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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 […]

What type of skateboard should you get?

The first step of learning to skateboard is to get a good quality skateboard. But which type of skateboard should you get? Longboard, Cruiser, Penny board? If you want to learn to skateboard and you're not sure which type of skateboarding you want to do, read on. Shortboard Often just referred to as a skateboard, [...] Continue reading

Buying pads & helmets for skateboarding

Ok we’re going to talk today about buying pads & helmets for learning to skateboard. This article mostly deals with when you are beginning to learn to skateboard. The pads that are best for you may change based upon: your age, ability, your ambition, and the style of riding you want to do. When you […]

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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