February 16, 2001: A £45,000 skatepark opens behind the Olympiad.

March 2001: North Wiltshire District Council receives complaints from residents in St Mary Street and Monkton Park, including claims of smoking, drinking, drug taking and noise.

May 2001: The district council agrees to lay down noise dampening material, put up security fencing and impose a curfew, at a cost of £15,000.

July 2001: Opening hours are restricted to 9am-7pm on weekdays, closing early on Sunday afternoons.

September 2001: A report to the executive committee concludes the skatepark should be removed from Monkton Park; members decide to keep it open until another site has been identified.

December 2001: The executive committee resolves to keep the skatepark where it is and instead install concrete equipment for half the cost at £60,000.

February 2002: Bill Richardson wins a county court case for the closure of the Devizes skatepark and Monkton Park residents threaten to take the same path.

June 2002: Local Government Ombudsman finds NWDC guilty of maladministration leading to injustice; the skatepark is promptly closed, 16 months after opening.

August 2002: The district council pays £17,125 in compensation to residents affected by the noise.

December 2002: The district council stops all investigations into re-using Monkton Park as a skatepark; it looked at 19 alternative sites and found all to be unsuitable because of noise and safety reasons.

January 2003: Skate in Safety action group is re-activated.

March 2003: Borough Lands charity offers its land at Westmead playing field, between The Paddocks and Avenue La Fleche, as a possible site.

October 2003: The designated land passes noise and flooding tests; there are protests from The Paddocks residents.

July 2004: A planning application is submitted.

February 2005: North Wiltshire District Council abandons investigations into the site after the discovery of a water main underneath.

November 2010: A Wiltshire Council skate park task group is set up.

January 2012: Task group reports to Chippenham Area Board it has assessed 19 sites and found Monkton Park to be most suitable.

March 2012: Task group reports three independent skatepark design companies have carried out on-site consultations of nine shortlisted sites at Monkton Park.

September 2012: Public consultation begins on Island Park, between the wall of Wilkinsons and the River Avon. Online survey results in 628 votes in favour and 376 against, with strong opposition from folk festival supporters.

November 2012: 150 people attend public meeting at Sheldon School.

January 2013: Task group turns full circle back to Monkton Park near Olympiad, where a noise assessment is commissioned.

March 2013: Chippenham Town Council reiterates Stanley Park should not be made available for a skatepark.

July 1, 2013: A petition signed by 1,123 people protesting against Monkton Park as the location is presented to Chippenham Area Board.

July 24, 2013: The long-awaited noise report is circulated; it concludes the noise level would be acceptable.