CHILDREN living near a play park set for a £30,000 upgrade are to be given a say on what goes in it.

And it has been revealed the park will be the first in the borough to have new 'dog grids' to stop dogs getting in.

Council officials have contacted schools around the Burnley Road recreation ground in Clayton-le-Moors to find out what would make youngsters use it.

The park has only scant provision for local children but will be upgraded thanks to a large donation from home builder Barratts.

The firm was told told it must pay towards improving local amenities when it was given permission to build a large housing estate.

Clayton-le-Moors Area Council has given permission for some of its budget to be used on the scheme.

Steve Watson, from Hyndburn's area council department said: "Local schoolchildren are being asked what they would like to see in the park before any definite plans are drawn up.

"Something will happen there, and people who attended the area council meeting last month have already given an indication as to how they would like to see it developed.

"Dog grids, which are similar to cattle grids, will be put down on entrances to the park to stop stray dogs getting in."

Residents have expressed concern about the site being used for playing sport unless netting is put up to stop balls flying onto Burnley Road.

All play equipment will be surrounded by special matting designed to stop youngsters from hurting themselves if they fall.

Burnley Road park will be the second park in Clayton-le-Moors to benefit from private funding.

North West Water helped pay for new equipment at a park near Wilson's Playing Fields after it laid pipes through it.