Councillors are to scrutinise a report which spells out the future of Haworth as a working village and not a Bronte theme park.

Bradford leisure services committee is to debate the document, A Vision For Haworth, when members meet at Lees First School in Cross Road, Keighley, on Thursday.

Its authors are Mike Hill, director of the Bronte Parsonage Museum in the village; Graham Mitchell, chairman of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway; and David Robertson-Brown, secretary of Haworth Traders.

Mr Mitchell said: "I am pleased that the committee has decided to look at the document at an early stage.

"Because tourism is the biggest employer in the village, it's important that it's managed responsibly not just for the people who live here, but also to improve the experience of those coming to visit."

It is the first survey of Haworth -- second only to Stratford in the country as the most popular literary tourist destination - in almost 30 years.

It makes 12 recommendations including a call for an action plan to be devised over the next three months.

It also wants the post of Haworth village manager made permanent, recommends that a partnership fund is set up to promote tourism, that a traffic study is launched and that a visitor study is carried out this summer.

And it wants Haworth residents to have their say at regular meetings with the new parish council.

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