SOMERSET’S school games festival has been awarded £25,000 of National Lottery funding.

The local organising committee for Somerset has been awarded the funding from Sport England to deliver the school games festival next year.

The 2014 county sports festivals will be bigger than ever with an expected 150 festivals across the country, 175,000 students – including 17,000 students with a disability – and 25,000 volunteers.

The Sainsbury’s School Games Festival in Somerset will take place on April 2 and 3 at Taunton School and July 3 and 4 at Millfield School.