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Teens in bid for skate park
20 January 2010
On behalf of the group, 17yr old Billy Raybould accepts a cheque for
£500 from Insp. Jon Brown, Commander of Blaby L.P.U.
(Photo: Enderby EYE)
Teenagers trying to raise £50,000 to build a skate park in their village have gained support from youth workers and the police who are helping them find a new place to practise their BMX tricks.
The youngsters were using the car park at Narborough train station as a place to try out new stunts but were told to stop amid safety concerns and some reports of anti-social behaviour.
After talking with youth workers from Blaby District Council, the youngsters set up a formal group with the backing of their parents and Narborough Parish Council, and are now attempting to get the cash to build their own park.
A constitution has been drawn up and weekly meetings are taking place to discuss potential sources of funding, with the local police being the first to help out with a donation of £500.
Inspector Jon Brown from Blaby Local Policing Unit visited the group at the parish centre on the evening of Wednesday 20th January, to present their first cheque to them, he said:
"It is really important that we support community initiatives like this wherever we can.
"The vast majority of young people in Narborough are great ambassadors for the area and if this facility helps them and future generations of youths stay out of trouble then I am all for it."
13-year-old Andrew Bishop was one of the youngsters who used to play on the car park and is now a member of the group trying to raise the cash, he said:
"If we can get our own place to practise it would be great, and it’s really good news that we have got the council and police on our side.
"The skate park would get used a lot because there are so many young people who are into that kind of thing in and around Narborough."
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