SIR – I would like to thank all those who attended the annual parish meeting on May 1, at the Memorial Hall in Addingham.

The Parish Council has had another busy year, being involved in many projects, including responding on behalf of the village to Bradford’s Local Plan, working with ‘The Tour Addingham 2014’ committee to prepare for the many visitors that will come to the village for the Tour de France, including looking at parking and traffic issues.

We have also been working with the Civic Society on many issues including the placing of blue plaques on buildings of heritage in the village.

We continue to support the Garden Friends and work with other community groups, and we also supported the Christmas market and the Christmas lights switch-on, which was a wonderful success.

The parish council have continued to supported ‘Heartstart’ with councillors receiving training for the use of defibrillators in the village this year.

We have a lot of work ahead of us to address with the impending cutbacks planned by Bradford.

By acting now and addressing the proposed cuts and working with our neighbouring councils I hope that we can maintain the present services and keep the village as a picturesque place that we are proud of.

Catherine Coates, chairman of Addingham Parish Council