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Written by Kevin Parrott
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Monday, 27 October 2008 |
LaunLaunceston Xtreme Sports have now put in a MyPlace funding bid to enable construction and equipping of an extreme sports centre in Coronation Park.
The Xtreme Sports Centre will offer a safe, staffed environment, and opportunities for young people to engage in and develop their skills in extreme sports and multi-media arts all year round. The centre will offer a flexible use of space, and will have a varied programme of activities for all ages, abilities and gender, and will work closely with other youth service providers to improve the youth offer in the North Cornwall area. For sport, the project will offer indoor and outdoor facilities for skateboarding, mountain-boards, rollerblades and skates, with provision for BMX bikes. Indoor ramps will be movable to allow an arena space and creative sport layouts which may be easily altered to maintain interest, challenges, and address differing levels of abilities. The centre will offer informal sessions for users, with training facilities for beginners and those wishing to enhance their capabilities. The centre will cater for spectators, offering a viewing gallery and café with refreshments. Designs incorporate a multi-media studio, events arena, a number of smaller rooms to be used as offices, quiet zones, internet facilities, and studio space for other service providers.
The project will offer regular activities for local communities, and has been designed to high standards with the communities' needs at the heart of planning and architectural expertise. The project has been developed to comply with competition standards for Skateboarding and BMX, and will strive to become a world class facility, participating in regional and national events (with the UK Skateboarding Association). BMX is now an Olympic sport, and as such has already undergone an increase in interest, events and local recreation. We will make this an opportunity to really raise the profile of the sport to young people.
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