A campaign has been launched to change the name of a park to honour comedy legends the Chuckle Brothers.
Rotherham councillor Independent Councillor Michael Bennett-Sylvester says a consultation will ask residents for their ideas to rename the town's Oldfield Road Play Area in the town's East Herringthorpe.
Paul and Barry Chuckle were born in the suburb of Masbrough then lived in East Herringthorpe until their early 20s, YorkshireLive reports.
The councillor said early suggestions included calling the play area Chuckle Park, but he said he would like to hear from residents on the name.
He said: "We’ve secured some funding to renew the play area.
"East Herringthorpe is probably one of the most deprived, run-down areas in Rotherham, it falls in the most deprived one per cent of neighbourhoods in the north of England."
Councillor Bennett-Sylvester added: "It’s incredibly poor for facilities, especially for young people, there’s nothing on the estate, but we’ve got this one play area – we’ve secured some funding to do some improvements to it.
“I’ve asked, as part of the consultation, that we look at renaming it in honour of the Chuckle Brothers, who grew up on the estate.”
He hopes the proposed tribute to the Chuckle Brothers will encourage youngsters in the area to work hard and achieve their dreams.
“The Chuckles have given us lots of joy. It’s to make a statement that if you’re a young person and you work hard and apply your talents, these are the kind of things you can achieve.
“We need inspirational stories sometimes, we need to take that bit of pride in areas,” he added.
Barry Chuckle died after a period of ill health but Paul continues to appear on TV quiz shows for charity.
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