Author Topic: £500,000 skatepark in coventry (Read 3101 times)

Philbert · « **on:** September 10, 2008, 09:15 PM »

voodoo cars posted in another thread last week about this so i thought it deserves its own thread and a bit of an udate!

so basically there is a grassy area at the back of the coventry sports center next to the swimming pool, there is now an intention to build a skatepark on this area. £500,000 has been granted to build a skatepark A.S.A.P. coventry city council have been in touch with the BSA (british skate association) who have in turn been in touch with jim the skin (skate legend, owner of ride skate and bmx shop) who is attending a meeting this week for prelimenary talks about the skatepark. after that a focus group will be set up of a few select skaters, and riders, too give opinions! who knows what the park will look like but saffy cost £260,000 and that place rules! it is also hoped that dreamland skatepark builders from the U.S will be involved (built saffy) so we don't get bendcrete ramps like whats in the rest of coventry.

hope it happens!

HARORIDER · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2008, 09:24 PM »

best news i've heard all week!!! much nearer to us northampton guys

keep us informed

harris · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2008, 09:27 PM »

at last something to make it worth traveling to coventry for

harris · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2008, 09:27 PM »

apart from you looney pair and my family of course

billstup · « **Reply #4 on:** September 10, 2008, 09:45 PM »

Surely that £500,000 is to buy the whole of Coventry

Philbert · « **Reply #5 on:** September 10, 2008, 09:47 PM »

Gary72 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 10, 2008, 09:50 PM »

Hope it gets some BMX rider input aswell

Good news, hope it happens without half the money being spent on quango's and meetings. Sorry cynical mood tonight.

thebigdog · « **Reply #7 on:** September 10, 2008, 09:57 PM »

Quote from: Gary72 on September 10, 2008, 09:50 PM

hope it happens without half the money being spent on quango's and meetings. Sorry cynical mood tonight.

So true though.

ROX · « **Reply #8 on:** September 11, 2008, 12:29 AM »

About time, now all we need is a decent BMX track and a league in Cov!

JT71 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 11, 2008, 06:45 AM »

good news indeed....but it always rains....lol.

pickle · « **Reply #10 on:** September 11, 2008, 07:54 AM »

Quote from: billstup on September 10, 2008, 09:45 PM

Surely that £500,000 is to buy the whole of Coventry

evamedia · « **Reply #11 on:** September 11, 2008, 08:11 AM »

Good Luck, Leigh-on-sea got twobob's help, then ignored it, and built a right load of shite.

vdubferret · « **Reply #12 on:** September 11, 2008, 08:49 AM »

Good news indeed: lets just hope they pull their fingers out this time round, as they buggered about in the 80's & never got anywhere sorted before things quietened down. It beats 'having a go' with security 'jobsworths' outside The Tuns eh Phil?

Billstup:

...in fact they'll probably throw in Bedworth for that price as well!!

JT71 · « **Reply #13 on:** September 11, 2008, 10:01 AM »

Quote from: vdubferret on September 11, 2008, 08:49 AM

Good news indeed: lets just hope they pull their fingers out this time round, as they buggered about in the 80's & never got anywhere sorted before things quietened down. It beats 'having a go' with security 'jobsworths' outside The Tuns eh Phil?

Billstup: ...in fact they'll probably throw in Bedworth for that price as well!!

and Nuneaton.

Phil will still ride the Boy Club Carpark under the fly over. lol.

2020mad · « **Reply #14 on:** September 11, 2008, 10:16 AM »

Would maybe lead to a midlands weekend jam.

Track, ramp, street, BBQ.

Lazarou · « **Reply #15 on:** September 11, 2008, 10:32 AM »

Quote from: billstup on September 10, 2008, 09:45 PM

Surely that £500,000 is to buy the whole of Coventry

....and you'd still have £499,999 to spend!

DIRTBIKER250F · « **Reply #16 on:** September 11, 2008, 10:37 AM »

Quote from: Lazarou on September 11, 2008, 10:32 AM

Quote from: billstup on September 10, 2008, 09:45 PM
Surely that £500,000 is to buy the whole of Coventry

....and you'd still have £499,999 to spend!

JT71 · « **Reply #17 on:** September 11, 2008, 10:38 AM »

Quote from: Lazarou on September 11, 2008, 10:32 AM

Quote from: billstup on September 10, 2008, 09:45 PM
Surely that £500,000 is to buy the whole of Coventry

....and you'd still have £499,999 to spend!

yeah but your fancy pad wouldn't be included would it?

mr city centre cosmopolitan apartment dweller. lol

JT71 · « **Reply #18 on:** September 11, 2008, 10:40 AM »

Quote from: 2020mad on September 11, 2008, 10:16 AM

Would maybe lead to a midlands weekend jam. Track, ramp, street, BBQ.

Martin....have you been in England, more specifically Coventy, recently?

it rains.

a lot

especially in the summer.

so no BBQ's I'm afraid...but you could rustle us up some fried chicken I'm sure.

fletchy baby · « **Reply #19 on:** September 12, 2008, 10:39 PM »

thats more like it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

wheres the meeting phil ? i went to the holbrooks park meeting + lthe nana's from mercia were there apposing it . jim soon put em in their place !!!

cant help but luv thy jim

Philbert · « **Reply #20 on:** September 12, 2008, 10:47 PM »

i was at the holbrooks meeting! i had a bit to do with it. who are you then?

Voodoocars · « **Reply #21 on:** September 13, 2008, 06:40 AM »

I really hope it happens and soon as well. The problem is that things like this get 'input' from bmxers and skaters then its deemed too dangerous (health + safety) or too expensive. Then their advice is totally ignored because some graduate sh!tkicker wants his or her name on the place and it turns out rubbish. I remember a good bmx track being built in Coventry in the 80's. Yes, it was a little late but the worst thing was that it was in an area called Wood End. Its for 'regeneration' they say. Rubbish. Bandit terratory. If you went, there was a good chance your bike was gonna get dragged from under you as you rode it. Even now there are some bowls at the Alan Higgs centre, which, if you go at the wrong time can be dangerous. I know- I got surrounded by ferral kids and nearly lost my bike...

Lets hope they get it right this time. Make a good park. Charge to get in to keep out the trash. Hopefuly put a roof on it, and finally, hurry up before I'm too old to ride...

vdubferret · « **Reply #22 on:** September 15, 2008, 09:06 AM »

Yup Voodoo, twas too little too late...

And in Wood End: think it was meant to be used as target practise for the drive-by mob!

Lazarou · « **Reply #23 on:** September 16, 2008, 08:49 AM »

Quote from: JT71 on September 11, 2008, 10:38 AM

Quote from: Lazarou on September 11, 2008, 10:32 AM
Quote from: billstup on September 10, 2008, 09:45 PM
Surely that £500,000 is to buy the whole of Coventry

....and you'd still have £499,999 to spend!

yeah but your fancy pad wouldn't be included would it?

mr city centre cosmopolitan apartment dweller. lol