Yes, that’s right, get a free complete skateboard when you book a course of beginner classes at Copelands Skatepark. We’ve partnered with Clown in Action, who have kindly donated 50 skateboard decks, and we’ve have sourced Fracture undercarriages to make a beginner complete for you. This complete retails at £55. The boards are 7.75 inches […]
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Summer Skate Jam and more at the Peckham Festival
We are happy to announce our plans for the Peckham Festival on the 13th – 15th September! We have King Ramps coming through to bolt their flat bank onto the skatepark, extending the park out into the Copeland Park Courtyard. All weekend we will have Tombola (everyone’s a winner baby) Rum bar DJs (playing vinyl) […]
Continue readingSkateboarding 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 […]
Continue readingGo Skate Day 21st June 2024
This Friday we will be celebrating International Go Skate Day on Friday the 21st June with support from Karma Skateboards. We will first have some free beginner lessons 5pm – 6pm. First come first serve. Please book asap. We will be showing local skate scene video MAYDAY at 7.30pm. We will have a jam format […]
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Does a skateboard have a front and a back
We often get asked this question because we use popsicle decks at our lessons. The shape of popsicles, pictured, are often almost symmetrical, and as such it’s difficult to tell the difference at a glance. The reason for popsicles being almost symmetrical is to make it easier to do tricks off the nose, or skate […]
Continue readingSunday School Launch in Collaboration with Clown
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 […]
Continue readingLessons for Low Income Families with Clown In Action CIC
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 […]
Continue readingWhat 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 […]
Continue readingPushing 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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