YOUNGSTERS at a local primary have been finding inspiration from Ancient Rome, as well as from the surrounding area, when it comes to making the entrance to their school look extra special.

Children at Ann Cam Primary in Dymock have found the final missing piece when it come to vamping up the main entrance, by learning and using the age-old skills of mosaic-making.

Sue Hutchinson, a spokesman for the school governors said:"The missing piece to the school’s new entrance was completed recently. When the plaza was completed two years ago, a circular space, near the main entrance was left looking rather bland until the colourful welcoming mosaic was fitted.

"Initially, pupils submitted designs for the mosaic: designs which incorporated the distinctiveness of the school, the surrounding area and the school's Christian ethos."

She added: "The pupils’ ideas were collated and made into the finished design which was then passed onto the artist, Jackie Nash, who undertook the painstaking job of making the mosaic before bringing it into school for the pupils to finish."

But poor weather meant the students had to be patient before the last tiles could finally be laid.

Finally a week of warm, rain-free weather arrived, "allowing the missing piece of the plaza to take pride of place".

The mosaic celebrates values which are encouraged by the school, including respect, friendship and thankfulness.

There is also an image of the wild daffodils which the area is famous for, while an open book reveals the area's strong literary heritage.

The Dymock Poets lived in or were regular visitors to the area before the First World War.

Their numbers included Robert Frost, Edward Thomas and Rupert Brooke.

The school is now so pleased with the mosaic, a special open morning has been organised, so people can view it.

This will take place on November 10, from 9.15am to 11.15am.