The recent dinosaur antics in Weymouth have raised some money for a local cause.

The all-new Chase the Dinosaur beach fun run organised by We Are Weymouth raised £652 for the Will Mackaness Trust.

The Will Mackaness Trust was set up in 2008 after Will, an avid sportsman who took a full and active part in all aspects of school life, died from a brain tumour.

One of Will’s passions was water sports especially windsurfing, and the money raised will help to give more water sport opportunities to the young people of Weymouth and Portland, so they too, can experience the fun and exhilaration of windsurfing, sailing, paddle boarding and kayaking for themselves.

Founder of the trust and Will’s mum, Pam Govier explained how ‘excited’ she was about this new event.

She said: “It’s a really fun way to get people together, and we are thrilled that we are the chosen charity.

“Everybody loves dinosaurs, and the event has really captured people’s imaginations.”

The fun-run saw adults dressed as dinosaurs race from the Pavilion end of the beach, all the way to the Pier Bandstand and back.

There were additional categories for children and toddlers as well.

The winner of this year’s adults’ event was Dan Prince who now has the honour of being the dinosaur that everybody chases during next year’s event.