WHEELS are in motion for the creation of a bespoke skatepark in Dunfermline.

Those behind the plans to replace the existing facility in the Public Park have revealed that they are around halfway to the required £300K target.

Rory Fell, who is involved with the Dunfermline Regeneration Trust-led project, is hopeful that work could begin this year.

"We are hoping to go ahead starting the construction of the skatepark this year," he said. "We are working with a company who have submitted a design and we are looking to tweak it.

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"The construction costs are going to be around £300,000. We are hoping to get past as there will be things like lighting. It is coming together after a very long haul. We have got to raise still about half of it but it looks very positive.

"In terms of funding, we are doing quite well but we have got a bit to go yet."

Since announcing the plans, substantial consultation has taken place which will help form the final design for the revamped skatepark.

"It all looks very positive," he said. "We have had great feedback from the focus group. We are looking to tweak it to be a bit more bespoke to the requirements of the consultation that we had.

"We have not got an estimation of the month (for work starting). We were looking beforehand at more specific timings but it is going to depend on the funding coming through.

"This will be the last summer of the current park so we will be looking to hold some final send off events and use it as much as we can.

"At the moment, nobody really chooses to use it. The people who go are the local kids who don't have access to other parks."

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Rory said bringing the plans to reality would be a "dream" of his.

"I have been skateboarding for 15 years and I started at Dunfermline skatepark," he added. "Since then, I have witnessed skateparks pop up all over Fife that are better than Dunfermline so the community that used to go to Dunfermline has been spread out now.

"People go to other places where as before we just had one meeting spot.

"To be able to bring it back to Dunfermline and see other kids have the same experience that I had growing up, that is what I hope to see."