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Otley Music Festival – 10 to 12 June 2022

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Otley Coffee Festival 2022

Saturday 30 April 2022 at Otley Parish Church

Otley Online Music Festival 2020

• Thy Kingdom Come

• Otley’s VE DAY 75th Anniversary Virtual Celebration

Otley Town Council website had all the details. Click Here for information.

• Emeli Mumford Concert – Saturday 22 February 6.30pm

• God and the Big Bang – Thursday 13 February 7.30pm

• Spring Harvest Local – Thursday 30 January 2020 7.30pm

• Burns Night Ceilidh – Saturday 25 January 2020

• December 2019 Services and Events

• Otley Victorian Fayre – Sunday 1 December

• Otley Beer Festival – Friday 22 and Saturday 23 November

  

To be held at Otley Rugby Club

Approx. 60 real ales, 7 key keg beers, 12 ciders, soft drinks, food, live music.

See the website for lots of information: www.otleybeerfestival.co.uk

• Otley and Ilkley Choral Societies – The Creation – Sat 23 November 7.30pm

• Otley Science Festival Planetarium – Saturday 16 November 10am to 4pm

  Otley Parish Church was a satellite location for the Otley Science Festival – exhibiting a planetarium for the day. There were also children’s activities and refreshments available. Entry was free.

• Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band Concert – Saturday 9 November 7.30pm

• Stronger Together – Saturday 19 October 7.30pm

Local women’s voice choir Sally’s Army is joining forces with the female voices of Let’s Sing 26 from South Leeds to make music together in aid of Singing for the Brain.

• Otley Folk Festival – Saturday 21 September Evening Concert

Programme:-

7.30 – Bill Jones

8.15 – Dovetail Trio

9.00 – Flossie Malavialle

9.45 – Phil Beer

• Heritage Open Days 2019

• Otley Baroque Concert – Sunday 14 July 3pm

• Navvies Memorial 170th Anniversary Celebration – Saturday 13 July 6.30pm

• Searchlight Theatre Company – Friday 12th July 7.15pm

SEND IN THE CLOWNS: David Robinson’s 30th Anniversary Tour Featuring Adrian and Bridget Plass & West End Singer Amanda Watsham-Dunstall.

• Flower Festival

  

• Thy Kingdom Come – Thursday 30 May to Sunday 9 June

  

• Baroque and Roll – Saturday 8 June 7.30pm

• Emily Mumford’s A Night the Musicals – Saturday 1 June 5.30pm

  

• Otley Camera Club – Annual Photographic Exhibition – 27 & 28 April

• Two Rivers Concert Band and Chris Irvin Concert Orchestra – Sat. 6 April 7:30pm

  

• Otley Choral Society Concert – Saturday 23 March at 7:30pm

  

• Otley Business Awards – Friday 22 March

  Organised by Otley Chamber of Trade, the Otley Business Awards 2019 is in it’s 5th year. The Awards showcased the best of Otley businesses, as voted by customers and clients.

• Otley Baroque New Year Concert – Sunday 27 January 2019 3pm

•  Burns Night Ceilidh – Friday 25 January 2019 7:15pm

• Otley Christmas Tree Festival 12 to 16 December 2018

  • Handel’s Messiah – Saturday 8 December 7.30pm

• Otley Prayer Day – Saturday 24 November 2018

• Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band Concert – Saturday 10 November 7.30pm

• The Yorkshire Shepherdess – Amanda Owen – Saturday 27 October 7:30pm

• Royal British Legion, Otley – Commemorative Concert – Saturday 13 Oct. 7pm

• Otley Folk Festival at Otley Parish Church – Saturday 22 September 2018

• Heritage Open Days 2018

• • Otley Baroque – Charity Concert – Sunday 9 September 3pm

  • Otley Parish Church Flower Festival – 28 June to 1 July 2018

    

  • Jimmy’s and Hannah’s Wedding – Saturday 16 June 12 Noon

  • Junk or Jewel: What’s In Your Attic? – Thursday 14 June 6.30pm

    ‘Antique Valuation Evening. Bring your ‘treasures’ and have them valued for free!’

    This was a Thomas Chippendale event – with the door takings in aid of Otley Parish Church Bells Maintenance Fund. Hartleys Auctioneers and Valuers of Ilkley ran this event. During the evening there was a competition to identify a mystery object.

    

  • St. Helens Ladies’ Choir – Friday 8 June 2018 1pm 

  • Musick For A Summer Evening – Tuesday 5 June 2018 7:30pm

    

  • A Night at the Opera – Saturday 2 June 2018  7:30 pm

  • Better Together – The Otley Singers and Sally’s Army – Saturday 12th May 7:30 – 10pm

    This concert was in aid of Singing for the Brain

  • Commoners Choir – Saturday 28 April 2018 2pm

    A food-themed concert of four part harmony singing and live cooking, and more than a mouthful’s worth of ideas, food and singalong choruses.

    

  • Adrian Plass – Out of His Head – Wednesday 18 April 2018 7:15pm

    Together with Searchlight Theatre Company – the brilliant David Robinson and Michael Taylor.

    Adrian Plass is a well-known British author and speaker who writes primarily Christian humour, but also short stories, Bible Commentaries and novels with a more serious tone.
    His most popular books are a series concerning The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass which is a humorous, fictional satire of Christian life and which has sold over a million copies worldwide.
    The event was sponsored by World Vision and there was an appeal on their behalf before the interval.

  • Photographic Exhibition by Otley Camera Club – Sat./Sun. 7/8 April

    The exhibition included prints for sale and a digital screen display in the Parish Room.

    See: otleycameraclub.net for more information

  • Otley Choral Society 75th Anniversary Concert – Saturday 24 March 7:30pm

  •  Burns Night Ceilidh – Friday 26 January 2018 7:15pm

    

  • Otley Parish Church Bells Rededication Service – Saturday January 6 2018 2:30pm

    Before the service, there was ringing from 1.30pm, to which all ringers were welcome.

    After the service refreshments were served in the parish room and the tower was open to visitors.

    If the climb to the top of the tower was not one you relished you could still see the work that has been done, in the form of a video made by Simon Miles during the refurbishment. This was shown in the church before and after the service.

  • The Young Uns – We Three Sings – Friday 15 December 8pm

    A sell-out concert! Award winning act at the BBC Folk Awards The Youngs Uns donned their festive jumpers for a lighthearted romp through Christmas past, from carols rooted deep in the soil of Britain’s ancient wassail traditions to original songs of seasonal cheer ….. and heartbreak.

    

  • Otley Christmas Tree Festival 2017 – Wednesday 6th – Saturday 9th December

  • Yan Tan Tether Christmas Concert and CD Launch – Sunday 10 Dec. 5:45-6:45pm

                    

  • Otley Victorian Fayre – Sunday 3rd December 12noon – 6pm

    This is the day that Otley people take to the streets to enjoy the annual Victorian Fayre. We welcomed people into the Church where the choir sang and we ran a café between 1pm and 5pm.

  • Otley Beer Festival – Friday 24 and Saturday 25 November

    

  • Otley Prayer Day – Saturday 25 November 9:30am

    

  • Otley Choral Society Concert – Mendelssohn’s Elijah – 18 November 7.30pm

    Introducing their new Conductor Yonni Lecy.

  • • Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band Saturday 11th November 2017  7:30 – 9:40pm

      This world-famous band is made a sell-out return visit to Otley Parish Church, with a varied programme including a Tribute to the Roaring Twenties and a Last Night of the Proms finale!

      

    •  Fashion Show for Otley Lido -Friday 27 October 2017 7pm

      

    • Churches Together in Otley – Travelling Supper & Ceilidh – Saturday 21 October 5-10pm

      

    • Music For An Autumn Evening – Saturday 14 October 7pm

      Read the Ilkley Gazette report about this superb evening.
      

    • 26th Otley Folk Festival 15 – 17 September 2017

      Programme at Otley Parish Church Saturday 16 September:
      Afternoon Concert
      1.45pm – Wetherby Folk Chorale
      2.30pm – Duncan McFarlane & Anne Brivonese
      3.30pm – Yan Tan Tether
      4.30pm – Belshazzars Feast

      Evening Concert
      7.00pm – The Andy Lawrenson Trio
      8.00pm – Belshazzars Feast
      9.00pm – Nancy Kerr & James Fagan

    • Heritage Open Days 2017

      

    • A Night At The Musicals 2 – Friday 21 and Saturday 22 July 2017 7.30pm
  • • Futurist Theatre Productions brought us this fun-filled evening of musicals. Featuring songs from the shows such as; Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot, We Will Rock You, The Bodyguard, The Book of Mormon and many more!

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  • Sacred Circle Dance – Tuesday 4 July 2017

  A group of local circle dancers made a return visit to the church recently and were once again delighted with the beauty of the space and the warmth of the welcome they received. Joan Peart, who led the dancing, concluded the evening with a dance inspired by one of the stunning floral displays from the recent Flower Festival.

  

  

  

  
  

  • Otley Parish Church Inaugural Flower Festival 23 – 25 June 2017

    A celebration of ‘All Things Bright and Beautiful’
    This was a hugely successful 1st Otley Parish Church Flower Festival – enjoyed and appreciated by its many visitors. It also raised money for our two supported charities, Sahaara and Joanna Project.

    

    

    

    
    

    

    

    

    
    

  • Two Rivers Concert Band – Spring Concert – 29 April 2017 – 7pm

  

  • The Secret Art of English Bell-Ringing – Sunday 23 April 2017 3.00pm

  

  • • Woolpack Music Studios Showcase Event – Friday 21 April 2017 – 7.30pm

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  • Riding Lights:  Crosslight – A Passion Play For Lent – Tuesday 4 April 2017 – 7.30pm

  Presented by Churches Together in Otley, at the Parish Church. A superb production of the Easter story from an unusual perspective.
  

  • Otley Camera Club Exhibition – 1 and 2 April 2017

  

  • St. Gemma’s Fete and Fashion Show – Friday 31 March 2017 – 7.30pm

  

  • St. Patrick’s Day Ceilidh – Friday 17 March 2017
    

    

  • Otley Choral Society – Saturday 18 March 2017

  

  

  

  
  

  Following their acclaimed, sold out performance of Messiah last December, Otley Choral Society, joined by members of Ilkley Choral Society, performed their spring concert. The concert included two of Gabriel Faure’s most popular works – the famous Requiem and the hauntingly beautiful Cantique de Jean Racine. The programme also included Howard Goodall’s 2008 requiem, Eternal Light.

  • Slumdog Millionaire – Friday 24 February

    Our Local to Global group presented a showing of this film to aid fundraising for local Leeds charity the Joanna Project and a similar charity Sahaara in Mumbai, India.

  

  • Otley Christmas Tree Festival 2016

    Another well-attended and hugely successful event this year. Beautifully decorated Christmas trees, musical interludes, a warm and festive atmosphere – and money raised for charity too!

  • Victorian Fayre – Sunday 4th December 12noon – 6pm

    Otley Parish Church Choir sang in Church; and, to help raise the profile of Fairtrade in the town, we ran a Fairtrade cafe in the Parish room throughout the afternoon.

  • Handel’s Messiah – Otley & Ilkley Choral Societies Saturday 3rd December 7.30pm

    A sell-out performance was greatly appreciated.

  •   The Forgiveness Project – 16th to 23rd November 2016

    This week-long event attracted many people to come and explore this subject. Many people were moved by the stories that were told on the displays and some shared their thoughts in the comments book or took the opportunity to speak to members of the church team who were on hand. If you were unable to see the exhibition for yourself then please visit www.theforgivenessproject.com to find out more

  

  • Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band 12th November 2016  7:30pm

    

    The Brighouse and Rastrick Band is regarded by many as the best and most consistent ‘public subscription band’ in the world. In its time the majority of premier band championships have been held by ‘Briggus’ whilst the band has also attracted a formidable reputation for highly entertaining concerts for both the general public and brass band connoisseur. Otley Parish Church was delighted to welcome them to Otley.

  • Spirit of Harmony – Saturday 22nd October 2016 7.30pm

  On Saturday 22nd October, an appreciative audience enjoyed an evening of close harmony singing by The Spirit of Harmony Barbershop Chorus. Under the direction of Musical Director Sally McLean, the singers, in their striking red and black outfits (including shoes!), presented a varied programme including the two pieces that won them the silver medal in the recent International Chorus Competition in Cork, Ireland –  ‘Auld Lang Syne’ and ‘Five foot two, eyes of blue’.
  The Chorus, making its third visit to the Parish Church, really enjoyed performing in the reordered church where they said the acoustics were perfect for their singing. The audience expressed similar views, one taking the trouble to post praise for the venue (and the Concert) on an Otley Facebook site when she got home.
  The evening was also a financial success, raising £870 for the Church Fabric Fund. 

  • Astraluna Album Launch

       

  Astraluna is a singer/songwriter from Otley. On 15th October she  launched her debut album, “The Pass of Storms” here at Otley Parish Church with a special performance of songs from the album. For more details:- www.astralunamusic.com

  • Otley Folk Festival:- Saturday 17th September 2016

  Otley Parish Church hosted this extremely popular event on the Saturday of it’s 25th Anniversary celebration. The following bands performed, with Traditional Canadian Quebecois band De Temps Antan headlining the day:-

  

  

  

  
  

  •   Heritage Open Days

    This was a very popular event with many people visiting the church and the belltower and taking advantage of the fascinating information and displays on show.

           

  Further information about Heritage Open Days:- www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/all-saints-parish-church-kirkgate

   Summer Sing – A Celebration of Local Choirs – Friday 15 July

  

  

  

  
  

  Otley Parish Church hosted another superb musical event recently, raising over £1000 for charity. Summer Sing brought together 4 local choirs: Otley A Capella Choir, Good in Parts, Sally’s Army and Ilkley Moornotes, who entertained a packed church with a widely varied programme ranging from 1960s soul classics and traditional folk songs from around the world through to contemporary pop and rock songs. The event was the idea of Jen Birch from The Woolpack Studios in Otley, who was keen to give community choirs the opportunity to perform in public. Jen chose The Joanna Project to be the beneficiary of all profits from the event. The project works with vulnerable, hard to reach women. Further details:- www.joannaproject.co.uk

  Healing the Earth with Sacred Circle Dance – Tuesday 5 July

  

  

  

  
  

  Some 50 dancers from various local circle dance groups gathered to ‘Encircle the land with sacred circle dance’.

  Otley Walking Festival – Saturday 25 June

  Around 40 walkers gathered at OPC for the launch of the 2016 Otley Walking Festival and a new series of walks called The Welcome Way.

  

  

  

  
  

  Harriet’s Fashion Show – Friday 17 June

  A terrific evening raising money for, and awareness of, dementia – and bringing together local businesses to support the Otley Community.

  

  

  

  
  

  Birthday Tea Fit For A Queen!

  As part of our three days of celebration to mark The Queen’s 90th birthday the church held a special service at 4pm on Sunday 12th June followed by a birthday tea. A special cake was cut by three of our very own nonagenarians:- Maurice, Harold and Sheila!

  

  

  

  
  

  The King’s Men – Choral Recital in aid of the RNLI

  This sold-out concert was greatly enjoyed by all those who were fortunate enough to be there.  Also, a magnificent £4515 was raised for this excellent charitable organisation. See pictures below:-

  

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  Jesus Christ Superstar

  The first big entertainment event in the newly renovated church building was a huge huge success. All five performances were virtually sold-out for this superb production presented by Otley-based Futurist Productions.