When Margaret Krupa decided to set up a website about her village she didn't anticipate the overwhelming response she would receive from all over the world.

The 64-year-old is convinced the attraction of the website - Cottingley Connect - which she set up with the help of her 25-year-old son Gerard, is because it focuses on the famous Cottingley Fairies legend.

Mrs Krupa said: "The website has had responses from all over the world, mainly because it has got something about the Cottingley Fairies."

Living in Cottingley for the main part of her life, Mrs Krupa had collected lots of memorabilia which she wanted to share.

Originally she was going to write a book but decided to set up the website so people, including those who have moved away from the village, could tap into it.

On the website Mrs Krupa also puts the village's newsletter, details of landmarks - including Cottingley Town Hall - and information about Cottingley's famous inhabitants.

They include the British Secret Service master spy - William Wickham, dubbed Cottingley's Scarlet Pimpernel, who was born in 1761 and whose family lived in the Old Hall in the 18th century.

Another famous resident was the Cottingley Fairies' creator - Elsie Wright - who was born in 1901 and died in 1988.

In 1917 cousins Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths faked photographs of fairies dancing in Cottingley Beck at the back of the terraced house in Cottingley village. The house is now owned by Emmerdale star Dominic Brunt who plays vet Paddy Kirk in the hit ITV soap.

Almost two years ago villagers launched the Cottingley Town Hall restoration fund to raise over £150,000 to repair the Grade II listed building and its leaking roof.

It is to be the beneficiary of Heritage Day, an annual event on the village calendar, which is now in its fourth year.

The event takes place from 10am-4pm on September 8. Local historian Dr Gary Firth will give a slideshow and talk about the history of Cottingley in the schoolroom, attached to Cottingley Town Hall, where the creators of the legend were educated.

A prize draw will also be held and that, along with tireless fundraising and a National Lottery grant has enabled repair work to start on the Town Hall and it is expected to take around five months to complete.

Cottingley Town Hall was built by villagers in 1865 on land donated by various dignitaries including the Ferrands family of St Ives.

lThe Cottingley Connect website can be accessed on www.mkrupa.freeserve.co.uk