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fletchy baby

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it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« on: January 08, 2010, 11:24 AM »
 now this will interest a LOT of u !!

http://www.fatbmx.com/modules/news/article.php'storyid=9975

  reunion anyone ?
« Last Edit: January 08, 2010, 11:36 AM by cov fletch »

kirk

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2010, 11:57 AM »
Great stuff!!!

Might even find Glynn Lewis in there.

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2010, 02:41 PM »
sorry to disappoint you but it looks like gillingham skatepark is gone forever they've just built a multi-million pound athletics track next to where the skatepark was i dont think there is any chance of you being able to dig it back up. :(

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2010, 05:54 PM »
Next to it  ???

So it could still be dug out then  ???

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2010, 06:41 PM »
probably become a car park then  :'(

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #5 on: January 09, 2010, 08:31 PM »
probably become a car park then  :'(

Could be right, someone needs to get onto the council and find out......

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #6 on: January 10, 2010, 07:53 AM »
great idea!! this was one of the places i wanted to go as a kid but never made it :'(
might be time still :daumenhoch:

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #7 on: January 10, 2010, 09:11 AM »

 all we need now is Tony Robinson from timteam to find the elusive DP !!

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2010, 02:38 AM »
mad isn't it? the councils putting in all thes two bob parks and they have that  ::)

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2010, 08:46 AM »
I had many good sessions there with Glyn in 84ish.  The pool there was the best of those built by that company in my opinion. It would be great to see it excavated and restored.

And on balance, with the average cost of a new concrete facility running at about £300k today, I suspect digging this place back out would represent a bargain by comparison.

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2010, 07:07 AM »
 i always assumed it was totally covered underground. The fact that you can still see the concrete makes this even worse.  I think I remember a petition for this? Did anyone go and meet with the council?  someone needs to meet a  few fat councillors and convince them to fight for this. It would be a great asset.
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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #12 on: January 14, 2010, 08:01 PM »
i went that a few times in 82 or 83,

i thought it has houses built on it.

next time i'm in the area, i'll take a peek, and see whats its like,

Happy Days if they get it all restored again.

Think i'd even help for a day

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #13 on: January 14, 2010, 08:35 PM »
From reading that skater forum it looks like the concrete was all smashed before being filled in  :(
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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #14 on: January 14, 2010, 09:30 PM »
From reading that skater forum it looks like the concrete was all smashed before being filled in  :(

more than likely billy. to let the water drain

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #15 on: January 15, 2010, 05:45 AM »
 but nothing that a bit of pollyfilla (exterior)  couldn't sort out :LolLolLolLol:
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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2010, 08:15 PM »
the bowls are all together! just the halfpipe walls and the lip to the pool are broken!  it can be reborn.

BERT WHEELZ

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« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2010, 11:05 PM »
rode there myself in the 80s, shout out to hoad and marcel, from chris in larkfield, are you out there buddys? :idiot2:

BERT WHEELZ

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« Reply #18 on: February 12, 2010, 08:14 PM »
was there the other day, still covered in grass and stuff, any news?, cant a group of us just buy the land, put up a big fence, clear the rubbish out, repair any damage??, i remember the lip coming off the blue bowl, damn miss the place, got to be worth saving, any update would be handy, cheers, bert

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #19 on: February 14, 2010, 08:07 AM »
read on facebook the other day that the council have given the go ahead for this to happen :daumenhoch:

BERT WHEELZ

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« Reply #20 on: February 14, 2010, 10:58 PM »
wow!! lets hope so!!!!

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« Reply #21 on: February 16, 2010, 01:58 AM »
read on facebook the other day that the council have given the go ahead for this to happen :daumenhoch:

It's in motion - please check out the FB page - plenty of daily news on what's happening - council meetings have been had already and positive noises being made.
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« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2010, 01:03 PM »
I used to ride Gillingham in the 80's ( it was my second home :'() and i've been following this campaign for some time. The bowls are definately there and i can honestly say that i've never been so excited in my life (don't tell the wife!!). I live in Essex now but if this phoenix does rise from the ashes, this 40yr old reborn rider will certainly be there :)

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Re: it's time to dig up Gillingham Skatepark !
« Reply #23 on: March 24, 2010, 10:20 AM »
From reading that skater forum it looks like the concrete was all smashed before being filled in  :(

more than likely billy. to let the water drain

Dave

Concrete was no smashed it was just filled.   :daumenhoch:

There are some great pictures on there from BITD.

I Used to ride it in the Summers back in the 80's.  Used to stay with Mark Bruce (Moose) from Gravesend or Glyn Lewis's Parents.  I will be back there lile a shot when it is resurrected.  I bet Marcel will still be there jumping up and down the snake.
« Last Edit: March 24, 2010, 10:27 AM by brettypeeps »

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« Reply #24 on: March 24, 2010, 05:11 PM »
Blimey!!! Moose....there's a name from the past. I can vaguely remember the home made quarter pipe in his parents back garden when they lived in chatham ( i'm sure it was him, i could be wrong)

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