A new home for skaters

After 20 years of campaigning, skaters and BMXers have permission for a permanent skate park in Guernsey.

Environment has said yes to plans for concrete ramps at Beau Sejour.

The Extreme Sports Association will now have to raise two hundred thousand pounds to build it.

Deputy Mike O'Hara has been involved with the Association for the past 7 years and says there's lots of reasons why this is good news.
(from CTV)

I think they should be made to pay for the repair of damage they have already caused to the Liberation Monument before they get any kind of permission or funding.

the thing is kingcolemk .it was different folks who did this .there are a lot of responceables skaters out there ,and i think it will do well but like always there is always a few that spoil it
good luck to them
shame it was not under cover so they can have much better use of it

Then maybe the 'responsible' ones should make amends for the 'irresponsible' ones who are giving them a bad name by financing the repairs.

it is good news all i hope is that the mteenagers/kids are made to raise the £200,000 maybe they will appreciate what they have a lot more then x

Does anyone know where the childrens playground is going to or is it not being replaced ?

it will be renewed somewhere else ,probably in with the other one for the older children

I hope so its a valuable little park that not many places in town to bring little ones to play .

Did none of you go through the 'rites of passage' while growing up? Reading this thread I am in the company of people who were born already 'sainted'

Did the mischief stuff, but never malicious or vandalising.

Ok, came close a few times...............................

What we called mischief is now classified as criminal!!!! scrumping is now stealing - but hands up anyone who didn't do that

cot that was the only time we had apples in our home..and oh boy did they taste good!

on the subject, i find skaters & bmxers hot