Haworth Arts and Music Festival was a success artistically but not financially, says one of its organisers.

Lucy Moon said the event wasn’t expected to break even and could leave committee members out of pocket.

The volunteer organisers had been relying on ticket sales to cover a shortfall in grant funding.

Bradford Council had provided cash but other previous funders including the Arts Council had not.

Most attractions did well but one of the headliners — poet Ian McMillan — attracted just 25 people.

The festival was held for four days last weekend with a mix of professional artists and local people.

Mrs Moon said the weekend as a whole went really well with quality performances and workshops.

She said the other headliner, jazz saxophonist Snake Davis, attracted more people than expected.

Several concerts successfully brought together Worth Valley musicians and performers from County Cavan in Ireland.

A team of Parcour freerunners showed off their acrobatic skills in Main Street, then led a workshop with about 15 local young people.

Mrs Moon said the event was so popular that the festival committee hoped to organise regular freerunning lessons in Haworth.

Family art workshops again proved popular, offering felt making, silhouette drawing, pottery drawing and melon painting.

The festival had begun with a demonstration in the parish church by Haworth Guild of Bellringers.

Live images of the ringers at work in the church tower were projected on a screen inside the church.

Mrs Moon said the Guild hoped to find funding to project similar images onto the church’s outside wall, perhaps at Christmas.

Traditional Irish musicians travelled from County Cavan to perform at Haworth Arts and Music Festival.

First they visited Haworth Primary School to give performances and host workshops for the students.

They were joined by storyteller Taffy Thomas - another arts festival performer - and local musicians. Among the Irish contingent was award-winning 76-year-old Seamus the Lilter. Keighley-based folk singer-musician Maggie Boyle. whose music is Irish-inspired, arranged to play alongside the Irish musicians during the festival.