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 […]
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Olympic Skateboarding skateparks – Street vs Park disciplines
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 […]
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 […]
Continue readingShowing London Calling: A Whole Era Showed Up
The all new London Calling documentary filmed and edited by Winstan Whitter of Rollin’ Through the Decades fame, comes to Copelands Skatepark on Friday May 31st. This film documents last year’s event celebrating the London scene of the 1970’s. There will be a free skate session on the night, starting 6pm. We’ll stop skating during […]
Continue readingFirst Birthday of the Skatepark at Copelands
It’s our first birthday! To celebrate we’ve arranged a bunch of stuff for you: Free 30 minute taster lessons We’ll be providing 20 free taster lesson places at 11am. Please bring your friends, (ask them to pre-book). Skate yoga from Slacker We have been running some yoga sessions at Copelands over the last couple of […]
Continue readingDeath Skateboards ’13’ premieres at Copeland Park
@deathskateboards presents: •••1️⃣3️⃣••• (the best 13 minutes of your life) A film by Dan Cates & Lee Dainton. LONDON PREMIERE Thursday 11/4/24 @copelands_sp indoor skatepark 2 minutes from Peckham Rye station. Death skateboards are the oldest UK based skateboard company and have been busy documenting some of the best of the UK skate scene. We […]
Continue readingCopelands 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 […]
Continue readingMaking it easier to join the Progressing Group Lesson
Based upon feedback from you, and from the coaches, we’ve decided to lower the barrier to entry to the progressing class. From now on, you will need to perform a roll in, into a flat bank, unassisted, to be able to come to the progressing group. We hope the changes will make coming to skate […]
Continue reading411 Video Magazine on Film Fridays
The renaissance of Skateboarding in the 1990’s. The back catalogue of 411 Video Magazine is showing at our skatepark in Copeland Park in chronological order. 411vm was created in 1993 by Josh Friedberg and Steve Douglas. 411vm was a bi-monthly video series that gave the skateboarding world frequent access to footage of professional skateboarders, and […]
Continue readingOutsiders and Friends pop up launch event
On the 1st December we welcome Clown Skateboards with their first UK Pop up, Outsiders and Friends, which will be opening on the first floor at the skatepark at Copeland Park. We’re super excited as we will be releasing a limited run of Clown Skateboards x @copelands_sp decks. We’ll also be welcoming @thegrovediy who will […]
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