Gibraltar Free-flow of ideas on reservoir

Young people are being urged to take an active role in the design and recreational use of the proposed £1bn reservoir between Abingdon and Wantage.

They are being invited to a weekend of workshops when round two of the public consultation exercise gets under way in January.

People living near the proposed site will be given the opportunity to have their ideas incorporated into the final design and construction proposals before the project is submitted for approval in 2008.

Thames Water is hoping the project will capture the imagine of young people in particular.

Aspects of the project - predicted to be one of the country's biggest civil engineering projects - up for discussion will include recreational facilities and nature and conservation issues.

Workshops coordinator Sarah Harris, who can be contacted on 0118 373 8929, said: "The workshops will explore a wide range of options and solutions relating to the design