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Copelands Festive Skate Jam

It is the Pexmas (Read Peckham x Christmas) Fair weekend 13th and 14th December and we will be open for festive fun and games; skateboards, drinks, music, goodies, and giveaways. We’ve got 10% off in the shop, and we’ve still got some of the 50 Free Clown In Action complete skateboards available when you book […]

Get a free skateboard when you book a beginner course at Copelands

free clown complete skateboard when you book a beginner course

Yes, that’s right, get a free complete skateboard when you book a course of beginner classes at Copelands Skatepark. We’ve partnered with Clown in Action, who have kindly donated 50 skateboard decks, and we’ve have sourced Fracture undercarriages to make a beginner complete for you. This complete retails at £55. The boards are 7.75 inches […]

Copelands Skateshop launch

We’ve had a few decks on the wall at Copelands for some time now, but we’ve decided it’s time to go the whole hog, and stock the shop properly. As well as the complete skateboards, we will be carrying decks, trucks, wheels and bearings. We’re in the process of getting the display cabinet up to […]

Summer Skate Jam and more at the Peckham Festival

Peckham festival school of skate copelands skatepark

We are happy to announce our plans for the Peckham Festival on the 13th – 15th September! We have King Ramps coming through to bolt their flat bank onto the skatepark, extending the park out into the Copeland Park Courtyard. All weekend we will have Tombola (everyone’s a winner baby) Rum bar DJs (playing vinyl) […]

Free lessons at the Southbank reunion

On Saturday 17th August the Southbank reunion will be taking place at Southbank! There will be music, drinks, graf and prizes for tricks… We will be running some free taster lessons to kick off proceedings at 11am, and 11.30. We will cover the cornerstone skills: Standing Falling Pushing Carving We will provide everything you need […]

Skateboarding for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

We had a student approach us to undertake skateboarding as part of their their Edinburgh Award scheme at the Bronze level. In his role as Head Coach, Coach Stu agreed to assess the students progress. Aim of the physical part of the award The aim is as follows: To inspire young people to achieve greater […]

Olympic Skateboarding skateparks – Street vs Park disciplines

man squeegees the olympic street skatepark

You may be watching the skateboarding in the Olympics and be wondering what is the difference between ‘Street’ and ‘Park’ disciplines. We’re going to try and answer that question for you. Skateboarding ‘Street’ Whilst this event is called Street, the event doesn’t really take place in the street. Instead a ‘Street’ style skatepark is designed […]

Go Skate Day 21st June 2024

This Friday we will be celebrating International Go Skate Day on Friday the 21st June with support from Karma Skateboards. We will first have some free beginner lessons 5pm – 6pm. First come first serve. Please book asap. We will be showing local skate scene video MAYDAY at 7.30pm. We will have a jam format […]

Showing London Calling: A Whole Era Showed Up

The all new London Calling documentary filmed and edited by Winstan Whitter of Rollin’ Through the Decades fame, comes to Copelands Skatepark on Friday May 31st. This film documents last year’s event celebrating the London scene of the 1970’s. There will be a free skate session on the night, starting 6pm. We’ll stop skating during […]

First Birthday of the Skatepark at Copelands

It’s our first birthday! To celebrate we’ve arranged a bunch of stuff for you: Free 30 minute taster lessons We’ll be providing 20 free taster lesson places at 11am. Please bring your friends, (ask them to pre-book). Skate yoga from Slacker We have been running some yoga sessions at Copelands over the last couple of […]

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