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New reception and facilities at Copeland Park

We’d like to show you around our new reception area, where we’re looking forward to meeting your for lesson or event. We have the fingerboard park out front. Please help yourself, we’ve usually got a couple of boards laying around. We have our new reception, where you can find: stickers free mags We have our […]

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

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

Adult beginner skateboard lessons available during lockdown

Adult beginner lesson kickturn on skateboard

So after poring over the guidance from Skateboard England I discovered that we can coach adults during lockdown. Officially skateparks are closed so Greenwich park would make a delightful venue to teach you beginner skills, like how to carve, slalom and kick-turn. We can come further afield, across South, East and Central London, if you […]

Charlton closed. Private lessons available at Folkestone Gardens, Deptford.

charlton skatepark still closed due to covid19

Fences have been pushed down by riders but Charlton skatepark remains officially closed despite government relaxing restrictions on outdoor activity. It seems odd, with many organised training sessions of football, a contact sport, going on at Charlton park that a non-contact sport like skateboarding is still not permitted. You can see the Skateboard England guidance […]

A skateboard lesson at Whitegrounds skatepark in London Bridge

At the beginning of the month I ran a private lesson with London based professionals Justin and Lingling who are in their mid 20s. We met at Whitegrounds skatepark which is local to them. Whitegrounds is a street style concrete park with plenty of ledges, banks and irregular transitions with some challenging lines. It is […]

Skateboard lessons at Folkestone gardens skatepark

This weekend I ran a private skateboard lesson for Isaac, aged 8, at Folkestone gardens skatepark in Deptford. Folkestone gardens skatepark has a lot of transition, and is bowled out at one end. There are more street features at the other with a rail down some stairs. It’s a great park for learning to skateboard. We […]

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 […]

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