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Charlton skate jam 12th July

We’ve teamed up with the Friends of Charlton Park to create the Beats, Boards & BBQ Festival in Charlton Park, and it’s back again this year. We are running some free intro classes from 1pm. Please pre-book your place. Then there will be a street and bowl comps in jam format. We will have cash […]

Free lessons at the Southbank reunion

On Saturday 17th August the Southbank reunion will be taking place at Southbank! There will be music, drinks, graf and prizes for tricks… We will be running some free taster lessons to kick off proceedings at 11am, and 11.30. We will cover the cornerstone skills: Standing Falling Pushing Carving We will provide everything you need […]

Skateboarding for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

We had a student approach us to undertake skateboarding as part of their their Edinburgh Award scheme at the Bronze level. In his role as Head Coach, Coach Stu agreed to assess the students progress. Aim of the physical part of the award The aim is as follows: To inspire young people to achieve greater […]

Olympic Skateboarding skateparks – Street vs Park disciplines

man squeegees the olympic street skatepark

You may be watching the skateboarding in the Olympics and be wondering what is the difference between ‘Street’ and ‘Park’ disciplines. We’re going to try and answer that question for you. Skateboarding ‘Street’ Whilst this event is called Street, the event doesn’t really take place in the street. Instead a ‘Street’ style skatepark is designed […]

Copelands Spring Skate Festival

Update – Thanks for coming down – please follow our Copelands Instagram to see some of the action. The Copelands Spring Skate Festival is happening 29th & 30th March. This will hopefully be a yearly festival, with skating, activities, music and a licensed bar. Friday 29th March We start at 10am on Friday the 30th […]

Copelands Skatepark Reopens in Unit 2B Copeland Park, Peckham

The skatepark is now open in Unit 2B, Copeland Park, and it now feels like a real skatepark rather than just a room with a ramp in it! We have open skate sessions from Thursday to Sunday. Please book open skate sessions on the website. We used about 70 PZ2 drill bits, I stepped on […]

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 […]

The Peckham skateboarding Hen Party

The Skateboarding Hen Party We received a request to run a Hen party and we were happy to oblige. Preparing for the skateboarding Hen Party We sent out some Pre-Activity Risk Questionnaires to attendees to fill out, and some instructions for preparing for the day, including watching our videos on Preparing to skate (safety first), [...] Continue reading

Where is the best place to learn to skateboard?

slope at stoke newington for learning to ride your skateboard

Key takeaway: Don’t learn to push first. Pushing is hard. First use a gentle slope to learn to ride to build confidence. The best place to learn to skateboard for an absolute beginner is quite often not your local skatepark, for a few reasons. Skateparks are full of hazards Firstly, other people. To use a […]

Top 3 Rules of Skatepark Safety and Etiquette

Skateparks are not playgrounds. They are potentially very dangerous places. With the advent of skateboarding in the Olympics it has raised awareness of skateboarding and that riders at the top of their game are literally flying around the skatepark. All ages and levels of ability should be able to use a public skatepark. How do […]

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