Sunday: Church services: Stanbury Church, holy communion at 9.30am. Haworth Parish Church, family communion at 10.45am. West Lane Baptist and Methodist Churches, 10.30am, joint service with lay preacher David Varley, of Bingley, and at 6pm the Baptists have an evening service reflecting on the Psalms. Hall Green Baptist Church, morning family service at 10.30am and evening meeting at 6pm, the 10.30am includes a creche for under-threes and a Sunday Club for those of pre-school and primary school age. Our Lady of Lourdes, Ebor Lane, holy mass at 10am. Scar Top Chapel no service. FERN Christian Fellowship meet in the Methodist Church Hall at 6.30pm.
Monday: Haworth Parish Church bell ringing practice, 7.30pm. Haworth Brass Band rehearsal, 7.45pm. K9 Capers dog training at West Lane Methodist Church Hall at 7pm for puppies and 7.30pm for older dogs, contact Kathryn Smith on 635290. Toddler and baby yoga class at Thornfield, Station Road, from 1-2pm for babies and 2-3pm for toddlers, contact Nicola Resell on 07775 535006. Fit friends running club, 7pm, from the Medical Centre car park. The mobile library visits Haworth today. The schedule is: Cross Roads Inn, 10.15-10.45am. Upwood Park, 10.55-11.25am. West Drive, Oxenhope, 11.45am-12.15pm. Gledhow Drive, 1.40-2.10pm. Marsh, 2.15-2.45pm. Sun Street, 3-3.30pm. Heathcliffe, 3.40-4.10pm. Main Street, Stanbury, 4.20-4.50pm. Mytholmes, 5.30-6pm. Victoria Road, 6.10-6.40pm. and finally Station Road, Haworth, 6.45-7.15pm.
Tuesday: FERN Christian Fellowship meet at 6.30pm at the Methodist Church Hall. Weight Watchers meets at 6.15pm at West Lane Baptist Church, contact Joanne Cutts on 07939 564773. Karate class from 6.30-8pm at West Lane Methodist Church Hall, contact Mo Ilyas on 600407.
Wednesday: Haworth Senior Citizens meet at 2-3.30pm at West Lane Methodist Church Hall, contact Doreen Robinson on 648928. Weight Watchers group, 9.30am, West Lane Baptist Church, contact Joanne on 07939 564773. Rainbows at 4.45pm, Brownies at 6pm and Guides at 7.30pm, contact Caroline Starkey on 640321. Beavers and Cubs at The Community Centre, Beavers from 6-7.15pm and Cubs from 7-8.30pm, contact Sue and Tim Credland on 644745. Hall Green Church, prayer and Bible study meeting at 8pm. At the Community Centre, Little Ladybirds baby and toddler group, 10-11.30am. Craft evening from 7.30-9.30pm, Wuthering Heights Inn, Stanbury, everyone is welcome, contact Nicci on (01535) 643332. West Lane Baptist Amateur Operatic Society, rehearsal at 7.30pm.
Haworth Parish Church Council meeting will take place on Wednesday, August 7.
West Lane Methodist Church’s congregation said goodbye on Sunday to their fifth minister in four years. The Rev Jacky Hale, superintendent minister of the Airedale circuit, who took on Haworth and Marsh churches last November, is moving next month. She will become superintendent of the Ryedale circuit which includes Helmsley and Malton. Jacky linked readings from the prophet Amos and the gospel story of the Good Samaritan with the present day. The circuit farewell service will be at Jacky’s home church of Silsden on Sunday.
Our Worth Valley neighbourhood Policing Team are setting up a contact network – an e-mail alert system to inform residents of relevant information of local crime, bulletins and updates in our area. If you wish to receive these messages, send your e-mail address to hanpt3@westyorkshire.pnn.police.uk. They are also pushing their “Farmwatch” and “Horse watch” schemes. If this is relevant to you ask for that as well. The team is made up of Sergeant Watson, PCs Irving and Oddy and PCSOs Wynn-Evans, Hussain and Barrett. Their office number is (01274) 475331 or 07736 086704.
The “812” Bronte Scenic Bus Tour will operate on all Sundays and Bank Holidays until August 26. They coincide with the arrival of the Keighley and Worth Valley trains at Haworth Station. The buses leave the station at 10.50am, 11.45am, 12.40pm, 2pm. 2.55pm and 3.45pm travelling to The Parsonage, Stanbury, Ponden, Scar Top, Moore Lodge, back to Ponden, Penistone Hill, Marsh Chapel, Sun Street and back to Haworth Station, Haworth & Oxenhope District Bridleways Group’s next dressage competition will be held on Sunday, when the tests will be Intro A, P14, P18 and N28. The next monthly meeting is on August 20, which will take the form of a quiz and table-top sale. There will also be a pub ride on August 10 around the Oxenhope area. Meetings are held at the Old White Lion, Haworth at 8pm, preceded by a junior meeting at 6.45pm. For more information, visit hodbg.org or contact Gill Burgess on (015350 644347; 07799 614763 or e-mail gill.burgess4@virginmedia.com.
The Worth Valley Young Farmers this week met in Haworth for a guided tour of Airedale Springs. The group were shown how the various machines are worked. Last weekend the club supported Manorlands hospice by attending Woodfest. The club is currently looking for suggestions for voluntary community work for a few Tuesday night meetings, please see its website for further details on this. If anyone is interested in joining Worth Valley Young Farmers or finding out more about the organisation, contact chairwoman Rachael Moore on 07887 530187 or visit worthvalley.org or follow them on Twitter @worthvalleyyfc for regular updates. The club meets every Tuesday evening.
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