The success of temporary skate parks during the school holidays has led Harrogate Borough Council to a rethink about providing a permanent facility in the town's Valley Gardens.

 

The proposal has now received broad support from the recently formed Friends of the Valley Gardens. The council has identified £140,000 for a skate park and BMX facility subject to any necessary planning permission. Some of the money has come from community safety grants.

 

The council has previously carried out a number of consultations over finding a site for a permanent skate park.  Consultation on this proposal will come via the planning application to site the facility alongside the tennis courts.  This means that all play activity equipment is in one area of the gardens and will not encroach on the more open green spaces.  It would be hoped to have the facility in place before the end of 2010.

 

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