tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post6733769282785389936..comments2024-03-13T10:28:38.211+00:00Comments on OPEN Dalston: Council grant development approval. Dalston playground land to be sold.About OPEN Dalstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209133949209769082noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-30103300024421803442013-07-19T15:29:13.664+01:002013-07-19T15:29:13.664+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-88989968943860563542013-03-10T15:36:09.061+00:002013-03-10T15:36:09.061+00:00I can understand why some people may be disturbed ...I can understand why some people may be disturbed by skateboaders playing in a public space. But I'm baffled how the Council & TfL can spend £63million on a bus facility for just one bus but can not afford a proper skatepark for our kids. It beggers belief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-41368720835985513872013-03-10T14:43:58.963+00:002013-03-10T14:43:58.963+00:00They are intimidating for some people ie elderly, ...They are intimidating for some people ie elderly, people with young children, pushchairs etc. I have watched thse skaters several times. They purposely skate very close to people showing off. There is no noise problem coming from the bus station, only from the people on the skateboards going up and down the road. This road is just that, a road, not a skateboard track. <br />Maybe you should take a minute to think of the affect their behaviour/noise has on other people before jumping to their defence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-91326476380575884652013-03-09T19:12:57.987+00:002013-03-09T19:12:57.987+00:00Why on earth would they be intimidating? If anythi...Why on earth would they be intimidating? If anything it should make you feel safer that these guys are hanging out here as it would be completely abandoned otherwise. If you are intimidated by some hipster guy in his mid-20s on a skateboard, you can't have a very easy time living in Hackney? And regarding residents, perhaps they should have thought about noise problems before moving into / buying a flat overlooking a bus station?IJsselnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-87646384640812141342013-03-07T18:08:44.520+00:002013-03-07T18:08:44.520+00:00Yes you are right, it is an excellent activity, if...Yes you are right, it is an excellent activity, if kept to a park. I have seen these skateboarders and they are a nuisance and very intimidating for for people trying to use the path by the road. They are also extremely noisy for the people living in the flats by the side of the road<br />Most of the skateboarders I have seen using this area are not kids, they are grown men over 18 years old, usually mid 20's I would say but some over 30.<br />However, having had a conversation with them once they did come accross as kids, and very young ones at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14932341.post-1923056147610384342013-03-07T15:31:53.706+00:002013-03-07T15:31:53.706+00:00Skateboarding is an excellent activity for young p...Skateboarding is an excellent activity for young people. They form strong friendships, they are learning new skills, they are taking part in good cardiovascular exercise. We want our young people to get outside and have fun. <br />Many young people have formed groups to help organise and build skate parks. This ownership helps them to take pride in their place and in turn look after it. Skateboarding is not a passing fad, it is here to stay, lets make a valid investment in our young people by making them part of our urban spaces instead of criminalising them by forcing them to appropriate the urban area around them. <br />frutejucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18317255923995777295noreply@blogger.com