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Tedstone puts skates on park plan
12.04.10
by Caoimhinn Barr, Inishowen Independent
BUNCRANA Mayor Lee Tedstone is pushing for a new
state-of-the-art concrete skate park to begin
construction before the end of the year.
The purpose-built recreational environment could see
skateboarders, roller skaters and roller-bladers
showing off their skills on the shorefront by summer
2011.
Buncrana Mayor Lee Tedstone is appealing to
councillors to back his motion and move to a
feasibility stage on the proposed shorefront
venture, which is expected to provide a huge boost
to the local economy. |
“I am calling on the
Town Council to release the funds as soon as
possible for this flagship infrastructure project,
which will draw visitors to Buncrana from all over
the North West.
“I have spoken to groups across the region who have
said that this unique facility could attract
thousands of competitors and spectators alike into
Inishowen,” he said.
A skate park may contain half-pipes, quarter pipes,
handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, pyramids, banked
ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs
stairsets, and any number of other objects.
Originally designed for skateboarding, the parks
have evolved to support mainly roller bladers and
BMX riders. |
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The first skate park in
the world was built in March of 1976 in Carlsbad,
California.
Concrete skate parks, now pretty much the industry
standard, can cost three times as much to build as
parks with ramps and wooden obstacles, but in the
long run they require fewer repairs and less
maintenance.
“Skate parks are important amenities for the younger
generation and I am hoping that it will be a focal
point for the town. When I lived in Birmingham the
facility there attracted thousands of visitors every
week,” added Cllr Tedstone. |
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