St Andrew’s Church: On Sunday, there will be services of Holy Communion at 8.15am and 10am. Tea and scones will be served in the parish rooms from 2.30pm to 4.30pm and the church will be open to visitors. This week is the end of the summer season. Next Sunday, October 6, the church celebrates harvest festival with a family communion at 10am.

Farnhill Methodists: On Sunday, there will be a harvest festival service conducted by Deacon Claire Gill at 10.30am.

Village Pump: The over-50s group meets in the lower hall at Farnhill Methodist Church on Wednesday from 2pm to 3.30pm. Visitors and new members are welcome.

Beetle drive: A beetle drive will be held in Kildwick and Farnhill Institute tomorrow at 7.30pm. Admission is £5, including refreshments.

Bread demonstration: A Christmas bread demonstration by award-winning baker Mike Armstrong will be given at Kildwick and Farnhill Institute on Tuesday at 7.30pm. Admission is by ticket only and they can be obtained from Joyce on 01535 635880. Tickets are £5, including refreshments.

History exhibition: The local history group is holding an exhibition at Kildwick and Farnhill Institute on what the villages were like in the past. It will take place next Saturday, October 5, from 10am to 4pm. Admission is free and refreshments will be available. Anyone who has old photographs, newspaper cuttings or other memorabilia are asked to bring them along.

Parish council: District councillor Pat Fairbank reported that Craven District Council was carrying out a review of all its garages, including the ones at Farnhill. There are currently eight garages in Farnhill, of which four are in use. She asked for the parish council’s views on what it would like to happen with the garages. Members thought the best option would be to demolish the garages and replace them with new ones. Other options would be to use the area as a car park or sell off the land to individuals for the sole purpose of building a garage. The parish council stated that on no account must the area be used for anything other than car parking, as there was already a shortage of parking in the village. Coun Fairbank said 8,700 people had signed up for the brown bins for garden waste. County Coun Patrick Mulligan mentioned two consultations that were currently taking place. The first is for passenger transport and the proposed reductions to bus service subsidy which will affect Cononley and Bradley. The second is for social care and the assessment of criteria. He also reported that North Yorkshire County Council had received complaints regarding Ringway, the new contractors for highways, regarding the upkeep of highways and verges. It was noted work was being undertaken on the piece of land at the top of the Arbour. The clerk is to write to the tenant, saying the council had received complaints from the public and was concerned about the land being used for storage. The council thanked Coun G Harling for putting together a file for the Arbour and the clerk is to draft a Statement of Intent for the area to be considered at the next meeting. The council resolved to look into the purchase of a lawnmower for the path at lower Arbour and using volunteers rather than employing contractors to do the work. The clerk is to thank Henryk Matysniak for the work done on the website. Coun D Atkinson proposed that the parish council provided a Christmas tree and looked at buying solar lights for decoration. The county council has been asked to cut back the vegetation at Redmans Lane. The clerk is to write to Sue at the White Lion to thank her for arranging the scarecrow event which was very successful despite being set up at such short notice. The council said it would be willing to support the event again next year. The council will meet again in the institute on Tuesday at 7.30pm.