Thames skate and scooter park design unveiled

After months of consultation, designer Rich Landscapes has poured as many of the requests as possible into the skate park design budget provided by the Thames Community Board in conjunction with major sponsor Powerco, and released a family-friendly design with the potential for a future pump track extension.

Family friendly green space and spectator area

The design not only had to fit within budget, but had to avoid building over underground sewer pipes.

These areas have been turned into a green space and spectator area instead.

Perfect for parents watching their little ones and avoiding the obvious problems of having manhole covers in the way of their scooters.

Features

Skate park features include a 1.5m high mini ramp that steps down to a 1.2m high mini ramp with flyout and rising quarter section.

A low pyramid with ledge, kinked flat round rail and sculptural ‘Nugget’ manual box are strategically located through the street section area with a wide turnaround 0.95m high quarter pipe at the far end.

The family skate and scooter park will complement the upgraded playground area which includes the new toilet block, and is part of the Active Thames 2018 programme.

The family skate and scooter park will complement the upgraded playground area which includes the new toilet block, and is part of the Active Thames 2018 programme.

Powerco Chief Executive Nigel Barbour says Active Thames 2018 is a fantastic concept and Powerco is proud to be a major supporter.

“We are thrilled to be involved with this project, including the skate park, which will give locals a family-friendly space for skateboarding, scootering and other activities,” says Mr Barbour.

This project has been made possible by a huge number of local sponsors including Toyota Signature Class (see the full list of awesome sponsors here) and it is as a result of all these supporters' willingness to back the three big Active Thames Projects (Skate and Scooter Park, Thames Indoor Sports Facility and Rhodes Park) that Thames will be able to offer so much more to the region's large sporting and family populations.

Changing times

The Wakatere (the wooden boat) is now at the end of its useful life. The Lions Club of Thames, which built the Wakatere in 1969, is working with Council and Iwi on a replacement playground boat.

President of The Lions Club of Thames, past District Govener Michael Kemp, personally worked with our staff and the students who helped design the new Porritt Park playground area.

“The Lions hope to be remembered for what they gave Thames when the boat was installed by them for the entertainment of many young people. But life changes and social needs change. We have to move on in a different role,” he says.

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For more information about how you can support Active Thames 2018's Skate Park, Thames Indoor Sports Facility and Rhodes Park projects, call Mary Hamilton on 027 503 5505.

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