VILLAGE schoolchildren enjoyed a giant clean up of a Dorset landmark.
The Cerne Abbas giant is being given a makeover with new chalk by the National Trust to brighten it up.
Cerne Abbas First School's 41 pupils joined teachers and parents to help the trust bed down the chalk on the 180-foot figure.
Headteacher Helen Williams said former schoolchildren who helped on a similar project in 2002 remember it as a highlight of their school year and she wanted new pupils to have the same experience.
She said: "The giant is such a big part of the village that if you mention Cerne Abbas to people they think of it.
"The children helped bed down some of the 20,000 tonnes of chalk the trust were putting on and it's a great opportunity for them.
"It's another excellent chance for the children within a community which works so closely with the school here."
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