DELAYED work to build a skate park in Barnsley is set to start in the new year.
The work had originally been planned to start by now but following delays to the new Town Hall-based Experience Barnsley and gardens, resources have been limited.
The £100,000 skatepark plan came about after years of demands to Barnsley Council from youngsters who said they would like one built in or close to the town centre.
A number of sites were identified in September 2011 but the one considered the most suitable by the council was within Dearne Valley Park, Hoyle Mill.
It was chosen as the best site because it's less than a mile from the town centre and close to the communities of Oakwell, Old Mill, Monk Bretton, Lundwood and Stairfoot.
Cllr Margaret Bruff, a former youth worker, has been at the forefront project.
She said: "This is something we have been promised for several years. It should have been started this summer but with all the work taking place at the Town Hall, the workforce has been directed up there, which has again put a delay on it.
"We're six months behind and what with cuts in budgets and staff, the council's two landscape officers were sent to oversee the Town Hall works instead.
"We're confident that it'll be starting by the new year. We will get there!"
