When SARP started planning this fun day a few weeks ago they were thinking to ask the Playbus and a climbing wall.
The climbing wall did not come off and so the three mums who have been petitioning and working for a skate park in South Abingdon suggested a mobile skate park.
It so happens the playbus people also do a mobile skate park.
The day’s event was really set up to get opinions from people about how they want to see South Abingdon develop. Neil Boston, to the left, chairs the organising group SARP. Sandy Lovatt, the Leader of Abingdon Town Council, came to see what was happening.
There were various other groups involved. The Abingdon RFU Under 9 team gave a display. The Abingdon Vineyard Church laid on refreshments. Abingdon Youth Football Club were there. South Abingdon Children’s Centre helped.
The Playbus was very popular. But afterwards the kids were asking us when can they have the mobile skate park again. The three mums may try it again – possibly at the baseball court in Southern Town Park. But what they want is something more permanent.
Is there a need for a skate park if no skaters even turned up to this event? Maybe a bmx track is what is needed? Oh hang on, no dont they already have a bmx track near the rugby club????
Well yes there is but its used by motorbikes and so on, also a skatepark is better since it offers more chances for skaters, bmxers, inline etc.
Also at the temperary skatepark there were scooters as well.
if you had seen the respose from the kids on saturday we are in need of a skate park in south abingdon as one of the mums fighting to get it its important to us as my 16 year old has been knocked of his bike a few times going to north abingdon to use theres so yes there is a need for one down this end of town the day was a saucess with the kids at there who matters to us as mums