The much loved and supported Kempsey Skate Park club formed back in 2023, which held a super successful supporters event attended by hundreds back in the summer of 2023 to bring a Skate Park and Pump Track to the new Community and Sports centre seems to have been missed out at the Kempsey Parish councils public consultation.
Created back in October 2021, the KPC has much to answer for.
Saddened to see that KPC omitted the designed boards from the Kempsey Skatepark & Pumptrack Working Party. I think it would have been helpful to all had they been displayed.
The images are designs that give an idea and feel of what can be achieved.
As the Working Party (Mums and Dads in the village) have all resigned on mass I’m not sure where this leaves the project. Maybe a question for the KPC.
According to the Skatepark, the working party which consisted of parents in the village has all resigned in mass, siting a number of issues working with the parish council.
From what I’ve heard it’s because of certain people giving ridiculous arguements that aren’t valid. I.E they’re worried about controlling how many hang around the park…it’s petty and they’re stuck in there old fashioned views. It’s clear to see the people in power do not care about the youth and are more worried about themselves.
how much money for the leisure centre has been blown away and wasted on ridiculous architects drawings and other fees that could of been better managed. It’s all been poorly managed.
I think the main image of (£2m white elephant) Evesham Velopark would have scared the hell out of a lot of people, for a start!
I went along to the consultation at the weekend, and the councillors and architect were quick and keen to engage regarding the skatepark and pumptrack.
My understanding for this project is that the pumptrack and skatepark footprints aren’t constrained by planning permission to 50x20m and 40x20m as mentioned; but more that 1000m2 and 800m2 have been accepted as realistic in terms of funding. If this is true, then the fewer references to specific layout orientations while still in design stage, probably the better.
I know less about skateparks than pumptracks, but I am aware that long, thin layouts, while well-suited to building beside pre-existing facilities, immediately limit design options. A 20m wide pumptack footprint of this length at this budget will be constrained to an elongated oval (as indicated on the plan), which is immediately less engaging, and less inclusive than designs that could be adopted by “rounder” footprints. Some images of these may have been useful.
Have you seen the very popular track at Rushwick?