UPDATE of 13th November 2011:

Thank you to everyone that turned out for our public meeting at the Town Hall back in September. There was some very usefuly contributions from everyone that spoke.

At least 111 people attended of which 89 were in favour of the skatepark being rebuilt on the Rec, 12 people against and 10 either neutral or didn't specifiy.

The consultation and dialogue with the public will continue so watch this space and our Facebook page (search for 'SSP') for more details as and when.

History

Now, if you're here to read about how good Stamford's skatepark is and where to find it then I'm afraid you're about to be disappointed. You see, up until three and a bit years ago Stamford used to have some very nice wooden ramps down on the Rec' but these were so well used that they became worn out.

Unfortunately the very small group of volunteers that used to look after the ramps didn't have the money to continue maintaining them so the District Council had little choice but to knock them down. Even more unfortunately though, the council did absolutely nothing to replace them...

So a bunch of us figured that we could either sit there and moan about how this Grantham-based council doesn't care about little old Stamford OR we could get off our collective backsides and do something about getting a new skatepark built.

Now, we soon found out that these things don't happen overnight. Far from it in fact. Pretty much immediately we came across a whole bunch of hurdles in our way. 

I'm not going to bore you with the detail of what we've been up to over the past couple of years (to be honest, I'll be amazed if any of you are still reading by this point...) but hopefully the various pages on this funky little website will give you a better idea of what we're all about and what we're trying to achieve. There's also more info on our Facebook page (just click on the link at the bottom of this page or search for 'Stamford Skatepark').

So, make yourself a brew, crank up some sounds on itunes, take your time and have a good look around the site:

See some of the potential designs for the skatepark on the 'Gallery' page:

http://www.stamfordskatepark.co.uk/the_photo_gallery

Let us know your thoughts on the 'Forum' page:

http://www.stamfordskatepark.co.uk/forum/viewforum.php?f=2

See what's going on on the 'News' page:

http://www.stamfordskatepark.co.uk/news

Website updated 13th Nov 2011

Contact Details:

Mobile: Marc on 07739 040 248

Email:  stamfordsk8park@yahoo.co.uk

Facebook: Save Stamford Skatepark (SSSP)