Grant allows work to start on new town skate park

Computer-generated images have shown how the skate park will look

Work to build a new skate park in Stapleford is to get under way after a successful bid for funding.

Broxtowe Borough Council said it had secured £100,000 towards the project to create the facility at the Pasture Road Recreation Ground.

The money has come from the FCC Communities Foundation which is funded by landfill companies, the council said.

Other funding for the £236,000 scheme will come from the £21.1m of government money awarded to the Stapleford Towns Fund, the authority added.

Chair of the Towns Fund Board Ian Jowett said: "Alongside our Towns Fund investment we're pleased we can now get cracking on the build and give our young people the quality outdoor facilities that they need and deserve."

'Taking shape'

The new skate park had been designed for skateboarders and BMX riders of all abilities, the council added.

It said academics at Nottingham Trent University had been consulted to create a design to meet the needs of female users to try to get more girls into skating.

Campaigners have been trying to get a new skate park since the town's old facility in Hickings Lane was removed in 2022.

Kaenan Byrne, who launched the campaign, said: "It's amazing to finally see a new skate park taking shape in Stapleford.

"The original facility at Hickings Lane was really important to my generation and those before me, especially for our mental health during Covid.

"Now we'll have a modern, concrete skate park at Pasture Road that will last for years, that many of us have had a hand in designing."