Clarence Park is home to a new £180k skate park

The eagerly anticipated £180,000 wheeled sports park at Clarence Park is complete and open to users.

Joint funded by Bury Council (£106k) and Veolia Environment Trust (£74k), the new wheeled park caters for skateboards, scooters, roller skates and BMX. The facility was designed together with the local community and the Friends of Clarence Park to provide an amazing facility with an appeal to a wide age range and all abilities.

The project is the latest to be completed in a £350k investment programme to bolster the park and secure its ongoing success.

Councillor Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment, climate change and operations, said: “Our commitment to maintaining Clarence Park as a quality public facility has been verified time and time again with the park keeping its Green Flag award for quality for 18 years running.

“This fantastic new concrete constructed skate park adds yet another string to the park’s bow. I’m sure it will be greatly enjoyed, and I look forward to the official opening event as the weather improves.”

Clarence Park wheeled park includes a wide range of equipment:

• Manual pad
• Flat bar
• Ledge
• Bank to flatbar
• Jump boxes
• Sub box
• Hips
• Quarterpipes
• Flatbank

The Clarence Park wheeled park project was overseen on behalf of Bury Council by Proffitts – Investing in Communities and the site works were completed by CANVAS. The council’s grounds maintenance team also contributed by cutting back vegetation to open up the sightlines at Miss Walker’s Field.

To find public outdoor play facilities across the Bury borough, visit www.bury.gov.uk/playfacilities

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Press release issued: 18 March 2024.

Picture: Councillor Alan Quinn (cabinet member) with Mike Bent (parks manager) and Rachael Gildert (Proffitts).