A SCHOOL held an event to highlight the up and coming Olympic Games.

Warley Primary School, Chindits Lane, Warley held their Road to Rio event where the children performed dance sequences to represented the different countries taking part in the Olympic Games in Rio later this year.

The school also invited Noelle Hones the mayor of Brentwood to the event.

Noelle Hones said: “I was delighted to have been invited by Jenni Evans, the Headteacher of Warley Primary School, to see each year group perform a dance representing one of the countries which will be taking part in this year's Olympics Games in Brazil.

“The enthusiasm and sense of fun displayed by the children was infectious, and my husband Jon and I really enjoyed ourselves.

"I would like to congratulate the Headteacher and all of her staff who obviously work so hard to make Warley Primary School the happy place it clearly is."