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Gents
HMZ God
Trinidad and Tobago
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 Posted - 22/09/2004 : 11:40:11
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I saw the article below, in the Evening Post. First thoughts were what a waste of money, but after further consideration it might not be a bad idea. Castle Park is full of Chav Hartcliffe scummers anyway, who will hopefully be concreted over during building work. And at least this will hopefully clear the f**kers out of College Green so they don't try and mow me down when im off for a lunchtime sandwich. I still think it would be more effective and cheaper to shoot them all tho. Maybe thats a bit harsh, we could just chop off one of their legs and watch them try and skate then! But then they might just get those motorised scooter things which are even more annoying. Ok chop off both legs. what does everyone else think? Heres the article:
£170,000 FACILITY WOULD BE BUILT IN CASTLE PARK
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BY JOHN WARREN
11:00 - 22 September 2004
This is the radical new look planned for part of Bristol's Castle Park if a £170,000 skateboard facility is built there. Regular users of the park are being given the opportunity to have their say on proposals to create a new multi-purpose plaza that could be used by skateboarders and BMX bike riders, as well as becoming an outdoor cinema screen and art space at night.
The new plaza - which could be ready for use in a year's time - would feature ramps, bumps, drops and a 'skatewave', an eye-catching, sweeping ramp which would double as a cinema projection screen. If approved, the plaza would be built next to St Peter's Square and Newgate, opposite the Galleries car park.
There have been calls for a skate park in the city centre to give skateboarders an alternative to College Green and the Lloyds Amphitheatre at Canon's Marsh, where they are seen by many as a nuisance.
Skateboarders and police joined forces two years ago to campaign for an official site in the aftermath of the murder of Liam Attwell, who was stabbed at Canon's Marsh when he intervened to try to stop a group of young skaters being mugged.
The city council has been working in collaboration on the plaza scheme since last December with landscape architects Reckless Orchard and skateboard group We Encourage Skateable Terrain (WEST).
They will be in Castle Park today to meet with regular park users and ask their opinions.
Scott Farlow from Reckless Orchard, which is project managing the scheme, said: "We are not looking at creating a skate park in the traditional sense. What we are looking at is a facility for street skaters.
"We want to create a space that reflects the urban landscape.
"We also want to create a space with several uses. We are investigating the possibility of setting up a sort of lighthouse, to allow us to screen films on the skatewave, and into ways of lighting it to create a public sculpture."
The consultation has been launched just days after WEST was set up to promote the interests of skateboarders and BMX riders and the creation of urban sports facilities.
WEST spokesman Tim Nokes said: "We're acting a bit like quality control, making sure that the proposals are for a facility which people will want to skate.
"Skate parks tend to be built on the edges of the city, which is why this project is so good, as it brings people back into the city centre."
Mr Nokes said WEST would act as a line of communication between skateboarders, the council and the public.
He said: "We want to be seen as the respectable face of skating and if someone feels they have been unfairly treated, become a channel to tackle those issues in a constructive way."
The scheme would involve the removal of young trees which currently grow on the site but all mature trees will remain.
Those trees that are removed would be replanted with specimen trees elsewhere in the park.
Of the expected £170,000 cost of the project, £115,000 has already been set aside by the council.
Reckless Orchard is currently exploring opportunities with other funding bodies, including Sport England.
Following public consultation, the organisations behind the scheme will meet with Bristol City Council's cabinet members to decide whether or not to move forward with the scheme.
The earliest the scheme could be finished is next September.
A public consultation event was being held in a marquee at the rear of St Peter's Church from noon until 6pm today.
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Ricardiño
HMZ God
Brazil
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Posted - 22/09/2004 : 12:14:46
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NOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I walk through there every day and I'm not having it ruined by Avril and her skater bois!
Skaters are a right pain the ass, I think they should build it on Flatholme and send them all out there with no boat to get back!!
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Jungle Jim
HMZ God
Falkland Islands
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Posted - 22/09/2004 : 13:22:04
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Trying to decide if skaters are chavs, or if they are a different breed of urban under-class, as annoying as chavs but in a different way? Anything that might get them out of Nailsea has my support though (perhaps an organised cull?)
Cider's coming home...
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