Skateboard trip could be wheelie good!
| Published: 17th August 2008 19:57 |
SKATEBOARD TRIP COULD BE WHEELIE GOOD
Are you a skateboarder and keen to have a say on how Mendip's newest skate park will be built?
If so, a free trip being organised next week could be wheelie good for you.
Mendip District Council is offering youngsters in the Street and Glastonbury area 16 seats on a mini bus to visit three skate parks in Bristol.
The trip has been organised to give youngsters the opportunity to see for themselves a range of skate parks while plans are underway to build a new park in Glastonbury.
The previous skate park, next to the Morlands Enterprise Park, had to be demolished in June after health and safety experts raised serious concerns over the condition of the park.
They said the ramps were in such a poor state that the council, which managed the park, could face criminal charges if the park remained open and a skateboarder injured themselves. The council announced it had no other choice but to close the facility.
However, youngsters are now being given the opportunity to have their say on how the new park should be built. The council has already committed to building much sturdier, concrete ramps, but want to hear from users how they should be designed.
Next week's trip takes place on Tuesday, August 19, and leaves from Glastonbury at 10am. There are 16 seats available to young people aged between 10 and 21, and seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Those on the trip will have the chance to visit three skate parks in Bristol, which have been built by Bencrete - one of the country's top specialists in concrete skate park ramps.
The trip is among a range of consultation exercises which will take place to determine how the park in Glastonbury will be built, and one in which Mendip District Council has already said it will invest double the amount of money spent on the original facility.
Cllr Alistair Glanvile, the district council's portfolio holder for landscape services, said: "Next week's trip is going to be a fantastic opportunity for young people to really be a part of plans for a new skateboard park in Glastonbury. It is important that those who will use the facility have a good say on how it is built.
"Giving them the chance to visit other concrete skate parks will give them a better understanding of what the council might be able to provide for them in Mendip. We want to build this park with the interests of skateboarders at the heart, and can only do that by giving them the opportunity to take part in the design process.
"The council recognises that facilities such as this are important for young people in Mendip, which is why we are committed to doubling the amount of money spent on the original park so that we have a facility that we are all proud of and one which will be used by many generations to come."
To take part in the trip you must book a seat by contacting the Somerset Youth Volunteering Network on 01458 836130.
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