Bar Hill Skatepark 2022

Around March 2022, the Parish Council set up a working party to look at the possibility of having a Skatepark in the village. The skatepark in the village has a long and complicated history. Part of this proposal was for a village "referendum" to allow villages (once and for all) to decide whether or not the village wanted a skatepark.

The original proposal was approved in the Parish Council meeting on the 20th of January 2022 as agenda item FC015.1.22. The proposer was Cllr Andy Pellew, and Cllr Anthony Mitchell seconded it. No dissenters were recorded. 

The agreed Terms of Reference for the committee state (slightly edited for clarity, the original is available via the link) :

1. Membership

The working party will consist of at least one council representative and as many local residents as wish to volunteer to be involved. At its first meeting, it will elect a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson to preside at meetings as well as nominate someone to take minutes.

2. Record of Proceedings

Written notes will be taken to record the Working Party’s activities and will be circulated as widely as possible. For example, the notes could be published on the Bar Hill Parish Council website, on Facebook, on the Council noticeboard, on the Village Hall noticeboard, etc. The Working Party will determine where the minutes should be published, but minutes must be circulated to all Working Party members.

3. Responsibilities

To produce an option or a range (no more than three) options which could then be put to the village in a Parish Poll. Ideally, this would coincide with the May local elections (so polling costs are minimal).

The proposal should include a design with annual costings as well as a means of funding. For example, “by adding to the precept”. The proposal should include the location of the skatepark.

At the first meeting, the Working Party should discuss and, if possible, agree;

• A plan (with appropriate timelines) to ensure that the responsibilities are fulfilled within the time frame above (or a new time frame),

• Meeting structure and frequency - for example, every two weeks in person, monthly via Zoom, etc.,

• How the work between meetings will be managed (email, a WhatsApp group, a Facebook page, etc.)

• How residents will be able to contribute

The purpose of this page (on the BHCA Website) is to act as an archive of the activities of the working party and, should the project be chosen to proceed, to act as a springboard for the Fundraising work that will be necessary to build the park (and in future years to maintain it). 

Work can only proceed on this project once the Parish Council has approved it. 

The intention would be for a community organisation (such as the BHCA) to be part of this effort. A community organisation has yet to be selected. The involvement of the BHCA would require the approval of the Trustees.