Queen Celebrated with artwork

Two young artists have left their mark on Queens Gardens after winning a popular painting competition.

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has unveiled a tile display celebrating the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II in what would have been her 100th birthday year.

The bespoke masterpiece, created by ceramic artist Ian Minshall from Newcastle-based Black Star Ceramics, is inspired by winning paintings submitted by Ethan Powell and Ava Winter in the council’s annual Britain in Bloom painting competition.

Fourteen-year-old Ethan, from the Coppice Academy, created a distinctive depiction of a corgi wearing a crown, while seven-year-old Ava Winter, from Baldwins Gate Primary School, painted the late Queen alongside her favourite flower, lily of the valley.