Author Topic: Grays Skatepark (Read 2750 times)

mangoboom · « **on:** November 19, 2008, 03:12 PM »

Grays Skatepark circa 1983 , now replaced by the ubiquitous bloc of flats.

Matt H (Torker 280 w. black Skyway Tuffs and CW handlebars wearing a nice Fila tracksuit top and Oakley Factory Pilot gloves) and Nick H (Diamond Back Silver Streak, CW handlebars and Diadora trainers (!) getting HUGE air on the tabletop...

TwoBobRob · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2008, 03:13 PM »

I remember that place. I'm sure I only went there once though.......

Flatcap · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2008, 05:36 PM »

Quote from: TwoBobRob on November 19, 2008, 03:13 PM

I remember that place. I'm sure I only went there once though.......

Can't think why Rob, looks rad as feck

billstup · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2008, 05:53 PM »

That looks like someone has just dumped a load of cement

mangoboom · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2008, 05:56 PM »

Funny though we all did a big protest that got published in the local paper when they threatened to close it down (which of course they did), it might just have been a big lump of concrete but it was OUR lump of concrete !

sweetbeats · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2008, 05:57 PM »

or just dumped a big load.

mangoboom · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2008, 06:01 PM »

you all realise that this was the proving ground where Rom Bloke becaome the king of Rad that he is today ?

sallison · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2008, 06:29 PM »

A BIG HUMP IS NOT A SKATEPARK!!!

mangoboom · « **Reply #8 on:** November 19, 2008, 06:33 PM »

There were some other "humps" out of shot , I think these pictures do the place a bit of a dis-service, however i thought i'd post them for their sheer radness.

sallison · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2008, 06:39 PM »

I THINK ID RARTHER RIDE A BLOCK OF FLATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Flatcap · « **Reply #10 on:** November 19, 2008, 06:56 PM »

Quote from: sallison on November 19, 2008, 06:39 PM

I THINK ID RARTHER RIDE A BLOCK OF FLATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But Shaun....that's your speciality

Rombloke · « **Reply #11 on:** November 19, 2008, 08:51 PM »

top stuff matty.

shit skate park...good memories.

Dave

Romswife · « **Reply #12 on:** November 19, 2008, 09:19 PM »

i see some familiar faces in that pic

Wayne Ryder · « **Reply #13 on:** November 19, 2008, 10:16 PM »

Did they get the plans upside-down? Maybe that hump was meant to be a small bowl...

tricknuts · « **Reply #14 on:** November 20, 2008, 02:53 AM »

yeah its a bit of an inverted skatepark innit?

the hump should be going towards the centre of the earth, not towards the sky.

those bloody council contractors must have had the plans upside down...

mangoboom · « **Reply #15 on:** November 20, 2008, 08:35 AM »

exactly if you saw the rest of the park it looks exactky like it should have been inversed. I've got another pic I'll scan and post !

spicybob · « **Reply #16 on:** November 20, 2008, 12:29 PM »

Quote from: billstup on November 19, 2008, 05:53 PM

That looks like someone has just dumped a load of cement

THATS GRAYS! LOL

RADHAB · « **Reply #17 on:** December 05, 2008, 04:38 PM »

Quote from: billstup on November 19, 2008, 05:53 PM

That looks like someone has just dumped a load of cement

I thought Dave had just took a Dump TBH!

DR VINOAH · « **Reply #18 on:** December 06, 2008, 04:13 PM »

as bad as it looked
some fun times were to be had @ the grays skatepark
the one we had in ockendon wasnt much better
but ya made do what what ya had in those days

yuppers nice fila matt i do recall ya having that one
i cant spy keany nor stef or meself

madmike-bmx · « **Reply #19 on:** October 15, 2009, 12:04 PM »

right i know its a old topic so dont start flaming me please lol

u do know they made a new skatepark in grays dont you ? theres on in blackshots and one by the beach and another in tilbury .... granted not that good but better than nothing

LENNY-LENTINI · « **Reply #20 on:** November 08, 2009, 01:53 PM »

I don't care what the skatepark looks like, if you lot were riding it and getting RAD then that's what it was all about. Takes me right back to see all those CW's and Whitewalls. I bet you spent hours down there ridin'. We were lucky in Nottm because (by pure fluke I'm sure) the load of humps our council built for us were actually quite good and are still there today. Compared to The Pipeline and Del Mar or even Southsea and Livi' our parks were crap but we loved every minute of riding them anyway!

Rombloke · « **Reply #21 on:** December 07, 2009, 05:01 PM »

fortunately fella rom is only 20 mins on the train, so a few of us were there most weekends

Dave

ED209 · « **Reply #22 on:** December 07, 2009, 07:10 PM »

Quote from: LENNY-LENTINI on November 08, 2009, 01:53 PM

I don't care what the skatepark looks like, if you lot were riding it and getting RAD then that's what it was all about. Takes me right back to see all those CW's and Whitewalls. I bet you spent hours down there ridin'. We were lucky in Nottm because (by pure fluke I'm sure) the load of humps our council built for us were actually quite good and are still there today.

based on what I've read on this forum I believe the Nottz Humps and Bumps are recently deceased as well...

"sooner or later in life the things you love you lose" RIP to all those beautiful places that are gone

Author Topic: Grays Skatepark (Read 2750 times)

mangoboom

mangoboom

sweetbeats

mangoboom

sallison

mangoboom

sallison

mangoboom

spicybob

RADHAB

DR VINOAH

madmike-bmx

LENNY-LENTINI