CHILDREN are being urged to play an active role in a gardens festival.

Tolson Museum in Ravensknowle Park, Moldgreen, wants youngsters to help make a communal mini park at an activity day on Thursday, August 12.

As well as the combined effort – which will be built on a big board – children can make their own individual mini parks, plant seeds, make kites and flowers, do leaf rubbings and do a soil and earth worm survey.

The “mini parks” will feature in the children’s section of the Huddersfield Flower, Vegetable and Handicraft Show being held in Ravensknowle Park on Saturday and Sunday, August 14 and 15.

The Mini Parks activities, for five to 16 year olds, will run 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm and cost 50p per child.

Children under eight years must be accompanied by an adult.