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) […]
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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 […]
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 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 readingNew reception and facilities at Copeland Park
We’d like to show you around our new reception area, where we’re looking forward to meeting your for lesson or event. We have the fingerboard park out front. Please help yourself, we’ve usually got a couple of boards laying around. We have our new reception, where you can find: stickers free mags We have our […]
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 readingClown Happening #3 at the Peckham Festival
The Peckham Festival is running from the 15th – 17th, and we will be hosting Clown Skateboards for Happening #3. Here’s the lowdown from Clown: Friday 15th of September We team up with old friends Breakin Bread. They are stepping up for a special with us at @brickbreweryse15 Tap Room in Peckham with a selection of Soul, […]
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 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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