New park opens

A NEW ballpark which opened in Buckingham Park last week is already proving a hit with youngsters.

Brighton Bear, Yorick Williams, unveiled the new attraction at the Shoreham park, along with local youngsters who could not wait to show off their basketball skills.

Some of the youngsters receive coaching from the Bears basketball team in Shoreham and Lancing.

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Now, with the new ballpark, they will have somewhere else to practice and improve their skills. Children can also play football and netball there, as well as climbing a three-metre wall or dabble in some table tennis and table football.

Project manager Clive Bramble said: "I am delighted the ballpark opened in time for half-term. It continues the development of the whole park for all users from the toddlers in the play area to the bowlers."

The park will be open from 8am-4pm in the winter and until 8.30pm in the summer.

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