Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Been nice knowing you :)
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i did say all along it would be a great success eventually.
DT1- Location: Dover
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A real shame, complete disregard for public property and unbelievably dangerous.
I find it a real joy watching people engaging in Parkour, but most of this stuff by youngsters (as seen here) is just 'jumping off things' at great risk to themselves.
That being said Paul, purely from a photographic point of view, that is quite a shot!
Jan Higgins
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Maybe they were practising for Parkour which is a mixture of madness and high skill.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Just a new "unbelievably dangerous" thing?
Was chatting to an old guy recently who played on the Heights in the 50s and there used to be an old wartime shell they used to take turns hitting with a hammer !!!
It is probably actually more dangerous me driving up the M20 every day
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Was Vic inside the information kiosk at the time...Im sure I see him lurking there.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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I think this Free Running is a major development in human evolution. At long last 'we' are coming to terms with the urban built-environment as the creatures we are. So much of the city-scape is all about the car and crowd control.
This, skate boarding and BMX are fantastic things for children and young adults to be involved in. We recently had our local public park done-up (for the Olympics?) and it now includes two skate/cycling bowls. Both well designed and engineered, if at present shut due to water ingress. Young people of all ages, shapes and sizes have spent their whole day there together in harmony. With all emphasis on participation and skill and fitness not drugs or violent conflict.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i had never heard of parkour till it was mentioned on here.
is that victoria park tom?
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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No, Howard...
The history and how it was prior to it's recent remodelling...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clissold_ParkIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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P.S.
Some shots of how it is now...
http://www.clissoldpark.com/gallery.htm
Although the terrapins were got rid of, they were an absolute nuisance - biting the legs off moor hens, if such is to be believed.
Also, the graffiti that can be behind the skater was called 'criminal damage' by a local paper and the council tried to over-paint it with emulsion;both view and act were nonsense IMO
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Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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'Free-running' if that is what it's called, used to take place in fields and on country roads, not on street furniture or the like!
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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soon to become an olimpic sport.
Jans phrase (A mixture of madness and high skill) seems to sum up those teenage years to a tee!!
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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very dangerous it looks
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