A COCKERMOUTH girl has been brightening up her neighbours' lives.

Sienna Bewsher-Cannon, 10, loves all the rainbows that have sprung up around town and wanted to do her bit to spread joy and support.

So she coloured the garden fence of her Henry Street home with chalk. She did the gate blue, to represent all the hardworking NHS staff, and the rest of the fence was a colourful assortment of rainbow colours.

Mum Michelle, who works at One Stop, in town, said: "She really wanted to do something during this worrying time that would stand out and cheer people up. She's such a caring little girl and loved doing her bit."

Sienna, like so many other youngsters, is missing seeing her grandparents. Her grandmother, Jean Bewsher, usually visits every day.