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25th November 2022
12:10pm GMT
It just goes to show if you keep pushing for something, good things will happen... This (development) was imperative. When you look around at other counties and neighbouring ones at that, they all have skate parks. There is no better place for it than Longford Greyhound Track, it's close to the railway and local businesses and will be a huge tourism boost for the town.In May of this year, Longford County Council heard how skating can have a positive impact on people's mental health, and that a safe space was needed for skaters as well as those who use in line skates or BMX bikes to meet and engage in their sport. The Longford Town Skatepark committee have been campaigning for a skatepark since 2015. Header image via Shutterstock READ NEXT: 'What's the bear for?' People are shook by this Toblerone realisation