'Family-friendly' skate park will 'inspire' next generation

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Description

Larne has recently tasted victory on the football pitch but that may not be the only sporting success for the County Antrim town.

Subject

Dr Jim Donaghey, a research fellow at Ulster University who is leading a skateboarding project, feels that this popularity and recognition mean "the skateboarding community here are seeing themselves as legitimate users of public spaces in Northern Ireland".

Facilities like this one in Larne, he feels, only enhance that feeling.

Period12 Oct 2024

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  • Title'Family-friendly' skate park will 'inspire' next generation
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletBBC News Northern Ireland
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date12/10/24
    DescriptionDr Jim Donaghey, a research fellow at Ulster University who is leading a skateboarding project, feels that this popularity and recognition mean "the skateboarding community here are seeing themselves as legitimate users of public spaces in Northern Ireland".

    Facilities like this one in Larne, he feels, only enhance that feeling.
    Producer/AuthorEamonn McGurk
    URLhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2432n34rrno
    PersonsJim Donaghey