Thwaites Brow, Long Lee, Parkwood

Desmond Jackson

Tel 607234

deslonglee@gmail.com

Parish Communion takes place at St Barnabas Church at 10am on Sunday, and there is a joint carol service at 6pm. There is a Nativity service at Long Lee Methodist Chapel, led by the Rev Rosemary Nash, at 10.30am and the joint carol service – introduced by Glenda Coogan – at 6pm. Christmas services at St Barnabas include, on Christmas Eve, a Christingle Service at 3pm and Midnight Service at 11.45pm. On Christmas Day there is 9am Holy Communion and 10am Parish Communion. There is a service at 11am at Long Lee Methodist Chapel, led by the Rev Nash.

Keighley Men’s Forum meets at Keighley Playhouse at 10am today, when Allan Ruddock will show slides on Around The World InEighty Days.

There is karate in Long Lee Village Hall on Tuesdays, from 5pm to 7.30pm. Contact Stuart MacKniff on 01535 210249.

Slimming World meets in Long Lee Methodist Chapel on Tuesdays. There are sessions at 5pm and 7pm.

Busy Bees Toddler Group meets at St Barnabas Church Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 9.15am to 11am. The cost is £2 per family. Contact Helen Salt on 01535 600480.

The Art and Craft Group at Long Lee and Thwaites Brow Village Hall welcomes people interested in any type of craftwork. You can call at the village hall any Tuesday or Friday, between 1.30pm and 3.30pm. Contact Barbara Klempka on 01535 669914. The group has four paintings on show at Cliffe Castle Museum as part of the Postcards Of Keighley project, run by Smallworld. The exhibition is on until January 11.

E-mail longleevillagehall@gmail.com or visit lltbvillagesociety.moonfruit.com if you need to contact the village hall.

The morning service at Long Lee Methodist Chapel on Sunday was led by Adrian Moore, and lessons and prayers were shared. Children donated toys during the service to be distributed by the Salvation Army, and there was a short meeting afterwards to discuss new service times and their suitability.