AT UPLANDS Playgroup recently we had a team of Duke of Edinburgh volunteers from Stroud High School.

In addition to carrying out a variety of end of school year tasks - putting up displays and cleaning arts and crafts areas - a group of students worked with an artist Peter Pullyn.

He gave his free time to create a design for a playground mural and the girls painted it at school and brought in to playgroup to unveil it for the very excited children.

The playgroup families all saw the design at a special end of year event held at the playgroup yesterday.

Playgroup would like to thank Chalford Building Supplies, Baileys Paints and B&Q paint for their donations of materials for this project and also Jane Thornton at Stroud High School, Peter for his amazing design and the students for their hard work.

The design includes the Uplands playgroup logo and the date 1968.

The playgroup celebrates its golden anniversary next year and this mural is a brilliant feature in the newly renovated playground to commemorate the occasion.