NEARLY £1,500 was raised at the weekend when 40 youngsters took to their skateboards for a 24-hour skate-a-thon, in a bid to raise much-needed funds.

The Newton Abbot-based charity, which was set up in 2014 by locals with a passion for wheeled sports, held the fundraiser in a bid to get a new indoor skatepark floor.

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