Produced by Carleton Community Umbrella (CCU)
Carleton Courier
Forthcoming Events for April
and May (full event details within)
* Saturday 13 April – St Mary’s
Easter Coffee Morning in the
Village Hall 10 – 12 noon
* Monday 15 April – Monday Club
in the Village Hall at 7.30 pm
* Easter Weekend 19 to 21 April –
Carleton Beer Fest in the
Village Hall
* Easter Monday Big Breakfast –
22 April in the Village Hall 9 -
11 am
* Thursday 25 April –
Community Coffee and
Cakes in The Swan, 10 am -
12 noon
* Sunday 28 April – Film Night,
The Children Act in the
Village Hall 7 for 7.30 pm
* Monday 29 April – Man’s Shed
in the Social Club at 7.30 pm
* Sunday 05 May – Dominoes
Tournament at the Social
Club, registration 1 – 2 pm
* May Day, Monday 06 May –
Annual Duck Race from
Townley Bridge at 12 noon, see
opposite
* May Day, Monday 06 May –
Festival of Dance outside The
Swan at 2.30 pm, see opposite
* Saturday 18 May – Auction of
Promises in The Swan from
8.30 pm, see opposite
* Sunday 19 May – Film Night,
The Favourite in the Village
Hall 7 for 7.30 pm
* Monday 20 May – Monday Club
in the Village Hall at 7.30 pm
This issue: 12 April 2019
Next issue: 17 May 2019
Happy Easter!
A big thank you to all our
regular and new Community
A very busy Easter Weekend and a fun May Coffee Morning supporters. On
Day for everyone to enjoy! 28 March we raised £117 for
the Children’s Heart Surgery
Fund.
Carleton Beer Fest – Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, 19 to 21 April The Wine and Pudding Evening
The Third Annual Carleton Beer Fest will be held in the was a great success raising
Village Hall over the Easter weekend, raising money for about £320 for church funds.
Carleton Endowed Primary School. There will be a great Thank you to those who helped
selection of Yorkshire beer and cider, artisan gins, and those who drank and ate!
prosecco, wine and lagers. £5 entry includes souvenir
glass and first pint. Volunteers are still needed – Easter Treasure Hunt
please contact Debby, Lesley or Steve if you can help. Organised by the CCU over the
There will be live music every evening with Easter Weekend. Treasure Hunt
appearances from local band LoosE KoverZ and return sheets will be available from the
visits from Giles Winterton and folk duo Rum Doodle. Village Shop and Beer Fest - £1
Carleton Man’s Shed Singers will also perform on each. Winners will be announced
Saturday afternoon. Opening times this year are on Monday 22 April at 5 pm in
Friday 5 – 11 pm, Saturday and Sunday 2 – 11 pm. The Swan. This is a very
enjoyable activity for children
Monday 06 May (May Day) - Duck Race and their families and open to
Starting from Townley Bridge at 12 noon where tickets everyone.
will be on sale from 11 am. Tickets also available from
the Beer Fest, Village Shop and CCU members, £1 per Big Breakfast on Easter
duck. Winners will be announced in The Swan. Monday 22 April
Enjoy a Full English for only £2 in
Monday 06 May (May Day) – Festival of the Village Hall from 9 to 11 am.
Dance Vegetarian and GF options
Maypole Dancing will commence at 2.30 pm (maybe a available.
bit late if the Duck Race is slow!) outside The Swan. At
about 3 pm The Swan Stompers, our very own Morris Carleton Gala Queen and
troupe, will perform. Do come along and give them all Attendants (2019)
your support. There will be a collection for CCU funds. Open to children living in
Carleton, in year 6 or above for
Auction of Promises - Saturday 18 May the queen and of primary
The third Auction of Promises will start at 8.30 pm in school age for attendants.
The Swan, organised by the CCU to raise funds to Application forms are available
support village events and organisations. Are you from the Village Shop or by
willing to donate a promise or an item? There is still email from Debby at
time. Full details are on the Promise Donation form carletoncommunity@gmail.com.
inside this issue. Come along and enjoy The draw will take place on May
a great night and bid for some Day at the Festival of Dance.
Completed forms must be
fabulous promises and donated items.
Further information from Lesley Day on returned to 3 Chapel House
07851 210645. Mews or online by 03 May 2019.
Other events in April and May Regular activities:
Monday Club (ladies) – 7.30 pm every
third Monday. Contact Vicki on 795307
Monday Club – Monday 15 April or vickiwoodhead@totalise.co.uk
This month’s event is led by Lauren Smith and is all about Calligraphy. The evening will include
a talk, demonstration and workshop where we can have a go at writing with special calligraphy Man’s Shed (men) - 7.30 pm every
brush pens. In the Village Hall at 7.30 pm, the cost will be £3, and all ladies are welcome. fourth Monday at the Social Club.
carletonshed@gmail.com
Community Coffee and Cakes, Thursday 25 April – Special Bake Off Event Tuesday Afternoon Card Playing
Have you been watching Channel 4’s The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up 2 Cancer? Our Group – 1.45 – 4 pm in The Swan.
regular coffee morning in The Swan, 10 am to 12 noon, will be raising money for this charity.
There will be the usual delicious baking to eat and the famous raffle but to make this a proper Local History Group – every
Bake Off event, we are inviting you to bake and decorate cup cakes with an Easter theme and Wednesday, 10.30 am – 12 noon, The
enter FOUR of them into our Bake Off Competition. Adult entries will be judged on the bake and Swan.
the decoration, children’s entries judged for the decoration only. The adult winner will win the Quiz in The Swan – Cash prizes, 8.30
famous Bake-Off apron. SO, ON YOUR MARKS, GET SET, BAKE! pm alternate Wednesdays. £1 per
person. Free supper.
Film Nights
Bingo in The Swan – 8.30 - 10 pm
Sunday 28 April - The Children Act, 2018 (12A) Drama alternate Wednesdays – cash prizes,
Sunday 19 May - The Favourite, 2018 (15) Drama (with sexual content, nudity and language) last ticket normally over £300!
Both films start at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall, doors open at 7 pm. Bring a comfy chair and your
own snacks if you wish, very reasonably priced drinks available. Tickets are £4 for adults and Community Coffee and Cakes – the
£2 for under 18s, available on the door. last Thursday of every month in The
Swan from 10 am - 12 noon.
The Children Act – based on the book of the same name by Ian McEwan (2014), this film is smart,
Knit and Natter Club – every
elegant and deeply moving.
Thursday 10 am – 12 noon at 7 Leys
Fiona Maye (Emma Thompson) is an eminent High Court judge in London presiding with wisdom and
Close (except last Thurs in the month).
compassion over ethically complex cases of family law. But she has paid a heavy personal price for her
workload, and her marriage to American professor Jack (Stanley Tucci) is at a breaking point. In this French Conversation – every
moment of personal crisis, Fiona is asked to rule on the case of Adam (Fionn Whitehead), a brilliant boy Thursday 10.30 am – 12 noon, The
who is refusing the blood transfusion that will save his life. Adam is three months from his 18th birthday Swan.
and still legally a child. Should Fiona force him to live? Fiona visits Adam in the hospital and their meeting
has a profound emotional impact on them both. Carleton Crafters Woodturning Club
The Loft, Park Place (bottom of Park
The Favourite – Winner of an Academy Award for Best Actress (Olivia Colman) and a BAFTA for Lane). Every Thursday 3 – 9 pm.
Outstanding British Film, this period comedy masterpiece is brash, bawdy and utterly beguiling.
In the early 18th century Britain is at war with the French. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and Ping! Table Tennis drop-in sessions
her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and every Thursday (term-time) 4 – 5 pm
mercurial temper. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah, and she takes in the Village Hall. £2 per person.
Abigail under her wing. As the politics of war become quite time consuming for Sarah, Abigail steps into
the breach to fill in as the Queen's companion. Their burgeoning friendship gives her a chance to fulfil Playgroup – stay and play in the
her ambitions. Village Hall every Friday (term-time)
9.30 - 11.30 am. (0 to 4 years)

Man’s Shed – Monday 29 April The Carletones – sing for fun session
Held in the Social Club at 7.30 pm. A talk about Patagonia by Kate Lloyd of Carleton. Cost £2, all in The Swan, 11 – 11.45 am every Friday.
men welcome. All welcome. (07736 272204)

Coffee Pot at St Mary’s – Friday

Social Club Dominoes Tournament – Sunday 05 May afternoons 2 - 4 pm – pop in for a
Registration is open between 1 and 2 pm, entry fee is £3. First prize - £100, second prize - £50, cuppa and a chat with friends.
semi-finalists - £25 each. Everyone is welcome.
Carpet Bowls in the Village Hall –
new members welcome. Mondays
from 2 - 4 pm and on Fridays 7 - 9 pm.
Around the Village (news, updates and information) Useful Information
Bus Timetable (Monday to Friday)
From Skipton: 09.05 10.05 11.05 12.05
Hattie, aged 10, gains a place at The Royal Ballet School in London 13.40 15.00. From Carleton: 09.15 10.15
In our village we have a very talented young dancer, Hattie Stocks, who is heading for London 11.15 12.15 13.50 15.10
after beating off hundreds of others from all over the world to win a place at the prestigious
Royal Ballet School. Hattie, a pupil at Carleton Primary School, attends the Northern Dance Bin Collection Timetable (Fridays)
Blue: 18 April, 03 May, 17 May
Centre in Skipton. Each year, The Royal Ballet School conducts an intense worldwide audition
Green: 26 April, 10 May
that sees a thousand young girls compete for just twelve places and when Hattie attended her
Brown: 25 April, 09 May
final audition in London at the beginning of March, she was offered a full-time place straight
away. This is an outstanding achievement and we are sure all of Carleton wish her every St Mary’s Church Services
success when she heads down to London in September. Well done Hattie! 1st Sunday - 8 am Holy Communion and
11.15 am Family Praise; 2nd and 4th
Ping! Social Table Tennis – continuing every Thursday Sunday – 11.15 am Parish Communion;
In the Village Hall from 4 – 5 pm every Thursday (term-time), £2 per person or £5 for a family. 3rd (and 5th) Sunday – 11.15 am Bread,
No need to book, just turn up. Any questions: khoggarth@carleton-endowed.n-yorks.sch.uk Wine and Worship.
Vicar: Rev. Ruth Harris (793612)
Churchwardens: Annie Persaud
Carleton Parish Council - Job Vacancy (07714 700595), Christine Hodgson
There is a vacancy for a Lengthsman, full details on the PC notice board outside the Village Hall (798681)
or from John Preston, Clerk to the Parish Council, telephone number: 01756 795435.
The Village Shop
Monday to Saturday 7.30 am - 10 pm
Carleton Cricket Club Sunday 8 am - 9 pm
In a bid to start cricket again at Ramper Park, the All Stars Cricket program for children 5 to 8
years old will be launched in May in conjunction with Carleton School and will run on an evening The Swan Inn
throughout the summer. Other initiatives for older children and adults will be organised from Updated opening hours
the middle of May onwards (see next issue). If you are interested in getting involved in any way, Monday to Sunday 11.30 am - 11 pm
playing or helping, please contact Steve Richardson on 07592 503425 for more information. Food served 12 noon - 9 pm daily

The Social Club

Craven Cassette – Talking Newspaper Monday, Tuesday, Friday from
This is a free service for the blind and partially sighted. Listeners receive the weekly audio 7 pm, Saturday from 3 pm, Sunday
version of the Craven Herald and /or a monthly audio version of The Dalesman magazine. It is from 12 noon. Function/snooker room
delivered on a memory stick, free of charge and postage free. Players are also supplied, free hire charges £20 - £50. Contact
of charge. If you, or someone you know, would like to be able to hear the local news, please Kerrie on 07792 455943 or email:
carletonsocial@hotmail.com
contact Richard Breare on 01756 794298, email r.breare@btopenworld.com, or write to Craven
Cassette TN, PO Box 25, Skipton BD23 2DG.
The Pharmacy
Monday to Friday 9 am - 6 pm
Carleton Football Club – in the Craven Cup semi-final! Saturday 9 am - 12.30 pm
01756 709712
Carleton play in the Craven Cup semi-final against Settle at Gargrave on 25 April, your
support would be very welcome.
The Post Office
Results: 23 March lost at home 1 – 7 to Silsden White Star in the League Cup Semi-Final; 29
Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 1 pm
March lost at home to Settle FC 2 – 6. Result of the last league match on 10 April against (Wednesdays 9 am to 1 pm)
Grassington will be on CFC’s Facebook page (too late for this issue).
The Village Hall
Man’s Shed Singers – looking for new members Hire charges are £12 per hour for the
Main Hall and £4.50 per hour for the
Would you like to sing for fun in a group? Prior singing experience is not required. Come along
Committee Room. Contact Debby
to one of our regular practice sessions in the Social Club between 8.30 and 9.30 pm on Monday 07834 545 679 or
evenings and give it a try. The group’s aim is to sing for fun and take part in local events, such carletonvillagehall@gmail.com
as the Carleton Beer Festival, where we will be singing during Saturday afternoon (20 April).
Advance Notice - Carleton Gala 01 June Further dates for your
diary: (full details in the next
Baking and Handicraft Classes issue)
Please enter on the day by taking your entries to the Village Hall between 10 am and 12
noon. Entry is free. Judging will take place between 12 noon and 1 pm. (Entry forms will Please note: The Wedding and
be available in advance, details in next issue, 17 May.) Baptism Fayre on 25 and 26 May
at St Mary’s Church has been
Open Cookery postponed until next year.
Class 1: Date and walnut loaf
Class 2: Victoria Sandwich (raspberry jam filling only and sprinkled with caster sugar on top) Carleton Gala & Sports
Class 3: Four pieces of baked tray bake Saturday 01 June
Class 4: Four ginger biscuits
Car Boot Sale on Ramper
Children’s Cookery (all entries to have age displayed) Park
Class 5: Four fruit scones Sunday 09 June
Class 6: Four iced, decorated round buns (decorations only to be judged)
Class 7: Four chocolate crispies Carleton Ladies Choir
Summer Concert
Preserves Saturday 29 June
Class 8: A jar of marmalade
Class 9: A jar of jam – any variety
Tea and History – growing
Class 10: A jar of lemon curd
up in Carleton
Sunday 30 June
Children’s Handicrafts (all entries to have age displayed)
Class 11: A decorated paper plate
Class 12: An edible necklace Carleton Sheeplechase
Class 13: A piece of handwriting Sunday 14 July. Booking now open
Class 14: A piece of artwork created on a computer at www.sheeplechase.com

Open Handicraft and Horticulture A World War 2 themed

Class 15: A pot plant Revue
Class 16: A knitted item of clothing (any size from baby to adult) 07 and 08 September
Class 17: A crocheted item
Class 18: A drawing or painting On behalf of the CCU, Vicki
Class 19: Any small or medium sized item made of wood, metal, ceramics or other material and Debby (Carleton
Courier) would like to wish
Advance notice for other Gala competitions (free entry on the day): all their readers a very
Fancy Dress – a variety of classes for individual adults and children and groups. happy Easter and May Day
Dog Show – there will be a number of classes for dogs and for other pets. 2019!
Iron Man and Iron Woman Competitions

If you want to get in touch about any of the entries, or would like to receive the Carleton
Courier by e-mail, contact Debby at carletoncommunity@gmail.com or on 07834
545679 or follow Carleton Web on Facebook.
The CARLETON COURIER is produced and edited by Vicki Woodhead and Debby Richardson for the
CCU and printed by Craven Stationery, Skipton.