GAMING, swimming, arts, crafts and animals were among the highlights of a busy Bank Holiday weekend across the Bradford district.

Saltaire had an open door policy for its annual three-day Arts Trail event.

A group of more than 22 venues and private homes welcomed visitors as part of the festival, organised by Saltaire Inspired.

Helen Winslow, 35, of Caroline Street, was one of them.

She said: "It's nice to have people coming round my house.

"I have had quite a lot of people coming through and saying nice things about my house."

Visitors could also take a tour of a range of locations around the World Heritage site.

Victoria Hall hosted a makers fair with crafts and jewellery up for sale from stalls.

Shipley-based Doodle Club, a bi-monthly art club for adults and children, had large pieces of paper where creative passers-by, both young and old, could draw on in the gardens of Salt Building, Shipley College.

Four members of Saltaire Arts Club sold their paintings and made bunting in the village's Methodist Church hall.

The Bradford Voices Community Choir stopped around the village for a busking session.

The event, which attracts thousands of visitors, was postponed last year but returned in style this year as people also took a chance to sketch some of Saltaire's historic buildings from the garden outside Victoria Hall.

The three-day event finishes today.

Meanwhile, young computer game designers saw their work showcased on the big screen in Bradford's Centenary Square on Saturday.

Impact Gamers is a group run at the My Impact Centre, Cross Lane, Little Horton, every Monday night by the Joshua Project charity.

Saturday's event saw the group, aged 11 to 13, have their 16 games played by the public as the big screen turned into an arcade machine.

The project aims to give youngsters a positive outlook for their use of computer games and encourage them to pursue it as a future career.

Adam Syrop, Impact Games' project leader, said: "A lot of people have been playing on the games and showing an interest in them.

"The children want to stop and have a go on them.

"Today is a showcase for the group's work. They are quite retro-looking games. They look like computer games from the 1980s and 90s, which people enjoy."

A group of about 200 swimmers made a splash as Ilkley Lido held its annual open day on Saturday.

People took the plunge to mark the start of the Denton Road site's 80th anniversary celebrations this year.

The Lido, which features a children's slide and 45-metre stretch of shallow water, will be open until July 26.

The celebrations this year include the annual Solstice swim on June 21.

Adam Clewes, Ilkley Pool duty manager, said: "It's been brilliant.

"The weather was nice for us too. It was a pretty good open day for us."

Animal lovers supported the Bradford & District branch of the RSPCA yesterday for its annual spring open day.

The Mount Street venue featured raffles and tombolas and also had a display of an historic Army vehicle.