Skatepark Archives - School of Skate

Copelands Skatepark Reopens in Unit 2B Copeland Park, Peckham

The skatepark is now open in Unit 2B, Copeland Park, and it now feels like a real skatepark rather than just a room with a ramp in it! We have open skate sessions from Thursday to Sunday. Please book open skate sessions on the website. We used about 70 PZ2 drill bits, I stepped on […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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… […]

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