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What type of skateboard should you get?

The first step of learning to skateboard is to get a good quality skateboard. But which type of skateboard should you get? Longboard, Cruiser, Penny board? If you want to learn to skateboard and you're not sure which type of skateboarding you want to do, read on. Shortboard Often just referred to as a skateboard, [...] Continue reading

Buying pads & helmets for skateboarding

Ok we’re going to talk today about buying pads & helmets for learning to skateboard. This article mostly deals with when you are beginning to learn to skateboard. The pads that are best for you may change based upon: your age, ability, your ambition, and the style of riding you want to do. When you […]

The Peckham skateboarding Hen Party

The Skateboarding Hen Party We received a request to run a Hen party and we were happy to oblige. Preparing for the skateboarding Hen Party We sent out some Pre-Activity Risk Questionnaires to attendees to fill out, and some instructions for preparing for the day, including watching our videos on Preparing to skate (safety first), [...] Continue reading

Where is the best place to learn to skateboard?

slope at stoke newington for learning to ride your skateboard

Key takeaway: Don’t learn to push first. Pushing is hard. First use a gentle slope to learn to ride to build confidence. The best place to learn to skateboard for an absolute beginner is quite often not your local skatepark, for a few reasons. Skateparks are full of hazards Firstly, other people. To use a […]

Top 3 Rules of Skatepark Safety and Etiquette

Skateparks are not playgrounds. They are potentially very dangerous places. With the advent of skateboarding in the Olympics it has raised awareness of skateboarding and that riders at the top of their game are literally flying around the skatepark. All ages and levels of ability should be able to use a public skatepark. How do […]

Team building with a skateboarding lesson

Last week we ran a team building event for corporate co-workers in London who wanted to do something different. When bouncing around ideas for an away day, one of our existing customers put forward the idea of doing a skateboarding lesson. The idea was well received and when we were contacted we were happy to [...] Continue reading

Improving Folkestone Gardens and Evelyn Ward in Deptford

Greening evelyn ward folkestone gardens skatepark

We’ve recently been consulting with Wonky.Space and The National Trust on the Greening Project at Evelyn Ward, Deptford. The skatepark and Folkestone Gardens are in Evelyn Ward and they want to know how the space can be improved. On Saturday 24th September the National Trust will be sharing some early concepts of how Folkestone Gardens […]

Free Clown Skateboards Setup & lesson at Bromley

Free Skateboards & skateboard lessons with School of Skate UK and Clown In Action on the 30th July 2022. Please pre-book below. Beginner skateboard lessons We will have 10 places available at each lesson. Each kid will get a deck, grip tape, and an undercarriage (trucks, wheels & bearings). The first 30 minutes they will […]

Scouts get their skate / street sport badge at Charlton

scouts learn to skateboard skate street sports badge

We ran a skateboarding lesson for the Royal 51st Greenwich Sea Scouts at Charlton skatepark so they could get their skate / street sports badge. We covered most of the beginner skills, such as pushing, falling, carving, and kick turns. Requirements for earning the badge As per the Scouts Association guidance for the badge there […]

Blind soft top vs Decathlon Oxelo kids skateboard comparison

blind oxelo complete skateboard comparison

Firstly, this isn’t a general buying guide. This is specific to very small kids, around age 5. You can find a beginner buying guide on another of our pages. I’d also add we don’t make any money from linking to products here, and we are impartial. Specification comparison Oxelo Play 120 Kids skateboard Blind Soft […]

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