November Events

November 1 – 30, 2025

Thursday 5th November – Kirkby Stephen Memory Club – Methodist Hall, Kirkby Stephen

10.30 am to 12 pm. Everyone welcome, particularly those experiencing memory problems. Help and support for carers. Music, crafts, games and entertainment. Tea, coffee, biscuits and a chat with friends. No need to book just turn up or for further information contact Tony Taylor on 017683 42702 or email [email protected]

Saturday 7th November – Kirkby Stephen Craft and Food Producers Market – Masonic Hall and Silver Street Gardens

9 am to 1 pm. A variety of local produce stalls including food, jams, plants and crafts. Come along and support your local businesses.

Friday 13th November – Kirkby Stephen Hearing Services – Kirkby Stephen Local Links

10 am to 12 noon. Kirkby Stephen Hearing Services run their clinics for anyone needing repairs or servicing to their hearing aids, here at the Local Links on the 2nd Friday of each month. This service is BY APPOINTMENT ONLY – please ring 07724132277.

Hearing aid batteries can be provided her.e at Local Links, free of charge, if you are registered at a doctors in Eden. Our opening hours are Mondays and Wednesdays, 10am to 12 noon, and 1 pm to 3 pm. Please bring details of the battery size you require.

Monday 16th November – Tech Help Drop in Session – Ravenstonedale Community and Heritage Centre

10.30 to 12.30 Friendly and informal tech support – just drop in. Held the 3rd Monday of every month. We can help with setting up and using mobile phones, tablets and laptops, how to do everyday tasks on your devices, advice and troubleshooting for common problems. We can also help with fault diagnosis but no repairs.

Thursday 19th November – Kirkby Stephen Memory Club – Methodist Hall, Kirkby Stephen

Friday 20th November – Painting Watercolour Poppies with Valerie Stamper – Soulby Village Hall

9.30 am. Workshop lasts 3 hours along with a break and is beginner friendly. Cost £35 – visit http://www.highlightsnorth.co.uk

Saturday 21st November – Brough Farmers and Makers Market – Brough Memorial Hall

9 am to 12 noon. With extra stallholders for 2026 and a special stall holder guest appearance every month, we cannot wait to support local people and local businesses. All we need now is you!

Free entry. Tea, coffee and homemade cakes available

Saturday 28th November – Christmas Light Switch On – Kirkby Stephen

10 am onwards. A day of celebrating all things festive topping it all off with a superb Tractor Run, following the turning on of the lights at 6 pm. Food stalls, rides, Christmas windows, mini tractor parade, Christmas show, treasure hunt, Christmas fair, Euphoric Circus, Singalong and more…. There will also be a Santa’s Grotto which needs to be pre-booked, for tickets call into Sandys, The Old Shambles, Market Square or text 07974754026.

Saturday 28th November – Christmas Fair – The Masonic Hall, Kirkby Stephen

10 am to 4 pm. To coincide with the Christmas Light Switch On, we are will be holding a Christmas craft fair. We have some fantastic stalls ranging from Tropic skincare to woodwork, photography and books alongside handmade gifts and cards, delicious baked goods and lots more. There will also be a raffle, refreshments and a children’s trail of the town with prizes to be won.

Saturday 28th November – Christmas Tractor Run by Pennine YFC – Various local villages in Kirkby Stephen area

6 pm. Starts from the Auction Mart. This is our third year of hosting the event and we are looking forward to seeing many decorated tractors. Donation buckets will also be circulating, we’re raising money to support 4 different charities this year – Pennine YFC, Kirkby Stephen Christmas Lights Switch On, The Great North Air Ambulance and the MS Society.

This year we’ve also extended our horizons and are taking over Kirkby Stephen auction mart cafe serving burgers, cakes, teas and coffees etc.