Activities are being planned to celebrate Keighley Day on March 19, exactly a year since the founding of the Town Council.

The event is intended to celebrate the essence of the town, according to a spokesman for the town council.

"As communities have become polarised, we do not always recognise strengths and expertise within them. Keighley Day is an attempt to rectify this and have fun," she said.

The opening day of the celebrations - Saturday, March 15 - will see events in Low Street, including morris dancing, majorettes, belly dancers and Keighley Scout Band.

Town Hall Square will host a performance by theatre groups Keighley Amateurs and HYT, a Bavarian oompha band and, after dusk, a procession of light.

Lund Park will have a children's fair and fancy dress contest.

Lund Park community group plans a nature trail, fun run and balloon release.

Other events include a display of the town's original register of wedding, baptism and funeral records and a letter from John Wesley at Keighley Shared Parish Church.

The Shah Jala Mosque and St Anne's Roman Catholic Church will be open to the public.

A list of all the activities is available at Keighley town council office in the town hall.

East Riddlesden Hall, the National Trust's 17th century mansion in Keighley, is a hive of activity.

Gardener Jill Saunders and her helpers have been busy preparing for the new season.

The West Yorkshire Volunteers arrived a month earlier than usual to get the Jacobean house ready to join in the Keighley Day celebrations.

East Riddlesden Hall's Liz Houseman said: "We think it's very important to be part of the celebration and show people what we can offer.

"We are reducing the entrance price to adults to £2 - normally adults at £3.60 - and children are free."