A new football trophy has been created to honour the industrial heritage of Barrow and the northeast.

Holker Old Boys will be representing the Cumbrian town on Saturday, July 20 as they take on Redcar Athletic to be crowned as the first winners of the Steel and Iron Cup.

The idea has largely been created by the Land of Iron History Museum in Skinningrove with support from Tees Valley Combined Authority.

They explained the new tournament is to 'be played between football teams from iron and steel communities' in the hope that it can become an annual tradition going forward.

The museum added: "It's also a way for us to bring our community together and celebrate our industrial heritage and, on Friday July 19, we will see a free Heritage Day open to the public at the ground.

"We'll be joined by Teesside Archives, the MFC Foundation, and many other organisations and groups.

"We'll be bringing our 'Mine on the Move' to Green Lane with a range of exhibits, artefacts and information about iron and steelmaking in the area, and there will be food, music, entertainment and family activities too."

In the evening a panel discussion will be held about local industry and heritage which is also free to attend.

This is all to get people in the spirit of the occasion on the Saturday, as the two teams look to do their communities proud on the football pitch.

Tickets for the match are £5 for adults, £3 for concessions, and £2 for under-16s.

There will also be several stalls and food and drink vendors on the day to get people in the spirit of the occasion.

The idea for the special game came from the Bury Cup, the inter-departmental football tournament at Skinningrove’s ironworks which ran from 1912 until 1972.

The Land of Iron museum reopened last year, with this their latest attempts to involve the local community in its shared history.