Madron Parish Council welcomed members of the community to a Skate Jam event to mark the official opening of a new Wheeled Sports Park at King George V Playing Field.
Children, young people and adults turned out to test out the new skatepark facility, with a community BBQ and cake stall alongside a fun-filled skate competition and professional demos keeping the whole community entertained.
Cllr Hugh Eddy, chairman of the parish council, said: “This is the result of six years of work by Madron Parish Council.
“We had over 100 people filling in our questionnaire wanting a skatepark for Madron. From there a lot of work went into securing the £214,000 of funding to get the skatepark designed and built.
"Cornwall Council have been very supportive through the Community Infrastructure Levy Fund, Community Capacity Fund, and the Community Levelling Up Programme.
"The project was also supported by Sport England and the Madron War Memorial Trust, alongside LiveWest, Jewson and members of our community in Madron who supported our Crowdfunder campaign”.
The design was developed in consultation with local residents and built by Maverick Industries.
The ribbon to officially open the wheeled sports park was cut by long-standing Madron Parish Councillors Clare Roberts and Mike Scoble.
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