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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.