METHODIST CHURCH: There will be a service of holy communion on Sunday, April 6, at 10.30am taken by the Rev Rita Armitage. Our Easter coffee morning will take place in the church hall on Saturday, April 12, from 10am to noon with stalls of Easter eggs, cakes, cards, handicrafts, books and white elephant. Admission £1 including refreshments.

ST JOHN’S CHURCH: Sunday is an especially big day for St John’s for, after the morning service, the annual meeting takes place when all the senior officers are elected, along with members of the Parochial Church Council. A massive change will be the end of Joyce Simpson’s six years as churchwarden. St John’s and also the village of Menston owe a great deal to Joyce, whose constant hard work, imaginative leadership and absolute charm to everyone will be hard to replace. The meeting will also receive reports on all the church’s activities. Copies available from the parish office. Services on Sunday are 8am holy communion, 10am parish eucharist followed by the annual meeting at 11.15am, 6pm evensong.

WHARFE VALLEY BRIDGE CLUB: Results for Thursday, March 20, eight tables played 24 boards, N/S: 1st Jean Perry & Margaret Mather 61%, 2nd Sheila and Graham Sutherland 58%, 3rd Sheila McConville and Jean Leeks 55%; E/W: Jean Roberts and Pat Eyres 52%, 2nd Dorothy Lonsdale and Stan Catterall 51%, 3rd Harriet Gill and Sheila Richardson 49%. Results for Thursday, March 27, seven tables played 21 boards, N/S: 1st Joan Moss and Peter Gilbert 63%, 2nd Renee Catterall and David Lane 60%, 3rd Pat Farrer and Arthur Calvert 53%; E/W: 1st Jean Roberts and Pat Eyres 54%, 2nd Harriet Gill and Sheila Richardson 52%, 3rd Dorothy Lonsdale and Stan Catterall 50%.