CAMPAIGNERS for a contro-versial Carnforth skate park have vowed to fight on after councillors rejected their plans.

Members of Lancaster City Council's cabinet vetoed the scheme for a wheeled-sports facility' at the Dunkirk Avenue play area following opposition from residents.

But the locals could get their way after the city council overview and strutiny committee called in' the decision for review.

The Carnforth Area Regen-eration Partnership (CARP) consulted with police and youth services before identifying the site as the most suitable area for the park.

But Carnforth Ward councillors, Paul Gardiner and Judith Jones told the cabinet meeting: "We believe that to decide on this site would be a slap in the face' to residents on Dunkirk Avenue."

City director of regeneration John Donnellon said that public consultation revealed there was substantial' opposition to the Dunkirk Avenue site.

He told the meeting: "Views expressed during the consult-ation, together with the comments of ward councillors, have been taken in to account in making the decision to enhance recreational facilities at Dunkirk Avenue without a skate park."

But CARP's skate park representative Tony Rimmer is refusing to give up on the proposal.

"Despite the loss of much of the funding that had so far been secured, CARP is determined to press ahead with the project and will now seek a new site and try to access other sources of funds to enable it to go ahead," he said.

Mr Rimmer is seeking greater support from the city council.

"CARP feels that the city now has an obligation to protect funds allocated to the project and to help us move ahead," he says.

The committee will investigate the issues raised and question the decision makers at a special public meeting next Wednesday (November 9) at 6pm at the Furness and Midland Hall, Carn-forth Station Visitors Centre.