Funding: The project costs 26,000 a year to run and is jointly funded by Canterbury City Council and Kent Children's Fund.
Goals: To encourage safe skating, provide a diversionary activity and give the council an opportunity for ongoing dialogue with local skaters.
It's been tough for young skateboarders in Canterbury. The cathedral city not only lacks a skatepark, but the local residents have been quick to air their grievances about young people performing tricks along the historic streets.
Suzi Wakeham, senior manager in community development at Canterbury City Council, says it looked like the problem could reach a flashpoint. "People kept writing to their councillors and calling the public safety office," she says. "The complaints were steadily increasing, so we knew we needed to do something and fast."
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