Hunt for new options to replace Gateshead Flyover's lost Five Bridges skate parkSkateboarding organisation Shred the North will carry out a study for Gateshead Council on how the Five Bridges skate park beneath the closed Gateshead Flyover can be replacedView Image Skateboarders at the Five Bridges skate park, Gateshead, in 2009 (Image: Simon Greener)New options to replace a lost skate park beneath the doomed Gateshead Flyover could be on the table by this summer, it is now hoped. But Gateshead Council has now confirmed it has secured funding to appoint skateboarding organisation Shred the North to carry out a study on how to replace the site. ‌Dave Apomah, head of the Shred The North community interest company, said: “We know how important Five Bridges was — not just locally, but nationally and internationally. It wasn’t simply a skate park; it was a unique, weather-protected space that supported a thriving, multi-disciplined community all year round. This weekend, the Native Skate Store in Newcastle is remembering Five Bridges by relaunching a commemorative skateboard design featuring an image of the defunct park.

Source: Daily Mirror February 20, 2026 12:46 UTC