Plans have been revealed to save Keswick's former pencil factory building.

Keswick Ministries, which is redeveloping the site as a new home for its annual Christian convention, has announced plans to turn the old factory into a conference centre and accommodation.

The project is expected to cost a total of £10 million.

The convention's main tent, currently located at Skiddaw Street, would be located at the northern side of the pencil factory site under the plans.

The existing pencil museum would be unaffected, with its car park upgraded.

A garden area and service yard would be located behind the former factory, while two small amphitheatres would be created next to the main tent site.

A road link would be made between the pencil factory site and the charity's existing Rawnsley site to make a single integrated venue for the convention and Keswick Ministries' other events.

The redundant building at the northern side of the site would be demolished under the plans.

Cockermouth architects Day Cummins have worked with the charity to draw up the plans.

Keswick Ministries secured the redundant site for £3 million in 2015 with the help of a Christian trust.

That trust has since given the charity a £400,000 discount and the remaining £2.6 million was repaid earlier this year, ahead of schedule.

The remainder of the overall project cost includes an estimated £5 million to refurbish the factory building, with other costs for infrastructure works and developing new offices at the Rawnsley site.

Keswick Convention began in 1875 on the lawn at St John's Church vicarage.

Now a three-week event, it currently attracts nearly 15,000 visitors each year to the town, bringing an estimated £2.5 million into the local economy each year.

The charity is fundraising for the project. To donate visit keswickministries.org/derwent

This year's convention began on Saturday and runs until August 4.

For more details visit keswickministries.org