A PICTURESQUE village has some new residents that have really got the community talking.

An unusual flock of sheep and lambs has gathered in Grewelthorpe, between Ripon and Masham, North Yorkshire.

All have been decorated by villagers in a variety of styles, and are competing for prizes, with the winners to be announced at a diamond jubilee gala in the village on June 4.

The sheep trail is raising money to convert Grewelthorpe’s chapel into a village hall and is sponsored by the Black Sheep Brewery, in Masham.