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Photos: Over 1,400 schoolchildren from across Northern Ireland take part in 'Celebration of Sport'

Over 1,400 school children from local primary and secondary schools take part in over 35 demonstration sports during the Department for Communities annual Celebration of Sport event at Bangor Aurora Leisure complex today / Credit: William Cherry/Presseye

April 20 2018

More than 1,400 schoolchildren across Northern Ireland have taken part in the Department for Communities-backed 'Celebration of Sport'.

The event took place in Bangor and saw children taking part in over 35 demonstrations of sport at the Bangor Aurora Leisure Complex.

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