Grantham skate park will open on the 5th February. It marks the culmination of a £125,000 project to bring skateboarding and roller sports venue back to the town.
This comes after local youngster Zak Hopkins, 12, used his initiative to lobby South Kesteven District Council to kick-start the process.
The eagerly awaited skatepark at the council-owned Wyndham Park includes a flat bank, jump box, grind rails, half pipe and quarter pipe features following a successful bid to the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Government money which is administered locally by SKDC.
Zak and Cllr Harrison
The skate park project has delivered a galvanised steel structure to the former concrete basketball court. It will accommodate skateboarders, roller skaters and bladers, BMX bikers and scooter riders of all ages and abilities. It is the first time in more than ten years that Grantham has had a skatepark.
The basketball court is being moved to Dysart Park in the town.
Grantham Skate Park
Grantham Skatepark is one of the venues for district-wide free half-term skateboard workshops and street art sessions, for beginners and regular skaters.
Sessions will be running at 11am, 11.45am, 12.45pm, 1.30pm for each date. There’s no need to book. Simply turn up with a skateboard and we’ll get visitors into the next available slot – and beginners who want to try the sport can borrow some gear to get involved. Find your local event:
- 16th February – Deepings Skate Park – Linchfield Road, PE6 8NJ
- 17th February – Stamford Skate Park – Recreation Ground Road, Stamford PE9 1EJ
- 18th February – Bourne Skate Park – Abbey Lawns, Abbey Road, Bourne PE10 9EP
- 19th February – Grantham Skate Park – Wyndham Park, Hill Avenue, Grantham NG31 9BA
Full event details: https://tinyurl.com/skateskillz
