SCHOOLchildren will be asked to name a revamped piece of land in St Peter's after only 10 people entered a competition to name it.

Some of the suggestions for the land, which is at the back of the electricity sub station by Broomhall Way, were St Peter's Peace, St Peter's Patch, St Peter's Meadow, and The Keys.

Other suggestions included Sky View, The Nook, and Sandon Park, after Worcester personality Henry Sandon, who is best known for his work on the Antiques Roadshow.

Although many of the suggested names impressed members of St Peter's Parish Council, council members have decided to broaden the appeal by including the pupils of Worcester's Cherry Orchard Primary School in Timberdine Avenue.

"I have approached Cherry Orchard School and said we have not had much response," said chairman Roger Knight, at a St Peter's Parish Council meeting held on Monday.

Ross McFarlane, a member of the parish council said it was a good idea, but said the competition began six months ago.

"It suggests we have not found a winning entry from the ones we have got," he said.

Mr Knight said he wanted to get the children involved because if children named the land they would be less likely to tolerate vandalism to it.

He said he would send pictures of the land to the school with a brief description.

The pictures will then be distributed to pupils over the school's computer network, or displayed on a projector.

The revamped land was originally going to be allotments until Worcester City Council allowed the parish to use the land as a recreational area.

Around 2,300 trees and saplings were planted in February this year.

"As the years go by, the trees on the land will mature, and the land will be a nice asset for St Peter's," said Mr Knight after the meeting.

"If children can participate in naming it, they will feel more able to use it and it will appear more open and inviting.

"It's more than likely we may choose the name for the land from the schoolchildren's suggestions."