Thousands of primary school children have taken part in an annual running event that had to postponed due to the pandemic.

Now in its eleventh year, the Dash! is one of the region’s biggest youth sports initiatives.

It is delivered by the School Sport Partnerships of Durham & Chester-Le-Street SSP (DCSSP) and Go Well.

Durham Dash! Was held on Wednesday at Palace Green Durham and Bishop Dash! was the day after at Eleven Arches, Bishop Auckland.