Dates
2018 Society Meetings and Events. All Oakworth residents are most welcome to attend:

Friday 30th November, 7:00 pm. Meet at Holden Hall to put up the Christmas decorations. We would be grateful for any help with this, which takes about an hour or so to complete. All residents are welcome to attend.

Saturday 1st December, 1:00 pm. Christmas Fair at Holden Hall on Saturday 1st December 2018. Many tabletop stalls, Santa’s grotto, children’s drawing competition, raffles, prizes. All residents are welcome to attend.

2019:

Sunday 6th January, Tewitt Lane Memorial Service. Starts at the memorial on Tewitt Lane at 2:00 pm and lasts for about three quarters of an hour. Meet beforehand by the Grouse Inn (please don’t use their car park unless you have a table booked for afterwards). This year will be the 75th anniversary of the 1944 crash. More details nearer the time. All residents are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 5th March. Our Annual General Meeting. 7:30 pm, Holden Hall. All residents are welcome to attend.

Past Events:

2018 Committee meetings and events.

Tewitt Lane memorial service, 2:00 pm on Sunday 7th January, begins at the memorial on Tewitt Lane and lasts for about three quarters of an hour. All residents are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 9th January, 7.45 pm Society meeting at Holden Hall. All residents are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 6th March 2018, 7:30 pm Annual General Meeting at Holden Hall. A short meeting consisting of reports, election of committee positions and setting of dates for next year, followed by a talk from an invited guest and a shared supper where we all bring something along to make up a light buffet. All residents are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 10th April, 7.45 pm Society meeting at Holden Hall. All residents are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 5th June, 7.45 pm Society meeting at Holden Hall. Crowning of our new Oakworth Gala Queen. All residents are welcome to attend.

Thursday 5th July, 7:00 pm meet outside Oakworth Social Club to put bunting up through Oakworth village centre, prior to the Gala. Able bodies welcome to assist with this please which takes about an hour to do. All residents are welcome to attend.

Saturday 7th July, Oakworth Gala. Procession through the village ending at the Gala Field. Assistance is always appreciated to help with the organisation and running of this event. All residents are welcome to attend.

Tuesday 6th November, Society meeting. All residents are welcome to attend.

Sunday 11th November, 10.45 am. Our Armistice Day/Remembrance Sunday ceremony is held at the War Memorial in Holden Park, Oakworth. This year it coincides with Armistice Day, which is always on the 11th November. This event starts at 10.45 am with a two minute silence at 11:00 am, and lasts for about thirty minutes. All residents are welcome to attend.

2017 Committee Meetings and Events.

Tewitt Lane memorial service on Sunday 8th January 2017, starts at the memorial on Tewitt Lane at 2:00 pm and lasts for about three quarters of an hour.

7th March, 7:30 pm Annual General Meeting at Holden Hall. Short meeting followed by a talk by Graham Mitchell entitled: “Why Stanbury never got a railway station”.

11th April. 7:30 pm Committee Meeting at Holden Hall.

6th June. 7:30 pm Committee Meeting and Gala Queen Crowning at Holden Hall.

29th June, 7:00 pm meet at Holden Hall to put bunting up in village for Gala.

1st July, 1:00 pm Oakworth Gala, assembly at Windsor Crescent, Oakworth. Procession sets off at 2:00 pm.

5th September, 7:30 pm Committee Meeting at Holden Hall.

7th November, 7:30 pm Committee Meeting at Holden Hall.

12th November, 10:45 am beginning of Remembrance Day ceremony in Holden Park. Silence takes place at 11:00 am.

1st December, 7:00 pm Christmas decorations to be put up in Holden Hall.

2nd December, 1:00 pm Christmas Fair. Many tabletop stalls, Santa’s grotto, children’s drawing competition, raffles, prizes.