A SECOND public meeting is to be held in a bid to generate interest in reviving a Darlington park.

During the first attempts to form a Friends of North Park group, residents criticised Darlington Borough Council saying it would not invest any money in the area.

The park was said to have become a regular meeting place for youths and was also being targeted by vandals.

A second meeting is due to take place on Saturday, February 19, at St Aquinas Church Hall, in North Road, at 11am.

Representatives of the council are expected to be there and organisers are hopeful that residents will turn out to form the group.

Liberal Democrat councillor Stephen Jones said: "We can ask questions of the officers on how much the council is willing to invest in this.

"We're hoping to get the park cleaned up, barriers put around the outside and basically we want to see things being done there.

"Hopefully, we will see how many actually want to become members of the group."