Users of the Frome Skatepark are invited to comment on plans for a potential new location for the park.
Frome Town Council will be popping along to the Frome Skatepark Project’s Skate Jam event on Saturday 10th May from 10am to 4pm, where people will be invited to share their views on a new location.
Anyone not able to attend the in-person is invited to share their views on the plans via the Frome Town Council website, at the link at the foot of this article.
Frome Skatepark Project has been fundraising and campaigning for a new skatepark for Frome since 2018. A co-hosted skate jam event in September 2024 indicated support for updates to the existing skatepark as part of a broader conversation about Victoria Park and the Mary Baily Playing Field.
Cllr Mark Dorrington said, “Last year’s engagement about Victoria Park and the Mary Baily Playing Field gave councillors lots to think about as regards the future of these much-loved and well-used open spaces. Many thanks to everyone who completed the survey or stopped to chat with us. Everything you told us has been collated and will feed into planning for future improvements and to preserve the elements people already love.
“This time, we’re asking you specifically about the skatepark in Mary Baily Playing Field. It’s badly in need of a refurb and we are supporting the group by gauging your opinion on a possible new location. The skatepark is very close to residential properties and it wouldn’t get planning permission to be where it is. As such, any refurb plans offer a once-in-a-generation opportunity to relocate the skate park and unify it with the existing play offer.
“The overwhelming consensus last year was that the centre of the grounds should be kept clear for play, recreation and not least for the air ambulance. The latest proposal, which you can see on plans on 10th May and on the Frome Town Council website, is to move the skatepark further into the park but keep that central area clear, with the skatepark alongside the existing play areas.”
View the plans and add comments on the proposed new location from Frome’s skatepark at frometowncouncil.gov.uk/new-location-for-skatepark.
Sign up for free skate lessons for eight to 18 years olds and find out more about the Skate Jam event on 10th May at frometowncouncil.gov.uk/may-hem-skate-jam-10th-may
Pictured: Frome skate park
