CREATIVE school children displayed skill and dexterity with model-making kits in a challenge competition held in York.

Pupils from 11 York and North Yorkshire primary schools gathered at New Earswick Folk Hall, to undertake the K'Nex Challenge heat. Children made models from K'Nex modelling kits in a series of tasks throughout the day.

They were judged during the planning and building phase by engineers Ian Lund, of Cleveland Police, and Mike Leadbeater, of Nestl Rowntree.

Area heat winners Cawood CE Primary School will go through to the regional finals at the Engineering Inspirations event to be held at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, on July 10.

Updated: 09:44 Saturday, June 21, 2003