VISITORS to Bolling Hall Museum on Saturday were in store for a treat as the centre stated a WW1 centenary activities day.

Young and old were catered for from experiencing a tented encampment with period weapons used by soldiers during the war to learning about life in the trenches.

There was also a re-enactment group, the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment, who provided activities, drills and the opportunity to handle period weaponry and equipment.

Organiser Rebecca McGrath, PA to the museum's manager, said: "We have had a fabulous day with the re-enactors from the 5th Battalion Norfolk Regiment providing sign up activities, drills and the opportunity to handle period weaponry and equipment. Inside the hall visitors have been able to view and handle First World War objects and clothing from the Bradford Museums and Galleries collection, as well as making replicas of the tins which were sent to the troops at Christmas time. Elliot Broadfoot delivered an engaging and lively one-man show, ‘The Bolling Hall Varieties’, informing visitors of the changing fortunes of Bradford’s textile industry due to the outbreak of the war."

Bowling Park, which is close to the Hall, was used as a training camp for the Bradford Pals during the First World War, where they prepared for life on the front line. In its time, the encampment would be visible from Bolling Hall.