YOUNGSTERS have been getting to know more about the history of a local Army regiment.

About 100 students from Eastbourne Comprehensive School, in Darlington, with 17 young visitors from Amiens, in France, visited the Green Howards Regimental Museum in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

As part of their history lesson, they learned the story of the regiment from its formation in 1688 to the present day.

They completed a quiz which took them to all areas of the museum, including the Harrison Medal Room, where 16 of the regiment's 18 Victoria Crosses are on display.

The students who answered all the quiz questions correctly, with help from curator Roger Chapman and assistant Paul Cooper, were given certificates making them "official professors of Green Howards history

The quiz is also available to other children who visit.