Sharp-shooting adults and children turned Norwich's Castle Mall into a battlezone as an innovative new event was trialled behind closed doors.

Norwich Evening News: The first Nerf Battle at the Castle Mall. Picture: Robert Bradley/Castle MallThe first Nerf Battle at the Castle Mall. Picture: Robert Bradley/Castle Mall (Image: Robert Bradley/Castle Mall)

The first ever Nerf Battle took place at the mall on Saturday night, with its hallways transformed into a combat area.

Participants took cover behind tables, wheely bins and promotional pods, took aim, and fired away.

The event was put on after a promotion by toy store, The Entertainer, sparked the idea.

Robert Bradley, centre manager, said the Nerf event - the guns fire foam 'bullets' - was a great success.

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'We are always looking to have fun and give people another reason to visit Castle Mall. The Entertainer were promoting their Nerf products and we thought it would be a great idea to have a battle in the mall.

'The initial battle was limited to 14 people to see how it worked.

'It was such a success we will definitely consider more Nerf events in the future,' he said.

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