Some more chums in the BBC Radio Lincolnshire photo booth at Lincoln Castle.

Musicians played in Lincoln High Street as part of the procession.

It’s difficult now to remember that in 1914 cars were less than 20 years old and the first manned flight had only taken off in 1903. But the tank was about to take the world by storm.

BBC Radio Lincolnshire's Melvyn Prior plays the part of the mayor in Green Fields and Beyond. We are now considering a campaign to make it happen for real in Lincoln. 

The procession makes its way back up Steep Hill ahead of tonight's finale in the grounds of Lincoln Castle.

Sarah is one of many volunteers helping out with various aspects of the day - so say hello if you see her. Smile, and I'm sure she will give you a leaflet for Lincoln Tank Group. 

Two more recruits for the BBC Radio Lincolnshire photo booth at Lincoln Castle - if you are there tonight pop along and see how good you look in uniform.

Image source, Lincolnshire County Council

All of the day's activities and tonight's performance are about commemorating the role of Lincolnshire in World War One.

Lots of other activities have already happened and some are still ongoing.

There's also the display of Poppies:Wave, external at Lincoln Castle, you can see a timelapse video of their installation here.

More than 18,000 names of Lincolnshire men who died during World War One have been added to the Books of Remembrance at Lincoln Cathedral, available to see, external through the summer months.

Watch highlights from the procession on Steep Hill which took place earlier today.

People gather in the centre of Lincoln for one of a number of storytelling workshops ahead of tonight's performance of Green Fields and Beyond.

Watch a live stream, external of the parade from the centre of Lincoln to Castle Square

Pigeons, yes you read it right, will be involved in the procession through the centre of Lincoln at about 4.30pm

Soldiers on Steep Hill in Lincoln ready for action

The tanks quickly captured the public imagination. They were unlike any weapon of war that people had seen before and people struggled to find the vocabulary to describe them. 

They were described as ‘prehistoric’ or resembling turtles or elephants.

William Tritton wrote The Tank Anthem which was sold at one penny per copy to raise money for the Foster’s Comforts Fund which was used to ‘benefit Soldiers. Sailors and Tank Boys at the Front’.

It was sung to the tune of God Save the King and went:

The Glorious Foster Tanks Have smashed the German ranks;

These fighting Tanks,

Their noses to the Rhine,

Have stormed the ‘Pill Box’ line,

And done their work so fine,

The wondrous Tanks!

Thousands of lives they save;

These Tank Crews all so brave,

Great deeds perform,

Through barbed wire, shot and shell;

Huns thought impregnable,

The Landships fought right well: 

Let’s cheer these tanks.

Our Tanks are ‘doing their bit,’ 

Making a famous hit.

David McKenna
Reporter, BBC News Online

Were you lucky enough to be at the performance of Green Fields Beyond at Lincoln Castle last night? Well if you were, or know someone that was, and they had a go in the photo booth, external, the evidence is here, external.

They sound like an early girl band but the Munitionettes, as they became known, were the girls and women who came to work at Fosters factory in Lincoln between 1914 and 1918.

With huge numbers of men gone to war the factories and other workplaces had to replace them. Traditionally women didn't work in those kinds of jobs and it took a government intervention to make trade unions accept women.

Though not making munitions, the women working at Fosters in Lincoln soon gained the title Munitionettes which differentiated them from many of the women working at Rustons who were called the "Aircraft Girls".

There's lots to see and do in Lincoln all day as part of Green Fields Beyond.

All day from 10am — 6pm Castle Square TRADITIONAL FARMER’S MARKET

1.30pm — 5.30pm Steep Hill & High St PROCESSIONS, PARADE & CARNIVAL INCREDIBLE JOURNEYS

2pm — 4pm Cathedral Centre PIMENTO POETS: TOMMIES, TANKS & MUNITIONETTES Local poets read their own work on 1916 and beyond.Supported by Dr Andrew Jackson & historian Richard Pullen.

4pm — 5pm Judge’s Lodgings FALLEN Classical song & dramatised readings for five professional voices,narrating a chamber story of remembrance.

6pm — 7.30pm Judge’s Lodgings BIRTH OF THE TANK  A Lecture & Film show by historian Richard Pullen & film-maker Andy Blow.

7.45pm—10.30pm Lincoln Castle GREEN FIELDS BEYOND SATURDAY 16 JULY 

An extraordinary theatrical event that will involve hundreds of local performers, working alongside professional theatre and carnival makers. 

It will tell the story of our city 100 years ago as women and men from across Lincolnshire worked tirelessly to build the new invention that would change the course of the Great War.

The performance is written by Louise Page, Music composed by Nick Bicât  

Image source, Richard Pullen

We now know without doubt who was responsible for the designs of the first tanks, but in 1917 it wasn’t nearly so clear.

It was a matter of importance because a large cash award was on offer.

After a lot of jostling for credit, the invention was finally credited to William Tritton and Walter Wilson.

They were given £15,000 to share between them. Tritton, however, felt the knighthood he received in 1917 and the profits he made from War Office contracts were sufficient and gave most of his share to his employees.  

At the presentation dinner he acknowledged the role the so-called Munitionettes - the women workers who played a vital role in the building and production of the first tanks.

David McKenna
Reporter, BBC News Online

Here are some of the staff bringing you Lincoln 16 Green Fields Beyond, they will be with the parade in and around Steep Hill, so if you see them say hello.

Natasha Turney
BBC Radio Lincolnshire

The procession may go up and down Steep Hill but if you need to stop for a breather there's no need to worry. 

The parade pauses for story time from professional performers.