PHOTOGRAPHS taken during a mass bike ride have gone on display in a town hall.

The pictures were taken by members of the Durham Photographic Society during the 2008 Durham Big Ride.

They can be seen at Durham Town Hall until the end of May.

More than 800 people took part in rides over routes of three, ten and 25 miles on Sunday, September 21.

Durham Big Ride organiser Ed Tutty said: “The society asked whether they could do the ride as one of their events and we were more than happy to help because it adds to the flavour of the day.

“For the exhibition they’ve picked out some of the images that capture the spirit of the event.”

Dennis Hardingham, a Durham Photographic Society member took part in the ride but had an accident, breaking his collarbone, a couple of miles short of the finish line.

But he said: “It was a lovely day, until that. It’s a lovely, friendly, festival-type event.

There are competitors, but the atmosphere is great. You don’t notice you’ve done 25 miles.

“The society likes to get involved with these things and it’s great to have a record of the day.”

Admission to the exhibition, in the town hall reception, is free.