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The skateboarding area at the Southbank Centre in London is set to be converted into retail units as part of a £120m redevelopment plan. With the news that a petition of 50,000 signatures has delayed the process, we want to find out whether this is a problem skateparks across the country face.The skateboarding area at the Southbank Centre in London is set to be converted into retail units as part of a £120m redevelopment plan. With the news that a petition of 50,000 signatures has delayed the process, we want to find out whether this is a problem skateparks across the country face.
Do you or your children make use of the skating places near where you live? Is your local skateboarding area under threat and due to be replaced by something else? Or is it flourishing in your community and in line to be improved by the council?Do you or your children make use of the skating places near where you live? Is your local skateboarding area under threat and due to be replaced by something else? Or is it flourishing in your community and in line to be improved by the council?
Let us know about the state of your skateboarding area, by sending in your stories, photos and videos.Let us know about the state of your skateboarding area, by sending in your stories, photos and videos.
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