Gail Young, and daughter Leann, took on the task of cleaning and painting the rock over the weekend, to give it a new lease of life.

The pair cleaned it on Friday, scrubbing off the green algae and moss which has covered it before repainting it on Saturday.

Gail said they were lucky the weather was sunny on Saturday, and they were able to get it painted in a day although it took 'several hours’.

Ms Young told the Advertiser: “I did it two years ago, we restored it to the original colours. It probably just needs done every couple of years to keep it looking fresh.

“It was originally painted in 1851, I don’t really know why.

“It was called the painted rock, but when Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered in 1922 it was renamed Tut Tut.

“The people who lived opposite used to paint it, I think he left money in the will to keep the painting going but that has ran out.

“It’s just really up to the local community to do it now.”