More info on the Bolly design ...

The breif was for a beginner/ intermediate park to complement the others in the area. This is what was delivered...
The team selected this design for a number of reasons. Firstly the site is tiny being ~20m wide, so not big enough for a street plaza type. Just big enough for a flowy park.
It had to work for bmx as well so there is a spine and a sharp hip and the rock in the center to stall on. The spine and stall rock are features that are unique and designed to complement the other parks. What do you think?

Bolly latest - redesign

The Bolly team was involved in the tender evaluation for Adlington Road last month - and after a really close run - the contract went to Wheelscape. In the end it came down to the quality of the design. Here are some pics. Should be finished by the summer.

Bolly Latest - Cash In, Tenders Out

The lottery changing spaces awards has granted Bolly skatepark the final £40k for the project. So barring any major catastrophies the project will 100% go ahead! Other news is that the tenders for the builders is out and a company should be awarded the contract in the early new year! So build in the first half of 2012. We understand that the project group will have some open meetings with users in the new year. Watch this space for more news.

Adlington road - planning granted!

After almost 6 months waiting, Cheshire east panning department recently granted planning approval to replace the scratchy skate park at Adlington road with a 200m2 spray concrete facility! The next step for the group leading the project is to tender for design/build companies, so expect some public consultations on designs soon. Watch this space....

Congleton Road Jumps - RIP

Huge bad news. We're gutted for everyone who put in the time building and tending these jumps. We'll try and find out why and by who this decision was taken and post it up here.

Bollington - Planning application in!

To cut a long story short, the regeneration project for Bollington Skate Park at Adlington Road had a little difficulty at the start of the year, with the council planning department deeming that planning approval for the project would be needed after all. So after some frantic hasseling of some of the design companies, the project team last week submitted the most suitable design for planning approval. The decision should take a couple of months. The pics above are the design that was submitted, inspired by Jago's drainage ditch idea. Its 206m2, basically the same size as the tarmaced area that is there at the moment, its bund by a grass bank all the way round and should be good for 1-2 riders at a time. Perfect!

Weston - Final design

A little bit of last minute tinkering has seen the grind bars removed and a wave and pump bump take their places. Looking good. We'll let you know when the build is scheduled. Well done to all involved!