600 children enjoy sixth annual Durham University summer camps

Over 500 young people aged four to 18 have enjoyed holiday camps run by Durham University this summer - and another 100 are expected for the final week of camps next week. Young participants on the Team Durham Summer Holiday Camps 2018 have been able to choose between mini- and multi-sports camps, sport-specific programmes, adventure camps , dance and performing arts , and Learn to Row and Performance Sculling courses. When the final week of camps ends on Friday 31 August, it is expected that 622 young people will have taken part. The sports offered during the camps, which are held at the University's Maiden Castle Sports Centre, have included favourites such as tennis , netball and cricket, and more niche pursuits such as fencing and archery. The adventure camps, for children aged 11 to 14, included climbing, trampolining, surfing, canoeing, raft building, taekwondo and more. ' Tremendous' Jorgie Allen, aged seven, from Sherburn Village, near Durham City, took part in the camps over four weeks. Her step-father, Paul McLaughlin, said: "It's great.