THOMSON PARK UPDATE

Posted by David Read on Thursday April 23 2009

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Campbell Johnson and Dave North have been shaping up the new park at Brighton in Christchurch. Things look to be taking, um, shape.

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Tags: Christchurch, Skate Park, Thomson Park

duncan

They got rid of the best wooden quarterpipe in NZ to build this?I would go there and drop in to impress my nephew. Now what will I do?
Ryan

This looks like another gay park! good fa five os and grabs….80s tricks….over 30s skateboarding is getting old give the kids what they want!!
Ryan

PS in my hood these days if you do tricks from the 80s you get hooked up and win all the comps so maybe this is what the kids want?
davidread

Ryan, what would you prefer in a park?
craig

Good call Dave.
Ryan

Maybe a rail? or foam pit ha ha
IZY

wow, stoked to see some big tranny going in chch, does looks pretty spaced out but i have no idea, theres a waterfall there in between right? how big is the waterfall?? and the other trannys?
IZY

oh and whens it gonna be done? im coming back in november!!
Rich

the transition is making a comeback and Im saluting it’s return to glory. Sick!
Yo

It was meant to be completed at the end of June but Ive heard some punk ass kids ruined it a bit so its gpna take longer
Ham

over 30s go hard
brighton res

saw on front page of bay harbour news yesty that the part-cured concrete had been vandalised. said fist sized holes had been dug into the surface with a bit of metal pipe. looks like they’d scored tags into it as well. fu**ng retards.
Ham

f … retards
mike

t.p local.
the bowl is finished, just the hubbers to go, some small trannies and landscaping, dave north and mates have done a great job considering some of the shit weather they had to deal with.
finishing around july 6th
mike

the opening, is now on friday 17th at 2pm. dave and scott confirmed it .see ya all there.