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Official Grand Skate Jam at Norton

The UK skateboard scene has been summoned to appear at a ye olde skate jamme kind of affair at the brand new concrete dreamland in Midsomer Norton.

The Official Grand Skate Jam will take place  on August 14th from noon onwards and will be your usual comp format with lots of great stuff to be won and all the typical gubbins; except the theme is medieval castle style so put on your shining armour get jousting for the Knight of the Realm prize! Better than wearing a helmet, right? Protect ye neck…

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Leigh-On-Sea Skate Comp!

Leigh-On-Sea skatepark will be holding a competition with Switch Skatestore for skateboarders only on August 29th.

The jam kicks off at 1:30PM so get down there and suck in some of the Essex sunshine for a chance to win some product from and for a guaranteed good time.

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Date change for Ireland’s éS Game of Skate

Irish heads planning to attend the éS Game of Skate should make a note that the event is no longer going ahead at the previously reported date of August 15th but has been put back one week later to August 22nd instead. More time to skate outside your house practising late flips then obviously!

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Battle of Hastings: September 4th

Wheelscape have been smashing out a huge new concrete park in Hastings over the last couple of month’s and the end result looks nothing but mammoth!

Those in the South will be treated by an opening jam aptly titled The Battle Of Hastings on September 4th with £1066 prize money and £300 best trick comp for those who conquer the new cradle and brand new lines throughout.

There’s also an after party planned with the history of Hastings skate scene on show, DJs, a live band and the usual carnage guaranteed at The Source bowl with free BBQ and beer for competitors. Get down there and enjoy this one as this place looks amazing! Well done to Sam and all involved in the local scene to make this work.

Address:

Hastings Skatepark
Falaise Rd
White Rock Gardens
Hastings
TN34 1ES
UK

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Emerica ‘Stay Gold’ UK Premiere!

For those of you fearing that the heavily anticipated new Emerica flick won’t be getting the Prince Charles treatment then fear no more.

The date of the UK premiere for Emerica’s ‘Stay Gold‘ has been officially confirmed for Thursday 26th August at where else? Prince Charles Cinema.

This one is going to be one of the year’s greats so we’ll see you there. Have a look below for the flyer and head over here for a chance to get your hands on some great Emerica garb.

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Queen of Kings Fancy Dress Skate Jam

T’is the time of year for creative events! Lots of great ideas for jams and nights have been put out there in the UK this summer and the Queen Of Kings is no exception.

On September 18th, Kings Park in Bournemouth will be hosting the Queen of Kings jam where you have to be fully kitted up in costume to be allowed to skate. It’ll pay off though so get your Vans high heels on for a chance to win some more Vans or something from the other sponsors, Santa Cruz, Indy and YDNA. Prizes will be dished out to the best dressed, the best shralpers and the ultimate tranny on trannie comp!

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Etnies ESC at Basel

Etnies and Carhartt are back again for the tenth European Skateboard Championships in Basel kicking off on the 5th August.

If you are planning a trip to Europe this Summer then this is the event you should base your trip around. The ESCs always go off and there’s lots in store for this year with tea drinking hype-bringers Lovenskate making some fresh looking tees and DJ Shadow celebrating the event’s tenth birthday in style.

See below for the flyer and head over to the official ESC website for any information you could possibly need.

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Bristol take it back to the 90s

Bristol heads have got a big treat in store as The Full Moon host a night of worship for everything good in the 90s.

Expect a lot of Wu-Tang Clan, a lot of baggy jeans, the smallest wheels you’ve ever seen and lots more hip hop to go with it. This sounds like a perfect night so all the South West mandem should put a note in their diaries. This Thursday on August 5th, 9PM at The Full Moon.

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Cardiff Plaza Opening Jam

This weekend sees Cardiff celebrating their bonkers new plaza in true welsh style, by having a three day bender!

Friday sees Cardiff Skateboard Club‘s debut video ‘Join Us‘ get a premiere in the skater-friendly drinking hole Dempsey’s, Saturday the CSC celebrate its founder’s birthday at the plaza and to top it all off there will be an official opening jam at the plaza on Sunday from 1pm.

The Independent and Venture team will be ripping the new crete and it’s rumoured that the enigmatic Boxman might very likely make another appearance so Welsh/South-West heads have a weekend of fun and insanity before them. See you there.

www.cardiffskateboardclub.com

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Vans 1966 Exhibition at Detour

Bath’s Detour skate shop will be hosting a special night this Friday (30th July). Vans are presenting an exhibition of photographs taken by Percy Dean during the filming of the Vans ‘1966‘ video.

Following this there will be a screening of the film at 9pm in The Porter Cellar. Be there.

www.detourskatestore.co.uk