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Thousands enjoy a roar-some Dino Day

Jasmine LoweBBC News
News imageA woman wearing a green shirt and shorts gestures to a large dark grey dinosaur puppet in front of crash barriers and a crowd of spectators, including young children in a shopping street, with a charity shop and a Tesco Express in the background.
News imageA woman smiles as she stands behind her three young children. She has long black hair. To the left, a boy wears a colourful Lego-themed shirt and has brown hair. In the centre, a younger boy has short fair hair and wears a yellow shirt. His face is scrunched into a smile. To the right, a girl has long brown hair and wears a black top with gold stars and lettering.
Richie the Raptor entertains families in Hull city centre
Laura said it was great to be able to bring her children to a free event

Families have flocked to a day of dinosaur celebrations in Hull city centre.

Dino Day, organised by Hull BID, included puppet-style displays of a raptor, a dilophosaurus and a parasaurolophus, along with free face-painting, a "super sleuth" trail and a colouring competition.

Laura, 40, attended with her children Amelia, 10, Harrison, six, and Christopher, seven.

"It's a really awesome idea and it's been brilliant," she said.

"With the cost of living nowadays, it's really nice. I think it's wonderful they've put this event on for everybody to take part in."

Organisers estimated that between 8,000 and 9,000 people attended.

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