The Diggerland adventure park company has announced proposals to develop a fourth UK park on the site of a former colliery in the Castleford area of West Yorkshire.

The adventure park would be located on the old Whitwood Colliery site. The local community will be consulted in the design and park planning stage in order to integrate the group with the Castleford community while meetings at venues will be announced soon.

Diggerland adventure parks give children as young as five years-old the chance to ride and drive real JCBs. The pilot Diggerland site opened in Kent in 2000 while there are currently two further parks in operation in Durham and Devon. Details: www.diggerland.com