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Gday
my names oliver
i live and sk8 in newcastle i have wrote many letters to the councile about getting a park in newy and have been told that insded of just getting a bunch of people to write letters that
"This group would be most effective if it is a registered skateboarding association, as individuals have less power than an organisation.( this is why the other sporting facilities you have mentioned have more success in getting the kind of facilities they are after , they are all registered clubs or associations.)"
so if any ones keen to get this shit done and get a good park a big proper park that is built somwere around here
heres my email bmaniswicked@hotmail.com
there more people we have the better
will keep u updated
thank u
we just got a new park dude,it took soooo long to get off the ground.
The park is at Mayfield on the mian road,not hard to find.
As for some kind of super park,we will be waiting another 10 years.The council is tighter than a nun's nasty
im keen to get in on the action, every where has good parks but newcastle.
just get all the newcastle skaters together and we will claim were a big organisation or sumfin haha, should work
yeh i no there a park at mayfied been there a few times even had the hole thing to my self 4 an hour or 2 but to be honest its not really my type of park but any way we deserve much much better and i recon if we get in on this shore it will take a fuk load of bullshit, time, money and all sorts of crap but it would be nice to no that one day u and i will actually be able to sk8 a reall park and for our kids
ao if any ones keen i already have spoken to members of councile and iff we get a shit load of skater and skate shops and any other shops that wont to support it we have more chance
the coping at mayfield is gay,too chunky and the hips on the box are too small for my liking anyways.If anyone will build a new one,I want it to be convic
Go to department of fair trade, get the forms to fill out, think of a name, register as non-profit orginisation.
(think it's about $150)
you only need a couple of people to hold positions on the committee.
best of luck to you
Oliver. Don't hold your breathe for another NCC park!
LMCC is definitely building a park on the Swansea foreshore (for sure) and will shortly want to consult with skaters over design and involve us to out-shout opposition during the community consultation phase. Susan Boyd is the lady to speak with at LMCC.
As for incorporated associations, I've said this before:
I was pres of the Newc and Lake Macquarie Skateboard assoc. at one time in the 80's so i've been down this road before.
However, from that experience I learnt that having an 'active incorporated skateboard assoc.' makes us look (skaters) neat and tidy when we rock up to Sports Council meetings with the NCC and jump in the cue for funding but..........
Skateboarding in Newcastle (anywhere for that matter) is a 'wild animal', full of rebellious individuals and groups/factions and that's the nature of skateboarders, the idea of organising an association is not what we're about.
im keen to help out as i said in any way
LMCC seems to be more about skating then newcastle council (things like no skate stoppers etc any where) but they only build small parks.
i think an extension to croudace would be good as the park is laready great and also would rather have a big park then another small one. also croudace had lots and lots of area around the existing park to build onto.
resurfacing croudace would be a good start,plus make the transition there a little larger.It is just a little too small for my liking.It is a big area indeed Anthony,but given that the park has copped some crticism in the media regarding its upkeep(rubbish all over the shop),I would be amazed if any additions are considered at all.
A whole new park is needed with shit everyone likes to skate,me I dont care what I skate
yeh i would love to have input for the park at Swansea i think we should get a big parks as man other citys and states have heaps off good parks and we dont even get one but bak to the Swansea park you need to put bowls seen as though im a bowl skter i find it so Annoying that there are no bowls round here to sk8 and the only chancve i get to is wen i go on holis witch is not all that often so you have any plans or any thing to show so far id very much liek to see them
thanks to all
oliver
a bowl section that opens into a street oriented section??? both custom designed???
LMCC are definitely keen to cater for the 'intermediate to advanced' skater at Swansea and the design aspect is still wide open to input.
Speaking of holidays, it helps a heap that Susan Boyd's last vacation was in Cairns. She saw the newly built Convic park and has a now has a real notion of what a good park looks like.
I'm confident we'll get something good at Swansea.
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NEW PARK IN NEWCASTLE
bman 04:12 07/Feb/07
Gday
my names oliver
i live and sk8 in newcastle i have wrote many letters to the councile about getting a park in newy and have been told that insded of just getting a bunch of people to write letters that
"This group would be most effective if it is a registered skateboarding association, as individuals have less power than an organisation.( this is why the other sporting facilities you have mentioned have more success in getting the kind of facilities they are after , they are all registered clubs or associations.)"
so if any ones keen to get this shit done and get a good park a big proper park that is built somwere around here
heres my email bmaniswicked@hotmail.com
there more people we have the better
will keep u updated
thank u
SLAYTANIC 00:54 12/Feb/07
we just got a new park dude,it took soooo long to get off the ground.
The park is at Mayfield on the mian road,not hard to find.
As for some kind of super park,we will be waiting another 10 years.The council is tighter than a nun's nasty
SYLVA. 04:18 12/Feb/07
im keen to get in on the action, every where has good parks but newcastle.
just get all the newcastle skaters together and we will claim were a big organisation or sumfin haha, should work
bman 08:48 13/Feb/07
yeh i no there a park at mayfied been there a few times even had the hole thing to my self 4 an hour or 2 but to be honest its not really my type of park but any way we deserve much much better and i recon if we get in on this shore it will take a fuk load of bullshit, time, money and all sorts of crap but it would be nice to no that one day u and i will actually be able to sk8 a reall park and for our kids
ao if any ones keen i already have spoken to members of councile and iff we get a shit load of skater and skate shops and any other shops that wont to support it we have more chance
SLAYTANIC 01:34 14/Feb/07
the coping at mayfield is gay,too chunky and the hips on the box are too small for my liking anyways.If anyone will build a new one,I want it to be convic
Trogdor the Burninat 19:23 19/Feb/07
Go to department of fair trade, get the forms to fill out, think of a name, register as non-profit orginisation.
(think it's about $150)
you only need a couple of people to hold positions on the committee.
best of luck to you
Cozmick Avenger 20:40 23/Feb/07
Oliver. Don't hold your breathe for another NCC park!
LMCC is definitely building a park on the Swansea foreshore (for sure) and will shortly want to consult with skaters over design and involve us to out-shout opposition during the community consultation phase. Susan Boyd is the lady to speak with at LMCC.
As for incorporated associations, I've said this before:
I was pres of the Newc and Lake Macquarie Skateboard assoc. at one time in the 80's so i've been down this road before.
However, from that experience I learnt that having an 'active incorporated skateboard assoc.' makes us look (skaters) neat and tidy when we rock up to Sports Council meetings with the NCC and jump in the cue for funding but..........
Skateboarding in Newcastle (anywhere for that matter) is a 'wild animal', full of rebellious individuals and groups/factions and that's the nature of skateboarders, the idea of organising an association is not what we're about.
SYLVA. 10:34 25/Feb/07
im keen to help out as i said in any way
LMCC seems to be more about skating then newcastle council (things like no skate stoppers etc any where) but they only build small parks.
i think an extension to croudace would be good as the park is laready great and also would rather have a big park then another small one. also croudace had lots and lots of area around the existing park to build onto.
SLAYTANIC 04:51 26/Feb/07
resurfacing croudace would be a good start,plus make the transition there a little larger.It is just a little too small for my liking.It is a big area indeed Anthony,but given that the park has copped some crticism in the media regarding its upkeep(rubbish all over the shop),I would be amazed if any additions are considered at all.
A whole new park is needed with shit everyone likes to skate,me I dont care what I skate
bman 07:55 01/Mar/07
yeh i would love to have input for the park at Swansea i think we should get a big parks as man other citys and states have heaps off good parks and we dont even get one but bak to the Swansea park you need to put bowls seen as though im a bowl skter i find it so Annoying that there are no bowls round here to sk8 and the only chancve i get to is wen i go on holis witch is not all that often so you have any plans or any thing to show so far id very much liek to see them
thanks to all
oliver
SYLVA. 10:18 01/Mar/07
a bowl section that opens into a street oriented section??? both custom designed???
Cozmick Avenger 10:09 02/Mar/07
LMCC are definitely keen to cater for the 'intermediate to advanced' skater at Swansea and the design aspect is still wide open to input.
Speaking of holidays, it helps a heap that Susan Boyd's last vacation was in Cairns. She saw the newly built Convic park and has a now has a real notion of what a good park looks like.
I'm confident we'll get something good at Swansea.
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