Gallery: Yorkshire Wartime Experience weekend

Cleckheaton was transformed into a battlefield over the weekend as the Yorkshire Wartime Experience came to town.

The event, at a site off Hunsworth Lane, is now the biggest military re-enactment festival in the north of England.

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A dramatic recreation of a battle

It focuses on both world wars, with 500 military vehicles from both periods on display.

Over 50 re-enactment groups were invited to portray various armies and services.

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Crowds enjoy the displays at Cleckheaton

There was also the chance to ride a tank.

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Soldiers help each other during a WW1 gas attack
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50 re-enactment groups attended
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Sappers dig a trench
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