A PROJECT by North Yorkshire’s library service celebrates the county’s dialect and history.

Last year, the library service secured funding from the Arts Council and the Dialect and Heritage Project to run a series of workshops with hard-to-reach residents – which totalled £12,000 with added funding from North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC).

The Ey Up! project involved young people, military veterans and those with mental health issues. Library staff worked with one of these audiences and a single artist over four weekly workshops.

Residents are now being encouraged to visit the exhibitions in libraries, including in Scarborough.

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NYCC’s executive member for libraries, Cllr Greg White, said: “We have received great feedback from those who took part in the sessions as well as the artists. It offered a chance to celebrate Yorkshire’s rich dialects and increase awareness of local history.

“We have been very impressed with the amount of work that has gone into the exhibitions. It’s another new project that our libraries have been involved with which has encouraged new visitors through the doors.”

Scarborough library held workshops with participants from the Mencap charity led by print artist Dawn Brooks.

The exhibitions will be on display until the end of February.

For more details visit www.northyorks.gov.uk/local-libraries