Boarders in the Twin Valley area will soon have a new home for skateboarding.

The brand-new Elverson Skatepark is set for its official grand opening at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, at Livingood Park, 106 S. Chestnut St., Elverson. The rain date will be on Saturday, April 18.

The event will feature a formal ceremony, competitions and giveaways. The park has been open for riding since just before Christmas, although final touches have been put on in the last few months.

"We hope to see the community come out and see what the park's all about," said Justin Horrocks, who was heavily involved with the planning and fundraising for the new facility. "We're hoping for good weather and just a good turnout of people to come and see the new addition."

The park features a concrete pump track, quarter pipes, grinding rails and a pyramid. Horrocks said that the skatepark was designed to be family-friendly and comfortable for both beginner and intermediate-level boarders.

The park will follow Livingood Park's existing hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Skateboards, bikes, scooters and beyond are welcome.

"Pretty much anything on wheels right now is allowed," Horrocks said. "I've even seen RC cars on it... we just hope that people are going to respect the park, what it's there for and use it the right way."

Horrocks said that the skatepark cost somewhere between $90,000 to $100,000 to construct. Most of that money came from a $70,209 state grant, obtained through the Commonwealth Financing Authority's Greenways, Trails and Recreation program. Donations from the community and local businesses made up the difference.

"That second year (of planning), we applied for a state grant ... which took us pretty much to the point of where we needed to be to begin building and get the job done," he said.

Nearly everybody in the Horrocks family loves to skateboard. Justin's brother, Jansen, even runs a skateboard company and is involved in a skateboarding ministry.

"I've been skateboarding for 20-plus years, and I'm born and raised in Elverson," Justin said. "I'm really excited to just see my kids as they're growing up and the community be able to enjoy the skatepark and just being outside."

Previously, there was no facility for boarders in the northern part of Twin Valley School District. The closest skatepark for boarders in Elverson and Morgantown was Pineland Park, north of Birdsboro.

"(Birdsboro) is where we grew up going," Horrocks said. "You're talking a 25-minute, half-hour drive. When we couldn't get to a park, most of us that were skating and doing things like that were in parking lots, and a lot of businesses don't want you in their parking lot skating around."

"For people that aren't in traditional sports, they're looking for something to do," he went on. "I think this provides an opportunity for people to go and be out of people's hair and just kind of enjoy what they're doing."

For updates and news on the skatepark, follow @elversonskatepark on Instagram. The account is operated by the Horrocks family.