A CROSS Hills school is looking its best after commissioning a firm to make a series of hand-painted signs for its grounds.

South Craven School now has four traditionally produced signs on its front gates, along with further signs on the outsides walls of its sports hall. They were created during December and fitted over the Christmas holidays.

All the signs were made by design, print and display company Fresco, which is based in Luddenden.

Company sales manager Gareth Ottsaid: "We've had a close working relationship with South Craven School for several years and we carry out a variety of jobs for them.

"Recent work we've done for South Craven includes a large montage that has gone up inside the school.

"The traditional signs for this job were made using aluminium trays. They were firstly painted in green, then all the lettering and school badges were hand painted on by our production manager Chris Ellis.

"Traditional sign writing is a dying art, although it is still prominent in historical towns such as York. It is also still used in listed buildings where all the work has to be carried out in the traditional manner."