A FACILITY was unveiled at a Hartlepool primary school last week that will benefit children and their parents.

A community room at Golden Flatts Primary School will provide a range of activities for parents and their children up to the age of four.

Sure Start (South) has given £10,000 for the renovation. The room was opened by Hartlepool Borough Council chairman Councillor Carl Richardson on Thursday.

Kate Callan, headteacher of the school, said: "The Goldstart Suite is an excellent facility which has been specifically provided for parents and young children up to the age of four.

"The aim is to encourage parents to take advantage of the facilities and the activities we have, in the hope they will then pass on their knowledge and expertise to their young children."

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