# New skateparks and plazas
**URL:** https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935
**Category:** General
**Created:** [January 30, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935 "2020-01-30T13:09:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 11
### Author:  [@jimvo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimvo)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/210 "2025-12-15T08:21:13Z")
Anyone skated the Palace park?
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### Author:  [@ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ParmoViolets)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 9:07am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/211 "2025-12-15T09:07:40Z")
You could do far worse than just make this the standard blueprint for all council parks
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### Author:  [@Blanco](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Blanco)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/212 "2025-12-15T10:06:04Z")
I’ve skated there a couple of times. Its ground is really nice granite slabs and everything seems really solidly built.
I really love the double sided granite slippy curb (I’m old of course I would). My one criticism is that the slappy curb is only a metre and a bit away from the bowl. They could easily have put more space between them.
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### Author:  [@KeithBeef](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/KeithBeef)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 11:27am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/213 "2025-12-15T11:27:03Z")
The new flo skatepark is nearly complete in the old eagle centre market.
Turns out thr council have just approved plans to redevelop that part of town.
> **[Derby city centre regeneration scheme takes step forward](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8evmn4n9jo)**
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> The plans include the creation of 674 homes as well as new commercial spaces.
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### Author:  [@Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mike)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/214 "2025-12-15T14:46:31Z")
Am I being daft in thinking new Flo will be short lived then?
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### Author:  [@KeithBeef](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/KeithBeef)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 2:58pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/215 "2025-12-15T14:58:25Z")
Planning concent last for 3 years, but they won’t start work until they have enough backing from developers to start work.
All depends if everything is ready to go.
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### Author:  [@KeithBeef](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/KeithBeef)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/216 "2025-12-15T19:38:12Z")
Apparently they have a 10 year lease in the old market hall.
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### Author:  [@h\_palmer627](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/h_palmer627)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/217 "2026-01-10T08:14:11Z")
Canvas are starting on this on Monday. It’s a 15 min walk from my house. Just a shame it’s in the opposite direction to town/the shop. The current outdoor park we have is literally a 5 min skate away from the shop. Also this was planned way before I opened the shop so I can’t take any credit, someone did come in who works on the council and used to skate and said once he heard about the project he pushed for this design over others. He said if they had got their way we would have just had a concrete circle to round on.
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### Author:  [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2026, 8:58am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/218 "2026-01-10T08:58:34Z")
> [@h\_palmer627](#):
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> It’s a 15 min walk from my house.
🤦♂️
If only you had some kind of four wheeled toy to get you there.
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### Author:  [@tbk11](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/tbk11)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/219 "2026-01-10T10:54:24Z")
State of the pavements round my way I wouldn’t even consider a skateboard as a mode of transport anymore
Voi scoot only 🛴🛴
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### Author:  [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/220 "2026-01-10T19:37:03Z")
> [@h\_palmer627](#):
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> Canvas are starting on this on Monday.
Looks pretty decent to me, could be better of course but I’d be happy if that was my local.
Mellow transitions ✔
Ledge ✔
Flat rail ✔
Bank to curb ✔
Let us know how things go.
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### Author:  [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/221 "2026-02-10T19:12:08Z")
Would you use a Reform politician who was very recently banned from the Senedd for using racial slurs if it means securing funding for a new park?
A village near me seems close to getting 150k for a new park which would obviously be great for me but they’ve just posted a visit from a local scumbag who’s trying to promote it…
I have no idea whether the people involve know who she is, know who she is and support her or know who she is and don’t care as long as the ends justify the means.
They’ve also posted a video from a visit from out Labour MP so I think they’re just trying anything they can to get the word out, but still…
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### Author:  [@wayout](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/wayout)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/222 "2026-02-10T19:49:15Z")
If the park itself isn’t reliant on this person’s direct support… perhaps a quiet letter to the people involved explaining how that person’s viewpoints are completely against the ethos of skateboarding (with an explanation and examples) and that while you want to see it come to fruition you’re disappointed to see their involvement. Might stop them doing it again at least
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### Author:  [@voodoo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/voodoo)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/223 "2026-02-10T20:02:46Z")
I’m always surprised by how many people are quite ignorant to what ‘politicians’ say and do, and just automatically think all people in a place to represent a party must be some what morally sound and vetted.
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### Author:  [@nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nedertron)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/224 "2026-02-10T20:04:06Z")
I feel people think it’s a given that kind of cert is happening
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### Author:  [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/225 "2026-02-10T20:04:12Z")
Yeah that sounds sensible.
I was going to contact them to see what was happening and also if I could have any input on the design.
If they get it and put in curved ledges, rainbow rails, bumps in the floor and six foot spines I’ll cry.
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### Author:  [@nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nedertron)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/226 "2026-02-10T20:04:29Z")
4ft spine 👌🏻
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### Author:  [@visuals0und](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/visuals0und)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 8:42am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/227 "2026-03-20T08:42:06Z")
New Barnsley park looks decent…
[https://www.wearebarnsley.com/news/20412/new-skate-and-pump-track-unveiled-as-youth-activity-park-opens](https://www.wearebarnsley.com/news/20412/new-skate-and-pump-track-unveiled-as-youth-activity-park-opens)
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### Author:  [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 9:06am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/228 "2026-03-20T09:06:34Z")
It looks absolutey amazing until you see there isn’t one single flat ledge in that sea of concrete.
…unless this is one, then I stand corrected
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### Author:  [@deegwaad](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/deegwaad)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 9:12am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/new-skateparks-and-plazas/935/229 "2026-03-20T09:12:07Z")
No curbs 😥
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