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Monday Evening Run

River loop

Mon 3 Aug20:00Settle Swimming Pool Cafe(4.7mi)

via Settle Swimming Pool Cafe

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Relaxed Film: How to Train Your Dragon

On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast, Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon.

Wed 5 AugVictoria Hall(4.3mi)

via Victoria HallCurated

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The President’s Cake (tramps)

Lamia, a young girl from Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes, is chosen to bake a cake celebrating Saddam Hussein’s birthday, which she must do or face the consequences. A moving portrait of love, friendship and the resilience of a people caught between authoritarian rule and injudicious US imperialism.

Wed 5 AugVictoria Hall(4.3mi)

via Victoria HallCurated

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Stepping Stones

“Stepping Stones”, a friendly babies and toddlers group, meets in Holy Ascension church on Thursday mornings during term time. We start at 10am and welcome you with a cuppa and chat. At 10.30am we share a story, enjoy songs and making music together. Our favourite time – “snack time” follows – lots of healthy snacks and a drink for everyone. There’s crafts, playdough, a sensory area, a ‘messy tray’ and lots of toys. We look forward to welcoming you. For further details please

Thu 6 Aug11:00Holy Ascension Church(4.4mi)

via Holy Ascension Church

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Knit and natter

The knit and natter group meets fortnightly on the first and third Thursday of the month at 10.30am.

Thu 6 Aug11:30Settle Library(4mi)

via Settle LibraryLocal gem

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Settle Food Pantry

A food bank but without the need of a referral or registration. If you need a little bit of extra help, then come along to Holy Ascension Church at Settle. We even offer a cuppa and a biscuit.

Fri 7 Aug12:00Holy Ascension Church(4.4mi)

via Holy Ascension Church

David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts

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Around £14

David Hockney at the Royal Academy of Arts

Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

Tue 11 AugVictoria Hall(4.3mi)

via Victoria HallCurated

Live Music

Around £24

Le Vent du Nord

Le Vent du Nord have become incomparable ambassadors of Canada’s Francophone culture and a major creative force within Québec’s progressive folk music scene. Since forming in 2002, they have experienced a meteoric rise that continues to amaze. To date, the band have performed over 2,400 shows across four continents, released 13 albums and received numerous prestigious international awards including Artists of the year at Folk Alliance International & Canadian Folk Music Awards, two JUNO Awards, a BABELMED/Mundial Montréal Prix Pont Transatlantique and a Songlines Music Awards: this recognition was particularly important for the group, as it made them the first French-speaking artists to win in the Americas category. This was highlighted during a gala evening at the Barbican in London (march 2024), where they performed alongside world music artists such as Salif Keita.

Wed 12 AugVictoria Hall(4.3mi)

via Victoria HallCurated

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Mothers' Union

The MU is a global movement of 4 million strong and it seeks to support families around the world. Giggleswick and Settle have an active group (Branch) and meet on the second Wednesday of each month. We are always pleased to welcome new members, or if you would like to join us for refreshments and just say hello, it would be lovely to see you Vision Statement Through the love of God and in partnership with the Church,we seek to reach out creatively and activelyto support stable family relationshipsand to promote a more just society.

Wed 12 Aug15:00Limestone View(4mi)

via Limestone View

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Stepping Stones

Thu 13 Aug11:00Holy Ascension Church(4.4mi)

via Holy Ascension Church

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Around £31

The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present have had eighteen UK Top 40 hit singles… not bad for a band that has, from its inception, stubbornly refused to play the record industry’s game. It all started in 1985 when David Lewis Gedge boarded a National Express coach in London with 500 records packed into a pair of his mother’s suitcases and, in this fashion, delivered the band’s debut single Go Out And Get 'Em, Boy! to a distribution company in Yorkshire. That pioneering spirit has been at the core of the band’s philosophy ever since. From George Best, “an unmitigated delight” [NME], the first full-length release on their own Reception Records onwards, the band has charted an appealing, if often eccentric, course of its very own.

Fri 14 AugVictoria Hall(4.3mi)

via Victoria HallCurated

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Settle Food Pantry

A food bank but without the need of a referral or registration. If you need a little bit of extra help, then come along to Holy Ascension Church at Settle. We even offer a cuppa and a biscuit.

Fri 14 Aug12:00Holy Ascension Church(4.4mi)

via Holy Ascension Church

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