SkateparkNews

PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ENGLAND – Peterborough’s extreme sport community has been boosted with the news of a £100,000 development of Stanground skatepark. Youngsters who regularly use the park, in Thurning Road, behind the community centre in Whittlesey Road, have successfully gained the sizeable sum through Peterborough City Council’s Young Peoples’ Service. The breakthrough follows a raft of meetings in recent months with various organisations, including the council and police, who decided…

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – A proposed extension to one of New Zealand’s largest skateparks has been delayed as Christchurch city leaders try to stop repeated vandalism affecting nearby businesses. The Washington Way skatepark will be one of the largest in Australasia if the planned $1.2 million extension is completed. The proposal has been sent back to council staff for more work. Canon New Zealand is a neighbour of the park…

WELLAND, ONTARIO — When it comes to relocating Welland’s skatepark, there are a lot of options to be discussed. Ideas of where to put it, what it should be made of, and how it can be funded, were all discussed by a group of youths at a public meeting Saturday held at Youth Innovations in the Seaway Mall. Youth Innovations leader Ryanne Hale said the initial meeting was meant to…

Hopewell skateboarders and supporters want to expand the city’s 10-year-old Skate Park. The Hopewell Skate Park, located next to the Community Center on City Point Road., is about 6,600 -square feet. The park has been a great success among skaters, many of whom are younger people. In fact, the park has been a victim of its own success. That’s because the park is often packed on the weekends, the skaters…

GROTON – The unannounced event at Sutton Park’s skateboarding park drew crowds of skaters and spectators as well as television coverage last Wednesday. They were all there to see professional skateboarder Tony Hawk live and in action at a facility that may soon see upgrades and expansion. Caden Foote, 7, of Groton came to the skatepark with his parents and cousins, as well as his skateboard and helmet. “I saw…