Thursday: Citizens advice, Health Centre 9.30 to 11.30. Drop-in for advice on any subject.

Monday: Ladies dance and exercise class at the Methodist Church between 11am and noon. Wear loose clothing and bring a drink of water. For more information, contact Janet on 663681 Tuesday: Tots Time at the Youth Centre on Elliot Street, 1pm to 3pm, all welcome.

Band Practice at Gloucester Community Centre 7-9pm.

Over-55s club – meet at Silsden Sports Centre on Keighley Road from 10am to 12.30pm.

Pied Piper Pre School runs from Monday to Friday, 9.15am to 12.15pm for children between the age of two and five, with funded places for three and four year olds. Located at St James Church. For more details, e-mail piedpiper-preschool@co.uk or phone Dawn Arrowsmith on 01535 654930.

The Methodist Church has a coffee morning each day from Tuesday to Friday. Chatterbox at the Methodist Church takes place from 9am to 11am Tuesday to Thursday and then the original Friday coffee morning, which is now more than 30 years old, is held between 9.30am and 11.30am. All welcome.

Silsden Library is open on Monday and Thursday between 9.30am and 7pm, Tuesday and Friday between 2.30pm and 5pm and on Saturday from 9.30am to 4pm. Phone 652480 for further details and special events. Call in to browse fiction, non-fiction, CDs, DVDs, audio books and free internet usage. If you haven’t tried the internet before there are free taster sessions. Take along some ID with a current address to be registered as a member.

Church Services take place each week on Sundays: St James Church: 8.30am Traditional (Book of Common Prayer) Communion Service; 10.30am Parish Communion with children’s workshop and creche.

Methodist Church: 10.30am Morning Family Worship; 6pm Evening Service.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel: 11am Holy Communion.

A Shoppers Service is held at the Methodist Church on a Friday morning, starting at 10.30am, for all denominations.

1st Silsden is a thriving group based at St James’s Church in Silsden and meets on Friday evenings. The group currently consists of Beavers, aged six to eight, Cubs, aged eight to 10, and Scouts, aged 10 to 14, each holding separate meetings alongside activity days and camps throughout the year. Call in for further details.

Slimming groups in Silsden include Slimming World at the Town Hall on Tuesday, with meetings at 9.30am, 5pm and 7pm with Anne. Contact 07935 417214.

Weight Watchers takes place at the Methodist Church on Wednesdays at 6.30pm with Denise.

Seidokan Karate groups are held on Monday and Wednesday for all ages, from 6pm to 8pm. For more information, contact 01535 656578. For the time being these are being held at the Youth Centre on Elliott Street.