VILLAGERS who made picturesque mosaic tiles depicting local scenes can now see the results of their craft every day.

The mosaics have now been set in the ground close to Pickhill Primary School, near Thirsk, and at the entrance to the village’s All Saints’ Church.

The tiles, which portray the play park, church and village green, were made at a series of workshops last summer under the guidance of Rural Arts, Thirsk, thanks to a lottery grant.

Other tiles include a steam train to mark the area’s railway heritage, and a strawberry to hint at the school’s annual strawberry fayre.

The Big Lottery Fund money was awarded to Friends of Pickhill School for a project to bring together people of all ages in the villages of Pickhill, Sinderby, Holme-on-Swale, Howe and Ainderby Quernhow. Other events in the project included a summer street party and bulb and tree planting.

Former school governor Tony Morris, who runs his own building company, gave his time to fix the mosaics in place.

Friends vice-chair Helen Crannage, who helped to co-ordinate the year-long project, said: “The mosaics are a lasting memory of such a lovely year.

“The project has helped bring our community together and has encouraged the young to mix with the older members of the community.”