The Rev Christine Hey leaves her post as superintendent minister for the Ilkley Methodist Circuit this week.

Based in Addingham, she has been the resident minister of Addingham, Ben Rhydding and Beamsley Methodist Churches whilst at the same time overseeing activities at Christchurch in the centre of Ilkley.

Her final service at Addingham is on Sunday.

She is moving to the Dove Valley Circuit in Derbyshire, where she will be based at Uttoxeter as the new superintendent minister.

The new superintendent minister for the Ilkley circuit will be the Rev Arnold Clay, who will move from the Romiley Methodist Circuit in Cheshire on September 1.