Author Topic: New (Well Sort of New) Park At BSE (Read 2782 times)

Dannywhac · « **on:** February 18, 2014, 10:22 PM »

Know it's been going on a while, but the concrete's started flowing over at BSEs new park:

https://www.facebook.com/BuryStEdmundsSkateParkExperience

Grand plan:

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Well chuffed. Betterer than the fooked one that was there eh Edvard

Pump tracks still staying as well but better surface. Big up to Hardcore Hobbies for sorting fundraising etc.

pickle · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2014, 07:23 AM »

looks cool

they're building one in my town this summer about a minute from my door

hope it ends up as good looking as that one

Dannywhac · « **Reply #2 on:** February 19, 2014, 09:43 AM »

Nice one Rob - hope yours ends up good n'all - there's a tendancy (always has been) for local councils to put park jobs out to tender like they would do a road job etc - what ends up happening is some fookwit council approved company does it and they end up with a shite skatepark (like the one's in the South West in the 90's - all steel made, no run outs and frikkin lethal).

Cambridge is getting two such poopy parks completed by Easter allegedly. Fingers crossed for yours.

pickle · « **Reply #3 on:** February 19, 2014, 10:57 AM »

yeah fingers crossed mate, with something on my doorstep i hope to progress my riding from Utterly useless to just plain useless

Dannywhac · « **Reply #4 on:** February 19, 2014, 11:41 AM »

Quote from: pickle on February 19, 2014, 10:57 AM

i hope to progress my riding from Utterly useless to just plain useless

You'd improve Rob by not wearing your cape and goth platforms

ED209 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 19, 2014, 07:02 PM »

Fooking RAD Dannsta... what you had was shyte!

Will deffo be coming over to visit the oldies a bit more often

pickle · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2014, 08:42 AM »

this is the company that won the bid for our new park. They don't have a huge amount of space to play with but anything will be better than nothing!

http://freestyleskateparks.com/skatepark/xchemel

The local oposition councilor doesn't want the park built in the location that's been agreed and has already stated that it will only take one resident to complain about noise and it will be closed down and bulldozed.

I bet he can't wait to get someone to complain!

solow79 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 22, 2014, 07:19 PM »

^^^ Opposition councillor keiran Thorpe?? Him and his whole family aren't happy unless they're arguing with someone!! The skatepark is an easy target for him. I'm sure the Town Inn pub gives more aggro and noise in one night than the skatepark would in a year!! It could've been put somewhere better but its far from the worst spot.

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2014, 10:36 PM »

I'm working with Freestyle at the moment on a couple of projects. They've been using a new concrete blend recently which seems to be a little more grippy from new which is nice...

They have a good man out on site for them these days also (a rider) so you'd like to think his standards are high.

pickle · « **Reply #9 on:** February 24, 2014, 11:37 AM »

Quote from: solow79 on February 22, 2014, 07:19 PM

^^^ Opposition councillor keiran Thorpe?? Him and his whole family aren't happy unless they're arguing with someone!! The skatepark is an easy target for him. I'm sure the Town Inn pub gives more aggro and noise in one night than the skatepark would in a year!! It could've been put somewhere better but its far from the worst spot.

That's the fella! so you live in Hatfield as well then??

MikeH · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2014, 12:02 PM »

I work right across the road from this and can't wait to see what it looks like when finished.

My T1 Barcode should be finished soon so I think a few early morning sessions (before the kids get there and show me up) are in order!

newlovetattoos · « **Reply #11 on:** April 16, 2014, 07:01 PM »

It looks pretty easy to get to as i dont drive id be training it there. Anyone up for monday daytime sessions??

Dannywhac · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2014, 09:57 AM »

Might be able to - sometimes get to work from home on a Monday.

Park opening is on May 11th - lots of music/food/booze

MikeH · « **Reply #13 on:** April 17, 2014, 01:46 PM »

Quote from: Dannywhac on April 17, 2014, 09:57 AM

Might be able to - sometimes get to work from home on a Monday.

Park opening is on May 11th - lots of music/food/booze

Err! think the park has sort of unofficially opened, seen a bit of sneaking under the fences within 5mins of the construction guys leaving

ED209 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 17, 2014, 02:28 PM »

gonna call in next time I'm over

http://bseskateparkbuildupdates.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/visit-7-not-long-to-go-now.html'spref=fb

newlovetattoos · « **Reply #15 on:** April 17, 2014, 02:49 PM »

I might have a little skid over monday coming and have a look while the little ones at school

Dannywhac · « **Reply #16 on:** April 17, 2014, 06:56 PM »

Quote from: ED209 on April 17, 2014, 02:28 PM

gonna call in next time I'm over

http://bseskateparkbuildupdates.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/visit-7-not-long-to-go-now.html'spref=fb

Aceballs Ed - that's Pauls blogaroo - lives down the road from me. He's got a biggerer beard now.

newlovetattoos · « **Reply #17 on:** April 17, 2014, 08:54 PM »

Just had a look at the blog. Looks good but i hope theres flowy air stuff to do as my skill set is def not street orientated

Dannywhac · « **Reply #18 on:** April 18, 2014, 11:48 AM »

There's a pump track as well fella

Ste · « **Reply #19 on:** April 20, 2014, 11:27 AM »

Pump track should have new Tarmac surface by next week,there's security there at the mo but managed to blag him for a quick session in the new bowl yesterday,she was fast