THE North Yorkshire village of Brompton-by-Sawdon has three good reasons to celebrate.

As well as a programme to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee, residents of the village, near Scarborough, are organising events commemorating the 200th anniversary of the marriage of poet William Wordsworth in the church of All Saints, and the 150th anniversary of the first flight by Sir George Cayley, father of aviation, in Brompton Dale.

Wordworth's wedding to Mary Hutchinson, who lived at nearby Gallows Hill, is to be marked by a service at All Saints on October 4, when a special peel will be rung by the restored bells, said Chris Evans, parish councillor and historian, who is one of the leading organisers.

Readings are also being held to celebrate Wordworth's life and children are taking part in a poetry competition and planting bulbs.

Meanwhile the village is also making plans to celebrate the flight of Cayley's "flying machine" in a field adjoining the village.

Together with Sir George's descendants, who live in the village, the occasions will be celebrated at Brompton hall where he lived and worked on his aircraft.