Forty metres of silk were dropped down and hoisted up the side of York’s city walls to mark the culmination of an art project between York St John University and local school children.

Local folk band Blackbeard’s Tea Party played live music to accompany moving lanterns and the exchange of the silk banners made by the pupils.

Poems written by the children were also performed.

A pulley system to manage the hoisting of the lanterns over the city walls was assisted by a local potholing group.

Stephen Burke, project director, said: “It’s really exciting to use the city walls as a backdrop for this groundbreaking event. There are plans to use York’s famous walls as a platform for future events.”