The facility offers opportunities for a variety of wheeled sports including skateboarding, scooters and skates for children and young people to enjoy outdoors.

It was declared open by Jean Jones, a local councillor and Provost of North Lanarkshire at a special community event on Tuesday 15 February.

Kilsyth Community Board allocated the funding from the Local Development Programme to make the facility a reality. 

Provost Jones said: “We are delighted to support this development and pleased that funding from the Local Development Programme can provide such a fantastic facility for young people in the area.”

Rennie Road Community Alliance highlighted the need for a skate facility and the group worked in close partnership with staff from the council’s Community Partnership Team at every stage of the development to ensure the project reflected community aspirations.

The community group will continue to work with the Community Partnership Team on further developments to benefit local youngsters.

A bid will shortly be submitted for funding for a multi-use games area next to the new facility. If successful it would see the old blaes pitch at Rennie Road transformed into a fantastic play and recreation space for young people.

The event was attended by representatives of Rennie Road Community Alliance, Provost Jean Jones, local councillor Heather Brannan-McVey, Bill Craik (Chair of the Kilsyth Community Board )and local residents.