Punch and Judy have got nothing on these cheeky characters.

Youngsters had fun in the sun when they learned how to make their own puppets at a special workshop in Hadleigh.

John Burrows Recreation Ground, in Rectory Road, was full of noise and excitement as the puppets came to life in a number of plays put on by the children.

Youngsters aged between eight and ten took part in the workshops which were run by Castle Point Council.

Crazy creatures - Sarah Teff, seven, and Shaun Roberts, eight, show off their cardboard creations

Picture: ANDY PALMER

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