A Carse of Gowrie village community is delighted to finally see its skate park bowl returned to its former glory after years of wear and tear.
The skate park forms part of the play area in Errol Public Park and was built approximately 15 years ago.
Damage over time to the surface of the main bowl left it unusable and was brought to the attention of the community by local teenagers.
After seeking funds for this from various sources, finally Perth and Kinross Council came up with the money through the Community Investment Fund, with the total cost at around £2000.
A specialist contractor was employed to resurface and paint the skate park and the revamp work was completed earlier this month.
Ward councillor Angus Forbes said: “I am delighted to see this work completed and its great that the Community Investment Fund was able to fund it.
“I know just how much fun the children get from this park and it was looking pretty sorry for a long time.
“There is a real sense of community in Errol, the park is always busy with children and I am really pleased to see them using the skate park once again.”
Local resident Roger Humphry and secretary of the Carse of Gowrie Group, who was involved in the process of getting the money in for the repair, said: “The local teenagers brought it to the community’s attention that the bowl was so damaged that it was unusable.
“Rather than merely ‘looking into it’ (which we did), it was excellent that PKC funding allowed the Carse of Gowrie Group to commission Aaron Wilmot, a young enthusiastic skate boarder and skate park expert from Glasgow.
“Aaron did a great job in fixing it and the kids seem to be enjoying it.”
The Community Investment Fund was created in 2018 to provide £1.2m of funding for community projects in 2018/19 and 2019/20.
Applications were encouraged from projects which impacted positively on issues of equality, improved community life, or built capacity in the community.
