CHILDREN provided some festive cheer for patients of Airedale General Hospital.

Pupils from Glusburn Primary and Eastburn Junior & Infant schools, near Keighley, sang carols in the outpatients department entrance.

Hospital chaplain Jenny Smith, said: “The idea behind the carol singing was to create a festive atmosphere around the hospital and to try to take patients’ minds off any worries they may have – at least for a short time.”