A NEW Keighley company has been set up to promote school holiday sports camps -- and was celebrating this week even before their first events started.

Partners Will Smith and Paul Ryan developed the scheme after working on multi-sports course for over five years, and their new courses have been designed for children from 5-13.

"Our aim is to promote the importance of physical activity as an integral part of children's lives," Will Smith said.

Courses over the Easter holiday are being held at Parkside, and the former Bronte Middle School, as well as at St John's College York, and Sandal Primary School in Baildon.

"The response has been absolutely fantastic. As soon as we announced the scheme the Parkside camps sold out and we had to introduce another event at Bronte -- and now that is also almost full.

"It has proved so popular we are already working on plans for the summer holidays," he said.

n National Basketball Camps is also bouncing into town over Easter with a four day clinic at Keighley Leisure Centre from March 25-28.

The events are held from 10am to 4pm each day and are for 8-19 year olds.

n Will Smith (centre) with Rachelle Houldsworth and James Bennett, left and Will Smith.