Rollerblade / Skateboard / BMX Parks - Many councils have created parks for local kids to have fun on roller blades, Skateboards and BMX bikes. This is partly to provide better facilities for teenagers but also to keep them out of shopping precincts and paved areas. The picture above is a typical outdoor Rollerblade / Skateboard / BMX park in Halton, near Runcorn, Merseyside. The facilities above are free. Occasionally events and demonstrations are organised, providing control, guidance, demonstations, medical cover, music and lots of FUN.
Silver Surfer - Recently a North West news program featured Jeff Dornan and showed that this fun activity has spread to some grey haired rebels. 70 year old Jeff - the Rollerblading Grandad from Ormskirk, Lancashire, is often spotted racing around the town on his rollerblades at midnight. It makes you wonder whether teenage trouble is actually down to silver surfers!
Safety - As any parent can see, the potential for accidents is obvious and children need to have proper equipment. All parks will be subject to health and safety regulations and insurance company conditions. We recommend that every user wears appropriate safety equipment (such as knee and elbow pads, wrist and shin guards and helmets). Any sport that involves any form of risk may also require parental consent. However, as you can see from the photo above, reality is often very different from the ideal.
Finding a Skateboard / BMX Park is quite difficult because most parks don't have a website and are only listed in local versions of the
yellow pages if anything at all.
| Website |
Phone |
Location |
Postcode |
| Revolution Skate Park |
01843 866706 |
Dane Valley Rd, St. Peters, Broadstairs, Kent |
CT10 3JJ |
| Fernale Skate Park |
01443 732800 |
Highfield Industrial Estate, Ferndale, Mid Glamorgan |
CF43 4SX |
| R-Kade Skate Park |
01642 483520 |
Majuba Road, Redcar |
TS10 5BJ |
| Interact Park |
01282 455363 |
Colne Road, Burnley |
BB10 3AT |
| The Park Warehouse |
01493 853322 |
Main Cross Road, Great Yarmouth |
01493 853322 |
| The House Skate Park |
0114 249 0055 |
Bardwell Road, Neepsend, Sheffield |
S3 8AS |
| Bay Sixty6 Skate Park |
020 89694669 |
6 Acklam Road, London |
W10 5QZ |
| Hanger 81 Skate Park |
01443 875886 |
Bedwellty Road, Aberbargoed, Bargoed, Wales |
CF81 9DN |
| Leeds Skate Park |
0113 244 6015 |
The Works, Kitson Road, Leeds |
LS10 1NT |
| Unit 23 Skate Park |
01389 768333 |
45 - 50 Castlegreen st, The Old Bond, Dumbarton, Scotland.
|
G82 1JD |
| Monkmoor Skateboard and BMX Park |
01743 281 000 |
Monkmoor Recreation Centre, Race Course Crescent, Shrewsbury |
SY2 5AU |
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