A BRADFORD venue will be hosting a celebration to mark the 200th Birthday of Anne Bronte on Friday.

Anne, author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, was born in Thornton on January 17 1820.

200 years on, Delius Arts and Cultural Centre on Great Horton Road, will celebrate her contribution to the arts world by costing a celebration of her life and works.

The event, a collaboration between South Square Centre and The Brontë Parsonage Museum, will include an evening of live music, poetry, and dancing.

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There will be a Zine Making workshop with local artist Rosie Mcandrew, poetry by Sharena Lee Satti, spoke word performances by Kirsty Taylor and progressive synth sounds and visuals from Alice Hubble.

The celebration will run from 6PM to 10:30PM