Pictures: Shropshire schoolchildren prove they are good sports at festival

Primary school pupils are competeing in the two-day Shropshire Homes School Sport Festival, which started yesterday at Sundorne Sports Village in Shrewsbury.

Today, it is the turn of pupils from the county's secondary schools.

Primary school youngsters were up against each other in sports including cycling, kwik cricket, mini tennis, orienteering, modern day kurling, rounders and golf.

Among the winners were St George's Primary School from Shrewsbury, which won the year three/four mini tennis, with St Winifred's Convent School, also from Shrewsbury, coming second.

Longlands Primary School from Market Drayton won the arrows archery.

Pete Bourton, chairman of the local organising committee and headteacher at Idsall School, said: "We were thrilled that Shrewsbury Sports Village hosted the festival, along with The Shrewsbury Club and Sentinel Cricket Club as additional event venues. Since the beginning of the 2015/16 academic year, both primary and secondary school teams have been competing in a wide range of level two qualifying events in the hope of progressing to the Shropshire Homes School Sport Festival. The variety of sports has provided an opportunity for even more young people to participate and enjoy the benefits of school games.

"It is down to the hard work of all involved in the organisation of the events, to members of the local organising committee, school games organisers and the youth forum, that makes this event possible.

"The support of our sponsor, Shropshire Homes, is critical to the success of this event, and ensures that hundreds of young people can continue to develop Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin's own long-term legacy from the London 2012 Olympics." It has taken months of planning to get to the stage that the festival can be held. Children have competed locally and then in inter-school competitions before making their way to the finals in the School Sports Festival.

But it is not only those on the pitch who are making their mark during the two-day event. More than 100 youngsters are taking on leadership roles as officials, team managers and event managers.

Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin also has its very own school games youth forum.

The group of students aged 13 to 18 from across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, come together on a monthly basis to plan and shape the festival.