WORCESTER people were asked if they were "bovvered" about their estate as part of a listening exercise - and the answer was "not much" judging by the poor turn out.

Organisers had not spared any effort or expense on a day which was designed to give the people of Warndon the chance to say what changes they would like to see on their estate.

Worcester Community Housing borrowed an Xbox 360 to entertain youngsters and offered two Nintendo DS games consoles as prizes to lure children and parents to the "Am I Bovvered?" event at the Warndon Youth Centre in Chedworth Drive on Saturday.

The event was a chance for people to raise their concerns about drugs, litter, anti-social behaviour, dog-fouling and vandalism.

A map was laid out on a table showing the whole of the Warndon estate where residents could put stickers highlighting hotspots connected to any number of problems from damaged lights to graffiti and abandoned cars.

But only a handful of people turned up for the event.

Event organiser Bruce Mourby, community safety manager from Worcester Community Housing, said staff would instead go door-to-door to get the information necessary to help them spearhead improvements on the estate.

He added: "It's a shame but it's not the end of the world and we will capture the information we were looking for here in other ways. The idea was that if we brought the children in, they would also bring their mum and dad."

PC Duncan Eade was at the centre with community support officers Lee Russell and Emma Fare as part of Partners And Community Together (PACT).

Estate manager Jan Simpson had even visited Warndon Primary School, Cranham Primary School, Rose Hill School, St Joseph's Primary School and Fairfield Primary School, taking leaflets for children to take home to their parents.

The listening exercise had support from Worcester businesses including Sainsbury's, Curry's, Giles Chemist and Vue Cinema.

Mrs Simpson said she hoped children from Warndon would one day form a youth panel, possibly even a youth parliament, so the housing association, police and Worcester City Council had regular input from young people.

She said: "We're hoping that this won't just be a one-off event.

"Worcester Community Housing is the largest social provider of housing in the Worcester area.

"We hope to run events like this across Worcester-shire."

Ella Maxwell, aged nine, from Warndon Primary School, said she wished that older children and teenagers would not take over the parks on the estate.

She said: "Older children take over the parks and then we can't play on them."