A mural depicting five of Bermuda’s international football stars has been painted on an outside wall of the Jamaican Grill on Court Street as part of renovation, repair and beautification work aimed at improving aspects of North Hamilton.The community artwork is part of a project which has also seen improvements carried out at the former Pembroke Rest Home on Parsons Road and another property on Angle Street.In addition to the work in North Hamilton volunteers also lent a hand to improve a property on Olive Lane in Sandys.The Bermuda Economic Development Corporation joined forces with Habitat Bermuda to carry out the project. Taking part were 130 volunteers from several groups, including BF&M and Deloitte.Fresh coats of paint were given to a property on Angle Street, built in the early 1900s by Berkeley Institute co-founder Samuel David Robinson, and also the former Pembroke Rest Home.The giant mural on the northern side of the Jamaican Grill was painted by artist Manuel Palacio and depicts Clyde Best, David Bascome, Kyle Lightbourne, Shaun Goater and Nahki Wells.Nicola Feldman, director of the Coalition for the Protection of Children which runs Habitat Bermuda, thanked the volunteers for their hard work.“At any given time there were two or three projects ongoing, and there were five that we worked on in total,” she said.“It was a lot of running around. We have to thank our volunteers for having patience throughout the process but I think it was a great effort and we have done a lot of work. We are just really thankful that we were able to come together and give back to the community.“The support for volunteering was really great. We didn’t think we could actually accommodate everyone.”While she said the charity has been blessed by a number of volunteers willing to give their time and effort to such projects, the programme also needs financial support from the community.“A lot of what Habitat does cannot be done by volunteer labour so one of the reasons why we like to do these initiatives is to raise awareness,” she said.“We encourage the community to also donate so we can do other really needy work.”She said there was a need for skilled labour volunteers to undertake plumbing, electrical work, fixing windows and fixing doors to give families stable and safe environments in which to live.Roxanne Christopher, of the Economic Empowerment Zones Agency, said the response to the work in the community has been phenomenal and the efforts have found nothing but support. She noted the success of the community art elements of the project, saying the art produced has been warmly embraced.“We have done community art for the last two years, and we have been very successful in that we have not had any graffiti. It’s a testament when people don’t deface it and enjoy it every single day.“The mural [at Jamaican Grill] is for everyone on this Island to see and be proud of and it’s us recognising our international football heroes, celebrating them.“We want people to come to see the community art. Come to the area. Eat at Jamaican Grill. Eat at Fish n Tings. Go to Spinning Wheel. It’s the opportunity to come and see Chewstick and the vibrancy that North East Hamilton brings.”The project was also celebrated by those who took part in the work.Alexandra Porter, underwriter for BF&M, said: “We all had a lot of fun. We had a little respite from the heat because it rained for half an hour, but it was a very productive day.“We are very proud of what we did and so glad that we could give back to the community.”And Joel Willens, of Ariel Reinsurance, said the work will not only beautify the area but create opportunities for the properties to be used as homes and businesses.