Market Drayton skate park officially opens
A town's new £150,000 skate park has been officially opened.
Market Drayton Town Council held an official opening event to celebrate the new park, which lies near the town’s swimming pool.
The park, built on land off Newport Road, had been on the cards for a number of years.
Work started in January this year, and after a number of grants and cash were set aside by the town council, the park has now been officially opened for use.
Julie Jones, town council clerk, said: “The event was a great success. We had professional skaters, competitions and prizes available. There was a good turn out."
The old skate park was replaced with a larger site chosen through consultation with residents.
Local people judged a number of styles and types of ramps.
The project was last year awarded £75,000 from Sports England, while a further £80,000 was pledged towards the scheme by the town council to revamp its 15-year-old facility.
Meanwhile, the town council has also agreed to trial siting a mobile refreshments van adjacent to the skate park.
And new CCTV cameras are being installed at the Newport Road car park which will cover the toilets and the skate park.
