Thwaites Brow, Long Lee and Park Wood (From Keighley News)

Thwaites Brow, Long Lee and Park Wood

1:43pm Thursday 3rd January 2013 in Keighley

Contact: Desmond Jackson, 607234

On Tuesdays the Mobile Library Service will be by the bus terminus on Thwaites Brow Road from 3.45-4.15pm and on Long Lee Lane, by the doctor’s surgery, from 4.20-4.50pm.

The Busy Bees Baby and Toddler group meets in St Barnabas Church Hall on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9.15-11am.

The Art Group meets in the Village Hall on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1.30-3.30pm. There are places for beginners or people with experience. For details, contact Barbara on (01535) 669914.

The 25th Keighley Long Lee Scouts meet in St Barnabas Church Hall on Thursdays. Beavers meet from 5.15-6.15pm, Cubs from 6.30-7.45pm and Scouts from 7.45-9.15pm. For further information, e-mail dc@keighleyscouts. org.uk.

Long Lee Shell Group meets at Long Lee Methodist Chapel on Fridays at 6.30pm for ages eight to 12 years. For details of how to join, contact Jenni Presland on 07799 030706.

Services at St Barnabas Parish Church: this Epiphany Sunday, 8am, holy communion. 9.15am, parish Communion. At Long Lee Methodist Chapel, 10.30am, family service led by Maurice Baren.

Thwaites Brow Brownies meet in St Barnabas Church Hall on Mondays from 6.15pm. For details and to add names to the waiting list, contact Sue on (01535) 211837.

There is a line dancing class for beginners at St Barnabas Church Hall on Wednesdays from 1-2.30pm. This friendly class welcomes new members.

Each Tuesday in Long Lee Village Hall there is a karate class from 5-7.30pm. For details, contact Stuart McKniff on (01535) 210249.

Slimming World have sessions in Long Lee Chapel on Tuesdays at 5pm and 7pm. For further information, contact Eva on (01274) 551038 or 07583 030816.

A karaoke night takes place at the Dickie Bird on alternate Mondays and the bingo Tuesday nights is proving very popular and the cash prize money is worth winning. On Thursdays there is a quiz night with games and competitions including Strike It Lucky, starting at 8.30pm. There will be a free supper.

If you need information about Long Lee Village Hall contact the secretary June Keeler on (01535) 210722 or email longleevillagehall@gmail.com.

A Weight Watchers group meets at Long Lee Primary School on at Thursdays at 6.30pm. The contact for more information is Denise on (01535) 610657.

Keighley Retired Men’s Forum meets in Keighley Playhouse on Devonshire Street on Thursdays starting at 10am. There is no meeting today. But on January 10 there will be a video show about Flowers in Madeira with Alan Humphrey.

Next Tuesday the winter walkers will be led by Neil Hardy on a walk in the Skipton area. For details, contact him on (01274) 561382.

Thwaites Brow Post Office can now sell euros over the counter and it is now an outlet for the National Lottery and it is open every day.

You can now enjoy Zumba dancing for fitness at Long Lee Village Hall, each Saturday from 9.30-10.30am.

The Women’s Welcome Hour at Long Lee Methodist Chapel meets there next Tuesday at 2pm for a New Year party.

The committee at Long Lee Village Hall meets next Wednesday at 7pm.

There were no services at Long Lee Methodist Chapel on Sunday, the members had been invited to a joint service at Exley Head. The Rev Canon Bruce Grainger was the celebrant at the sung parish communion at St Barnabas Parish Church. He preached about Jesus growing up and said we all need to grow, year by year, in faith and service. Readers were Ian Dodsworth and Billy Clayton who also led the intercessions, Carl Pybus administered the chalice. Edna Huggeet was organist for the service.