Support Waltham Abbey Townmead SK8park

Despite broad support by local youth ,community groups, churches ,parents and supportive councillors our 'promised' concrete facility Skatepark has been stalled!

Waltham Abbey Town Council had already agreed back in March 2008 that a professional facility was required and was made well aware of the usual funding & construction flaws of nearby projects which are not well served or fit for purpose which is why a decent proposal was sought and found recently .The Town Clerk Kathryn Richmond, and her assistant Jim Winter who worked so well with the local youth are being stalled by the 'new Tory' government in the application to the 'Playbuilder Fund' which had already been allocated to Waltham Abbey or at least agreed in principle!

Skateboarding, rollerblading ,and BMXing are part of everyday youth culture now and need to be recognised as demanding professional facilities .They need a good place to skate so that our youth are not criminalised in our towns and shopping malls...Surely every town should have A concrete pro skatepark since there are now so few youth clubs and virtual nil youth service? Waltham Abbey has been promised much but actually has considerably little...

Please honour our local youths' efforts in their recent liaison with local government.