Skateboarding in Nottingham is proving a big hit. With a new design and hope for the new skate spot underneath Broadmarsh, on April 2 a public opening event for the new 'skateboard friendly' public space off Sussex Street in the city centre, will take place.
With hundreds of skaters using the new park on a daily basis, the skating spot is one of the first of its kind in Europe. With an ever-changing graffiti wall, the skatepark was a collaboration between Nottingham City Council, Skate Nottingham and Skateboard GB - who have donated £5,000 to the new facility in the city.
Skate Nottingham volunteers worked through December alongside Betongpark and the city’s main contractors, Thomas Bow, to complete the space, and have since brought it to life with a free programme of regular workshops, skate sessions and events funded by a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund. Tram Line Spot, the ‘skate friendly’ section of the space, progressed through a 2-year participatory design programme engaging Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham College students along with more than 300 local skateboarders and other skatepark users.
