Plans are being developed to provide residents with new high-quality opportunities for sport and recreation at Sidley Recreation Ground (Canada Way / Buxton Drive) in Bexhill. This exciting project backed by Sport England and British Cycling aims to deliver a modern floodlit skatepark, an enhanced floodlit BMX race track and an innovative BMX jump park all of which will be available for community use.
Rother District Council is working with partner organisations including the Heart of Sidley and Sussex Police, relevant user groups including the Bexhill Skatepark Action Group and Jumpclub BMX and other leading experts and contractors in the field to deliver the best possible results.
Experienced designers and installers of skateparks, Canvas Spaces have been working collaboratively with the local skateboarding community, freestyle BMX-ers and scooter users to design a skatepark for all abilities within these disciplines, as well as by in-line skaters. The participation of Bexhill Skatepark Action Group (supported by Bexhill Lions), The Source Park, South Coast BMX and Ian Deacon (Flip Skateboards) has been invaluable and we look forward to being able to share the amazing results of this work in progress with the community in the early summer.
It’s estimated that the project will cost approximately £900,000 and will be funded primarily by money from the Council’s capital programme along with grants secured from external bodies. Grants totalling almost £530,000 have so far been secured from Sport England, British Cycling, the Big Local (through the Heart of Sidley), the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), BMX Club fundraisers and other sources including Hastings Roundtable.
There is much to do before construction of the new facilities can begin. The key milestones in the journey towards the goal of opening the new facilities in spring 2022 are set out below. The community is encouraged to play their part in making this project a success by taking part in this short survey.
- Detailed design for the skatepark and BMX facilities: May and June 2021
- Reveal of the detailed design proposals: Mid-Late June 2021
- Submission of planning application: July 2021
- Planning committee: September 2021
- Start of construction phase: Mid-October 2021
- Completion of construction phase: March 2022
https://surveymechanics.com/s/BexhillBikeandSkatePark
Press release source- Rother District Council.