& CULTURE It’s time to plan E

And there’s no shortage of things to do and places to go in West Yorkshire over the school holidays – this year from April 8 to 23.

Our guide to 10 ‘eggstra-special’ family activities has something for everyone and includes both indoor and outdoor venues.

The Kirklees Light Railway is running an Easter weekend service from Clayton West to Shelley (where the Easter Bunny will be waiting) on April 14 to 17. The Easter Eggspress is running at 40 minute intervals from 10am until 4pm. Ride the rails and join the Easter egg hunt for £9 for adults and £7 for children (family tickets available). Under twos go free. Weather permitting, the miniature railway in Greenhead Park, Huddersfield, is operating from the beginning of April at weekends and bank holidays between 1.30pm until 4pm. Tickets are £1.30 per person. artists Damian Clark and Karen Stansfield, are being held at the Creative Arts Hub in Mirfield and Batley Art Gallery. The workshops are running from Tuesday, April 11, to Thursday, April 20, and will range from modern sculpture to making primitive coil pots. For details and to book a place visit creativeartshub. org.uk

Trainee knights will compete for the honour of taking part in the Easter Tournament at the Royal Armouries in Leeds (April 14 to 17). The training sessions on April 8 and 9 will demonstrate to audiences just how much work goes into training to become a knight. The actual tournament weekend will feature teams from Norway, France and England, including a female jouster. While entry to the armouries museum is free, tournament tickets are between £6 and £14 (with family passes available). For details and to book visit royalarmouries. org/events

Circus Evolution brings a company of Finnish circus artists to The Civic in Barnsley on Sunday, April 9, with a show, Around, that is aimed at families with young children. Around has juggling, sword swallowing (not to be tried at home), hula hooping, bubble blowing and break dancing. Tickets are £5 to £8 from 01226 327000 or barnsleycivic.co.uk

Cannon Hall Farm near Cawthorne is expecting a huge ‘crop’ of new lambs for Easter and will be welcoming visitors to the site with its first-ever Easter Eggstravaganza. There’s a chance to see lambing live and visit the Easter Bunny. Every fullpaying child will receive a chocolate egg. There’s also a 20 minute promenade performance of an Easter children’s show (for which tickets must be booked in