Yes, our Spring Skate Jam at Copelands is fast approaching on the 12th April 2025. This year we have partnered with Three Amigos Skateshop in Camden to bring you music, activities and plenty of shredding… We have a marketplace with local skate brands, including LP Skateboards, and local skater and craftsman Jonty Bottomley. We will […]
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We now have the opportunity to invite local schools to Copeland Park for a free taster class on a Friday afternoon. With Skateboarding now a GCSE PE subject in Wales and Northern Ireland it’s only a matter of time before it comes to England, and we’re here to help local schools get ahead of […]
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Carving your skateboard is the most important skill after pushing it. You can build your balance for carving at home, on the carpet. Stand on your board in your riding stance. Toes and heels over the wheels (nice rhyme right?). Lean on the toe edge and hold it, try and exert as much pressure as […]
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To build confidence pushing, you can spend 5 minutes each day at home doing this leading foot drill on your skateboard. Working on carpet, place your front foot (you already know your stance) on the board over the bolts in push position (refer to Standing on your board). Now lift the back foot off the […]
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We have our online learning system for tracking your progress through the beginner skills, but we have recently created our Beginner Progress Tracker Card so that we can keep track and stamp the card as students progress during beginner lessons at Copelands skatepark. It’s a bit like a coffee shop loyalty card. We appreciate some […]
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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 […]
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Yes, that’s right, get a free complete skateboard when you book a course of 6 beginner classes or 3 private lessons 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. […]
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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 […]
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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) […]
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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 […]
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