The children’s actions – which have been filmed and posted on the internet – have been branded ‘stupid’ and ‘disgusting’ by older members of Jersey’s skateboarding community who spent years campaigning to have the facility built.
In a recent internet posting, one youth can be seen jumping onto a moving lorry from a ten-foot fence at the Harbour skate park. The ‘stunt’ was filmed by an onlooker and uploaded to the video-sharing site YouTube, where it was given the title ‘Jersey Skate Park Idiots’.
The Harbour’s commercial manager, Myra Shacklady, refused to comment on the matter and her secretary said it was a matter for Education, Sport and Culture, who set up and own the skate park.
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