Science Fitness Skipton Cycle Races will zoom through the town on July 2

Cyclists are raring to go, a sponsor has been signed up and the route has been decided – Science Fitness Skipton Cycle Races are well on track to delight the town this summer.

A 970m circuit around the centre of Skipton has been designed for the new event – a fast and exciting course which should see riders attacking each other in a battle for victory.

The Skipton Cycle Races take place on Thursday July 2. Under-12 fun races will start from 6pm. From 6.30pm to 6.45pm the circuit will be open to all members of the public with bikes and helmets. Youth races will take place from 7pm and the elite men’s race will start at 8pm. Prize-giving will be at 9.30pm.

For more information go to http://skiptoncycleraces.co.uk
 

Skipton Town Hall and Craven Museum & Gallery are open!

The Town Hall reopened on May 1 with a performance of Handel’s Water Music by the new Orchestra- in-Residence, Skipton Camerata.

The Museum also opened on the same day and hundreds of people poured through the doors over the first Bank Holiday weekend, to examine the Magna Carta display and the main museum gallery which explores the history of Craven.

Workmen are still on site around the building and temporary toilets are in place while the rest of the work to the Town Hall is completed.

Skipton Camerata will be back at the Town Hall on Friday July 3 when they will perform Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Mozart’s Symphony No 40 in G minor, kicking off a weekend of celebration to mark Sheep Day in Skipton.

Building work progress to date
The current phase of works at the Town Hall will be fully complete within the next few weeks.

The areas that have been refurbished by the contractors have a fresh feel and can be seen in the new entrance foyer on the ground floor and the external zinc cladding.

The ground floor toilets and steps at the front of the building are the remaining elements to be completed.
 

Youth groups celebrate after braving the Dragons’ Den to claim vital funding

Youth groups are celebrating after being awarded funds for vital projects by Craven District Council’s Dragons’ Den.

The groups went before a fearsome panel in Belle Vue Square to argue their case for the cash – and emerged triumphant.

Bentham Youth Café, Team Ketchup, Rewind, GTS Sound, Ingleton Pool and Skipton Juniors FC were all successful in bidding for money for their projects.
 

Reminder of the Community Grants deadline

Don’t forget the next deadline for applications for Craven District Council Community Grants is 5 June 2015.

We want to encourage more community groups to apply to our Community Grant Scheme, and are particularly interested to support projects which :-

•  Are for new groups and those that have never applied to us before.
• Increase the number of people taking part in community activities.
• Support existing groups to try out new things

If you know of a good project and want to apply then please get in touch.

For more information, copies of the application form and to see examples of the sort of projects which have been funded in the past visit www.cravendc.gov.uk/communitygrants or contact Kate Senior ksenior@cravendc.gov.uk