Skateboard Scotland have been running the War of the Thistles for 19 years now! This year we were fortunate enough to be able to secure a sponsorship agreement with Vans so there was more money than usual to give out to the riders that made it to the event. A total of 4 grand was […]
Category Archives: Unit 23
Scottish Street Champs 2019 report
Skateboard Scotland organised the annual Scottish street champs on the 19th of January 2019. It was meant to happen in December but this is skateboarding so it didn’t. Not the warmest time of the year to hang out in the Freezer that is Unit 23’s skatepark in Dumbarton but certainly beats being out in the elements. […]
War of the Thistles 2018 report
After battling the “Beast from the East” and having to cancel a War of the Thistles (WOTT) weekend for the first time in its 14 year history, Skateboard Scotland managed to run one of the best WOTT events for the last few years. There was a great turn out from all over the UK and […]
War of the Thistles 2017 Report
Skateboard Scotland’s War of the Thistles event is now in its’ 12th year! Time flies when you are having fun. This year the event returned from a long hiatus to Dumbarton’s Unit 23 skatepark and back to the staple of Aberdeen’s Transition Extreme Skatepark. We kicked off with Aberdeen on the 2nd of April. Everyone […]