The Duke of Wellington's Regiment will march into the area on Sunday to celebrate their 300th birthday.

The Dukes will be marching through Keighley and surrounding areas on a 140-mile parade - known as the Havercake March.

The march covers the length and breadth of the regiment's traditional recruiting area from Settle to Sheffield.

The Keighley area has traditionally been a good recruiting area for the Dukes and they still have a TA company based in the town.

The Havercake March is so called after recruiting sergeants used to put oatcakes, known as havercakes, on the end of their swords to tempt men to sign up.

As the Dukes march through this region they will hand out specially baked havercakes, while displays and re-enactments will take place at various points along the way.

Sergeant Major Chris Hosty of the Duke's media operations said: "This is going to be a fantastic march, it's an excellent way to celebrate the regiment's 300-year history and will be an interesting one for local people to come and watch."

The procession will arrive in Silsden on Sunday at 4pm where they will do a full public display in the park and meet councillors.

On Monday, they are due to leave Silsden at 10am and march to a noon presentation at Steeton Corn Mill, where they will meet council officials.

They then march through Utley to Timothy Taylors - who are producing a special Havercake Ale - for 2.30pm, and from there to Keighley Town Hall at 4pm for a half display at Keighley Town Hall Square, attended by the deputy Lord Mayor of Bradford.

They are due to leave Keighley on Tuesday, march through Bingley and arrive at Cullingworth war memorial at 4pm.

They set off from Cullingworth Parish Council at 10am on Wednesday and walk through the top end of Haworth Main Street for 12, where they will be met by Bradford Councillors and Haworth Parish Councillor Kris Hopkins.

They then march on to Oxenhope where they are due to arrive at 1pm before heading off to Hebden Bridge.

At each stop the Dukes will be giving a commemorative print of the old havercake recruiting sergeants, pictured left, to local officials.