This part of the website is designed to provide more community information for anyone living or working in the village, or perhaps considering coming to live in the village, or just interested in what goes on in a typical rural community.
There are details below of local services, clubs and societies, as well as details about, and information from, local government - including the Parish Meeting and Parish Council. Click on the relevant link below to go straight to that section, or scroll down the page.
This part of the site is constantly updated, so please revisit frequently, as new elements will be added.
Latest News
Local Services
Clubs and Societies
Parish Meeting, Parish Council and Local Government
Other Information
Latest News
Celebrate Christmas at Holy Trinity, Rathmell: Holy Trinity will be holding a service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, 21 December, at 6.30pm, and the traditional Christmas Communion at 11.30pm on Christmas Eve, when the church is lit only by candles. Everyone is most welcome to join these services.
Support local farmers this Christmas and buy great local produce!: Many local farmers are supplying high quality produce direct to the customer. Why not buy your Christmas meats from local food heroes and help support the local economy. Full details are on the local businesses page and can be easily found by clicking this Local Businesses link.
Wigglesworth Store opening hours: The Christmas and New Year opening hours for Wigglesworth Post Office and Store are available by clicking this Local Businesses link.
Webmaster sought: A new webmaster is being sought to maintain the village website. The job entails a little bit of time each week to update information. If you are interested, please email the current webmaster for more details.
Parish Council meets: Ribble Banks Parish Council meets on Tuesday, 6 January at 7.45pm in Rathmell Reading Room.
Future of Parish Council: The open meeting to hear from Colin Iveson, Head of Democratic Services at Craven DC, has been rearranged for Tuesday, 6 January, 2009 at 7.00pm in Rathmell Reading Room. This will be followed by a meeting of Ribble Banks Parish Council at 7.45pm. All welcome.
Father Christmas says Thank You: Following his visit to Wigglesworth, Father Christmas would like to thank everyone who donated to Settle Rotary club. Money raised will go towards supporting local charities during 2009.
Quiz Night success continues for the Old School: The success of the Quiz Nights, along with the Craft sessions, at the Plough has resulted in donations of over £350.00 being made to the Old School. Many Thanks to The Plough and to everyone who supported these evenings - come along and enjoy the quizzes! Quizzes start again in the new year - watch out for details!
Brown recycling bins collection changes: Craven DC have made some changes to the garden waste ("brown bin") recycling scheme for Wigglesworth. Collections during the winter period will now be monthly. Full dates for collections of brown and blue bins are in the diary section of the website.
100 Club draw made: The December draw for the Old School 100 Club took place recently, with Mr P Naylor winning the prize. There are still spaces available if you want to support the Old School project. More information is available from the Post Office, or by emailing the webmaster.
Another successful Village Show: The sun shone and there was a great turn out for the Village Show. Congratulations to all involved. Pictures are now viewable by clicking this Gallery link, and the full list of results can be seen by clicking on this Village Show link
Big Lottery Fund Success for Old School: The Big Lottery Fund has announced that it has awarded £264,000 to support the project to renovate the Old School. The Trustees are over the moon about the award, and say that it endorses all the hard work that the whole village put into the application. There are still further funds to raise, but this significant award is a major contribution and should help convince other organisations and supporters to commit to the project. The Trustees will now be aiming to finalise the tendering process for the work, and to begin other areas of planning and consultation across the community. The Trustees thank everyone for their support so far - and don't forget you can support the Old School right now through the 100 Club. More information about the Big Lottery Fund award and the project will be posted on a new part of the website about the Old School.
Cricket Club suffers with the weather: Despite a good start to the season Wigglesworth and Rathmell CC suffered during August with the poor weather. However, out of 17 matches played this season, the Club won 12 and lost 5. Full details of the season will be available shortly on the cricket club pages.
Cricket Club 2008 online: Match results and details of the cricket club are available by jumping to the Cricket Club information below. We have also now given the Cricket Club their own section on the website, which can be reached by clicking on this Cricket Club link.
Cricket Club 2007 season statistics now online: The Cricket Club held its annual dinner recently, and the 2007 season and updated historic statistics are now available on the Cricket Club's pages, which can be reached by clicking on this Cricket Club link.
Parish Meeting Minutes online: The (unapproved) Minutes of the most recent Parish Meeting are now available by jumping to the Parish Meeting information below.
Local Services
Bus Services: The Summer timetable for the B1 service to Settle and Clitheroe will be posted here shortly.
Drystone Radio: This is a community radio station that broadcasts on the internet (although a short-term FM licence was granted for the month of December 2006 and an application has been made for a 5 year community FM licence), providing open access to anyone from the local community who is interested in radio programming or production. There are studio facilities at Cowling, and similar facilities will be operating from Settle shortly. For more details of programmes and getting involved click on this Drystone Radio link.
Clubs and Societies
Cricket: Rathmell and Wigglesworth Cricket Club play matches each week during the Summer. New members are always welcome.
A full list of fixtures for the 2008 season is now available on the club pages.
We have given the Cricket Club their own area on the website, which has match reports, statistics and other information. Click on this Cricket Club link to jump to their page.
Pub Quiz Team: The village supports a pub quiz team that plays in the Settle and District League on Monday nights in the Winter at the Boar's Head in Long Preston. Match details are posted in the diary section of the website; results and details of the league table and the knockout competition can be seen by clicking here
Rotary International: The Rotary Club of Settle meets on Thursday evenings at 7.30pm in The Royal Oak in Settle. For more details click on this Settle Rotary Club link.
Parish Meeting, Parish Council and Local Government
The Minutes for May 2008 are awaited.
The Minutes for September 2007 are awaited.
Click here to read the Parish Meeting AGM Minutes for April 2007.
Click here to read the Parish Meeting Minutes for May 2006.
Click here to read the Parish Meeting AGM Minutes for April 2006.
Click here to read the Parish Meeting Minutes for August 2005.
Click here to read the Parish Meeting Minutes for July 2005.
Click here to read the Parish Meeting AGM Minutes for April 2005.
Click here to read the Parish Meeting Minutes for January 2005.
Ribble Banks Parish Council: The Parish Meeting links into Ribble Banks Parish Council, which is formed of elected representatives from Wigglesworth, Rathmell and Halton West. The current Councillors for Wigglesworth are Mrs B Houghton and Mr D Clarke. Ribble Banks Parish Council meets on a regular basis, and copies of its Minutes are available on this website through the links below. The Clerk of the Council, Ms Alison Fawcett, holds copies of useful information.
Click here to read the draft Parish Council Minutes for 25 November 2008.
Click here to read the Parish Council Minutes for 30 September 2008.
Click here to read the Parish Council Minutes for 28 May 2008.
The Minutes for 25 March 2008 are awaited.
The Minutes for 29 January 2008 are awaited.
Click here to read the Parish Council Minutes for 27 November 2007.
The Minutes for 25 September 2007 are awaited.
Click here to read the the Parish Council Minutes for 21 August 2007.
Click here to read the the Parish Council Minutes for 22 May 2007.
Click here to read the the Parish Council AGM Minutes for 22 May 2007.
Click here to read the the Parish Council Minutes for 27 March 2007.
Click here to read the the Parish Council Minutes for 16 January 2007.
The Minutes for 12 December 2006 are awaited.
Click here to read the Parish Council Minutes for 28 November 2006.
Click here to read the Parish Council Minutes for 26 September 2006.
Click here to read the Parish Council Minutes for 24 July 2006.
Click here to read the Parish Council Minutes for 4 July 2006.
Craven District Council: Craven District is the local council for Wigglesworth. Based in Skipton, but with an office in Settle, it provides the local tier of services.
To access CDC's website, with details of all its services, click here.
Local Development Framework Core Strategy Preferred Options: As part of the preparation of the new Local Development Framework, Craven District Council has been consulting on its Core Strategy Preferred Option Development Plan Document.
The Core Strategy will set out land use policies for the District outside the National Park and will contain a vision of what the Council hopes to achieve for the district by 2021. The ideas presented in the Preferred Option have been developed through previous consultation with the local community (including the Parish Meeting). Feedback received in response to recent consultation will be used to further develop the ideas and policies. The Core Strategy is an important document that will affect the District in a big way - decisions on future planning applications will be based on the principles and policies it contains. The document is split into different chapters covering different topics, and feedback is welcomed on all or some of the elements.
The full Core Strategy Preferred Option and accompanying documents is available to view by clicking here.
The consultation period is now closed.
Shaping Places and Spaces: Craven District Council's planning department's consultation on the future development of the district (outside the national park) has now closed. Submissions, including those from Wigglesworth, are being collated and a further document will be issued in due course. Details of that document will be published here.
North Yorkshire County Council: Wigglesworth sits within the old West Riding, and comes under North Yorkshire County Council. The County Council provides a further tier of services, including Education.
You can access NYCC's website by clicking here.
NYCC have recently adopted a Rights of Way Improvement Plan to "provide the strategic framework and catalyst for change for improving rights of way across North Yorkshire". The plan is of interest to both walkers and land owners and users alike. The Plan can be accessed by clicking on this Rights of Way Plan link where there is summary information as well as access to download the full Plan.
However...Wigglesworth is in the unusual situation of having part of the community of Tosside fall within the parish boundary (including Tosside's Community Hall). The county boundary runs through the middle of Tosside with the result that part of Tosside is not only (technically) in Wigglesworth, but also in North Yorkshire, whilst the rest of Tosside is in Tosside and Lancashire!
Other Information
As part of the funding is through the European Social Fund, applications are limited to specific parishes within Craven and Richmond, of which Wigglesworth is one.
If you are interested contact Chris Lodge at YDMT, The Old Post Office, Main Street, Clapham, LA2 8DP...or see the noticeboard outside the Post Office.
For more information about the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust -
Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust website
Settle: Settle's website has comprehensive information about the town, accommodation, and current events -
Settle website
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