Sports Clubs

Sports Clubs in Craven area demonstrate the diversity of sporting activity in Craven District, from Aikido to Windsurfing.

Aikido

Skipton Aikido Club

Keighley Aikido Club - Tae Kwon Do School of Excellence
Andrew Pratt - Tel No.077-6245-0422

British Aikido Board are the National Governing Body for Aikido.

Angling (Fishing)

There are around 12 different Angling Clubs Across Craven:

Appletreewick, Barden and Burnsall Angling Club
Tel No. 01756 720204 (Red Lion) or 01756 796294 or 07746 809556

Bentham Angling Association (River Wenning)

Skipton Angling Association (Embsay Reservoir, River Aire and Whinny Gill Reservoir.)

Settle Anglers Association (River Ribble in Settle and near Long Preston and River Wenning)

Kilnsey Angling Club
Tel No. 01756 752301 (Tennant Arms)

Keighley Angling Club (River Aire at Kildwick)

Yorkshire Dales Fly fishing lists all the other rivers, lakes and reservoirs that you can fish

Raygill Fishing Lakes (Lothersdale)

Steve Taylor is a level 2 fishing coach mainly based at Raygill
Steve@angling-coach.com Tel No. 07743 455757

Leeds to Liverpool Canal is operated by British Waterways. There are a few sections in Skipton that can be fished.

British Waterways also operate a Waterway Wanderers scheme that allows you to fish other sections of the canal.

The Angling Trust is the National Governing Body for Game, Course and Sea Angling

Archery

Aire Valley Archers
secretary@aire-valley-archers.co.uk

Archery GB are the National Governing Body for Archery

Athletics/ Running

Skipton Athletics Club
The adults run out of Craven Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre. Club nights are Tuesday and Thursday.

Settle Harriers Athletics Club
The Club has an Adult and Junior section and full details are on the Club website.

Bentham Beagles Running Club
New adult running club in High Bentham. Run every Tuesday 7pm from Playing Fields.

UK Athletics are the National Governing Body for Athletics. The Fell Runners Association are the National Governing Body for Fell Running

Badminton

Bentham Badminton Club
Julie Bridgeman - Tel No. 015242 62276

Feathers Badminton Club
Caris Kingham - Tel No. 01756 798060
Meet Monday 7-9pm at Aireville School. New members welcome and first session free.

Grassington Badminton Club
Tel No. 01756 752079. The club play at Upper Wharfedale School Sports Hall. New members, aged from 16, are welcome from 7.30pm to 9.30pm every Thursday. Each session costs £4.

Ingleton Badminton Club
Carolyn Coggins - Tel No. 0777 3558149
Email: coggins145@btinternet.com

Settle Badminton Club
Ian Reid - Tel No. 07854211114

Skipton Badminton Club
Linda Wilkinson - Tel No. 01282 841972

St Andrew's Badminton Club
David Mitton - Tel No. 01756 700639

Sutton & South Craven Badminton Club
Spencer - Tel No. 01535 633907

Many of the Village or Community Halls have badminton groups playing in them, so check out your local community facility.

Badminton England are the National Governing Body for Badminton.

Basketball

West Craven Turbines BBC are based at West Craven High Technology College, Barnoldswick Term Time Only. Email - mail@westcraventurbines.co.uk

Skipton Basketball is a weekly social recreational play at Sandylands Sports Centre every Saturday morning from 11am to 12.30pm. Check out the facebook page for up to date info: https://www.facebook.com/SkiptonBasketball/ Just pay at reception and grab a ball to take part.

England Basketball are the National Governing Body for Basketball.

Bowling and Bowls

Matrix Superbowl is the only place in Craven where you can play indoor Ten Pin Bowling
Tel No. 01756 701 623

Outdoor Crown Green bowls is played at 14 greens in Craven District. There are 40 teams playing out of these greens, who mainly compete in the Skipton and District Bowling League.

Bowling Clubs in Craven:

Austwick Bowling Club

Bentham Springfield Bowling Club
Teresa Freeman (Club Secretary) Tel No. 015242 61222.

Broughton Road Bowling Club
Tel No. 01756 793729

Burton in Lonsdale Bowling Club
David Parker - Tel No. 01524273394

Cononley Bowling Club
David Calvert - Tel No. 01535 634240

Craven Bowling Club
Tel No. 01756 795979

Crosshills and District Bowling Club
Peter Dowgill - Tel No. 01535 632971

Gargrave Bowling Club
L. Hall Tel No. 01756 749320

Grassington and District Bowling Club

Ingleborough Bowling Club
Tel No. 015242 61546

Settle Bowling Club
John Chambers - Tel No. 01729 825783
Email. johnchambers1950@hotmail.co.uk

Skipton Devonshire Bowling Club

Sutton Park Bowling Club
Neil Whitaker -Tel No. 01535 636204

Whinfield Bowling Club
P Dunderdale - Tel No 01756 795793

Indoor Bowls is also played at various venues (mainly Village halls) across the District. There several clubs across Craven District:

Gargrave Indoor Bowls Club
Mrs Doreen Lambert - Tel No. 01756749495 or Mrs.N.Green 01756 749620

Ingleton Indoor Bowling Club
Tel No. 015242 41701

Tosside and District Indoor Bowls Club
Ann - Tel No. 01729-840294

Clapham Indoor Bowling Club

Embsay Village Hall Carpet Bowls Club Tel. 01756 709737

Carleton Village Hall : 2-4pm on a Monday and 7-9pm on a Friday: http://www.carletonvillagehall.org.uk/calendar

There are several National Governing Bodies that cover the various types of Bowling and Bowls:

British Crown Green Bowling Association

English Bowling Association

English Bowling Federation

English Indoor Bowling Association

English Women's Bowling Association

English Women's Bowling Federation

English Women's Indoor Bowling Association

English Short Mat Bowling Association

British Isles Bowls Council

British Isles Indoor Bowls Council

Boxing

Keighley Boxing Club

British Boxing Board of Control and the Amateur Boxing Association are the two National Governing Bodies covering Boxing:

Canoeing and Rowing

There are no clubs in craven, however the following 3 clubs are a short distance away. these clubs probably canoe some of the rivers in craven i.e. the river wharfe.

Bradford & Bingley

Pendle Paddlers Club

Calder Canoe Centre Club

Bradford Rowing Club

British Canoe Union are the National Govening Body for Canoeing.

Caving

Bradford Pothole Club

Craven Pothole Club

Yorkshire Subterranean Society

British Caving Association are the National Governing Body for Caving.

Climbing

Craven Mountaineering club

The British Mountaineering Council have a full definitive list of all accessible Crags in the Yorkshire Area

There are a few Indoor climbing walls in Craven. The main wall it at Ingle sport in Ingleton

Ermysteads Climbing wall is a small wall inside the school sports hall. It is available for groups to book.

British Mountaineering Council are the National Governing Body for Climbing.

Cricket

Bentham Cricket Club
Tony Atkinson - tonyatkinson7@tiscali.co.uk Tel No. 015242 61645

Bolton Abbey Cricket Club

Bradley Cricket Club

Cracoe Cricket Club

Carleton Cricket Club - No known contact. Club may have ceased.

Cononley Cricket Club

Cowling Senior Cricket Club

Cowling Junior Cricket Club

Cross Hills Cricket Club - No known contact. Club may have ceased.

Draughton Cricket Club

Embsay Senior Cricket Club

Embsay Junior Cricket Club

Gargrave Senior Cricket Club

Gargrave Junior Cricket Club

Glusburn Cricket Club

Ingleton Cricket Club

Rathmell & Wigglesworth Cricket Club

Settle Cricket Club

Skipton Church Institute Cricket Club

Skipton Cricket Club

Sutton Cricket Club

Thornton-in-Craven Cricket Club

Threshfield Cricket Club

Upper Wharfedale Cricket Club

Upper Wharfedale Junior Cricket Club

England and Wales Cricket Board are the National Governing Body for Cricket

Cue Sports

Snooker league: Crosshills and District Snooker League

Snooker League: Skipton Snooker League
Tel No. 01756 795979

English Pool Association are the recognised National Governing Body Pool.

There is no recognised National Governing Body for Snooker or Billiard

Cycling and Routes

Settle World Wide Wheelers are mainly a road club based out of Settle

NEW: Skipton Cycling Club have several club runs each week on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

They also run a Junior Club on Sunday afternoons: Email - skiptonjuniorriders@gmail.com

NEW: South Craven wheelers have club rides over the summer on Thursday evenings and a womens section

Gargrave Tuesday Club are a club that meet up once a month for leisure road rides

Routes

There are numerous well used cycle routes and mountain bike routes in the Craven District.

There are 20 recreational rides listed on our Cycle Routes page

Cycle the dales offers the best guide to Road riding and Touring in the Dales

MTB the dales offers the best guide to Mountain biking in the Dales

Sustrans are the Charity that has developed the national cycle network. There are a few routes that come through Craven. There is also cycling along many sections of the Leeds Liverpool Canal

British Cycling are the National Governing Body for Cycling.

Dance

Helen Green Dance Academy (Skipton Girls High School and Sandylands Sports Centre)
Helen Green Tel No. 07967 831661

Helen Howard School of Theatre Dance Helen Howard Tel No.: 015242 61350

Northern Dance Centre (Skipton, including Ballet, Folk Tap and Streetdance.)

Alison King School of Dance teaching Ballroom/Latin/Argentine Tango for adults and children in Long Preston / Settle Area
01729 840118

Partners Dance Centre teaching Latin American and Ballroom dance classes
Call 07801 365 100, info@partnersdance.co.uk

Silver Web Academy of Dance, I centre Ingleton. Dawn Butterworth 07949041712

Craven Swimming pool and Fitness Centre run weekly Zumba classes.

Many Village halls, Town Halls and Community Centres have weekly dance sessions, so please check out your local centre for more information.

There are several National Governing Bodies for Dance, please see Sport England Recognised Sports for more information on them.

Darts

There are currently lots of Darts Clubs across Craven District playing in local pubs and social clubs. Visit your nearest local clubs or pubs for more information.

League Name: Skipton Premier Darts League

The British Darts Organisation are the National Governing Body for Darts.

Disability Sport

See below for full details of Disability Sport opportunities in Craven

Settle Area Disability Swimmers are a club for people with disabilities to swim.
Peter Barker - Tel No 01729 823 603

Craven Swimming Pool in Skipton, have a Disability leisure swim that is every Tuesday and Thursday at 12 till 1 as stated on the Time table. Tel No. - 01756 792805

Craven Swimming Pool also has a Fitness centre that is available to use, the centre has Inclusive fitness initiative equipment and trained staff. Tel No. - 01756 792805.

In Airville park there is a new Table Tennis table to be used free of charge.
Tel No. - 01756 792805.

Also at Airville Park there is Disability cycling once a week, if you would like to book a place please get in touch. Tel No: 01756 792805.

Simon Pierce is the lead officer of EFDS in the North Yorkshire Area. He works with plenty of groups to promote disabled sports, Also he has set up a new program for disabled children, which is called Playground To Podium. Tel No. - 01432 556782

The English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS) are the national body responsible for developing sport for disabled people in England.

Equestrian and Horse Riding

The Pendle and Craven Pony Club

Craven Country Ride, (Coniston Cold, Nr Skipton)

Draughton Riding Centre (Draughton, Skipton )
Tel No. - 01756 710242

Kilnsey Trekking & Riding Centre (Homestead Farm, Conistone with Kilnsey)

There are various National Governing Bodies for Equestrian activities, please visit the Sports England Recognised Sports page for more information on them.

Fencing

Skipton Fencing club

British Fencing Association are the National Governing Body for Fencing.

Football

Bentham Football Club

Bentham Junior Football Club

Bradley Football Club

Carleton Football Club

Carleton Juniors Football Club - Boys and Girls aged 7-11 years old Email: juliawoodhead@yahoo.co.uk - Tel No. 01756 709415

Cononley Sports Football Club

Cowling Football Club

Craven Football and District League

Craven Wanderers

Cross Hills Football Club

CrossHills Junior Football Club
Barrie Pearce - Tel No. 01535 635345

Embsay Football Club
Alan Robinson - Tel No. 01756 793209

Embsay Wolves Junior Football Club
Email - darrenlowry1965@yahoo.co.uk

Gargrave Football Club

Grassington Junior Football Club

Horton Football Club - Playing Field Association - Tel No. 01729 860366.

Ingleton Football Club

Ingleton Women's Football Club - No known contact. Club may have ceased.

Long Preston Football club

Settle United Football Club
Alan Dinsdale - Tel No. 01729823738

Settle United Junior Football Club

Skipton Futsall Club, contact Paul Douglass Email - paulskidouglass@yahoo.co.ukTel - 07989979394

Skipton LMS Football Club

Skipton Town Amateur Football Club

Skipton Junior Football Club

Sutton Juniors Football Club

The Football Association are the National Governing Body for Football.

Golf & Golf Courses

Skipton Golf Club

Bentham Golf Club

Settle Golf Club

Golf driving range:

White Hills Driving Range (Skipton)

There are several National Governing bodies for Golf. These can be found on the Sports England Recognised Sports page.

Gymnastics

Craven Gymnastics Club based at Skipton Academy Nee: Aireville School, with 3 sessions per week: Tues and Thursday evening and Saturday morning. Club has a waiting list.
Email - cravengymnastics@gmail.com or call 07522760239

British Gymnastics are the National Governing Body for Gymnastics.

Hockey

There are no Hockey Clubs based in Craven District area, but the following are nearby:

Skipton Ladies Hockey Club: Training takes place on Thursday evenings 8-9pm at Oakbank School, Oakworth (come early for the warm up run at 7.30pm!!).
Lisa Cooper - 07702404530 - -email- Ali Taylor - 07707398451 - -email- Jayne Fort - 07581205125 - -email-

Ben Rhydding Hockey Club - Illkly

Airedale Hockey Club - Oakbank School in Keighley

Bingley Bees Hockey Club

Bradford Hockey Club

England Hockey are the National Governing Body for Hockey.