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 at St James Church –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, 9am to 11am, Tuesday to Thursday and the original Friday Coffee morning, 9.30am-11.30am.

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.

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. Shoppers Service at the Methodist Church Friday morning at 10.30am for all denominations.

1st Silsden is a thriving group based at St James church in Silsden and meets Friday evenings. The Group currently consists of Beavers, age 6-8, Cubs, age 8-10, and Scouts,age 10 – 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 on Tuesday with meetings at the Youth Centre at 9.30am and St James Church at 5pm and 7pm with Anne, contact 07935 417214, and Weight Watchers at the Methodist Church on Wednesdays at 6.30pm with Denise.

Seidokan Karate, at the Youth Centre on Elliott Street, on Mondays and Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm. Contact 01535 656578.