New skate park on my doorstep!! WOO HOO!!

[pickle]

There has been a lot of work (none by myself i add) to get a new skate park built in my local town of Hatfield, Herts.  well i went to a full council meeting last night where i stood up and asked a question regarding it's funding? what the plans were and if the funding is succesful when would it be built? 

Well as it turn out they have secured £170k so far and are just about to tie up the remaining £20k.  So they are going to build a brand spanking new concrete park pretty much within spitting distance of my flat with £190k! 

Gunna be amazing! after contacting my local council last year about the possibilty of getting one built, i found that plans had already been submitted but not agreed.  The meeting last night was awesome! and i was later told that i was the first member of the public to stand infront of the full council and ask a question in 4 years!  they must've thought who the hell is this in combat shorts and checkered vans   

So RAD meet at my place next summer then!!!      

[wazza]

 

[Spen69]

Is that near France Rob? I don't speak French - will people understand me 

[pickle]

It's well posh Spen, i will help with translation mate 

i'm just blown away that they're going to build one, and not one of those crappy metal things that are complete gash!

[mattuknc]

That is great! Every town should have one! 

[kungfunky]

Rob do you have an appropriate bike to ride there ?

[Spen69]

Rob do you have an appropriate bike to ride there ?

Ash - i think I might have seen a picture once or twice

[pickle]

Rob do you have an appropriate bike to ride there ?

      

[stuntmaster]

great work rob but they most probably thought who this old git standing up ,having a midlife crisis 

[pickle]

  you're not wrong Paul

[ED209]

sounds wickarrd ... we'll do Stevenage and that in one hit 

[pickle]

Hell yeah!!

We've got custom riders coming down next Wednesday with a mobile park doing some displays from 3-8pm
Also going to get views on what local riders would like to see in the design spec

[ED209]

Hell yeah!!

We've got custom riders coming down next Wednesday with a mobile park doing some displays from 3-8pm
Also going to get views on what local riders would like to see in the design spec

careful now ... too many opinions are the downfall of many parks ...

"a camel is a horse designed be a committee' 

stick to the basics that work well but above all have lines that create flow 

[pickle]

To be honest Ed, I think the guys putting the tender brief know this but just want to engage the locals and inform them of progress 

The tender process should start in about a month and it should be built for Christmas 

[griff]

Great news Roberto 

[MartyC]

Try and find out who will build it, hopefully not the same people that built the new one in Hayes 

[pickle]

no it won't be them Marty, what a complete fook up that was!