Skatepark opens
Inverclyde’s new skatepark is now open for use.
For, the work to deliver a replacement skatepark was completed this month in time for the summer.
Replacing the existing facilities the new skatepark boasts new features including ramps, kickers, quarter pipes, steps, rails, banks, raised tables and kerbs.
Inverclyde’s regeneration vice-convener, Councillor Jim Clocherty, said: “This is an exciting new development and it is sure to be a hit with young people on BMXs and skateboards. The previous skatepark was well used and a real asset to Battery Park. This new skatepark takes it to a whole new level. I would like to thank the Inverclyde Skatepark Group for their valuable input to making sure that the new skatepark is an investment we can all be proud of. We hope to arrange an official opening later in the year where events and activity can take place to show off our new skatepark as another in the long list of leisure facilities we have to offer residents and visitors.”
Key features at the skatepark are linked together in such a way to create a cohesive riding experience; the park can be used as a whole, through long flowing lines linking from various obstacles to the next.
On busier days the park can be used as separate areas to cater for the maximum number of users.
The overall cost of the skatepark project by Inverclyde Council is £175,000.