Background

In early 1999 a group of young people started looking at the possibility of creating a skate area for the young people of Wincanton.

The Youth Worker at that time Nichola Micklewright supported the young people. The group decided on the name Ex-Treme Skaters.

Their aim is to build a Skate Park in Wincanton as soon as possible.

After a meeting the group set about their task. A constitution was written. Town and District Council’s were approached. Possible sites were looked at and after discussion an agreement was reached to put the Skate Park opposite Safeway on recreational land.

The Town Council agreed to manage the site after it was built with support from District Council. The young people also agreed to have an active role in the management of the site.

Financial Position June 2003

We are aiming to raise £40,000 to build a skate park in Wincanton either Autumn 2003 or Spring 2004.

So far we have the following support.

Wincanton Town Council     £ 5,000

Foundation for Sport + Arts £12,000

Wyvern Waste                      £   1920

Local Fundraising                 £     200

 South Somerset D.C.            £ 12,000

                                                                              £31,120 Secured Funding  

Applications In

Safer South Somerset Partnership £1000 (July/Dec)

                                                                                   £1000 App In

To be applied for  

Police Trust                                   £ 7?

National Playing Field Ass            £?

Cameron Macintosh                       £?

Other’s to write to include Safeway, Wincanton Logistics, Stuart Mattews, plus any other orgs we can come up with as a group.

There is now a need to keep the forward momentum achieved in the last 6 months going.

Conclusion

The Skate Park project is about 8k short of happening. Other grant applications are currently being written. There is also now a big local effort by the young people involved to raise at least £800.

The end design of the Skate Park will be a street course type layout. There will be input from all committee members about the surface and layout when we have reached our funding target.

 
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