Residents of St Just are invited to have their say on a new scheme, which aims to develop a new skate park in the area.

Cornwall Council are calling on people to offer their opinion on the project, which also includes improvements at St Just Recreation Ground in Penwith.

The council view this as an opportunity to 'breathe new life' into the open space and improve the quality of activities for young people in the area.

Funding of £30,000 has been made available to upgrade the current facilities, and the council want to get thoughts, ideas and suggestion from the public on how to best improve the public space.

Officers from the Environment team are also hoping to work with enthusiastic residents to form a new community group to help steer and fundraise towards the improvements.

The deadline for this stage of the public consultation is May 31, and the findings will be used to develop proposals for the space, which will be the basis of future consultations.

Stuart Wallace, public space officer, said: “Due to the requirement for funding we expect the overall project to take several years and it is likely to have to be delivered in a few stages, so we are looking for positive and committed leadership from all age groups from within the local community to work together with us and the Town Council to update this important local asset.”

Anyone who may wish to take part in the consultation should visit cornwall.gov.uk/playareas.

Funding for the project will be provided from a variety of grants and with designated funds from Cornwall Council's Capital Play Programme.