DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY: The recent meeting of the Skipton and Wharfedale Decorative and Fine Arts Association was addressed by Dr Ann Birchall on Masterpieces of Classical Art in the British Museum. Rather in the manner of Dr Neil MacGregor
DARBY AND JOAN CLUB: A birthday lunch was served to members at the latest meeting in Greenacre Hall by Elizabeth Bargh and Emily Buchanan. Chairman was Esther Bargh, announcements were made by Cynthia Gray and the meeting was closed by June France
WOMEN’S FORUM: We heard an interesting talk about the Great Houses in the Washburn Valley, and a tour of more houses than I had known in the small section of the old Forest of Knaresborough, which covered the Washburn. Diana Parsons led us through
ST JOHN’S CHURCH: We had a quite splendid talk by Chris Powell on recycling rubbish to raise money for charity, enjoyed by more than 50 enthusiastic listeners. If you missed it, look out for him in the future. The up-coming St John’s Flower Festival
ST MARGARET’S CHURCH: For the next two Sundays, Embsay-based Edward Scott will be acting organist at high mass at 10.45 and evensong at 6.30 in the absence of director of music Christopher Rathbone, who with his wife Isobel is spending a fortnight
YORKSHIRE COUNTRYWOMEN’S ASSOCIATION: The acting chairman Wendy Maxwell welcomed members to the April meeting of the Hawksworth branch of the YCA and was pleased to see two new ones. Following updates on what was happening at branch, West Riding and
METHODIST CHURCH: On Sunday last week our preacher in the morning was John France and in the evening David Tate led our worship. The Rev Leslie Holmes, with members of Group 13, led a communion service for the residents of Primrose Court in the afternoon
PROBUS CLUB: Cricket can be a very contentious issue for many followers of the game and, none more so, than A Yorkshireman in the Lancashire League. This was the subject of our last speaker Allan Stuttard. A Yokshireman by birth, and a keen cricketer
PRIORY CHURCH: The services on Sunday are 8am communion (said), 10.30am sung eucharist and evening prayer at 6.30pm. Liquid Family Service is at 9.15am on the first Sunday of the month. This service is aimed at youngsters and there are songs, activities
BRIDGE CLUB: Results for Monday, April 8, six tables. N/S 1 Donald Hill and Renee Catterall 57 per cent, 2 Molly Laxton and Pat Farrar 54 per cent; E/W 1 Stan Catterall and Mary Carter 65 per cent, 2 Irene Booth and Hilary Abercrombie 56 per cent.
PROBUS CLUB: The speaker at the meeting on April 4 was Jocelyn Brooks and her subject was India. She guided us from the plains of the Ganges valley to cities like Delhi and Agra and up into the foothills of the Himalayas. At the same time she introduced
The vision for the future of Ilkley produced by Ilkley Future Group has come up with some very interesting ideas and suggestions. Not surprisingly, many of the recommended local policies are around well-known issues and shortcomings with the local
Police investigating a robbery in Burley-in-Wharfedale have released an image (above) of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. An Asian woman was waiting for her husband in her car in Main Street at about 8.30pm on
Ilkley youth theatre group Upstagers will be performing Little Shop of Horrors, which tells the story of a young florist who raises a plant which feeds on human flesh and blood, tonight (Friday) and Saturday. There's a guy, a gorgeous girl, an
