Henry McGlade
The Castlebar Skate Park Campaign has teamed up with Finbar Hoban Presents to put together a brilliant night of music in Bar Ritz on Saturday, June 26. Among the local bands slated to take part are KMCG, On Pain of Death and Strayed.
The Castlebar Skate Park Campaign was started in February after John Faherty saw the need for a skate park in Castlebar – as many have before. Originally a project for college, it became a personal project when he had more time on his hands. The campaign has received great support from young and old, a fact that John believes reinforces the community’s understanding of the need for the park.
The campaign has also received support form Foróige, Mayo VEC and the Comhairle na nÓg. Comhairle na nÓg are actually working on a post card campaign at present, a project that will go around to the schools of Mayo.
On March 11, Councillors Thérèse Ruane and Harry Barrett put forward a motion in Marsh House in favour of Skate Park. The Council agreed to provide a site and build a skate park, and the ball is now well and truly rolling.
A skate park for Castlebar would be a massive benefit to all ages. The park, which would not only accommodates skateboarders, but also BMX riders and rollerbladers, would give kids and young adults something new and exciting to do and another option for keeping fit and healthy. With depression, obesity self harm on the rise people young and old need to lead more active fun filled lives.
For those of us who are less ‘flexible’, these sports are also great spectator sports. I would love to see Castlebar have a skate park to match parks in Dublin.
The gig in Bar Ritz, Main Street, Castlebar, this Saturday should prove to be a fun-filled night of high-energy music, and all interested parties are encouraged to go along and show their support for the Castlebar Skate Park Campaign and the town’s great local bands. Admission is just €7, and the gig starts at 9pm.
For more information on the Castlebar Skate Park Campaign, visit Skate Park for Castlebar Campaign page on Facebook.
