Two skateboarding fanatics have transformed a disused medieval church in Norwich into a skate park after successfully raising thousands of pounds on a crowdfunding site, reports Scottish Construction Now.
‘…I don’t think you can skateboard anywhere else in a Grade I listed medieval church…’
Scottish Construction Now writes:
After scouring the rental market for suitable warehouses or industrial units, Sam Avery and Ash Lever chanced upon a 15th-century church in Norwich.
It closed in the 1980s…
The new skate park has now been open for three weeks.
A skateboard shop has been installed alongside various sacred treasures, ramps now sprawl across the nave and coaching sessions are due to start for young skaters.
Sam told ITV: “Once you’ve walked into a medieval church and had a look with a view to putting a skate park in, you don’t really want to go and look at industrial units anymore.
“I don’t think you can skateboard anywhere else in a Grade I listed medieval church…”
