The home of Scottish Skateboarding
Over the weekend of the 8th and 9th of September Glasgow’s one and only Clan Skates organised a celebration of their 30 years in business by working with the nice people at the Glasgow transport museum to host the Scottish Mini Ramp champs and a massive game of skate. Skateboard …
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If you were a skater in the UK during the 1980s-1990s then RaD Magazine will like have been a massive influence on you back in those days before the internet, instagram and social media saturation. There is a Kickstarter project underway called: “Skateboarding History. RaD. The book of the magazine.” …
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 …
The guys over at KRISP are working hard behind the scenes to develop an Fife's first Indoor Skatepark - and they want to hear from you! After this initial survey, a final decision will be made on the location before a more in-depth design consultation kicks off! You can also …
Skateboard Scotland ran the annual Scottish Street Championships at Zone 74 in East Kilbride on the 3rd of December. Turnout was pretty good with some riders coming from Aberdeen, Dundee, Perth and as far as England to compete for the Scottish Street Champion title. There were 25 16 and under …
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 …
Skateboard Scotland agreed to take the top 3 winners from the Scottish Mini Ramp champs for a weekends camping in Joss Bay near Broadstairs so that they could attend the UK Mini Ramp Championships and represent Scotland. As we reported the other week the winners from the Scottish event were …
Skateboard Scotland organised the Annual Scottish Mini Ramp Championships in Aberdeen’s TX park on the 19th of August 2017. Due to some people being away and the weather in the central belt being pretty dry, the number of riders that showed up to compete was not as Skateboard Scotland had …
Skateboarding, along with the other new Olympic Sports, will have to wait another year to find out how much funding may be available from UK Sport. The qualification process, format and other rules for Skateboarding in Tokyo 2020 will be confirmed by the International Skateboarding Federation in 2017. After this …
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Skateboard Scotland organised the Annual Scottish Street Championships along with their 2016 AGM on Saturday the 3rd of December at Zone74 Skatepark in East Kilbride. The event was sponsored Focus, Pyramid and Clan Skateshops along with Fundamental Skateboards, Zone 74 skatepark, Edinburgh Local and your lovely Dopezine! The Skateboard Scotland …
