A SILSDEN campaign group is launching a book celebrating threatened fields in the town.

A Land For All Seasons – featuring words and photos contributed by residents – charts the story of the site between Hawber Cote, Brown Bank Lane and the hamlets of Brunthwaite and Swartha, where planning permission has been given for 138 houses.

The booklet – published by Silsden Campaign for the Countryside – will be launched at its coffee morning in St James' Community Hall on Saturday, March 9, between 9.30am-11.30am, before going on sale in shops. It is priced £4.99.

Group chair, Mark Wogden, says: "This beautiful book combines a celebration of the history and wildlife on these much-loved fields during all four seasons with a lament for what will be lost. It's also a call to action to save the remaining land for future generations.

"We hope the book will serve as a permanent testament to the special place this stretch of countryside has always held in Silsden hearts."

Contributors include Carol Morrell Smith, whose family history in Silsden goes back centuries.

"I remember my grandparents enjoying the scenery and the rich birdlife here and no doubt their ancestors did the same," she says.