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Music In The Meadow

Village musicians will be presenting a picnic concert in the field on Kirk Lane, Embsay. Groups will include the Millholme Dixieland Jazz Band, St. Mary’s Band and the Craven Sing-Along Ensemble. More […]

The Night Sky

July 2021 The Planets This month the long summer days stretch into the evening making it quite difficult observe deep, dark sky objects. But this month, if you want to see Venus, […]

Chasing Horses Up Eastby Bank

Eastby Pound sits at the bottom of Eastby Bank, where the road turns sharply into the village, adjacent to Bark Lane and Eastby Hall.  As all local residents know, Eastby Bank is […]

A Steamy Weekend

This weekend a collection of vintage traction engines, steam rollers, mini-traction engines and tractors paid a visit to Embsay. You may have heard them even if you didn’t see them!

Cricket Club Latest

A mixed weekend of results, with the 1st XI falling to Hepworth and Idle by just 2 runs, however the 2nd XI made it 8 wins out of 8 with a 5-wicket […]

Help Our Frogs!

A local resident has observed what appears to be an alarming decline in the number of amphibians located in the vicinity of Embsay Reservoir. “…when we first moved here seven years ago […]

The Annual Family Fete

The Annual Family Fete, planned for Saturday 17th July this year, is rapidly becoming a firm favourite with local people. First begun in 2018 and then held again in 2019 alongside the […]

Walk & Talk – Embsay Reservoir

Thursday the 24th July Book now to join this Walk & Talk group for mums to be and sling users. This walk will be a medium paced walk starting at 10:30am and […]

Cricket Club Latest

Last Monday the u15s entertained Great Horton Church u15s in the semi final of the cup. Sadly, we couldn’t come up to scratch and lost by 8 wickets. Adam Harding 38 (retired) […]

Nature Notes

Three buzzards, presumably two adult and a juvenile, have been seen regularly soaring on the thermals above Rock Woods and drifting east towards Kempley or north-west towards the reservoir. One buzzard was […]