It has been the playground for generations of Bristol youngsters since 1978 and become one of Britain’s most iconic skateparks.
But now there are ambitious plans to create what will essentially be a beginners’ park at the Dean Lane Skatepark - the equivalent of nursery slopes for skiers.
A major fundraising campaign is underway to turn an old - and most importantly, flat - basketball court next to the huge skatepark into a warm-up section, where skateboarders of all ages and abilities can have a little run.
Some of the biggest names and organisations in the skateboarding world have already got on board with the fundraising campaign, which is already almost halfway to its £12,000 goal.
The campaign has been boosted by the likes of streetwear clothing company Out of Step, which donated £1,000, and Thrasher Magazine, which has donated £1,500.
The Dean Lane Skatepark, which is based in the Dame Emily Park in Bedminster, was created in 1978 at the height of Britain’s first skateboarding craze.
From the very start, it was seen as a tough skateboarding environment, and over the years has seen the world’s best skateboarders from each generation take on the bowls, ramps, pipes and kickers.
“It is one of the UK’s most iconic skateparks,” said local skateboarder and filmmaker Dan Higginson. “I am looking to raise funds to build an additional section of the park where the derelict basketball court currently sits.
“This land is currently unused, but could add so much to the potential of the skatepark,” he added.
Flat areas ideal for skateboarding are found all over Bristol city centre - particularly at College Green, the Lloyds amphitheatre and a recently created area in front of the Cenotaph. None of those are specifically for skaters, and their use has been controversial over the years.
Dean Lane skatepark is on a hill, and set up more for skatepark skating rather than the kind of street skating that uses blocks, rails, benches and kerbs on a flat surface.
“Bristol lacks a smooth, flat open space in the city centre,” said Mr Higginson.
“Somewhere with small simple, skateable objects where skaters can practice without disturbance. This would fill that void,” he added.
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