Team GB’s Olympic success puts pressure on councillors in Norton, who rejected plan to refurbish half-pipe
On one side is the most famous skateboarder in the world, hundreds of young residents and a fundraising campaign that has secured tens of thousands of pounds to restore a skatepark. On the other side are the councillors in a small traditional North Yorkshire town who have repeatedly voted against the proposals.
After skateboarding became an Olympic event for the first time ever, the people of Norton-on-Derwent – best known for its bacon factory and horse racing stables – have found themselves at the centre of an unlikely global campaign over the quality of sporting facilities in rural Britain and the right of young people to skate.
