The Maurice Jagger Centre, in Halifax, hosted a Christmas tree festival and exhibition of almost 100 cribs.

The cribs were on loan from Dr Ron Mulroy, of Wakefield, and show Nativity scenes from different parts of the world.

Margaret Mattingley, secretary of the centre said: "There is a never-ending fascination in the many different cultural interpretations and depictions of the traditional Christmas crib.

"Each depiction of the familiar Nativity scene is a reflection of the culture and belief of its maker."

Many of the cribs are handmade from a variety of materials, including plaster, leaves of maize cobs, banana leaves, local wood, clay, terracotta and marzipan.

They came from Malta, India, Sri Lanka, Slovakia, Margarita, Africa, South America, Venice and Ethiopa. There was even a special one made in Yorkshire out of wool.

Christmas trees were decorated by groups which use the centre.

The Maurice Jagger Centre provides facilities for elderly and disabled people in Calderdale and relies on fund-raising to keep it open.