Skateboarding in Hanley

Yesterday we went for a stroll in Central Forest Park, naively thinking that we might take a few photographs of the new skateboarding ramps before people start to use them. It turned out that the opening event was underway, and the place was packed.

It was great to see so many people using it. Apparently it's the biggest in Europe, so we could have some major competitions soon.

I can't quite see, however, how the City Council can, on the one hand, actively encourage potentially dangerous activities like this, while on the other be quite so restrictive at Chatterley Whitfield. Never mind, I'm sure there's a logical explanation somewhere.