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We’re moving Copelands to unit 2B

Our Copeland Park location will be closing for the first couple of weeks of November while we move to bigger space just next door. Here’s the backstory; we were due to move into our space when we were offered a larger space at Copeland Park. Unfortunately we couldn’t move in to the larger straight away […]

We’re at the Design Museum Skateboard Exhibition

Setting up the ramp at the design museum

We’re excited to announce that we have been brought in by the Design Museum to help run sessions on their new miniramp, which has been installed as part of the Skateboard Exhibition. We’re helping them with practical elements like taking bookings, and training the staff up to manage the open sessions, and making an induction […]

What is a Game of Skate?

A game of Skate is a game where one player sets a trick, and the other players have to do the trick, or they lose a life. A game of Skate is most often played on the flat, but you can do it on other obstacles to mix things up, i.e. a mini-ramp, or kerb. […]

Clown Happening #3 at the Peckham Festival

The Peckham Festival is running from the 15th – 17th, and we will be hosting Clown Skateboards for Happening #3. Here’s the lowdown from Clown: Friday 15th of September We team up with old friends Breakin Bread. They are stepping up for a special with us at @brickbreweryse15 Tap Room in Peckham with a selection of Soul, […]

Sunday School Launch in Collaboration with Clown

Sunday school skate camp starts 10th September

To continue the success of Peckham HQ Skate Camp we are going to launch Skate Camp on Sundays! Sunday School Skate Camp will run for 6 weeks starting from Sunday the 10th September. Sunday School will follow the format of Skate Camp, with lessons, skate games, fingerboarding, skate films, and show and tell at the […]

Lessons for Low Income Families with Clown In Action CIC

Clown In Action CIC Community Day - Free Lessons

On Sat 16th September, as part of the Peckham Festival, Clown Skateboards, School Of Skate and In Action CIC join forces to provide free skate lessons for young people (-16) from low income families. Each young person will have the opportunity to learn how to set up a board, get basics down with a qualified […]

Lewisham Council’s commercial ban at Folkestone Gardens Skatepark, Deptford.

Subsequent to raising concerns about the encroachment of the planned play area onto the skatepark, we have been informed by Glendale and Lewisham council that all commercial activity at the skatepark is to cease. After raising concerns about the plans for Folkestone Gardens, and urging the council to get advice from professionals who are experienced […]

What is riding fakie on your skateboard?

One of the questions you need to answer to pass your beginner grading is, ‘what does fakie mean’? What does fakie mean? Fakie means, riding backwards on your skateboard. Almost every trick can be done going forwards, or backwards. When someone says that they did the trick fakie, it just means that the rider was […]

Clown Skateboards Launch Event at School of Skate HQ

Clown Skateboards 'Thank You Very Much' board launch & art show. We hosted Clown Skateboards inaugural Thank You Very Much event at our new HQ in Copeland Park, Peckham last Thursday. We were rather happy how it turned out after spending some manic days getting the place fitted out. (I think we managed it in [...] Continue reading

Pushing Mongo. Is it a Stance? Why don’t we teach it?

Pushing Mongo is the technique of pushing with the front foot. i.e. the back foot remains on the board whilst pushing. Mongo is not a stance Mongo is not a stance. It is not an alternative being regular or goofy. It only refers to the way that you push. i.e. with the front foot instead […]

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