Council agree to takeover maintenance of temporary skatepark in Portrush

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council will take full responsibility for the maintenance of a temporary skate park in Portrush.

Council officers proposed that the council take over responsibility for the temporary designated skating space, at Station Square, at Leisure and Development Committee meeting on Tuesday.

Alliance Alderman Richard Stewart said the council had a “responsibility to look after this and maintain it”.

“This space is vital for the mental health and wellbeing of our young people,” Alderman Stewart said. “It’s almost like an attraction, where people are standing and watching the skaters. It’s like a wee community hub.”

UUP Councillor Richard Holmes noted that no matter how many skate parks the council installed in other areas of Portrush, skateboarders “always ended up at Station Square”.

Councillor Holmes concluded: “It’s the Piccadilly Circus of our borough and everyone heads to it. Drive through it any night, particularly at weekends, and it’s buzzing.”