There have been so many occasions where I have heard people say things like "the youth of today wouldn't misbehave or hang around in big groups outside shops if they had somewhere to go". This is a statement that I myself, and I'm sure many others agree with, in the sense that if there were exciting places to hang out, exhilarating things to do, then maybe our youth would be a whole lot happier. I mean, we all tend to do random things when we are faced with utter boredom. So lets change that. Let's give young people more things to do. Lets create places where they actually would enjoy being. Let's create activities that they would actually like to take part in.
Which links me nicely to this..
Kieth Leahy, a man behind SNAPS (Swindon Needs A Proper Skatepark) is campaigning for a 'free to ride concrete paradise' in Swindon town.
The idea is to create a themed park based on the railways. Real rails for grinding, a platform, sleepers and so on. A really industrial but beautiful place to ride.
Imagine..
An exciting place where young people can go to express their culture, be themselves, socialise, and develop/learn skating skills.
obviously this isn't going to solve every problem facing the youth, but it's definitely a great start! It's ideas like this that keep our communities thriving. When a group of people decide to make a change, and bring a positive new project to their home town. This is definitely one of those life changing projects, that will see a lot of youths much happier. This project has even been backed by superstar DJ Fatboy Slim when he performed at the Oasis in December last year.
The estimated cost to build something as amazing as this will cost around £300k (depending on the final plans). Due to the current economic climate SNAPS cannot rely on donations from local sources such as Swindon Borough Council, so are aiming to raise 50k themselves as well as applying for lottery grants and corporate sponsorship.
They have already held a successful fundraiser, and are now promoting the next exciting event which will take place in August. See picture below for event details.
I'm definitely going to attend, to support this great cause and I hope many others do too.
So with just a few months to go until the event, here is a little video for you to watch displaying Swindon's skate culture. Please read on after the video for ways you can help this fantastic project.
Help SUPPORT this project:
Like their Official Facebook Page
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They are available in the following sizes:
... Small 34-36" chest
Medium 38-40" chest
Large 42-44" chest
X-large 46-48" chest
If you would like one please email the above adress. Don't forget to state which size you'd like.
... Small 34-36" chest
Medium 38-40" chest
Large 42-44" chest
X-large 46-48" chest
If you would like one please email the above adress. Don't forget to state which size you'd like.
Some of the information in this post was provided by FLIC Wiltshire
http://www.flicwiltshire.com/
http://www.flicwiltshire.com/
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