same time. If you are unable to collect the books yourself, a home delivery can be arranged.

Access to the public computers and printer can be available by appointment only, calling the above number.

Please remember to keep an eye on the Village Hall noticeboard and the website for our sale items which at this present difficult time aid our funds slightly. New listings below :

Electric Flymo HoverVac ( Model 280 )  £20.00

Electric Flymo Strimmer ( Power trim )  £10.00

Vintage Booklets ” About Gargrave ” published in 1980. 27 pages with business and shop adverts of the period, centre page Village map and historical information. £1.00 each, a few still available.

These can all be purchased with having no physical contact, cash sales only please. Collection can be arranged from outside the Hall. Please contact 01756 749235. 07989585564 info@gargravevillagehall.org.uk.