Norwich council have agreed to spend £300, 000 on a skatepark.

Text reads: Skateboarders who have fought a five-year battle for a new skatepark are
celebrating after the city council agreed to put up the money to build one.
The skaters’ fight to have their sport recognised and a proper facility
built has paid off as Norwich City Council agreed to spend £300,000 on a
nationally recognised site in Eaton Park.
Together with the council, the skaters, BMXers and inline skaters will have
their say on the design of the park. Chris Sturgess, 29, owner of skate shop
Revolutionz on Lower Goat Lane, has been prominent in lobbying for the park
to be built.
He said: “To say we’re pleased is an understatement. This is exactly what we
wanted and to have the freedom to design it is great – all the other small
sites like the one in Heathgate or Fiddlewood were built by companies who
design playground equipment – and that’s what they are. “This will bring
Norwich into line with other cities which are far beyond us with the parks
they have.”
Planning permission still has to be obtained for the park, but it is hoped
it will be ready for next summer. The council has made the skaters promise
they will no longer use areas of the city such as the war memorial, once it
is rebuilt, as places to practise.
Steve Morphew, leader of the council, said: “Keeping our promise here not
only shows the finances of the city council are in robust shape, but that
it’s possible to spend money on positive projects.”

Story by Lucy Bolton of The Norwich Evening News.