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Buying a beginner skateboard

beginner skateboard buying guide - popsicle shape

We now have complete skateboards available at the Skatepark at Copeland Park. These come with a free group lesson. If you don't have time to read this whole article about beginner skateboards. Here's a summary: Buy a 'complete skateboard'. It's cheaper and prebuilt. Don't spend less than £40/€40 on a complete skateboard (more to be [...] Continue reading

Harrison’s skateboard birthday party, with old cottage coffee shop catering!

Harrison with his school of skate t-shirt Skateboard lesson Birthday party Dropping in skateboard lesson warm up Rolling down bank on skateboard Learning to ride skateboard Dropping in on skateboard Check foot positioning skateboard On Sat 25th May, Dell and myself ran a skateboarding party for Harrison who was celebrating his 9th birthday with 15 [...] Continue reading

Skateboard birthday party at Skaterham skatepark for George

George at his skateboard lesson birthday party skaterham

One of our regulars to the progressing group, George, had his birthday skateboard party at Skaterham skatepark in Caterham recently, and he invited us along to help out giving skateboard lessons! We gave George his own school of skate t-shirt for posterity so he could remember his party! Dell is in the picture presenting it […]

I’m now a sports first aid qualified skateboarding instructor

Skateboarding instructor Sports First Aid Certificate

I spent the 23rd April doing my sports first aid training with the St John’s Ambulance. I’m now a sports first aid qualified skateboarding instructor. I learned the procedures to follow in the event of an accident, and some practical aspects, such as how to do CPR, how to tie a sling and to apply […]

Family skateboard lessons

Since opening our beginners skateboarding lesson to all ages we’ve had a few parents bringing their family and joining in! Debbie, and Imogen 8, and William 7, joined us on Saturday morning in Charlton Skatepark in London. Whilst admitting to falling over more than the kids (a key part of the lesson of course) Debbie was […]

Our first adult in the beginner group & George works on rock fakies

George working his way up to a rock fakie

The good weather is back, hopefully to stay, and so we had a good turn out at the weekend. We had our first adult at the beginner skateboarding group class on Saturday, Imogen who did herself proud! She rolled down the bank by herself by the end of the lesson. She came with her daughter, and […]

Skateboard lessons at the Greenwich Get Together festival

Skate school on the mini ramp at the Greenwich Get Together festival

We were invited along to the Greenwich Get Together festival by the Royal Borough of Greenwich on the 30th June to run skateboarding lessons on a mini ramp provided by kingramps.co.uk. We were running lessons for festival goers in the Royal Arsenal site of the festival, just down by the river Thames. We ran an [...] Continue reading

First girls skateboard lesson in Charlton park goes off!

Our first ever girls skateboarding lesson in Charlton Park was a huge success! After requests last year on social media to provide some girls-only lessons, we scheduled some in last week. We had 8 girls in attendance on a bitterly cold morning in February 2018. Despite the cold the girls got into it, and by […]

Lesson for over 11s released for 11am this Saturday… and more..

Last year we saw lots of primary aged kids coming along to our skate school, so this year, as well as the girls-only class, we have decided to offer a group skateboarding lesson for those aged 11 and over. We’re hoping this will attract both those who are older and want to learn the basics, […]

Learn to grind on our new rail

School of skate has a new custom-built rail for learning to grind on your skateboard. You just ride straight on from the flat. This rail will help you get used to feeling your trucks grinding without needing to learn to ollie, or to ride a ramp. This will help for when you are ready to […]

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