Archive for the ‘Great Britain’

Vans Concrete Carnival - 2nd/3rd August 2008

The dates are set for this year’s Concrete Carnival in the UK which takes place August 2nd and 3rd at two spots. August 2nd get down to the Hayle Skatepark ( off Leathan Road in Hayle, UK - check the map below!) which was finished in 2006 and sports a different looking set-up for a [...]

UK National Skateboarding Championships - September 6/7th

More contest dates coming in right now and this one is going to be a biggie. The UKSA National Skateboarding Championships will be taking place September 6th and 7th at the Adrenaline Alley skatepark in Corby. The park has a brand new halfpipe and the street course is being rebuilt extra for this contest which is [...]

Gyppo Army team with new decks

The Gyppo Army is hard at work to infiltrate our minds and the skateboard world with their kickass attitude and some damn sweet skating. And they don’t look like they are slowing down at all as they are bringing out their next new deck, a bright yellow plank going by the name “Netto” featuring a [...]

Skatepark in Burnley,UK set to close it’s doors!

Damn! Now that’s really bad news. The Interact skate park in Burnley, UK (close to Manchester) is set to close it’s doors as the landlord has decided to use the property in some other manner! This is actually one of the only parks I have personally been able to skate while visiting the UK and [...]

Tweakerzine with spanking new articles for July

One of my favorite reads and a good visual stimulation has always been the Tweakerzine web magazine created by Gorm, Paul Gonella and French with a lot of contributors. This is a must read for me and I recommend you bookmark it. Here are the latest updates: Folio: 09 Analogue New Zealands Dan Kircher is good behind [...]

The Big Push 2008 contest!

Document skateboard magazine’s Big Push event is now in its 4th year running and it has always picked up a lot of attention with skaters throught the UK and the world. This year they are adding in an extra team to the format so there will be 5 top teams in British skateboarding taking part The [...]