Skate Park

Artist's impression of the proposed concrete skatepark at Maesteg Welfare Park, showing a spine ramp, bowls, quarterpipes and a rail set in grass beside a tarmac path, with skaters and families around it
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MAESTEG: First look at the £270,000 concrete skatepark for the Welfare Park, and riders have a fortnight to change it

Maverick Skateparks, the firm behind the Mumbles seafront park and this year's Brackla build, has published a 34.5m by 15m…

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Kit Peters
Three skateboarders holding their boards stand together at the new Victoria Park skate plaza in Swansea, with concrete ramps and bowls behind them
Skate Park

VICTORIA PARK: ‘The jewel in the crown’ — Swansea skaters give their verdict on the new £3m plaza

The new street-plaza skate park at Victoria Park has quickly become a hub for the city's riders. Lifelong skateboarders say…

Six people standing on the concrete bowl of the new Victoria Park skatepark, two holding skateboards, with houses and trees behind.
BMX

SWANSEA: Three more skateparks open as £3m wheeled sports drive rolls on

Riders are already trying out the new and upgraded parks at Victoria Park, Townhill and Penlan — with a string…

Children and an adult helper spray-painting the "Mumbles" mural on a skatepark ramp, with the artist working at the far end.
Blackpill

MUMBLES: Skaters, families and even the local PCSOs grab spray cans to give skatepark a colourful makeover

A submarine, a giant "Mumbles" sign and a spray-can character now brighten Mumbles skatepark, after a community project brought skaters,…

Gwyn Williams MS - Plaid Cymru Senedd Member for Gwyr Abertawe
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MUMBLES: Plaid MS calls on politicians to cut ties with ‘toxic’ far-right group over skate park racism video

A Plaid Cymru MS has called on politicians of all parties to cut ties with a far-right group, after it…

Children on swings at Coed Gwilym Park Clydach Swansea upgraded play area Welsh Government funding
BMX

SWANSEA: Council announces £11m investment in play areas and wheeled sports facilities

SWANSEA Council has invested £11 million in outdoor recreation facilities since the pandemic, including more than 80 new or refurbished…

Cllr Andrew Stevens and Jeremy Donaldson standing on site at Victoria Park during the start of construction on the new skate plaza.
BMX

New Victoria Park skate plaza on track for spring opening

Work has begun on a major new street‑plaza style skate and wheeled‑sports facility at Swansea’s Victoria Park — with the…

Visual design showing proposed skate plaza at Victoria Park, Swansea, part of council’s £2.8m wheeled sports investment.
Cllr Andrew Stevens

Work begins on new skate plaza at Swansea’s Victoria Park

A £3m wheeled sports investment has reached Swansea’s Victoria Park, where early construction is now under way on a new…

3D design of BMX facility at Elba sports complex in Gowerton with spiral ramp and bowl.
BMX

New BMX and skatepark designs revealed for Gowerton and Ynystawe

Swansea Council shares plans for next phase of £3m investment in wheeled sports

Visual design showing proposed skate plaza at Victoria Park, Swansea, part of council’s £2.8m wheeled sports investment.
BMX

Work to start on new skate plaza at Victoria Park as £2.8m wheeled sports investment rolls out

A new street‑plaza style skate and wheeled sports facility is set to transform Swansea’s Victoria Park, with work due to…

Ollie at Exist skatepark in Swansea
Cerebra

World-first skateboard aid helps 12-year-old Ollie who was ‘desperate to skate’

A children's charity has unveiled an innovative solution to improve accessibility in skateboarding inspired by a little boy who was…