St. Andrew’s Church – On Sunday there will be a service of holy communion at 8.15am and at 10am. The church’s annual meetings will take place following the 10am service. On Sunday at 3pm and on Monday at 7pm there will be a public meeting to present plans for the reordering of the central part of the church building.

Farnhill Methodist Church – There will be no service on Sunday at Farnhill as the congregation will be joining worship at Silsden Methodist Church.

The Village Pump, the over 50s group, meets in the lower hall at Farnhill Methodist Church on Wednesday from 2-3.30pm.

Isobel Stirk will give a talk this Friday on the life and works of Charles Dickens and she will include information and comments on the time he spent in Yorkshire. The talk has been organised by the Farnhill and Kildwick History Group and will be held in the institute at 7.30pm. Admission is £3 on the door, which includes tea/coffee.

The Kildwick and Farnhill Institute calendar for 2015 is to be produced in co-operation with the Farnhill and Kildwick History Group, but this year there is a change in format. It will contain a selection of photos of favourite sights in the villages from years ago. The customary format using photos submitted by villagers will resume for the 2016 calendar.

The meeting of Farnhill Parish Council was held on April 1 at Kildwick/Farnhill Institute. The meeting was chaired by Coun G Harling. Five members of the council were present plus North Yorkshire County Councillor P Mulligan and the clerk. The minutes of the meetings held on March 4 and 13 were approved.

A reply was received from the road policing group with regard to the one-way diversion system not being put into practice when the A629 is blocked due to accidents or other issues. They state that there has never been a definite diversion route for traffic in relation to the A629 at Cononley and that each collision location will vary slightly as well as the attending officer needing sufficient resources to put effective diversions in place. Clerk to respond stating that a diversion system was arranged by Highways, traffic police and Farnhill Parish Council several years ago to put in place by using flip down signs to create a one-way system through the village to avoid gridlock. Clerk to inform Highways that there is a flood under the culvert in Main Street. County Coun P Mulligan informed the parish council that the little white bus has now replaced the little Red Bus, but it is an on-demand service which has a joining fee plus a journey fare. He also stated that NYCC will be taking over some of the services from Pennine Buses. The receipts and payments account and supporting statement for year ended March 31 were presented to the council and were approved. The accounting statement for the annual return was also approved by the council. The annual parish meeting is being held on Tuesday, May 6 at 7.30pm in the downstairs room at Kildwick/Farnhill Institute and the ordinary parish council meeting will therefore be held on Thursday, May 8 at 7.30pm. The parish council newsletter draft was agreed by the council and clerk to get copies printed and distributed to councillors for circulation round the village. Coun R Bramley reported that the hedge at the play area was protruding into the path and was in need of cutting back and thinning. The parish council resolved that he could carry out the necessary work and that he could purchase some weed and feed for the grassed area in the play area.

Clerk has contacted the housing association again regarding the light at Langkirk Close and they confirmed the repairs should have taken place on April 4.

A request was received from a resident of the village asking if the large sycamore at Arbour Top could be trimmed as it was blocking the view and light from their house. Clerk to respond saying that the tree is in a conservation area and planning permission must be sought, and that the parish council is willing to apply for planning permission if they are prepared to pay for the work to be carried out.

The next parish council meeting will be on Thursday, May 8 at Kildwick and Farnhill Institute at 7.30pm. The date for the annual parish meeting is Tuesday, May 6 at the same time and venue.