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In Pictures: Scooter riders hit heights in miniature town

By PA News
Published: 16:13, 23 October 2020
 | Updated: 17:21, 23 October 2020

Scooter-riding youngsters have put on a free-wheeling display in a model town in Dorset.

Riders from the StreetLight Project in Wimborne Minster scooted around its famous concrete miniature town, which opened in 1951.

The model town – a 10th of the size of the real town as it was in the 50s – features 120 buildings, including a butchers, ironmongers, bakery and fishmongers.

Charlie Sibley, from the StreetLight Project, scooters through the streets of Wimborne Model Town and Gardens in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Charlie Sibley, from the StreetLight Project, scooters through the streets of Wimborne Model Town and Gardens in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Jack Hopton-Butler dwarfed the buildings of the model town (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Jack Hopton-Butler dwarfed the buildings of the model town (Andrew Matthews/PA)
The 1/10th scale model shows the town’s streets, shops and gardens as they looked in the 1950s (Andrew Matthews/PA)
The 1/10th scale model shows the town’s streets, shops and gardens as they looked in the 1950s (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Jack was among those showing off his high-flying moves (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Jack was among those showing off his high-flying moves (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Charlie takes it steady on the main street… (Andrew Matthews/PA)
Charlie takes it steady on the main street… (Andrew Matthews/PA)
… before achieving lift-off (Andrew Matthews/PA)
… before achieving lift-off (Andrew Matthews/PA)
The StreetLight Project is a local initiative which has a community skate park and play area (Andrew Matthews/PA)
The StreetLight Project is a local initiative which has a community skate park and play area (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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