The Christmas trees in Bury St Edmunds have been decorated with self-portraits of local school children this year, with each tree completed by a different year group.

Community-based craft company The Crafty Foxes have been working with schools and local groups to create eco-friendly wooden log slices complete with their self-portraits on one side and a mirror on the other.

East Anglian Daily Times: Local schoolchildren have drawn self-portraits to decorate the Bury St Edmunds Christmas trees.Local schoolchildren have drawn self-portraits to decorate the Bury St Edmunds Christmas trees. (Image: The Crafty Foxes)

Michelle Freeman from The Crafty Foxes said she was "delighted" to be decorating the trees in the town.

"The children have worked really hard thinking about how to draw themselves in permanent pen and have had lots of discussions around what makes them unique," said Ms Freeman.

East Anglian Daily Times: Michelle Freeman from The Crafty Foxes said she was delighted to be decorating the trees in the town.Michelle Freeman from The Crafty Foxes said she was delighted to be decorating the trees in the town. (Image: Jo Sweetman)

"To have their drawings on log slices up on the trees for the visitors to see is hugely rewarding and I hope provides great entertainment for anyone visiting the trees."

Ms Freeman added that she had received positive feedback from the public over the last few years, which makes her all the more excited for this year's reaction.

The decorations will be returned to the schools and Theatre Royal in January to be "re-loved" as a piece of wall art.