THE developed design for the controversial Hyndburn panopticon is on display in venues across the borough.

Architect Peter Beard has been working on his designs for earthworks at the top of The Coppice, in Accrington, since he was chosen as the preferred designer for the scheme.

In working towards a final design he has been working with local schoolchildren and has also met with community groups and members of the public to get their opinions.

The exhibitions, which started on Tuesday, March 22 and run until Thursday, March 31, give people another opportunity to make their views known.

Hyndburn Council, which last month voted overwhelmingly against the project and said it would prefer picnic tables to public art, will also be asked to consider the revised design.

It will be up to the council's cabinet to decide whether to allow the project to go ahead.

Gayle Knight, from Mid Pennine Arts, the organisation leading the project, with support from the North West Development Agency and East Lancashire Partnership, said: "We have struggled in the past with getting over the rationale behind the scheme. But this series of exhibitions will help the public to understand the reasons and the positive benefits of the proposed scheme.

"Once people understand the reasons they are usually positive about seeking the right design."

Exhibitions will be held at Accrington Central Library, in James Street, Accrington Town Hall, in Blackburn Road, Asda, in Hyndburn Road, Accrington, the Haworth Art Gallery, in Manchester Road, Accrington, Hyndburn Sports Centre, in Henry Street, Church, the New Era Complex, in Paradise Street, Accrington, and Oswaldtwistle Mills, Moscow Mill Street, Oswaldtwistle.Ss