Today the skatepark is complete, and the barriers are down! And it's amazing. It's very different from a lot of other parks, with some distinguishing features such as the earthquake gap, rooftop / shed shape hip and grindbox and humongous bowl. And it's got a polejam.
After 4 years of campaigning, consulting, planning and designing, the skatepark is finally finished on Bass Recreation Ground, Derby.
As soon as the barriers were removed the park had over 50 skaters and BMXers on it... and some rollerbladers. There are still a few bits to be finished, like a pathway and a little more landscaping, but this should all be done over the next few weeks ready for the Official Opening event in July. (Date TBC)
Meet Derby Skatepark
The bowl - 5.5ft with 6.5ft extension
The hubba - one side of the driveway, with rooftop and hip in background
The rail - the other side of the driveway (Bruce attached)
The rooftop (or shed)
The shed being used (Brett Nollie backside heel)
The driveway with the bank and earthquake gap
The full driveway
One of the quarters
The curb block
The polejam
Plain (but long and smooth) grind box block
The other quarter (Hooked ripper Kearney bs disasters it)
The bowl from the top
The action was hard and fast with everyone being down there...
Busy
Busy
Busy
Craig Smedley getting busy
Kearney blunts the bowl
Noselide the hubba from DF
A view from the road
A montage of the whole park (click to enlarge and appreciate)
Get down there asap to thrash it out, you can find it easily highlighted on the map below.
Directions:
Parking:
The Westfield car park is directly opposite, and only £1.70 all night after 6pm.
There isn't any 'official' parking on Basses Rec...
Thank you for all your support throughout this project, everyone is really happy with the park so far. We'll be documenting all of the general goings on at the park on the
Hooked website and
blog too - check them out here.
