Below is an overview of the Park project as a whole including the skatepark and BMX Track in the top left corner adajcent to Farnborough Road, this scheme below has not be finalized as is still at the consultation stage with all parties involved.
Proposed Clifton, Nottingham Skatepark, Dirt Jumps/BMX Track Scheme
There is a meeting on Wednesday 2nd December at 6.00pm at Green Lane Youth Club, Clifton off South Church Drive with the Council to discuss the proposals. The meeting is planned to finish about 7.30pm so if you get back from work late you could still catch the tail end of the meeting.
This Skatepark meeting didn't seem that well publicized by Nottingham City Council, so that next one needs to be pushed more by us users.
Please attend to show your support and express your idea's.
Check out Nottingham City Council's Website for contact details and brief details of their proposals.
UPDATE
There is now a Skateboarding Training Session starting up at Clifton Leisure Centre. Check out the flyer below.
UPDATE October 2010 - Planning Approved and Mavericks have won the project
There is a meeting for the New Skatepark and BMX track at Clifton Playing Fields on Tuesday 26th October at From 7pm, the meeting with Maverick will become an open meeting for anyone interested in the facility to have a look at the designs and make comments. Please can you spread the word about the open meeting at 7pm. Its at the Clifton Playing Fields on Farnborough Road, Clifton, Nottingham. Everyones Welcome !
Check out the inital Designs which may need tweaking, depending on your comments !.
If you want dirt jumps aswell, you'd best get down there and air your views, as there will be loads of fresh mud available !!.
Hopefully this will be the first of many in Nottingahm, we need a flagship Skatepark very close to the centre of Nottingham too, placing Nottingham back on the map for Skate and BMX destinations in the UK.
- Clifton Skatepark, Nottingham MAVERICKS Industries Design
Clifton Skatepark, Nottingham. Designed by Maverick Industries
Clifton Pump Track at the Skatepark, Nottingham. Designed by Maverick Industries
Are these designs going to work for a pump track ? and do you want an area for dirt jumps ?
If so get yourself down to the meeting on 26th October at 7.00pm !
LASTEST UPDATE - January 2011
After another group meeting with the Public input just before Christmas, Mavericks have slightly altered the design of the street section to meet the calls of the users. See the final revised scheme below.
Clifton Skatepark Nottingham - Final Layout
Next to the Skatepark is going to be a BMX Pump track and here are the lastest design, if however you feel there is something that needs tweaking before it is created on site please get in touc with Nottingham City Council to see what they can do. As there hasn't been much input from a great deal of BMXers on this one.
Clifton Skatepark BMX Pump Track - Proposed Final Layout
Please post your coments and show what you think.
There will be some great soil coming out the ground for the Bowl sections, so if any local BMX Groups/riders want to contact the Council and try and see if they can have some dumped near the Pump track for creating some free formed dirt jumps too.
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Hi, sounds like the Clifton Skatepark and the BMX pump track will be open at the end of August now. With an offical opening towards the end of September.
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Apparently Clifton Skatepark should be open around the 25th July and the BMX track about 4 weeks after that. You wouldn’t be able skate the park beforehand and the Builders will leave out the bottoms on the bowls and sections on the street course.
It’s looking good though !!
Errrr…… silly question is it open yet ???? or when ? I moved to toton to be nearer but not in my backyard (mark) LOVL XD
this looks like a fantastic development for everyone in the area, i cant wait to go ride it soon as…
For those who doubt the positive influence this will have, go check it out sometime and see kids finally having the chance to have fun on a purpose built skatepark/pump track.
well youve devalued my house ruined a nice area and introdced an anti socil eliment to a quiet area i hope the back hander was worth it couse no one in there right mind would have come up with this idea hope you came back with with the spade you started with next year to clean up the mess this site will leave us the locals with
this is going to be BEAST
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I sounds like they are starting the Skatepark works on Monday 14th March. Not sure how long it will take, but should be ready for the Summer months.
Can’t wait !
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It was meant to before the end of March 2011, because of where the funding was coming from. I guess around that time anyway.
when is this supposed to be up and ready to skate then?
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You need to get in touch with Nottingham City Council, Sports Development Department, quick before it’s too late.
The contact details are on the article, near the beginning.
Keep us posted with how you get on.
Cheers
Does anybody know the name of the person who needs to be contacted about the soil for possible dirt jumps? Any help would be great!! Cheers.
If you are a BMXer and want some good soil to form your own dirt jumps, then get intouch with the Nottingham City Council and see if they can put some soil from the new skatepark to one side next to the new pump track.
Sort it out before it’s too late !
Check out the latest Images at the top of the page, of the Proposed Clifton Skatepark and BMX Pump track and maybe dirt jumps too.
NEXT MEETING
Mavericks have won the tender for the works to design and construct the new Skatepark at Clifton. Apparently the work has to be finished by March 2011.
SO !
From 7pm on 26th October, 2010, the meeting with Maverick will become an open meeting for anyone interested in the facility to have a look at the designs and make comments. Please can you spread the word about the open meeting at 7pm at Clifton Playing Fields on Farnborough Road, Clifton.
Get yourselves down there any have a nosey.
Thanks
Parks Development Officer (Parks & Open Spaces)
Sports, Culture and Parks
Community & Culture
Nottingham City Council, Sport, Leisure & Parks, Woodthorpe Grange, Woodthorpe Drive, Nottingham, NG5 4HA
T: 0115 9152709
Is anyone in the Nottingham area, interested in getting some dirt jumps built next to the new Skatepark at Clifton Playing fields.
Either BMX or MTB’ers.
As there maybe some dirt available after it has been dug out.
It would have to be built by a user group (gang of lads & girls)but just checked by the Council every now and then.
It could be a great chance to have some more dirt jumps to ride in Notts.
Leicester has a good setup at Western Park, so it can be done.
If you are interested give us a post.
Cheers
Nottingham City Council have now helped organize some training Skateboard sessions at Clifton Leisure Centre. Getting everyone geared up for the new concrete skatepark at Clifton Playing fields.
If you are interested in the training sessions, get yourselves booking in !
The Skateboarding School is starting at Clifton Leisure Centre on Saturday 11th September, 3pm – 4.30pm. The sessions are for 8 – 16 year olds. For more information please contact ben@niseskateboards.com please share this information with any young people you are working with that might be interested.
Have Fun !
To all you Clifton Skater’s and BMXer’s get in touch with the Nottingham City Council Parks Development Department and tell them you want to be involved in the Skatepark and BMX jump area design in Clifton.
The meetings are not offical or scary and if you feel funny about going down on your own, get aload of mates to come who are interested.
Dont miss out on Designing your very own Skatepark and BMX Dirt area. They are after wish lists and idea’s at present so that the Skatepark Designers can come back with their Design Offers.
You could be getting something you only dreamed about.
You can be any age, beginners or just thinking about and just watch them on TV. Just get down to the next meeting and join the group of Skater’s and BMXer’s.
Before it’s to late to have your say !!
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Nottingham City Council held a meeting with the four invited Contractors last night where they had chance to sell their company, designs and ethics, however only three could make it and hopefully the other one can come over next Tuesday at 6.00pm at Cliftom Playing Fields.
The three Skatepark contractors that took part in the presentation were:
Gravity
Bendcrete
Maverick Industries
How do you rate their Skateparks ?
Are their concrete finishes any good ?
Good and Bad points ?
Any opinions would be great help.
Cheers
MEETING UPDATE !!! – Sounds Like it could be interesting
Are you interested in attending a design meeting for the Clifton “Big Fun” skatepark and BMX facility at Clifton Playing Fields.
Contractors are being invited to attend 30 min sessions to discuss design ideas with users. The contractors will then use these ideas in their design submission. This is a great opportunity to influence the designs for your facility.
We would like to invite you to a meeting on Tuesday 20th July, 6pm-8:15pm at Clifton Playing Fields Pavilion. The meeting may seem like a long one, but this is to ensure all 4 contractors have a 30 minute session with the group.
Please could you confirm if you can attend this meeting. If you know of anyone else who might be interested please could you pass on my details…I am trying to ensure that the group represents all users, hence not opening this up as an open meeting.
Nottingham City Council, Sport, Leisure & Parks, Woodthorpe Grange, Woodthorpe Drive, Nottingham, NG5 4HA
T: 0115 9152709
I heard there is another Skatepark Meeting in the pipeline to discuss the design further.
They are looking for local experienced Skaters and BMXers to guide them on the design with the Skatepark Contractor.
looks good news after broadmarsh being torn down,bit further out from where i live could get a bus to it, but looks good though.
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Heard a report back that they may be going out for tenders in early Spring and could be on site in Autumn 2010.
The Council want more local riders/people from the Clifton Area to get involved and have their say.
They have funding for a BMX Track/Pump track and may be possibly and area where you can form your own dirt jumps subject to the Council’s approval on the the user groups designs. This will be to cover their Public Liability Insurance, this system seems to work okay now after a few teething problems at Weston Park which is owned by Leicester City Council, on the A47.
People really need to get involved as the Coucil what experienced riders/Skaters to help them setup an area that is going to be right and constructed by Specialist in this type of work.
They displayed a preliminary idea on a picture board which seemed fine for the Skatepark, however there is room for fine tuning if required. The Council just want to get it out for tender to get the Contractural element moving.
One question thou, would the skaters/BMXers/Inliners want a ‘Teen Shelter’ right next to the Skatepark. Would this attract the undesirable NON USERS?.
A few other idae’s were raised – Does the Skatepark want to be nearer the road for safety, Should the spoil heaps be built up in front of the skateaprk to screen it from the houses.
Concerns over mud from the BMX area being tacked back into the Skatepark, it was explained that a track would be surfaced in a fine stone.
So get yourself down to the next meeting in January 2010. I will keep you posted on the date.
I went to it and the designs are sick, join the facebook group ‘Make a skatepark in clifton’ and the next meeting is in january sometime