A Jubilee weekend…

Please come along and join us this weekend as we continue to celebrate VE day . A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday evening with live music from the popular and talented Organist Elizabeth Harrison. Her range of music for modern sequence dancing will include some tunes from the 1940`s. 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. Admission is £6.00 per person, cash only please.

Pop in on Saturday morning to see the decorated hall and enjoy a coffee, also on the menu will be bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and homemade cakes. No rations in place at Gargrave Village Hall!! Playing in the background will be a selection of 1940s cds. A raffle will raise funds for Gargrave Library and sales from the Book and Bric a Brac stall will aid Village Hall funds. The event opens at 10.a.m.

A Quiet weekend ahead…..

There are no public events taking place at the Hall over the next weekend ( Friday 2nd to Monday 5th May ) . However the bunting will start to appear as we acknowledge the countries celebrations to mark VE day on the 8th May.  A Picnic supper dance will be held on Friday 9th May and a Coffee morning on the 10th May.

Conclave – The award winning film.

The film this month ( Friday 25th April ) is certainly a topical one! The organisers of Gargrave Cinema club planned to show the film Conclave sometime ago not for one minute thinking how topical it would turn out to be. The story follows the sudden death of the Pope, Cardinal Thomas Lawrence ( Ralph Fiennes ) convenes the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pontiff. Assembled in the Sistine chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from around the world engage in a secretive election fraught with ambition, rivalries and secret agendas. Amidst this high stakes process, Lawrence uncovers deep secrets and scandals about the leading candidates. Starring Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabelle Rossellini.

The customary Cafe style seating will be in place so please bring your own refreshments. Gargrave Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film starting at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5.00 on the door, cash only please with accompanied under sixteens free.

All proceeds from the Film nights go towards the running costs of the Community Library.

A busy Easter weekend…..

The Management Committee will be busy at the Hall this weekend as they will be holding a Coffee morning on Saturday ( jointly with Gargrave Library Committee) from 10.a.m until Noon. Please come along and enjoy tasty bacon sandwiches, toasted teacakes and a variety of homemade cakes. A book and Bric a Brac stall will aid Village Hall funds and the proceeds from the raffle will go towards Library funds.

A Collectable and Craft Fair  also organised by the Management Committee will be held on Sunday and every available space is booked with a huge variety of stalls selling Antiques, Collectables, Bric a Brac, Jewellery, Gifts, Books, Photographic art, Jigsaws and Crafts. A tombola will be held in aid of The Cats Protection League, there will also be a stall raising funds for Manorlands Hospice and a stall raising funds for the Village Hall. The event opens at 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m, most stalls are set up by 9.a.m so please come earlier if it fits in better with your days plans. Light refreshments available from 10.a.m until 3.p.m. Admission 50p. The majority of stalls can only accept cash please and this includes the sale of refreshments. Enquiries 07989 585564.

Picnic supper dance

We extend a huge thanks to Cath and Richard who are stepping in on Friday evening ( 11th April) to provide the music for dancing at the Picnic supper dance. Those of you familiar with the afternoon tea dances at the Hall will know you are in for an evening of some great music. We extend get well wishes to Denis Westmorland who was scheduled to have played at the event but unfortunately he sustained a nasty injury whilst gardening recently. 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. Admission is £6.00 per person on the door, cash only please. A raffle will also raise funds for the Village Hall.

Don`t forget next week – Easter weekend – Coffee morning on Saturday and Collectable and Craft Fair on Sunday.

Afternoon tea dance

Cath and Richard will be hosting the tea dance on Sunday afternoon ( 6th April ) when there will be music from the movies and musicals for popular sequence dancing. Admission is £3.00 per person on the door, cash only please. Tea and Coffee will be provided in the interval. The event commences at 2.p.m until 4.p.m. Proceeds for Hall funds.

We are also very grateful that Cath and Richard have stepped into the breach on Friday 11th April when they will also provide the music for the Picnic Supper dance. Unfortunately Denis Westmorland has had an accident whilst working in his garden and is unable to attend. We wish him a speedy recovery.

Film night..

On Friday March 28th Gargrave Cinema club will be showing the comedy drama Thelma. When 93 year old Thelma Post gets duped by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson, she sets out on a treacherous quest across the city to reclaim what was taken from her. Starring June Squibb, Fred Hechinger and Richard Roundtree. The customary Cafe style seating will be in place, so please bring your own refreshments. Gargrave Village Hall doors open at 7.p.m with the film commencing at 7.30.p.m. Tickets are £5 cash on the door with accompanied under sixteens free. Sorry but only guide dogs can be allowed in to this event. All proceeds from the night go towards the running costs of the Community Library. Looking ahead to April 25th the club will be screening the highly acclaimed film Conclave.

Don`t forget the Coffee morning on Easter Saturday and the Collectable and Craft Fair on Easter Sunday.

Open day and unveiling of Joans plaque

A huge thank you to everyone who attended the Open day on Saturday, around 200 visitors came to the event which was combined with a huge sale of Books, DVDs and CDs. The ladies in the kitchen were kept busy all day, selling homemade soup, quiche, cakes and of course bacon and sausage sandwiches. Approximately £600 was raised for Hall funds.

We were also delighted to see the family and friends of our dear friend Joan Phillip who sadly passed away a few months ago. Joan was a dedicated ,member of Gargrave Village Hall Management Committee for over forty years. Her son, John and daughter Susan unveiled a plaque in memory of their Mum which is placed on the bench at the front of the Hall where Joan often sat with her friends and neighbours. The gallery photograph to the left shows Joan`s son and daughter and her great friend Jennifer who was also a long standing committee member. Also present at the un-veiling was the Village Hall President Peter Perls who had travelled all the way from Cheshire for the occasion.

R&D Jewellers will be at the Hall on Thursday ( 20th March ) providing a free valuation service on your antiques, collectables and jewellery. Cash paid for scrap gold and silver. Please follow the signs to the Annexe. Open 11.a.m until 4.p.m. Further details 07710 770808.

There are no public events at the Hall this coming weekend, just private hires.

A busy weekend….

A Picnic supper dance will be held in the Village Hall on Friday evening ( 14th March ). Live music for modern sequence dancing will be provided by the Lancashire musician Alan Cookson. 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. The music commences at 7.30.p.m until 11.p.m.

We shall be delighted to welcome everyone to our Open day which takes place on Saturday. The whole premises will be open for viewing including the self contained Snooker Hall where you can enquire about membership. The table tennis group will be playing in the Annexe and there will be regular Hirers in the Hall to answer any questions you may have about their groups. There will be displays from The Art Exhibition Section, The Pantomime section, The Community Library and the Parish council will also be represented. Christine our Bookings secretary will be in attendance to give availablity for future bookings and their cost.

Combined with the Open day there will be a huge sale of Books, DVDs and CDs in the centre of the Hall. These have been in storage for years at the Hall and they will be sold at bargain prices, 50p each, fill a carrier bag for £2 or a box for £5. Some fantastic bargains. No event would be complete without homemade catering, so on the menu will be bacon and sausage sandwiches,toasted teacakes, quiche and soups, and lots of homemade cakes of course. The day commences at 10.a.m until 4.p.m. Free admission.

The Open day has been arranged to celebrate  National Village Halls week which actually runs from 17th to the 23rd March but pre booked events at the Village Hall meant we are celebrating a couple of days earlier! This is the seventh year in which ACRE ( Action with communities in rural England) have run the campaign and their aim is to celebrate, encourage and support the efforts of the volunteers who keep the 10,000 rural community buildings in England running.  No volunteer at Gargrave could have done more to keep our fantastic faciliites running than Joan Phillip who sadly passed away a few months ago. Joan was a dedicated committee member for over forty years and a plaque on a bench at the front of the Hall will be unveiled by her family on Saturday at 11.a.m in her memory. Everyone welcome.

The weekend ahead….

The annual Gargrave show supper dance will be taking place on Friday evening( 7th March ) in the Village Hall.Tickets are £20.00 each please contact Lisa on 01756 749320.

A Collectable And Craft Fair will be held on Sunday( 9th March ) in the Village Hall. There are a fantastic amount of stalls booked in for the event with every space taken,there are more new stallholders again this month as well as the regular sellers. Lots to see and buy including Vintage, Antiques, Collectables, Bric a Brac,Jewellery, Gifts, Books,Plants Jigsaws and Crafts. There will also be stalls raising funds for Manorlands, The Cats Protection League and The Smile train. Open 9.30.a.m until 3.30.p.m.Light refreshments available until 3.p.m. 50p Admission. The majority of stallholders can only accept cash please and this includes sales in the Cafe.