Official opening of Pasture Road Skatepark, Stapleford Saturday 11 April, from 12:00pm

The new skatepark has been attracting people of all ages since it opened in December. The skatepark's design and construction, the opening event, and the programme of sessions have all been funded from the £21.1m Stapleford Towns Fund alongside a £100,000 grant from the FCC Community Action Fund.

The opening event comprises of three free sessions, organised by Canvas and local community non-profit Skate Nottingham, for skateboarders, quad and inline roller skaters and BMXers.

12.30pm: Coached skateboarding session age 7+. Helmets and skateboards will be provided.  

1.30pm: An all-wheels open ‘jam’ for women and girls. 

2.30pm - 4:00pm: Open ‘jam’ for all wheels, all ages, with music, prizes, giveaways and experienced skateboarders and BMXers.

(A jam is an informal competition with all abilities welcome, and prizes given for both trick difficulty and for attempts and effort)

Pop-up workshops for all ages will also be on offer for families, children and adults.

Car parking will be limited, so please travel by public transport or use alternative parking at the Stapleford Community Pavilion on Hickings Lane.

The skatepark was designed and built by specialists Canvas Skateparks and Public Spaces, with huge support from Skate Nottingham, and funded through the £21.1m Stapleford Towns Fund and FCC Community Action Fund.

Earlier this week, the main findings from the UK's first Audit of 'skateable spaces' were published by Skateboard GB, the National Governing Body for skateboarding, supported by Sport England.  The study assessed more than 2,000 sites across the UK and concluded that the factors that most strongly contribute to skatepark users' perceptions of quality included: construction in concrete, close involvement with local user groups at each stage, and long-term investment in events, sessions and positive custodianship. All of these have been the case for Stapleford, making the new skatepark a national exemplar. 

The skatepark at Pasture Road was kindly funded by a £100,000 grant from the FCC Community Action Fund alongside funding from the Stapleford Towns Fund, plus donations from 202 people to the Stapleford Skatepark Crowdfunder UK campaign, which had match-funding from Sport England.  The final design followed more than two years of extensive consultation, including four in-person events, two online surveys and several user group meetings between the team at Canvas and local BMXers, skateboarders and inline and quad roller-skaters, all together engaging more than 300 people.