ARMED with a magic lantern projector, Barnsley poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan and documentary photographer Ian Beesley will tell the story of the First World War from the point of view of men who survived it and lived on to old age and a changing world in Magic Lantern Tales at Gilling East Village Hall, near Helmsley, on November 19.

Here, too, will be the tales of the women who worked in the factories that oiled the wheels of war. “War is often seen as a series of huge historical sweeps; this show reminds us that war is but people against people, and that each person has a story to tell,” says Ian McMillan.

The 7.30pm event is being promoted by Rural Arts in tandem with Nunnington gallery Bils & Rye and Ryedale District Council. Bils & Rye will be taking numerous works of art from the gallery to Gilling East, including new sculptures by Michael Thacker, ceramic animals by Ostinelli & Priest and a selection of ceramics, paintings and more sculpture, on show from 6.30pm, when the bar opens too. Tickets cost £10 online at ruralarts.org