Buckland skate park

• Guest 659

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  28 October 2008     20:418206
  #1      
  The family of Cagney O'Brien have launched an online petition for a bike/skate park off Monk's Way.
  The park will be at the spot where young Cagney fell from the rope swing and died. His mum wants to turn a sad place into somewhere to give kids joy.
  You can sign the petition by going to www.thisiskent.co.uk, click on the Dover link and then the story about Cagney and there is a link to it.
  Possibly it will never happen because of the cost but I think it is worth supporting and hope others will agree.
  Cagney's mum Danielle has been very brave, although maybe all this activity is to stop it from sinking in, and I hope she gets her memorial park, not just for her but for all the kids on Buckland who could make good use of it and owe Cagney some joy.
  I need to add that I am supporting this as a mum not as a Dover Express employee.
  Please add your names
• Guest 659

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  28 October 2008     20:428207
  #2      
  By the way, that great big lump next to me in my profile photo is my son. 15, towers above me and has size 11 feet. Ye gods!!
• Guest 675

  • Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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  28 October 2008     21:108210
  #3      
  Kathy, while I fully agree that this is a wonderful idea, both for the parents and for the young people of Buckland, it is also hugely expensive and very problamatic. The many problems with the Deal skate park have been extensively documented on another forum. Maybe they would have better luck with an 'adventure' style playground that they would be more likely to get permission for and for which I am sure they could get public support in order to raise funding towards. Keeping the idea alive with a more attainable target could be a way to go. Either way I wish them luck.
  Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
  Richard Armour
• Guest 659

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  28 October 2008     21:518220
  #4      
  When you say adventure playground, what would that involve?
• Guest 675

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  28 October 2008     22:518236
  #5      
  I was picturing more of the climbing equipment, rope slide type of thing.
  Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
  Richard Armour
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  29 October 2008     07:598256
  #6      
  I was hoping for Knights, Castles, Elves and a few Wizards. I can dream.........
• Guest 656

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  29 October 2008     12:258302
  #7      
  That sounds like a great idea Chris and as you say much easier to achieve in memory of Cagney. My heartfelt sympathy goes out to Cagney's family. Kathy as a mum too I will certainly support this petition
  
  Yes Bern keep on dreamin.......
• Guest 675

  • Registered: 30 Jun 2008
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  29 October 2008     14:478329
  #8      
  Don't know about the castles and elves, Bern, but I can think of a few kids who could benefit from some dungeons (maybe guarded by dragons).
  Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
  Richard Armour