Having been in favour of the new skatepark I am shocked to hear that scooters are not allowed to use it. The attached picture appeared on Facebook last night, and I thought it was a hoax.  However, I have spoken to Newbury Town Council this morning and it's for real. Apparently scooters will damaged the park whereas Bikes and Skateboards won't.

My son and his friends are absolutely devastated as they have been excited for months. We were all prepared to go for the "Opening Jam" and were looking forward to it.

I have subsequently spoken to Greenham Common Trust who funded a large proportion of the park, and they too were unaware of the scooter ban - despite their website saying the facility was available to scooters. They are currently investigating further.

A large proportion of skatepark users have now been alienated from this great new facility. What can you do ?? Who is going to police this ban ?

To add insult to injury, the notice makes it look like having a scooter is a criminal offence!

NO SCOOTERS:GET A SKATEBOARD

Yes, a bit like "heavy petting" in the swimming pool.

Quoted from PaulaM

What can you do ??

Buy some Skates?

Quoted from Greenham Common

To add insult to injury, the notice makes it look like having a scooter is a criminal offence!

NO SCOOTERS:GET A SKATEBOARD

I KNOW !!!  Horrendous - and very unprofessional. It's like telling a golfer to get a football !

Quoted from PaulaM

I KNOW !!!  Horrendous - and very unprofessional. It's like telling a golfer to get a football !

To be fair, if a golfer turned up at a football pitch and tried to play a round they'd probably get shown the door too.

I would have thought the title "skatepark" might have given away that it was meant for skateboards.

Quoted from user23.3

To be fair, if a golfer turned up at a football pitch and tried to play a round they'd probably get shown the door too.

I would have thought the title "skatepark" might have given away that it was meant for skateboards.

Yeah but what's the difference between a bike using it and a scooter using it? Surely a scooter is more like a skateboard than a bike is?

I see from Google that Maverick has built skateparks all over.

Maybe the thought behind the scooter ban is that often the users are much younger children than
the ones the park has been created for. Perhaps it could be that the tots I see whizzing
along shouldn't mingle with much larger and faster teens. It does seem that the ban could be better explained

Will there be an adult present to police heavy petting or is that just swimming pools?

Quoted from user23.3

To be fair, if a golfer turned up at a football pitch and tried to play a round they'd probably get shown the door too.

I would have thought the title "skatepark" might have given away that it was meant for skateboards.

Yes but it's not called a BMX Park either is it ? ... and they are allowed to use the facility.

Quoted from user23.3

I would have thought the title "skatepark" might have given away that it was meant for skateboards.

So no bikes allowed either then?

You do come up with some defensive twaddle some-times.

Unless I'm missing something. The only scooters I have seen, don't look like they are sturdy enough for doing tricks on.

Quoted from MoonPhoenix

Unless I'm missing something. The only scooters I have seen, don't look like they are sturdy enough for doing tricks on.

Think again

Well I stand corrected.
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Impressive, but I think I will stick to my hockey skates.

Quoted from PaulaM

Think again

So, basically a skateboard but with only two wheels and a handle.

Here's a relative of mine using one in a skateboard park in sunny Scotland without apparent damage to himself or the reinforced concrete.

What's the reasoning behind the ban here?  I can see why the Scots want independence.