Vibrant murals painted by patients have brightened up a mental health ward – adding a splash of colour to once-blank walls.

East Anglian Daily Times: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust patients at Wedgewood House in Bury St Edmunds brighten up the walls of their wards with colourful murals. PICTURE: Andy Abbott/NSFTNorfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust patients at Wedgewood House in Bury St Edmunds brighten up the walls of their wards with colourful murals. PICTURE: Andy Abbott/NSFT (Image: Archant)

People being treated at Wedgwood House in Bury St Edmunds got creative and produced four paintings for the Southgate and Northgate wards.

One of the murals featured a timeline showing Hardwick Heath's history over the past 1,100 years, another depicted a mountain range, while a third captured a Caribbean beach scene.

Matron Natalie Bailey, of the Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust (NSFT), said: "The murals really provided a fantastic spark of colour.

"It has given service users the chance to express their creativity."

East Anglian Daily Times: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust patients at Wedgewood House in Bury St Edmunds brighten up the walls of their wards with colourful murals. PICTURE: Andy Abbott/NSFTNorfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust patients at Wedgewood House in Bury St Edmunds brighten up the walls of their wards with colourful murals. PICTURE: Andy Abbott/NSFT (Image: Andy Abbott)

The murals were painted in partnership with Art Branches, a not-for-profit social enterprise which works with vulnerable people to promote wellbeing through art.

Director Stephanie Hartick added: "It was fantastic to see the enthusiasm and stimulation the project has created."

East Anglian Daily Times: Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust patients at Wedgewood House in Bury St Edmunds brighten up the walls of their wards with colourful murals PICTURE: Andy Abbott/NSFTNorfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust patients at Wedgewood House in Bury St Edmunds brighten up the walls of their wards with colourful murals PICTURE: Andy Abbott/NSFT (Image: ANDY ABBOTT)