A FINAL appeal for £5,000 has been launched in Ashburton to help the town get its much wanted skate park.

The Ashburton Rollers have experienced delays with the project thanks to unexpected site problems which resulted in the loss of a major grant and added at least £10,000 to their costs.

The group is hoping the shortfall can be made up by the end of the month.

Chairman Deborah Sterling said: 'Recent months have been hard going as we've had to deal with problem after problem.