OAKWELL Hall in Birstall is to reopen next month after a £190,000 electrical upgrade.

After reopening the hall building the venue will host a History Wardrobe presentation on Sunday, March 12. from 2pm to 4pm.

A Very Victorian Lady will offer a rare opportunity see original Victorian clothes and accessories in action.

Mother, millworker, milliner and emigrant - four very Victorian working women tell their stories through clothes.

Tickets are £12.50 and booking is essential. Call 01924 324761.

The grade I listed Elizabethan building was closed temporarily from the end of October for the essential works and is due to reopen the weekend of the History Wardrobe event.