Skateboarders battle to save South Bank skate park

Hundreds of skateboarders at Lambeth Town Hall. Credit: Ruth Banks/ITN

Hundreds of skateboarders have been at Lambeth Town Hall, to deliver 30 boxes of objections, in the next stage of their battle to save the skate park on South Bank.

The area has been used by skateboarders for decades, but there are proposals to turn it into retail units.

However, campaigners say that almost 95 thousand people have signed up to oppose the plans.

Ruth Banks reports: