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Click the 3-D images below for a tour of the plaza!! |
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(NOTE- Some
of the features, shown on the 3-D images, have been altered slightly in reality.) |
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'STOKEPLAZA' at Central Forest Park, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England - is a reality! The 'official opening ceremony' took place at 11am on Friday 28th October 2005 and the 'opening jam' took place on Sunday 30th October 2005. 'STOKEPLAZA' is, arguably, the largest and most original skateplaza's in Europe (34000 square feet!), here in Stoke-on-Trent. Around £500,000 has been put forward, by Stoke-on-Trent City Council (with the financial support from Sport England, Staffordshire Environmental Fund, Advantage West Midlands, Government Office for the West Midlands), to match the dreams and aspirations of the SAS, to have a skate facility to be proud of and put the city on the map! The infrastructure of 'Central Forest Park' has had a major overhaul which has seen the building of the footpaths, car parks, adventure playgrounds, cycle paths and 'climbing rocks' etc. Included in an earlier phase, saw the building of the SKATEPATHS (Spring '05). These 'off-shoots' from the main pedestrian pathways have been built as 'skate-friendly zones'! Obstacles include a 3-set with straight ledges, a 4-set with hubbas and a rail, a double set of 2 & 3 with a double-kinked rail and double-kinked ledges and a flat land area with benches and rails. Also, on the second path, a 6-set with hubbas and rail, leading to two banked/snake-run areas, also with a couple of benches. We tried to create a 'skate-spot' feeling with these areas and tried to vary the obstacles with most of it not in the plaza. We have tried to cover every aspect of street skating within the plaza AND the paths.
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events, demo's pro tour stop off dates and information will also be found
at the Any companies, teams etc interested in putting on 'unofficial' or 'official' events, demo's or skate sessions at STOKEPLAZA- please contact mark@sketchyskateboarding.co.uk Now go skate 'em!! For plaza rules and safety advise, please note the plaque, positioned at each entrance of the plaza, for details. Also take note of the various signs around the site of Central Forest Park. In the case of emergencies, please make a note of these numbers- Stoke-on-call- 01782 234234 and Police- 08453 302010. Central Forest Park is now a 'alcohol restriction' zone. The police are running a 'zero tolerance on the consumption of alcohol on the site. |
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********A huge thanks to Andrew Mander, (Landscape Designer) at Stoke Council, for the original concept plans for the SAS to work off and for all his hard work and 'open mindedness' to achieve a skaters dream!! Also to all at UKSA and to Rob Selley for helping us out with the final ideas.********
Additional info..........
Leave Central Forest Park at the Town Road exit (past the 'top skatepath') and go across the bridge into Hanley town centre. Go down Town Road and go past Potteries shopping center on your right, vere right and you will see Stafford Street (KFC and Stoke City club shop). Go into Piccadily and to your right is Brunswick Street. Dazed is at the top! |
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For directions to STOKEPLAZA, send your postcode/address to- plazadirections@sketchyskateboarding.co.uk and you will recieve a reply asap with directions and map. |
For SATNAV's, enter ST1 6BB as CFP's closest postcodes. |
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