A Cornwall-based art collaborative has won a commission to tell the story of Cheltenham in a public exhibition along the town’s Honeybourne Line walking path.

The project will see six sculptures and three entrance markers installed along the path, which was built on a former railway track in the Gloucestershire town.

Neith Art and Sculpture was selected from a field of more than 40 applicants for the commission.

The statues, which the local council says will “create a lasting sense of pride”, will reflect Cheltenham’s history, from its Anglo-Saxon settlement and the wool trade to the spa era, as well as its horseracing culture.