New Donnington skatepark to be officially opened
A brand new state of the art skate park recently built in Donnington has gone down a storm with skaters.
The new £100,000 skatepark at Donnington Recreation Ground features the first concrete bowl in the local area, and includes a 2m high deep end with clam shell pocket as well as a 1.8m high tombstone quarter pipe.
An official opening of the new facility will take place on Monday 13 February between 12pm and 3pm and will consist of professional skate company ’Tribe’ bringing professional skaters and BMX freestylers to demonstrate their skills. A number of children’s activities will also be available such as graffiti art workshops, face painting and gladiators.
The event is completely free and will seek to promote further events throughout the year programmed by Donnington Partnership who secured funding from the Big Lottery Fund ‘Fairshare Trust programme’ to put on a variety of community events at the new skatepark for the whole community.
The design was chosen in consultation with local children and young people who also had the opportunity to input into design briefs of the tenders for a modern skate park to serve the local community.
The skatepark has been funded by the Big Lottery Fund ‘Fairshare Trust programme’, (administered by The Community Foundation for Shropshire and Telford) and Telford & Wrekin Council, and the new facility is receiving rave reviews from users.
Local skater, Nick Binnington said “The new skatepark is awesome and is pulling in people from around the country who want to check it out. It’s so popular at the moment, which is great as we are seeing some pro’s coming to the area.”
Cllr Arnold England, Cabinet Member for Leisure & Well-being, said: “The skate park originally arose out of the consultation from the management plan for the recreation ground.
“Telford & Wrekin Council has now completed revamping the children’s equipped Play Area at the site, provided a brand new ball court and now Donnington has a fantastic and extremely popular new skate park.
“The prior consultation of potential users in the design process has ensured that the design meets their expectations. We now look forward to continue to work with our partners in this project to promote these facilities.”
