Guest 868- Registered: 25 Jan 2013
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:buildings are being smartened up all the time by owners that have received enforcement notices, no-one is exempt.
Perhaps someone needs to put on on EH to look after their property !!
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Couldn't afford the admission charge, Paul.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Ross Miller
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Thanks for putting up the link Howard
We are moving this forward slowly but surely
Watch out for details of forthcoming meetings/events
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Thanks Howard.
I understood that the Pencester skatepark was designed by the people who would be using it, so it was planned around what they wanted - is that not the case then ?
Are they suggesting another site, or the expansion of the present one ? Wasn't the present one funded mainly by Barclays Bank ?
Roger
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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Y.ou are correct Roger on both points.I was at the Official Opening
Brian Dixon
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its the pencester skate park they want done up to a better standard.as I understand it.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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But my question was why, when the users (the youngsters) designed it in the first place.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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different generation with different needs roger.simple really.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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that link and others i have read make clear that they want a new skate park. they talk about people coming from all over the country to use it so it would have to be a lot bigger than the present one.
forgetting the issue of funding for a moment, where would be a suitable location in central dover?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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It was only a couple of years or so ago, hardly a new generation Brian.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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howard,its pencester skate park that the lads want up grading,its fine where it is.so no need to look for any where else.
Jan Higgins
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Roger, as with most things needs change when you get older, Pencester is fine for children but not anything like what those keen young men needs, have you seen the size of those big ramps they use.
The same goes for BMX just think of the pictures from the Olympics or what the trick riders need in comparison to an ordinary rider.
Good luck to them it must certainly help the town in the long run.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the question remains where will they site it.
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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I suggest Connaught Park. Lots of different levels there and the place needs a new lease of life.
Then maybe we could excavate the old paddling pool in Pencester and instal the volley ball pitch with a roller shutter top on it so it can remain clean safe?
Big Local meeting on Monday. Very important!!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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disagree simon, the planned new skate park is based on the premise that youngsters will come from all over to use it.
buses from the town centre go past it once an hour mon- sat daytime and every 2 hours on sunday, which would discourage yoof who have already made a long journey.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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yoohoo howard it will be in pencester gardens where the old one is.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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brian from the link.
If we could produce a place worthy of a visit from one of these teams then the tourist attraction would be printed into sidewalk and we would be one of the few parks that are visited every year by people from all over the country.
A new skatepark will give kids the opportunity to start some thing new with out fear of getting hit in a crowded and over populated skatepark that is quite unsafe at present.
Guest 782- Registered: 4 Oct 2012
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Only an idea Howard. There will be worse ones coming forward I am sure.
