SCHOOLchildrenhave proved they have a talent for town planning after constructing their own community using toy building bricks.

Pupils from Crakehall Primary School used about 7,000 bricks to build the model town in their school hall.

Each of the school's 69 children built their own home. Roads, cars, gardens and even a football pitch were then added to make the town feel like home for the model people.

Headteacher Alison Cole said: "The day was partly about fun - it was a little bit of an extra-curricular treat for the children. It was also a way of helping the children develop motor skills and construction awareness."

The day was paid for by the Friends of Crakehall School.