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Context: In the year that skateboarding becomes an official Olympic sport, the Friends of Finsbury Park are raising funds to create a street skating ‘plaza’ within the park. This would see the existing skate park extended and improved, utilising the space originally earmarked for the skate park 20 years ago, but empty ever since.

Funding would also be used to include safe lighting so the area can be used along with the tennis courts after dusk until the lights get turned off at 10pm.  Subject to funds being raised, Haringey Council have agreed to take on this project, and maintain it after it is build.  The project has the support of SkateboardGB.

Why: The project will create a safe, outdoor and inclusive community space for those aged 5 to 60 with its core user group being 10 - 25 years old. It would transform an existing unsightly space into a welcoming urban hub for exercise, connection and, through that, wellbeing.

Future: In time, we intend to raise additional funds to provide subsidised skate lessons and equipment rental for the local community. We would also like to provide subsidised urban art lessons and graffiti competitions. Art and skateboarding are inextricably linked.

Benefits: The project will directly contribute to Haringey’s vision to ‘create communities that enable young people to thrive and flourish: to be safe, social and successful’.

Flexibility: The local community would get a safe and spacious plaza to skateboard, rollerblade, skoot, BMX or wheel in. This would decrease waiting time to “drop in” and make the whole skate park flow more safely. Beginners would get a space to learn the basics before they commit to the bowl and more experienced skaters will not have to wait as long for toddlers and children on scooters to move safely out of their way.

Popularity: We believe that the popularity of skateboarding is likely to increase this year as it is its first year as an Olympic sport. An extending skatepark would be able to safely meet this likely increase in demand.

Accessibility: BMX’s and wheelchairs will also have more space to perform tricks and move about, making the bowl more accessible to those with disabilities. This would encourage a part of society that has felt left out of sport to participate in their community. The large crowds that watch the action in the skate bowl would feel more encouraged to try the sport for the first time with the additional space a “plaza” would provide a feeling of being more welcoming.