Today two kids came into the Houldsworth Pub, to use the toilet. They were carrying skateboards. They went out, and I thought that here was an opportunity to engage with them. Unfortuately, by the time I went outside, they were high-tailing it down the street. Later though, they came back, and I went over and suggested that maybe they should have a skate park, and I gave them the e- mail address of a local councillor who may be able to help. I also suggested that they should design a skate park themselves, and submit the designs to the Council. These kids need something like that, and I know that there are designs on paper for the improvement of South Reddish Park, on Reddish Road; Why not include a skate park ? after all, it is now, along with BMX, a recognised Olympic sport, if I'm not mistaken. If you are a skateboarder, or a BMX freak, get into your local councillor's ribs or your MP, and demand a skatepark/BMX park ! These kids are our future. We should not deny them that freedom of expression that we had in our day, so long as it promotes a sense of responsibilty to our society. We of our generation, forget the foolishness of our day, and condemn the foolishness of future generations, without trying to understand where they are coming from. Only by engaging with them can we do that ! Think about it.