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 Citizen UK Programme 1 Kyle's building a skate park   Synopsis:
00.00-03.42
Hunmanby village - young people at loggerheads with local council over provision of proper skatepark. Kyle, 17, drives campaign. Five years before battled with council over youth amenities. Result - temporary skatepark, now unsafe.
03.43-07.39
Realities of campaigning - committees, procedures, constraints, community involvement, fund-raising. Have £50,000 - need further £17,000. Apply for grant. If successful can build immediately. Meantime, pressure council to keep old skatepark open. Risky!
07.40-13.24
Skateboarders discuss reactions of locals. Receive £10,000 grant. Need another £7,000. More fund-raising. Kyle helps design skatepark - caters for wide age range.
13.25-17.05
Still £2,000 short. Parents guarantee amount. Council finally agrees go-ahead - on camera. Chair wants skate park completed before he retires. Community involved - clearing land, fundraising.
17.06-24.00
Kyle's philosophy of 'boarding'. Skatepark finished ahead of time. Villagers comment on campaign and result. Young people love it. Have learned they don't have to rely on council.
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