Skater boys make a jump for joy
Adur council has financed the skatepark, with extra money coming from Sompting Parish Council.
More help came from sponsors Eibe and Animal, which have designed and installed the skatepark.
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Hide AdYoung skaters have been working with the project team from the start and have had a big say in the design of the skatepark. They have also been busy raising money for extra facilities.
Local skateboarding group Every Skater Lives (ESL), which is made up of local teenagers who have also become involved in breakdancing, is to have its logo engraved on a ramp surface.
Group member Jo Parker-Harding commented to the Herald: "This is what I have been waiting for ever since I started skating.
"I am well happy."
One member of the community who has been involved from the start is Mel Shaw.
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Hide AdShe said: "Everyone involved with this project has worked really hard to achieve something good for the teenagers.
"They are all really excited and pleased to have somewhere to call their own, skate and hang out with their mates."
Adur community services chairman Paul Graysmark said: "This is great news for youngsters and so good to see them getting involved with a community project.
"They said they wanted a skatepark, we listened, consulted and now the idea has become a reality."