A TRIO of talented children are celebrating success for their school at an annual speech and drama event.

Three pupils from Abbey Junior School, in Abbey Road, Darlington, won categories in the Darlington Speech and Drama Festival.

The school also claimed two second places and eight certificates in the competition, which was attended by children from across the north of England.

The cup winners were Ian Wilson, Amy Allum and Grace Simpson.

Ian won the nine-year-olds' poetry reading competition, from a group of 24.

Amy beat off 17 other youngsters to win the ten-year-olds' poetry award.

Nine-year-old Grace won the Harry Potter reading award.