Oxenhope Online

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General Information

Antique and Collectors Society Village Centre, fourth Thursday (643638)

Ballet, Tap and Modern Dance classes: Village Centre, Thursday from 3 pm; Rocking Horse Nursery, Tuesday from 6 pm and Friday from 7 pm (271217)

Baptist Chapel, Hawksbridge Services third Sunday in month 2.30 pm (Avril Foster 646158)

Bowling Club and Tennis Courts (David Hemsley 642841)

Bridleways Group and Junior Riders: The Old White Lion, Haworth, Tuesday nearest 21st. of the month, 8 pm (Peter Hill 644868, Jackie Butterfield 644375)

British Heart Foundation, Keighley and Worth Valley Branch (643868/643638)

Brownies: Tower Room, St. Mary’s Church, Tuesday 5.15-6.15 pm (07879 491790)

Cricket Club: (Ian Jowett 646289); Juniors (Ian Plimmer 643959)

Drama Class: 4-9 year olds, Village Centre, Tuesday 3.30-4 pm (271217)

Elderly Day Care: West Drive Methodist Church, Monday and Wednesday 10.30 am to 2.45 pm (includes cooked lunch). Co-ordinator, Marilyn Howlett (635610, mobile 0796 7251195)

Football: Juniors, Colin Day (644939); Seniors, Clifford Coates (642096)

Gardening Club: Village Centre, third Thursday 7.30 pm (643638)

Guides: Tower Room, St. Mary’s Church, Monday 7-9 pm (642166)

K9 Care Club: Village Centre, alternate Sundays 7 pm, Puppy and Good Citizen training (634890)

Keighley and Worth Valley Railway: Volunteers welcome, any age. Ask at Oxenhope or Haworth stations (whilst trains running) for free Local Residents Railcard and save 50% on fares.

Library Bus: Monday Best Lane 1.20-1.40pm, West Drive 1.45-2, Gledhow Drive 2-2.15, Marsh 2.20-2.35 (Bradford Central Libraries 01274 753600)

Line Dancing: Social Club every Tuesday 7.45 pm (01274 691656)

Oxenhope Methodist Church (642230)

Sunday Morning Worship 10.30 am

Pleasant Hour, Tuesday 2.30 pm (643143)

Women’s Fellowship, alternate Thursdays 7.30 pm (645667)

Manorlands: Volunteers Co-ordinator, Sue Bradley (646665)

Weekly celebration of Holy Communion, Thursday 2.15 pm

Short service of quiet prayer, Tuesday 6 pm (646270)

Coffee Club: Old White Lion Hotel, Haworth, first Wednesday 10.30 am

National Childbirth Trust (post natal support group): fortnightly meetings (Trish Butler 273637)

Odd Fellows: The Lamb Inn. Last Friday in month (George Sutcliffe 01274 560937)

Oxenhope Church of England Primary School: Head: Mr Wragg (642271)

Oxnop Singers’ choir practice: Village Centre, Monday 8 pm 

Parish Council: Village Centre, second Thursday 7.30 pm

Rainbows: Tower Room, Tuesday 5.15-6.15 pm (647945)

Under Fives: Village Centre Playgroup: Mon, Tues, Thurs & Fri, 9.15-11.45 am

Mums and Tots (and baby clinic), Wednesday 10-11.30 am

Yorkshire Countrywomen’s Association-Worth Valley Branch Village Centre 7.30 first Thursday in each month

Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, Oxenhope.

Vicar: Canon David Brierley, The Vicarage, Gledhow Drive, Oxenhope, Keighley BD22 9SA Telephone (01535) 642529
mobile 07748 942183

Church Wardens

Dr. Andrew Collinson, 38 Gledhow Drive
Mrs. Jackie Cope 
30 Gledhow Drive 646472

Vergers Mrs. Mary Ridgeway 644416

‘Prayerbook’ Communion Service, first Sunday 8.30 am

Family Parish Communion, Sunday 10 am (except 2nd.)

Church Parade & Family Service, second Sunday in month 10 am

Evening Holy Communion, second Sunday 6 pm

Bellringers, Tower, Wednesdays except third in month (Celia Holmes 643472)

Choir Practice Thursday 7.00 pm

St. Mary’s Church Women’s Help Society, Tower Room, third Wednesday 7.30 pm (Margaret Hindley 643087)

WHS Corporate Act of Communion, first Sunday during Family Communion 10 am

Prayer Group, second Tuesday of month at 10.00am (Jackie Cope 646472)

Saints’ Days 7 pm Holy Communion in Church—see separate notices

Baptisms, Weddings and Funerals: please contact the Vicar Canon David Brierley Tel 642529

Study Groups usually meet in Advent and Lent

Worth Valley councillors;

Cllr Paul Barker (Conservative),
Crosslands Barn, Main Street, Stanbury, Keighley BD22 0HB
Telephone: 01535 643686

Cllr Kris Hopkins (Conservative),
3, Oakworth Grange, Oakworth, Keighley BD22 7JL
Telephone: 01535 647602

Cllr Glen Miller (Conservative),
51, The Chase, Keighley BD20 6HU
Telephone: 01535 600344