A COLOURFUL mural is brightening up the lives of people in Darlington thanks to the help of three A-Level students.
The walls of the main staircase at the YMCA building in Darlington have been transformed with the mural based around the four elements.
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College students Helen Swanwick, Lisa Griffin and Susie Penkerego spent four months working on the mural as part of the Millennium Volunteers scheme. The artwork, made up of nine pieces, is on show at the building in Middleton Street.
Outreach worker Joanne Nelson said: "The girls spoke with the residents before they started the project to see what they wanted. They are the ones who live here and see it every day.
"The residents decided they wanted something on the cultures of the modern world and the girls decided to base that on the four elements. The mural is very impressive."
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