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Skatepark a great summer success
The West Swindon councillor who Mum Paula Jackson said she was
first proposed a skatepark for West a regular visitor with her children
Swindon has hailed it as a great Katy, 8, and Joe, 13. “It’s fantastic
success. to have something free on our
Nick Martin, who was approached doorstep. We drove from Shaw
by young skate boarders in 2011 the first time then saw the map of
about a facility in the area, said he walking routes in the Link magazine
was delighted to see the skatepark and realised how close it is to get to
which opened off Rivermead Drive the park safely.
in July in regular use during good “We come down whenever it’s
weather. sunny. It’s good that the park is
His initial proposal that it be away from housing and not causing
located in Middleleaze was met by people noise aggravation. There’s
strong opposition which forced a always a parent around when there
year’s delay in the £65,000 project. are younger children enjoying the
“Despite concerns about the present facility.”
location, it’s a great success,” said Swindon Travel Choices have
Nick. “I was really chuffed to see the produced a handy map showing safe
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