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It was all guns blazing on Wednesday - as Chatham's Historic Dockyard celebrates its 25th anniversary.

A 25-gun salute was fired at noon, made up of three Second World War

guns fired by soldiers wearing army battle dress as worn during the Second World War.

~Listen: Bill Fowler, events manager at the Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust, tells how today's event will be spectacular>>>

The Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust has organised an exhibition of its work over the past quarter of a century, which will be opened by housing and planning minister Margaret Beckett.

It uses photographs from the trust’s collections to explore the past, present and future of the historic dockyard and explores the trust’s policy of preservation through reuse.

It illustrates how it has turned a derelict former military industrial site into the thriving community it has become today - with

112 homes, 100 small businesses and around 150,000 visitors a year at its maritime heritage attractions.

Following the official opening, visitors were invited to enjoy birthday cake and a glass of bubbly while they browse the exhibition on the mezzanine floor of 3 Slip – The Big Store.

~ Margaret Beckett MP talks about the legacy of the Historic Dockyard 25 years on. Click on video above.