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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 […]

Team building with a skateboarding lesson

Last week we ran a team building event for corporate co-workers in London who wanted to do something different. When bouncing around ideas for an away day, one of our existing customers put forward the idea of doing a skateboarding lesson. The idea was well received and when we were contacted we were happy to [...] Continue reading

Improving Folkestone Gardens and Evelyn Ward in Deptford

Greening evelyn ward folkestone gardens skatepark

We’ve recently been consulting with Wonky.Space and The National Trust on the Greening Project at Evelyn Ward, Deptford. The skatepark and Folkestone Gardens are in Evelyn Ward and they want to know how the space can be improved. On Saturday 24th September the National Trust will be sharing some early concepts of how Folkestone Gardens […]

Free Clown Skateboards Setup & lesson at Bromley

Free Skateboards & skateboard lessons with School of Skate UK and Clown In Action on the 30th July 2022. Please pre-book below. Beginner skateboard lessons We will have 10 places available at each lesson. Each kid will get a deck, grip tape, and an undercarriage (trucks, wheels & bearings). The first 30 minutes they will […]

Scouts get their skate / street sport badge at Charlton

scouts learn to skateboard skate street sports badge

We ran a skateboarding lesson for the Royal 51st Greenwich Sea Scouts at Charlton skatepark so they could get their skate / street sports badge. We covered most of the beginner skills, such as pushing, falling, carving, and kick turns. Requirements for earning the badge As per the Scouts Association guidance for the badge there […]

Blind soft top vs Decathlon Oxelo kids skateboard comparison

blind oxelo complete skateboard comparison

Firstly, this isn’t a general buying guide. This is specific to very small kids, around age 5. You can find a beginner buying guide on another of our pages. I’d also add we don’t make any money from linking to products here, and we are impartial. Specification comparison Oxelo Play 120 Kids skateboard Blind Soft […]

Skateboarding contributes to Mental Health and Wellbeing

Aside from the obvious physical benefits of exercise that Skateboarding affords us, research has shown it can also help us develop life skills and can contribute to mental health and wellbeing. (There’s a lot of cross over between the following.) Life skills How can skateboarding make us more successful in life? Resilience. Failure, failure, failure… […]

Am I too old to start skateboarding?

I often get asked ‘Am I too old to start skateboarding?’ Well, recently Nono (pictured) joined us at a private group lesson at Peckham Rye skatepark organised by her daughter. She joined a group of learners with ages ranging from single figures up to what I estimated were several OAPs. I was amazed by Nono’s […]

Becoming a skateboarding instructor

We’ve had a few people ask about what you need to do to be a Skateboarding Instructor. The first thing you need to consider is your ability level. You can only really be an instructor to students up to your ability level, as you will need to demonstrate skills to them. That said, most students […]

After School Skateboard Club in Lewisham

We were approached by Bonus Pastor College, a secondary school in Lewisham at the end of summer to see if we could run a skateboard class after school hours. We were happy to oblige and currently run a class with up to 20 students. We use the tarmac ball court to run the lesson, bringing […]

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