THE NEXTMEN always have the best hip hop on tap. Mix this with more guests and some BBQ vibes and you have a free day out at Cargo, East London in the diary for Sunday 22nd July from midday until midnight
Where? Cargo Courtyard, 83 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3AY (Old Street Tube)
BBQ & Full Menu Served all day. Kids of all ages welcome until 7pm. DJs include The Nextmen, The Milk (Exclusive DJ Set), Mo Fingaz (Main Squeeze), Shepdog (Nice Up!), DJ Lok, DJ Odin, Kwake, Smitharene & Sam Zircon.
Christian Hart’s new skate video ‘Now That’s What I Call Skateboarding‘ will be shown on Friday 20th July at Dempsey’s Bar in Cardiff featuring various Welsh skaters and beyond. Crayon will also unleash their first welcome section from Andy Evans on the night before the screening and will also introduce a new collab deck with Lost Art skateshop. View the flyer for more info.
Go Skateboarding Day is here once again so if you are planning to skate today, here’s a few options of events and get togethers that have been made public this year. There will be plenty more so if you have plans in your local area, feel free to list them below in the comments for others to see. Click on the red links for more info where possible and feel free to send your photos and footage to us here if you would like your sessions seen on Crossfire.
Here’s what’s on our radar:
Parlour Skateshop and Lakai Shoes have hooked up for a cruise across London from Mile End to Old Street hitting up 7 spots kicking off at 4.30pm. The first 50 people will receive FREE Lakai tees.
There is also an early morning roll in the bowl at Victoria park, East London planned from 7am. ‘Bring your own breakfast’. I wonder if anyone actually made that one. Shots of sugar puffs on the coping please.
Bay Sixty 6 Skatepark will have their final jam before the refit down here in London tonight from 4.30pm. Nike team riders Sean Malto, Youness Amrani, Lewis Marnell and Wieger Van Wageningen, alongside Fernando Bramsmark, Tim Zom, Chris Jones, Neil Smith, Daniel Kinloch, Joey Pressey and Korahn Gayle will be there for a session. They will also be hitting up spots around London during the day. Keep an eye on the Nikesb twitter to find out where and we will see you here later.
Ramp City Skatepark in Blackpool have a free session planned from 6.30-10pm. It’s also their 10th Anniversary jam, so celebrate this huge milestone of supporting their local scene and get down there to skate.
The Works Skatepark in Leeds have a session planned. Phone the park as their flyer says this is happneing on June 23rd, not today but they have the mini ramp in the yard all up and running, a BBQ going on all day too. For everyone who turns up to our event they also go a Works Go Skate Day t-shirt.
The Space in North Berwick, Scotland have £1 skate sessions from 10am-2pm and 6pm-10pm.
Chichester skateboarders have a get together planned starting at Chichester Skatepark from 4pm, followed by a game of S.K.A.T.E at their multi-storey car park where a death race will take place.
Guildford’s Skateboards have planned a Hill Bomb.
Newquay’s locals are meeting near the bus station to skate various spots in the area.
Worthing’s skateboarders have planned a meet up at Homefield Park at 4pm for an hour session followed by street cruise that will lead to the pier for a game of S.K.A.T.E.
In London, Supra team riders and Slam City Skates staff have teamed up at the shop from 4.30pm and will skate street down to Kennington and give out prizes.
Telford and Wrekin locals will meet up at Telford Magistrates Courts for street sessions localy.
In Southend, there will be a meet at the seafront.
In Peterborough, there’s a session planned at the Meethill Skatepark.
HAVE FUN AND LIST YOUR LOCAL SESSIONS IN THE COMMENTS BELOW.
Parlour Skateshop have hooked up with Lakai Shoes this Thursday 21st June for a cruise across London to support Go Skateboarding Day. The street sesh will include hitting up 7 spots that start at Mile End and finish at Old Street kicking off at 4.30pm. The first 50 people will receive FREE Lakai tees. How can you miss this?
Ramp City Skatepark will be celebrating 10 years of service this month. Join them for a Go Skateboarding Day event open to everyone this Thursday 21st June for a FREE evening session in Blackpool.
NIKE CELEBRATE GO SKATEBOARDING DAY & ANNOUNCE THE REDEVELOPMENT OF BAY SIXTY6
Next Thursday 21st June, Nike UK will join a global community in celebrating Go Skateboarding Day with the Nike Skateboarding team passing though London to hit up some iconic skate spots before a free public demo at Bay Sixty6.
The event will also mark the final skate session at Bay Sixty6 as we know it, as Nike say ‘Sorry For The Inconvenience’, close the doors and embark on a state-of-the-art redevelopment of the park.
To commemorate the annual celebrations, the global Nike Skateboarding team, including Sean Malto, Youness Amrani, Lewis Marnell and Wieger Van Wageningen, alongside Fernando Bramsmark, Tim Zom, Chris Jones, Neil Smith, Daniel Kinloch, Joey Pressey and Korahn Gayle plan to get London skateboarding and honour one of the most authentic activities in the world.
Throughout the day, come rain or shine, the team will take in some of London’s classic skate spots, from the Southbank to Stockwell, before heading to Bay Sixty6 for a signing session and the final demo at the existing park. To follow the action, or even better, come and join these sessions, London’s skateboarders will have to follow Nike Skateboarding on Twitter and Instagram for clues and updates about when and where they will be.
To mark the occasion Bay Sixty6 will also have free entry all day for the public to skate their own personal, final session before meeting the Nike Skateboarding team and skating alongside them in between demos.
Skate Sessions across London: 12.45-5.00pm
Free Public Signing & Demo at Bay Sixty6: 6.30-8.30pm
During the renovation, the public will be able to keep track of progress but also take a look back at the history and heritage of the notorious Bay 66 on their new Facebook page www.facebook.com/BaySixty6
The Flip Skateboards team will visit the UK in July for an evening session at Hemel Hempstead’s XC park on Thursday July 12th.
The date is set in stone and the rider list could possibly include David Gonzalez, Luan Oliveira, Arto Saari, Tom Penny, Lance Mountain, Louie Lopez, Curren Caples, Ben Nordberg, Greyson Fletcher, Geoff Rowley and Rune Glifberg.
This list of visiting pro’s will be confirmed nearer the time but get this date in your dairy and get your tickets sorted from the skate park. the session will start at 7pm.
Watch Ben Nordberg’s brand new full section for Flip released last week in advance of this visit and get hyped.
The Live Bar in Truro, Cornwall has been decided as the host of DC’s ‘Where EU At?’ premiere on June 2nd. See below for details. It will also be online on Friday 15th at the DC website if you can’t make the screening. Put it in your diary.
Joleon Pressey and Jin Shimizu have a sale planned for this Sunday May 27th in London and will be selling a bunch of boards, shoes, hardware, clothing, wheels and more between 10am and 3pm.
Get down to 82 Lower Marsh Street, London SE1 7AB to pick up some bargains.
Next Thursday 21st June, Nike UK will join a global community in celebrating 
The Flip Skateboards team will visit the UK in July for an evening session at Hemel Hempstead’s XC park on Thursday July 12th. 
Joleon Pressey and Jin Shimizu have a sale planned for this Sunday May 27th in London and will be selling a bunch of boards, shoes, hardware, clothing, wheels and more between 10am and 3pm. 