YES it's true, hot on the heels of the Braunton skateboard bowl closing, the future of Croyde's skateboard area is also looking bleak.

Croyde's skateboard area is scheduled to close in approx 4 to 5 weeks (beginning of October 2008).

Croyde's skateboard area is an amazing achievement, out of the 2004 Parish Plan surveys and meetings Youth Activities and specifically a skateboard area came top of almost everyone's wish list.  In a very short period of time we achieved this and gave the youngsters something to do and somewhere to go. It is very well designed, very well built, very well looked after, very well maintained, very safe, the local children and taken ownership of it and look after it and absolutely absolutely LOVE IT.

The future of Croyde's children's skateboard area is currently being discussed by the district council's planning department and based on what they hear from local people in the next 4 weeks it will either stay or go (Application Num. 47303).

It's now up to everyone in Croyde and Georgeham to decide, if you want the skateboard area and associated youth club to remain then it is absolutely imperative that you write an individual letter of support to the council's planning department.  It is no good to sign a petition or send one letter signed by many people, it has to be individual letters from local people to count, If you are a family of FOUR then you should send FOUR separate letters.

The future of Croyde's skateboard area and the associated youth club now rests with you.

Please forward this on to all your friends and family and please if you agree write a letter of support and get ALL your friends and family members to also write in, the future is in our own hands.