A project to connect the literary heritage of the Brontës with contemporary art has received a £1,000 donation.

The Yorkshire Bank Charitable Trust has given the money to the Brontë Society, which will spend it on its contemporary arts programme.

Andrew McCarthy, deputy director of the Brontë Parsonage Museum at Haworth, said: "We want the parsonage to be much more than just a literary museum.

"Through the contemporary arts programme, we hope to establish the museum as a thriving creative centre.

"The Brontës are well established in people's minds, but there are a lot of stereotypes about them and about the museum.

"We want to retain what people love about the place but also inject something of the contemporary creative world into the parsonage.

"We are very grateful for the Yorkshire Bank's support. Through it we aim to bring more well-known writers and artists to work with us here in Haworth, and to develop projects with Yorkshire-based creative talent also."

Anthony Cope, the business manager of Yorkshire Bank in Keighley, said: "We are delighted that we have been able to support this worthwhile project."