A GIANT mural is being created at a Worcester charity to help comfort recently bereaved children.

The 30ft by 8ft masterpiece features exotic jungle life and aims to inject some colour into the lives of youngsters and helpers at Noah's Ark Trust.

The mural is a result of a partnership between the trust and national gas pipeline company Transco.

"We need to create a really warm, welcoming and interesting environment for children and young people who are trying to come to terms with a close bereavement," said the trust's Sue Smith.

Transco engineer Steve Clarke and office staff Colleen Butler and Kay Brookes are transforming the charity's headquarters, in College Precincts.