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The official opening of the new Wheelscape constructed Skatepark up in the Shetland Isles takes place on Saturday 17th May, it looks to be a great little park with a bit of street and transition. Wheelscape describe it as: The Street course has many popular skatepark features; Stairs, Ledges, Handrails, mixed in …
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The ‘United Skateboarding Photography Project’ was set up by a skater called Jonathon Young with the aim “to create a one-of-a-kind skateboard photography book featuring skateboard photographers from around the globe supporting the charitable foundation Grind for Life”. An Indiegogo campaign for the project ran recently but unfortunately didn’t meet its funding …
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Sad news coming from East Kilbride that EK park unfortunately has had to cease trading mainly due to a dispute over the rent for the building (it would seem). It is unfortunate that the park had to come to its demise this way. It provided some much needed shelter for the …
Skateboard Scotland organised the 9th War of the Thistles event to be held in Aberdeen’s Transition Extreme and North Berwick’s The Space over the May day holiday weekend. As you all probably know by now War of the Thistles is not your standard skate comp with rules, scores and placing’s. …
A group in Wishaw are trying to get a skate park built by the council. They have a Facebook page up to try and see if there is enough interest in this idea, hopefully leading to a petition to approach the council with. http://www.facebook.com/WishawSkate Any help and support is welcome from …
‘Overcast’ by Iron Giraffe contains skating in various parts of Scotland. Filmed / edited by Paul McConnach with skating by Adam Paris, Jamie Bolland, Paul Silvester, Tom Shimmin, Rauri, Ross McSherry, Danny Jack, Daniel Nicholas, Kerr McLaughlan, Colin Adam, Mark ‘T-Bag’ Murray, Dave Lane, Keith Allan and more. You can pick up …
What does a 14-year-old Afghan girl dream about for her future? How has skateboarding changed the life of a teenage boy who used to wash cars in the streets of Kabul? How does it feel to ride down a skateboard ramp and start going to school for the first time …
The festive season is here once again, it’s also the time of year when the awesome Skateistan organisation who do amazing work in Afghanistan and Cambodia run a fundraising drive called “Keep Skateistan Rolling”. If you are looking to give some money to worthy causes in the festive season then …
Skateboard Scotland decided to run their first Scottish Mini Ramp Championship. The last Scottish Mini ramp championship was a two-day event held by Kenny Omond at the old Crofthead ramp and the old indoor ramps up in Kirkton Community Centre in Dundee, with Mark ‘92’ Thomson taking the victory. So it has …
A planning application in for a skatepark in Jedburgh and the Jed Skatepark Group need your support to help see it happen. Go and check out the planning docs here and lend your support!
