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Pupils from nine different Wigan borough schools submitted designs for a colourful piece of artwork celebrating their township.

The mosaic is a salute to Tyldesley and features a number of its landmark buildings on the free-standing brick wall at the Astley Street interchange.

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It has been further enhanced with multi-coloured rosettes along the top.

Neighbourhood officers after the Astley Street mosaic unveiling in Tyldesley

Neighbourhood policing officers took time out to attend the unveiling ceremony and afterwards a spokesperson for GMP Leigh, Atherton and Hindley said: “It’s a fantastic way of celebrating the town.”

Wigan borough schoolchildren celebrate their township with an impressive new mosaic

The project was funded by community interest company For Tyldesley.