Haworth and Stanbury

Jens Hislop

01535 644444

jensandrea@blueyonder.co.uk

Thursday: Churches Together Advent Group, St James’s Church, Cross Roads, last meeting at 2pm.

Friday: Ladies badminton, Haworth Community Centre, 1.30pm to 4pm. It costs £1. No racket needed initially. Contact Barbara Clayton on 01535 644330 or Anne Park 01535 606040.

Live band Electric Lizards, Black Bull.

School Christingle service, Haworth Parish Church, 9.30am Saturday: Stanbury carol singing, bus turnaround, 6.30pm, finishes at Wuthering Heights for beer and snack. Take torches and waterproofs.

Homemade craft and gift fair, Old School Room by Haworth Parish Church Hall, 10am to 4pm.

Book Point, Hall Green Church, 1pm to 4pm. Call 01535 649154.

Carol train, Haworth railway station, 7.30pm.

Live band Snyde with Harry Wilson, Black Bull.

Sunday: Church services – Stanbury Church, family worship, 9.30am. Haworth Parish Church, family worship, 10.45am, and community carols by candlelight at 7pm led by Methodist minister the Rev Ruth Crompton. West Lane Baptist Church, morning service at 10.30am with the Rev Chris Upton and DIY nativity at 4pm. West Lane Methodist Church, carol service at 10.30am with Louise Makin. Hall Green Baptist Chapel, morning worship, 10.30am, and evening service, 6pm. Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Mass at 10am. FERN Christian Fellowship meet in the Methodist Church Hall at 6.30pm for a carol service. Scar Top Chapel service at 2.45pm.

Nativity pilgrimage starting at 1.45pm from the bottom of Main Street to the top. The traditional Christmas story is re-enacted in Main Street, with narrations and carols sung. It ends at the Parish Church. The walk will be repeated on Wednesday.

Homemade craft and gift fair, Old School Room, 10am to 4pm.

Ben Blue Waters’ Blues and Roots night at the Black Bull.

Haworth Brass Band play at the Parkside Social Club at 5.30pm.

Monday: Children’s karate class, Parkside Social Club, 6pm to 7.30pm. Contact Stuart on 01535 210249 or 07749 075305.

Haworth Brass Band play at the Fleece pub, Main Street.

Tuesday: FERN Christian Fellowship, Methodist Church Hall, 7.45pm.

Wednesday: Blessing of the crib, St. Gabriel’s Church, Stanbury, 5pm. Joint midnight communion with West Lane Baptists, Haworth Parish Church, 11.30pm.

Haworth Cinema is showing the classic family Christmas film It’s A Wonderful Life (certificate U), West Lane Baptist Church, 2.30pm. Tickets for adults £4, £2 for children.

Midnight mass, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 11.30pm. Preceded by carols and readings.

Haworth Senior Citizens, West Lane Methodist Church, 2pm. Contact Doreen Robinson on 01535 648928.

Service by FERN Christian Fellowship, West Lane Methodist Church Hall, followed by supper and games, 7.30pm.

Sequence dancing with bar at Parkside Social Club, 8pm to 10.30pm. Admission free for your first trial visit, then £2.50 (£2 for club members). Contact Geoff on 01535 647675 or Catherine on 01535 645375.

Worth Valley Young Farmers Club held a dog agility evening at Wheathead Farm in Keighley, hosted by David and Julia Wood. Young farmers and their dogs had a brilliant time. Overall winner was James Taylor with his springer spaniel.

The Welcome Project is a self help group which meets at the Wuthering Heights at Stanbury on Mondays from 1pm to 3pm and the Parkside Social Club from 6pm to 8pm. Take your own tablet, laptop or phone, though the project does have some laptops available to use. Call 01535 665258 or 647675.

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is running Santa Special trains on Saturday, Sunday and Christmas Eve. A daily train service will run during the school holidays. Visit kwv r.co.uk/events or call 01535 645214.

Haworth Brass Band, with a history back to the Victorian era, is still seeking brass and percussion players to upgrade the band from 14 players up to a full band of 26. Good instruments are available on loan. The band rehearses above the Keighley Civic Centre on Monday evenings at 7.45pm. Contact secretary Graham Richardson on 01535 663943 (home) or 01535 604215 (work).

The Community Contact Point at 28 Changegate, Haworth, is normally open from noon until 4pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. It is asking for volunteers to help distribute the bi-monthly parish council newsletter. Copies are free and are available from the Contact Point or the haworth-village.org.uk website.

Hall Green Baptist Chapel offers Sunday morning worship at 10. 30am and evening service at 6pm. Midweek home groups for local fellowship. Visit hallgreenchapel.org.uk for details.

Haworth Parish Church – Morning prayer is held in St James’ Church, Cross Roads, on Mondays at 9.30am, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays at St Michael’s Church, Haworth, at 9.30am. Mid-week Holy Communion is held in St James’ Church on Wednesdays at 9.30am. Baptism enquiries for the Cross Roads Cum Lees and Haworth parishes are held on the first Saturday of each month at 9.30am at St James’ Church. Wedding enquiries are held on the second Monday of each month at St Michael and All Angels at 7pm. Contact the Rev Peter Mayo-Smith on 01535 648464 for baptisms and wedding enquiries. Contact Diane Wilson on 01535 674972 for prayer requests and transport to church. Contact the churchwardens, Diane and Peter Breed, on 01535 646873 for other matters.

Contact Jens Hislop on 01535 644444 for church archive enquiries.

Haworth Riding For the Disabled is asking for voluntary help for a couple of hours each week on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings, from 10am to noon, or on Saturdays from 9.15am to 1.25pm. Full training, insurance and unlimited tea and coffee will be given. Call 01535 649448 for details.

Sequence dancing at Haworth Parkside Social Club, Butt Lane, Haworth, every Wednesday, 8pm to 10.30pm. Live music and bar. Contact Geoff on 01535 647675 or Catherine on 01535 645375.