Park rangers created a half-term hullabaloo with crazy activities and games at Hadleigh Castle country park.

Youngsters were able to try their hand at scaling a challenging climbing wall or pitting their wits in the crystal maze.

The two-day event was aimed at children aged between eight and 12 and the emphasis, according to senior ranger Mark Wallington, was on "fun, fun and more fun".

Practice makes perfect - Louise Chittenden, nine, from Leigh, and Christopher Hicks, eight, from Hadleigh, on the practice climbing wall

Picture MAXINE CLARKE

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