Row after skate park plans hit an obstacle

Calls have been made to add to the skate bowl.

Plans to expand Fleetwood's seafront skater facilities have led to a dispute between councillors.

Fleetwood Labour members have accused Coun Peter Gibson, the leader of Wyre Council, of trying to halt proposals to add to Fleetwood’s £120,000 skate bowl.

The skate bowl is part of Wyre Council’s £1.5m Five For Fleetwood scheme aimed at revamping the town’s seafront.

After initial excitement over the bowl, Fleetwood residents have expressed disappointment that the scheme consists simply of the bowl and no accompanying ramps, as some expected.

Now a group of key organisations in the town, under the banner Team Fleetwood, has made the expansion of the skate facility one of its key projects and it is looking at possible funding streams.

The land around the bowl is owned by Wyre Council, which makes the authority a major player in what happens on the site.

Coun Gibson says the calls to have more than just a skate bowl have come too late.