A weekend of World War II nostalgia took over Haworth’s streets as thousands of people visited its annual 1940s event.

Land girls, members of the Home Guard, Nazis and even Winston Churchill were seen among the sandbags and the bunting in Main Street.

The annual celebration was re-launched this year following initial fears it had been cancelled when the organisers stood down.

Nikki Carroll, one of 20 volunteers who stepped in to save the event, hailed it a major success.

She said: “There's been a fantastic response. It's been wonderful and we've had some really positive feedback.

“It's really important to get across that the council and police have backed us and given the weekend support.”

On Saturday, ‘Winston Churc-hill’ gave a rousing speech from outside the Black Bull pub.

There were also attractions in Haworth’s Central Park, with military vehicles, music and swing dancing, as well as a vintage market marquee, selling official Haworth 1940s merchandise.

Friends of Bradford paratrooper Private Martin Bell were also raising money for The Afghanistan Trust, in memory of Pte Bell, who died in a bomb blast in Afghanistan last year.

Organiser Kris Smith, police and volunteers spent the weekend cycling on an exercise bike outside the police contact point in Changegate, where Pte Bell was stationed before he joined the Army.

PCSO Helen Wynn-Evans said: “When Kris approached us about his Ride Of Respect we had a think about what we could do to help from the contact point and decided that this would be a good way of helping us emulate their achievements.”