The badly needed move of Tamworth’s skate park from River Drive to one of the two sets of tennis courts in the Castle Grounds is almost complete.

Funds from Tamworth Borough Council, The Youth Capital Fund (allocated by Staffordshire Youth Service), Tamworth Community Trust, Staffordshire County Council’s local members fund, Tamworth round table members and fund raising activities by Tamworth’s Wheeled Sports Forum have made this all possible.

Councillor Daniel Cook, Leader of Tamworth Borough Council said,  “All that is left to do is the surrounding landscaping of the grounds. When finished we will have an official opening in the summer with lots of exciting activities to celebrate this world class skate park. I am pleased we, in partnership with Tamworth Wheeled Sports Forum have taken this from an idea four years ago to the wonderful new asset Tamworth now has. So much credit must go to Mike Dryburgh for his dedication to the project over the course of the last few years. Tamworth should be very proud to have such young people so driven to improving opportunities for all.

Tamworth Borough Council is totally committed to offering an excellent range of leisure facilities. This new skate park, when complete and officially open, we are sure will prove to be very popular. It will be a dedicated park where youngsters can show off their skateboarding skills in a safe and secure environment”.

Mike Dryburgh, of Tamworth Wheeled Sports Forum. “It’s really exciting to see the original plan come together.  Feedback from local skaters, inliners and bmx’ers has been invaluable in ensuring we got the park that everybody wanted and we hope they enjoy using the new facility”.