The new �120,000 facility will be built inside the grounds of Bishops Purglove Primary School in Tideswell.

The village is one of seven areas in Derbyshire and the High Peak benefiting from a �1.2m grant from Sport England.

It is hoped the project will also reduce vandalism and bad behaviour in the centre of the village.

Wayne Alsop, a youth sport development officer for Sport England, said: "Hopefully the skate park will make young people more physically active and have an effect on anti-social behaviour.

"Also, it will give young people a place where they can congregate away from residential areas and hopefully the antisocial behaviour will decrease."