A SERIES of events are being run by Bradford Council’s Museums and Galleries Service to celebrate the temporary Model Mania exhibition currently on display at Bradford Industrial Museum.

Throughout 2019, model clubs and groups from around the Bradford district will come to the museum to showcase and demonstrate their models.

Visitors will have the opportunity to view all sorts of miniature engineering marvels and see them in action throughout the various demonstration weekends.

Tomorrow and on Sunday, visitors are welcome to attend the first demonstration weekend, hosted by the Leeds and Bradford Model Boat Club. There will also be a static display of a selection of their models on show in the Model Mania exhibition until Sunday.

On Sunday, May 5, Keighley and District Model Aircraft Club will be at the museum to run demonstrations of their miniature aircraft. There will also be an opportunity for visitors to see the models in a static display as part of the exhibition from Tuesday, April 30, to Monday, May 6.

As well as these live demonstrations, on Monday, May 6, from 10am to 4pm the museum is hosting their annual Bank Holiday ‘A Grand Day Out’ event, which will see The British Model Flying Association and Keighley & District Model Aircraft Club come together to bring flight and flying simulators to the museum along with small aircraft that will be flown in the museum’s paddock area.

For this event there will also be family activities as well as delicious food provided by local company, Rita’s Indian Kitchen.

To round off the series of events, models from the Bradford Model Engineering Society will be at the museum from Tuesday, August 6, to Sunday, August 18. Their engineering marvels will be on show in the Model Mania exhibition between these dates, and people can come along to see them in action during demonstration weekends taking place on August 10 and 11, as well as August 17 and 18 between 11am and 4pm.

Maggie Pedley from Bradford Council’s Museum’s and Galleries Service, said: “We are looking forward to welcoming these clubs to our Bradford Industrial Museum and with free entry to the museum, these events are bound to be a fantastic day out for model enthusiasts and novices alike. People can come along to see these miniature marvels in action and meet club members to find out about the local clubs.”

All the events are free, but donations are welcome. The museum is open Tuesday to Friday 10am to 4pm and Saturday and Sunday 11am to 4pm.

For more information about events at Bradford Council-run museums and galleries visit www.bradfordmuseums.org.