Members of the Cullingworth Gardening Club will visit a garden in Guiseley next Wednesday. The trip costs £4 to include tea and cake. For more details, ring (01535) 957905 or 646998.

Play in the Park, noon-4pm today and Friday in Cullingworth Recreation Ground. 10am-3pm Cornerstone Play scheme. 10am-noon Friday and next Tuesday and Wednesday also August 23 and 27, Graphic Design Class, Bingley Youth Cafe. 7-9pm on Friday, August 23 and 30. Cook and Eat in Bingley Youth Cafe next Wednesday 3.30-5.30pm and August 28. Five-a-side football at Beckfoot School Wednesday 6-7.30pm, to book contact Bingley Youth Cafe Play in the Park, also August 28. Play in the Park at Myrtle Park, next Thursday, August 22 from noon-4pm and Cottingley Recreation Ground, Tuesday, August 27, noon-4pm. Tennis summer camps at Salts Tennis in Shipley, morning, afternoon or all-day camps are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Free cycle at Foster Park, Denholme, 10am-3pm, with obstacle course and cycling games. Bike and helmet hire available, contact Chris on 07960 734965. Suitable for all ages from five to 105. Have a picnic with friends and family.

At this month’s village council meeting, councillors said they had learned of a new proposal to build 220 to 250 houses on the Manywells Industrial Estate that will offer a much smaller area of industrial units than at present. It is understood that all current tenants of the industrial units have been given notice to quit by December. The original plans, submitted three years ago had been for 60 houses. The new plans also include removing the existing wildlife site to a site adjoining the remediated landfill area. A public consultation by site owners Commercial Estates Group is planned for September. Shortly afterwards, the village council will hold an open forum for residents to voice their views. And in other business, the village council has agreed to support a bid by the village hall committee to provide a new multi-purpose village hall on land at Mill Street. In planning matters, village councillors are recommending refusal of a planning application to site a 51.2m-high wind turbine on land near the Flappit as it is considered inappropriate to green belt planning policy and will severely impact on the visual amenity of the area. Additionally, it is felt that the ambient noise and shadow flicker will have a detrimental affect on nearby houses – and as the area is criss-crossed with footpaths and bridleways it is thought likely to create a nuisance to horses.

The Manorlands garden trail in July raised £2,492.60, an increase of nearly £500 on the previous year.

Cullingworth Scarecrow Festival is on Saturday/Sunday, September 7 and 8. This year’s theme is ‘CULLYWOOD’ (Hollywood comes to Cullingworth). Stalls available to hire in the village hall £10 per day. Refreshments will be served at Methodist Church, St John’s Church, Sunningdale Crescent and the village hall. Programmes are now on sale in shops. For more details, ring 272325.

Wilsden groups/organisations that meet today in the village hall are: Soccer Tots (under fives), 10-11.30am; Thursday afternoon group, 2.30-4.30pm; 1st Wilsden Brownies, 6-7.30pm; Jennifer’s DanceKool (ten-13s), 6-6.45pm; Jennifer’s DanceKool (14-18s), 6.45-7.45pm; senior youth club (12-18s), 7-9pm; KFA fitness class, 8-9pm. Tomorrow – SweetMelodie (three months to threes), 9am-noon; pilates, 9.45-10.45am; Silver Surfers, 1-3pm; junior youth club (five-11s), 5.30-8pm. Monday – Wilsden Walkers: 9.15-11.30am; babyballet, 9.30-11am; Sponge Tree, 10-11.30am; indoor bowls 1.30-3.30pm; art group, 2-4.15pm; 1st Harden and Wilsden Beavers, 6-7pm; 2nd Wilsden Guides, 7.15-8.45pm; senior youth club (12-18s), 7-9pm; Zumba, 8-9pm. Tuesday – voluntary library, 9.15am-7pm; Sponge Tree (under fives), 10-11am; lunch club, 12.30-2.10pm; tea dance, 2.15-4.30pm; Jennifer’s DanceKool (seven to nines), 5.45-6.30pm; 1st Harden and Wilsden Cubs, 6.15-7.30pm; 1st Harden and Wilsden Scouts, 7.30-9.15pm; West Line Virginians line dance, 7-9pm. Wednesday – mother and toddlers group, 9.15-11.30am; Silver Surfers 1-3pm; 2nd Wilsden Brownies, 6-7.30pm. For more information, call 272786, e-mail wvh@talktalkbusiness.net.

Cullingworth Rainbows meet Wednesday, 5.15-6.15pm at the village hall. The 1st Cullingworth Brownies also meet Wednesday, 6.15-7.30pm, village hall. For information, call Michele Wilson on (01274) 569998 or district commissioner Claire Mooney, on 07900 112530, e-mail clairealexandra@hotmail.com. The 1st Cullingworth Guides meet Monday, 7.30-9pm, Methodist Church, Dellside Fold. For information, contact Christine Burnett on 275351.

The 11th Keighley Scout group has three groups for boys and girls aged six to 14 years. They meet in the scout hut, Cullingworth. For more information, contact group scout leader Teresa Davy on 272766 or visit cullingworthscoutgroup.org.uk. The Beaver Scouts meet Tuesday, 6-7.30pm, contact leader Andrew Matthews on 606702. The Cub Scouts (eight to ten) meet Monday, 6.30-8pm, contact leader Bev Fairlie on 275795. Scouts (ten to 14) meet Tuesday 7.45-9.15pm, contact leader Julie Snook on 275453. This group is associated with an Explorer Scout group (14 to 18 years) that meets alternate Thursdays, 7.30-9pm, contact leader Yvonne Parr on (01274) 580824.

The Wilsden gardening association hut (at the side of St Matthew’s Church) is open on Sunday 10am-noon. For more information, contact Catherine Bartle 273102 or e-mail cbartle0015@aol.

com.

Cullingworth Methodist Church holds a coffee and chat morning, Saturday, 10am-noon and Wednesday 10-11.30am.

Sunday church services are as follows: Sacred Heart RC Church Bingley, 9am. St Matthews, Wilsden, 9am. St John’s Church, Cullingworth holy communion (BCP), 8.30am (on the first Sunday only), and holy communion service 10am. Harden Congregational Church and Sunday School, 10.30am, contact Douglas Archer on 273962. Cullingworth Methodist Church service and Sunday School, 10.30am. St Saviour’s, Harden, 11.15am.

Wilsden Band practise is on Sunday 9am-12.30pm, Wilsden village hall.

Children’s clubs at Harden Congregational Church on Sunday include: junior church for children of all ages, 10.30-11.30am. Children attend the church service for the first 15 minutes then go into the church lounge for Bible-based activities, games and songs. ‘Pilots’, 6.30-7.30pm during term-time, in the church lounge for children six to 12 years. Activities include games, crafts, drama and projects. The ‘Ark’ is a discussion-based group for teenagers, 13 to 18 years to talk about issues that interest and affect them and explore what the Bible has to say, 7.30-9pm, during term-time in the church lounge. Please contact Liz Maitland on 273379.

Zumba classes 6.15pm, followed by Bokwa classes Monday, 7-8pm, Parkside school. Please wear comfortable clothes, trainers and bring lots of water, £5 per session – just turn up. For more information, contact Mags De’ath on 07966 939064, or visit zumba.com.

A number of uniformed groups meet in our villages. For more information on Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, contact district commissioner Claire Mooney on 07900 112530 or e-mail clairealexandra@hotmail.com. For Beavers, Cubs and Scouts contact group scout leader Jonathan Booth on 271734.

A mainstream/modern jazz evening for Cullingworth Conservative Club members and guests on Wednesday from 9pm. Admission free. For information, contact Tony Welch on 274217 or Naomi Lazenby on 272432.

The 2012 Drama Academy meets Monday evening, 5-6pm for ages five to 11 and 6-7pm for 12 and over, St Matthew’s Church, Wilsden. For more information about the group, contact Olivia on 07581 404078 or e-mail: 2012drama@gmail.com.

A youth group meets for fun and friendship at either St Saviour’s Church, Harden, or St Matthew’s Church, Wilsden, on Sunday evening. The programme includes arranged outings like bowling, visiting the Lazerzone or climbing walls. If you would like to know more, contact parish priest, the Rev Suzy McCarter, on 270687.

The Monday afternoon Sunday school club for children meets on Monday, 4.15-5.30pm, St John’s Church, Cullingworth, offering a fun way to learn about the Bible and Christianity, and includes games and snacks. For more information, contact the Rev Suzy McCarter on 270687.