A GLOBAL girls festival visited Keighley in style.

The Women of the World (WOW) bus – adorned with artwork created by young female and non-binary people – parked up alongside the premises of arts charity Keighley Creative, whose team ran workshops and hosted performances.

The bus includes a library and recording studio and offers a range of interactive activities.

Nearly 400 people attended the event, which was supported by Bradford Council and funded by Keighley Towns Fund.

Activities at Keighley Creative included a workshop led by a professional tattoo artist and supported by the mental health charity, SCUFF.

A fully-booked DJ workshop gave participants a taste of mixing music, and the Yorkshire Sound Women's Network enabled children and young people to gain hands-on experience of music technology. Locally-based young female rock musicians, Sorelle, performed live.

For those interested in alternative arts, business owner Leanne Wright-Byrne – of The Kindred Bizzare – ran drop-in sessions.

And actor, historian and storyteller Irene Lofthouse spoke to visitors about an inspirational woman from the town's past, Amyl Jenny Field, the 'Red Devil of Keighley'.

A team from Eden Community Association offered free henna, and Highfield Community Centre provided hand massages.

Event director, Aimee Grundell, says: "WOW! What more can we say?

"Hundreds of people came along and got stuck in to a huge range of activities, many of which they had never tried before.

"We were really impressed with the enthusiasm and positivity shown by the people of Keighley. We hope we've given them some great memories and that the event will go on to inspire local people to be even more creative in the future."

Cat Foley, young people’s producer at WOW, says: "We loved meeting people of all generations – on some occasions, three generations at a time!

"Young people used their creativity to tell us a little bit about their identity, dreams and passions and how we can make the world a fairer and more equal place for all – not to mention them having a go in the driver's seat of the bus!"

Councillor Sarah Ferriby, Bradford Council’s executive member for healthy people and places, said: "It's brilliant to see how positively the WOW festival has been received among residents. As the district builds up to becoming UK City of Culture in 2025, it’s fantastic that projects like this are confirming how valuable arts, culture and heritage are within communities."