A primary school welcomed fairies, superheroes and Vikings through its doors when children came in dressed as their favourite book character.

The dress-up day at Byron Primary School, in Barkerend Road, was the culmination of a week of events celebrating the opening of its new library.

Headteacher Richard O’Sullivan said: “We have had competitions to win books running throughout the week. Every child seen reading got a raffle ticket, so there was a raffle drawn.

“We displayed photographs of teachers when they were babies, next to their favourite book, and children had to work out which was which.

“We then had a prize for the best fancy dress.”