A bright new mural is cheering up a Colchester estate - and helping to keep youngsters out of mischief during the school holidays.

Children are being helped by artist Nevina Williams to paint the colourful scene on an outside wall at Greenstead Youth Centre, in Hawthorn Avenue.

Members of the estate's youth club, which meets at the site, have made the most of their spare time during the summer break by enthusiastically joining in with the project.