Fundraisers who have been working to raise money for an east Suffolk town's skatepark for nearly 35 years say it is a "dream come true" that it is finally opening.
Klondyke Skatepark near Southwold beach will take down its fences and open to the public this weekend.
Carl Hurr, 51, who has been skating in Southwold since he was 13, said he is "really excited that the park is finally going to open."
Carpenter Mr Hurr said he made it his life mission to reopen the skatepark after original facility was closed in the 1990s due to underfunding and dilapidation.
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Along side his partner, Melanie Wilson, 48, and his son Jack, eight, Mr Hurr has been running events up and down Suffolk for the last three decades to try to raise money to rebuild the skatepark.
They were finally able to raise around £100,000 to fund the park at the end of last year.
Mr Hurr said: "It's important for young people to have somewhere to express themselves and Southwold definitely needs this."
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He added: "We have been running all sorts of music events, jams and car boot sales over the last three decades to try and raise the money for this park. And once we finally raised enough money, we told the council and they said we could go ahead with the rebuild."
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The new skatepark includes three main areas including a street-style area, fun lumps and bumps and a plaza space inspired by the pier.
There will also be a basketball area and a seating area as well.
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To launch the new park, the Hurr family have organised a free coaching session in July which has already had more than 70 sign ups from kids in the area and massive interest across the town.
Mr Hurr added: "We can't believe this is really finally happening and the park is finally opening this weekend. After years in the making this is a dream come true! We'd like to thank everyone in the community for their hard work."
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