Talented Totnes students have donated some of their artwork to brighten up the waiting areas of the NHS hospitals in Newton Abbot and Torbay.

King Edward VI Community College’s art teacher, Nick Rangecroft, worked with Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust’s senior audiologist, Sarah Griffin, to encourage BTech art students to develop ideas and portray different aspects of the themes of sound, communication and listening through their artwork.

Nick said: “All the students working on the audiology department project found it really motivational that their work would be making a difference to the hospitals. 

“I was impressed with the quality of the outcomes and the range of approaches the students took. 

“Sarah was great with the students when we launched the project during the middle of lockdown at the start of this year.

“We are looking forward to participating in future projects with the trust.”

Sarah added: “It has been a pleasure to work with the young people at KEVICC for this project, and I have been impressed with their engagement and the quality of their work.”

The Old Totnesian Society alumni association donated £100 towards the cost of printing the five digital artworks onto a special cleanable canvas.

The society’s president, Hazel Brand, said: “We are delighted to be able to help college pupils with completion of this project, which will brighten up the audiology department and display their talent.

“We are happy to consider help with other such projects.”

The project formed part of the trust’s HeArTs (Health and the Arts in Torbay and South Devon) collaboration, which aims to use art to create relaxed spaces and less clinical environments.