Durham & Darlington Easter Run 2024 - all the details

Bikers from across the county are set to flock to the streets this weekend in what has become a yearly tradition to deliver Easter eggs to young hospital patients - here's everything you need to know.

The highly anticipated Durham Easter Egg Run is back for 2024 which will see bikers participate in a huge ride out to deliver treats to children in hospitals in Darlington and Durham.

The bikers will depart from Dragonville at 10am on March 31 this year and take their usual route where onlookers can expect to see the bikers ride by.

They will travel to Durham City Centre to the Cock of the North roundabout then travel en-masse down the A167 to Darlington Memorial Hospital, where they expect to arrive at 11am.

After a break at the hospital to enable the children to see the bikes and to deliver Easter eggs to the children's wards, the convoy then returns to Durham to deliver eggs to the University Hospital, where they anticipate arriving at 1pm.

So far, over 1,000 people have responded to attending the run on social media and a GoFundMe fundraiser has generated nearly £1,400 for multiple charities who will be supported by the event.

Organiser Graeme Millis wrote: "Durham Easter Egg Run 2024 will be taking place again on Easter Sunday, March 31st 2024 and has been going for years.

"On Easter Sunday, bikers will deliver Easter Eggs to North East children's hospital wards of Durham and Darlington as we always do as well as supporting local charities needing help across the County Durham area.

"The charities this year are the Great North Air Ambulance, Rainbow Trust, Miles for Men and Paws Up.

"All donations are welcomed and every penny donated will be paid out accordingly, nothing is taken for costs as it's all done voluntarily."

Here are some pictures of the run from 2023 - can you spot yourself?

The Northern Echo: Durham's Easter Run 2023. Durham's Easter Run 2023. (Image: Northern Echo)