The Art Group at Long Lee and Thwaites Brow Village Hall now welcomes people interested in any type of craft work. If interested, you can call at the Village Hall on any Tuesday or Friday between 1.30pm and 3.30pm or contact Barbara Klempka on (01535) 669914.

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

Church services on Sunday at St Barnabas’ Parish Church, 8am, holy communion. 9.15am, parish communion. 6.30pm, guest service. At Long Lee Methodist Chapel, 10am, all-age worship led by Miss Kathryn Whitaker.

Thwaites Brow Brownies meet in St Barnabas’ Church Hall on Mondays from 6.15pm. To add names to the waiting list, contact Sue on 211837. The 25th Keighley/Long Lee Scout group also meets there on Thursdays, Beavers meet from 5.15-6.15pm, Cubs from 6.30-7.45pm and Scouts from 7.45-9.15pm. For information, e-mail dc@keighley scouts.org.uk.

On Tuesdays there is a karate class in Long Lee Village Hall from 5-7.30pm. Contact Stuart MacKniff on 210249.

The Out and About group will meet next Wednesday in Keighley Over 50s centre at 10.15am to plan the next series of walks.

Airedale Male Voice Choir will be singing at St Barnabas’ Parish Church on Saturday, May 17 at 7pm. Tickets are £7.

The Rev Barbara Walls was the preacher at Long Lee Methodist Chapel on Sunday morning. It was a Ladies’ Day service and all the duties were undertaken by lady chapel members. The Rev Bruce Grainger was the celebrant at the sung parish communion service at St Barnabas’ Parish Church. He preached on how the resurrection meant Jesus was no longer confined and how it answered some of the disciples fears. Readers were Joyce Samuels and Marie Driver. The intercessions were led by Margaret Anstey and the chalice administered by Jill Dodsworth. Edna Huggett was organist.