The young skaters led a two-year campaign to secure funding and planning permission for the facility in King George’s Playing Fields, which was completed last year.
Officers from Rayleigh Town Council approached young users of an old skate park with concerns over the significant health and safety risks that the worn down park posed. Following these discussions 23 young people aged 13 to 19 decided to form the Rayleigh Skate Council.
With the help of detached youth workers the group was able to attend council meetings, raise money and consult with users of the old skate park and finally to see the opening of their new park in April last year.
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