Young people are being given the chance to make a documentary about life in their village thanks to Government support.

The Government-funded Community Development Foundation (CDF) has agreed to back the three-year project in Wilsden to the tune of nearly £60,000.

The scheme, entitled Back to the Future, will involve up to 20 young people a year aged between 13 and 19 and is the brainchild of village hall warden Jeff Moor.

It will also create two part-time jobs for a youth leader and specialist tutor with computer and film editing skills.

The grant is a welcome boost for the village hall which has seen Bradford Council grants slashed in recent years.

Mr Moor was this week buying some of the computer equipment needed for the project and recruiting potential staff.

He said: "We want to build things into the project that young people will be interested in doing.

"We want people to benefit from it and gain extra skills and knowledge which might help them in further education or job hunting.

"Reaction to the documentary so far has been enthusiastic. We are asking youngsters to pick out what is important to them in the village, whether it is following Wilsden Gala from start to finish or some other issues that attract them.

"I'm hoping lots of young people will be interested in using the hi-tech equipment in a way they might find more valuable than formal education.

"The idea is to produce one film as well as other shorter ones on, for example, the cricket club.

"We need to get a contrast going which will also involve the young people interviewing senior citizens about what it was like when they were young."

Youngsters will be able to work towards receiving formal computer qualifications and it is hoped the scheme will have an added benefit of giving them something practical to do during the long summer nights.

Mr Moor added: "We are trying to get them involved in their community, get them doing something useful which they will enjoy. We are a well-established community group which has been going for 24 years and I don't see why it should not succeed."

At the end of the first year a film show is planned and Mr Moor also envisages producing several magazines along the way.

Each young person is scheduled to receive ten hours contact time a week with staff involved on the project.

Although there will be continuity from one year to the next Mr Moor imagines that each new year group will want to contribute their own original images.

Kay Holman, national projects manager for CDF, said: "The judges were very impressed by the quality of bids and feel confident that a community approach to reintegrating young people is a valuable addition to the range of measures already under way and planned."