Skater boys make a jump for joy

SKATEBOARDING teenagers now have a brand new skatepark in Sompting, with pipes, ramps and grinds.The skate park was opened on Saturday at Hamble recreation ground by Adur council chairman Liza McKinney.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Apr 2003, 13:15 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:04 BST

Adur council has financed the skatepark, with extra money coming from Sompting Parish Council.

More help came from sponsors Eibe and Animal, which have designed and installed the skatepark.

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Young skaters have been working with the project team from the start and have had a big say in the design of the skatepark. They have also been busy raising money for extra facilities.

Local skateboarding group Every Skater Lives (ESL), which is made up of local teenagers who have also become involved in breakdancing, is to have its logo engraved on a ramp surface.

Group member Jo Parker-Harding commented to the Herald: "This is what I have been waiting for ever since I started skating.

"I am well happy."

One member of the community who has been involved from the start is Mel Shaw.

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She said: "Everyone involved with this project has worked really hard to achieve something good for the teenagers.

"They are all really excited and pleased to have somewhere to call their own, skate and hang out with their mates."

Adur community services chairman Paul Graysmark said: "This is great news for youngsters and so good to see them getting involved with a community project.

"They said they wanted a skatepark, we listened, consulted and now the idea has become a reality."