A new skatepark in Aspley in memory of a man who died aged 22 is closer to becoming a reality after a massive funding bid was backed by the city council. Friends Jade Adams and Haylee Levers have been campaigning for the skatepark after their friend Ashley Mabbott took his own life in 2016.
Ashley, who lived in Aspley, was passionate about skateboarding and had also campaigned for a skatepark in the area before his death. It could now be built at Broxtowe Country Park using £230,000 if a funding bid being drawn up by Nottingham City Council is approved.
Jade and Haylee created a charity, Heaven Is A Halfpipe, to raise an initial £10,000 through live music events. Jade Adams, 29, said: “Our best friend Ashley was trying to get a skatepark built before he died because there wasn’t one around here.
