RESIDENTS living in Burnley's first Home Zone were today urged to get involved and put forward ideas for improvement as plans for a £900,000 regeneration scheme are finalised.

The project is part funded by Burnley Council and Lancashire County Council with a £400,000 grant from the Department of Transport and Local Regions.

It aims to turn streets in Trinity into outdoor spaces where children can play safely and neighbours can sit and chat.

The final transformation could include new road layouts and landscaping.

Street seating, community artwork and children's play areas may also be included in the regeneration, as well as multi-coloured road surfacing to force drivers to slow down.

Residents in the area have worked closely with the development team for the past eight months to ensure the project includes their ideas for improving their neighbourhood.

But community workers behind the scheme are now urging more people to get involved.

Mel Richards, community development consultant, said: "We have had a fantastic response from residents and now have a group of people who want to be involved in creating a better living environment for themselves and their families."

The next meeting about the Home Zone will be on Tuesday, March 25, at Cherry Fold Community School, Swindon Street, Burnley, at 7pm.

Residents in Howard Street, Hudson Street, Westmorland Street and Nairne Street are welcome to attend and submit ideas.

Mel said: "It is crucuial we join up our thinking about the Home Zone needs to overall planning, which will take place over the next four months to provide a vision for the entire area."