No public events at the hall this weekend so why not visit Gargrave show on Saturday which is held just in front of Eshton Hall on the outskirts of Gargrave. Full details on the Gargrave show website.
Bank holiday weekend will see a two day Collectable and Craft Fair at the Village Hall on August 24th and 25th. Different stalls in attendance each day, so well worth visiting on both the Sunday and Monday. ( See poster to your left in the gallery section of the website)
A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening ( 8th August ). The well known Lancashire Organist Elizabeth Harrison will be providing the live music for modern sequence dancing. Elizabeth will have been playing for dancers in the iconic Blackpool Tower ballroom earlier in the day. 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. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.
Don`t forget the annual Mid week Book Fair which will be taking place on Tuesday 12th August. The Hall will be full of stalls selling a fantastic selection of books ranging from general paperbacks and hardbacks through to speciality and antiquarian volumes. There will be stallholders in attendance from all over the North West of England, plus some from a little nearer home. The event opens at 10.a.m and closes at 3.30.p.m. Admission is 50p per person and food is available all day. The outdoor plant stall will be outside the hall with a selection of plants and flowers. Enquiries 01524 752968 07989 585564.
All events taking place this weekend ( 1st to 3rd August ) are private hires.
Will anyone attending the D4 driver medicals on Sunday morning please use the directions to the Annexe, entry via the back door, just to the right of the main entrance, heading towards the Snooker Hall.
A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening ( 25th July ). Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by Cumbrian musician Denis Westmorland. Please bring 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 until11.p.m.
Come along on Sunday ( 20th July ) and visit us at the monthly Collectable and Craft Fair where you will see a great variety of items for sale. Some unique, some affordable and some a combination of both.. All the stall spaces are fully booked so the hall and side rooms will be full of goods, ranging from Antiques, Collectables, Vintage, Brac a Brac, Jewellery, Gifts, Books, Small furniture, Jigsaws and Crafts, There will be a tombola in aid of The Cats Protection League and stalls supporting The Smile Train, Manorlands Hospice and the Village Hall itself. There will be a plant and flower stall outside the Hall. The majority of stall holders can only accept cash please and this includes sales in the Cafe. Opening hours are 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. For anyone travelling early from the North on the A65 to visit the Antiques Fair at Skipton please feel free to call in first as most stalls are set up at Gargrave by 9.a.m or earlier. Admission is 50p. Enquiries 07989 585564.
Open Thursday through until Sunday. The opening hours are 10.a.m to 7.p.m from Thursday to Saturday. Sunday open 10.a.m to 4.30.p.m. Admission free. Homemade refreshments for sale from the Gargrave 22 group. Hundreds of pieces of Artwork for sale and and an exhibition of work from Gargrave Junior School pupils.
There are no public events at the Hall this weekend.
Many thanks to everyone who came along to see the Artwork which was for sale on Saturday at last weeks Coffee morning. The work was so popular and it was lovely to hear everyone speak so highly of the late Robert ( Bob ) Kirkbright and for memories to be shared. His family very kindly donated the paintings, both originals and prints to the Village Hall so they could be sold to raise funds for the venue. The paintings sold quickly and just a handful of prints are left: The Damside cottages in Gargrave, Eshton beck, Pecca Falls at Ingleton, Top Withins at Haworth and much further afield, a view of Venice. Please contact 07989 585564 if you would like to see any of the prints mentioned.
Please keep an eye on the website or contact the above number if you would be interested in further work of Bob`s as the family will be bringing a couple more original paintings and prints over to the Hall for sale later in the Summer.
A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday evening in aid of Manorlands. Further details please call Brenda on 01535 656884.
A Coffee morning incorporating the sale of Artwork from the late Robert Kirkbright ( sorry Bob I changed your name on the advertising posters to Kirkbride)! will be held on Saturday ( 28th June ) morning. The event is organised jointly between Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee and Gargrave Library. We are thrilled to have received the donation of the Artwork from Bobs family, his work was handed down to his niece Lesley who sadly passed away in Milton Keynes earlier this year. Her family in turn decided they would like to return the work to the Village and for the sale of the work to raise funds for the Village Hall . Bob was born in 1910 and lived at the same house on South Street until his death in 1998. That area of the Village features on some of his work as does Church Street, Damside, Chew Lane,The river bridge, Eshton Beck, and more. There are orginal paintings and also smaller prints, the latter will make smashing birthday or Christmas gifts. The prints have been left unframed so its nice to be able to choose a frame in your own style. One of the larger original paintings is of The medieval market on the high street in Skipton. Most of the work is in watercolour, some in pastel. All work is sensibly priced, cash payment would be preferred if possible please.
Come along from 10.a.m until Noon to view the work and enjoy a drink, a bacon sandwich, toasted teacake and/or homemade cake. There will also be a book stall and a Bric a Brac stall raising funds for the Hall. A raffle will be held in aid of Library funds and it is likely that the 100 club library draw will be taking place too. A busy morning- please come and join us you will be assured of a warm welcome.
The Village Hall is the stop off point to purchase a ticket/plan on Saturday and Sunday for viewing the Open Gardens. Refreshments available at the Hall. Details 07778 980994. Proceeds for St. Andrews church, Manorlands Hospice and Martin House Childrens Hospice.
D4 Driver medicals will be in the Annexe, will those attending please use the back door for access, there is a walkway to the right of the Hall as you look towards the front door, direction board on the black railings by the paved area, walk past the garages with the green doors which are to your right, entry is door on the left, immediate right once in the building, follow corridor round to waiting area.
The weekend kicks off with a Picnic Supper dance on Friday evening the 13th June. Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by the local 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. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.
A Collectable and Craft Fair will be held in the main hall and adjoining side room on Sunday commencing at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m. There will be a great variety of stalls selling Antiques, Collectables, Vintage,Bric a Brac, Books, Gifts, Jewellery, Small Furniture, Photographic artwork, Jigsaws and Crafts. Stalls will also be raising funds for the Cats Protection League, Manorlands and the Village Hall. Food is served all day until 3.p.m. The majority of stalls can only accept cash please and this includes the sale of refreshments. Admission is 50p. Enquiries 07989 585564. Outdoor plant stall.