Chalfonts Activity Park Project

The Chalfonts Activity Park Project is the initiative of a group of local residents who are committed to improving the free-to-use outdoor sports facilities in Chalfont St Peter.

Our objective is to collaborate with our community and local authority to build a modern wheeled sports activity park for people of all ages to enjoy, on their bikes, skates, skateboards and scooters.

But we don’t just want a skatepark. If there is enough interest and funding, we’d like to see it include other features to become something that our whole community can enjoy, where families can gather and take part in a wider range of activities.

We now have planning permission for the skatepark! The parish council have pledged £50,000 to start our fundraising campaign.

This is the proposed design. We are now at the stage where we can apply for planning permission.

100% of target reached

Our Grassroots fundraising target is £3000 Please download the proposal document below to see how we decided on this target

I feel like this would be a great benefit to the kids growning up in chalfont in the future. And will unite some of the community. The friends I made at the park as a kid are now some of my closest buddies even though we live in different areas on the country now!

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We have a large population of active children in the area but without parents driving them elsewhere they have not a lot! The children now are geared up to stay in on social media… We need to change this now! Fitness and activity is key for physical and mental health. Please make this happen.

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Because me and my friends need more space to have fun and play together. I would also like to learn how to skateboard and have a place to ride my BMX and get better on it.

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Important for young people to have safe spaces to socialise and great way to encourage young people of all ages to be more active.

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Skate/ wheeled parks are a great way to get kids outside and active whilst still having fun with their friends. I would have used this all the time if it was there when I was younger. My son would love it. The one in amersham is a huge success and we love to go and watch the teenage skateboarders doing tricks and my son aspires to be like them. It would be so beneficial to the whole community.

Survey Respondent

It’s a fabulous idea to bring children and adults of all ages and backgrounds together with a common interest. It will give purpose and meaning as well and structure and fitness opportunities to everyone if it’s done right. Plus it’s a an Olympic sport now, so what’s not to love?!!

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Access to a diverse range of facilities in our local community is essential for the emotional and physical well being of our children and young people. The youth centre endorses and supports this project.

Avtar Hunter-Singh Chalfont St Peter Youth Centre, Director of Youth Work February 2021

If lockdown has taught us anything it’s how important customised activity is for our young citizens. Better than hanging about on swings far too small for them.

Survey Respondent

Young people deserve to have facilities that will benefit them. Skate parks can sometimes have a bad rep but let’s not forget the positives, they give young people a place to build community, healthy outlet for emotions and energy and encourage good physical health. The village needs to have facilities that show young people they are seen, valued and worth investing in.

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We really have not had any issues at all and the facilitiy is very well used. I have got a bit of a view that the users of the skate park have a code about how to behave, I have been there when there are 20-30 users, beginners and experienced riders seem to get on fine. Through consultation the youth asked for a skate park, we delivered and they are using it, not much else I can add. Pretty good gender mix usually 60m/40f spilt where there was some concern in the planning stage that this would be a boys domain, not so. Honestly, no negatives but a pile of positives.

Mr Tim PerkinsAbbots Langley Parish Council Clerk

Because the current facilities are not fit for purpose and there are many locals with no place to ride, BMX freestyle is also due to be an official part of the next olympic games which will surely inspire even more up and coming riders and having a facility for them to develop would be great for getting them off their smartphones and online games and into a more active social environment.

Survey Respondent

I’m a 42 year old father who started skateboarding again during lockdown after 25 years away from the sport. I’ve never seen anything bad come from these parks. I’m from America where these parks are few and far between. In London there’s one in every borough. Often more than one. Now that I’m no longer living in London the options are more limited. That’s beside the point really. These places give kids and old guys like myself, the place and opportunity to have healthy, present fun outside, away from the device screens. In a time where we’re all glued to our screens more than ever, and with physical health on a constant downhill trajectory, I can think of few things better for a community than a park like this where people can go and get exercise, make friends, connect and soak up some vitamin d. It just seems like it’s all positives. I’m happy to donate money, but I’m also happy to donate my time, assist with building, cleanup, etc. I really hope this goes through. Thank you all for doing what you’re doing.

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