THE talents of North Yorkshire youngsters were on display in Northallerton during a summer of artistic activity.

More than 100 children took part in a series of arts workshops in eleven museums across Hambleton and Richmondshire during the summer holidays.

The Active8 programme brought together professionals and children in interactive sessions.

They designed textiles, learned the craft of bookbinding, made music, took drama lessons and built huge monsters.

On display at the Hambleton Forum was a gigantic giant made from recycled junk, some concertina books, CDs with tracks created by the children using laptop computers, postcards, portraits, environmental art, woollen wonders, a model of Richmond and creative writing.