SCHOOLCHILDREN from Worcester have made a lasting impression on Worcester's brand new swimming pool.

Pupils from Perdiswell Primary School, RGS Worcester and Tudor Grange Academy designed art for the new £10.5 million pool, at Perdiswell Leisure Centre.

They worked with artist Eric Klein Velderman, of the Cantoo design agency, to produce nature-themed art that now features proudly on the main 30-metre-wide window in the pool hall.

Pupils from the three schools have been given a tour of the new-look centre and were excited to see their completed artwork in its new home for the first time.

Josh Oldnall, aged 13, of RGS Worcester said: “It’s a great honour to be able to present our artwork and to be part of such a brilliant building. It’s great to make a contribution.”

And Emily Buckley, 15, of Tudor Grange Academy, said: “It’s nice seeing our artwork and knowing that it’s something that will stay in the city and that other people can enjoy.”

The new pool will be officially opened by Paralympic silver medallist Rebecca Redfern on Tuesday, January 24.