The new parkour park is put through its paces

The first free runners have tried out Burntwood’s new parkour park.

The new parkour park is put through its paces
The new parkour park is put through its paces

Councillors and local residents attended the official opening of the facility at Cherry Close on Saturday (July 2).

Councillor David Salter, Chairman of Lichfield District Council, said: “This £25,000 installation has been achieved in a joint effort between Lichfield District Council and Cherry Orchard Gardening Services (COGS) using various grants, including £15,000 from the Government’s Pocket Parks fund.”

After the ribbon was cut, a team of experts led a training session with many of the young people who attended the event.

Regular parkour training workshops will start later this month. For more details email [email protected].

Cllr Terry Finn, Chairman of COGS, said: “We know the local community will have great fun on the parkour wall and we hope it attracts more people to make use of the community centre and grounds.”

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