The Girl Skate Jam UK is back for 2007.
The all female skate jam and comp will take place at St Albans’ Pioneer Skatepark on Saturday 9th June from 12pm to 5pm. The event last year was attended by girl skaters from the UK, Italy, Belgium and Holland and this year’s is sure to bring the best girl skaters from around the globe in.
There will be comps for under 18s, over 18s, sponsored girls, a mini ramp and a best trick comp and there will even be a prize for the skater who has the best slam of the day! There will be prizes for first, second and third placed skaters and the prizes will include decks, clothing, hardware, shoes and more with the winners of the sponsored section receiving a cash prize.
All girls who attend will get a goody bag which will include a t-shirt, stickers and some small gifts from the sponsors. Entry is £5 for skaters and £2 for spectators.
Vans are proud to be presenting photographer Hugh Holland‘s debut exhibition in the UK.
Video from the War of the Thistles skate jam in Aberdeen’s new skate park has been posted up over at 
Dekline have already been successful with their ‘Rider’s Choice’ range of shoes, featuring influence from two highly innovative skaters, Mike York and Shiloh Greathouse. Adding to their list is another fresh and unique skater, none other than Patrick Melcher.
Dwindle UK, distributor of leading skateboard brands including Blind, Enjoi, Almost, Darkstar, Tensor, World Industries & Speed Demons, is looking for a motivated UK sales person to maximise at once and prebook sales.
Hawk Clothing are getting Euro on our arses and have organised their first ever competition for us cats on the east side of the Atlantic.
I wonder if Trinny and Suzanna from What not to Wear, or the Queer eye for a straight guy team skate..? I mean, the way these people criticise and take apart a person’s identity is pretty on par with any skate forum geek dissecting the latest video part, advert, pro model or bowel movement of skater X or company Y.
Fresh Blood is injected into the skate scene every year and the select few make the cut and stick out above the rest.
Well, if you have not heard of little Ben Raemers by now then you really ought to get out more on your plank. We first met Ben through riding with Mark Munson and his Essex crew. The most vivid memory of meeting him for the first time was the fact that he was so small and could ride out of literally everything – like when you first see Tony Trujillo skate in the flesh.
When this kid started skating in a Celtic shirt and Nike sweatpants he was instantly named The Plasterer down at the bowls at Meanwhile Gardens. After a couple of summers of sessioning with the locals down there though and sussing out what decent skateboard equiptment was all about, McKeon started to learn his trade faster than most and was always eager to be involved in the session as opposed to be a voyeur.
Hometown: London
The Level in Brighton has history like no other part of the UK. Back in the 90’s you would sigh when you got in the car to go skate the infamous vert ramp or concrete jungle they had there mainly because of the largeness of the locals. But as you get older you give as good as you get and the new blood at the level are much more open to a sesh than their predecessors. Welcome Louis Cooper Robinson to Crossfire, mainly known as Louis Cooper, whose skills have hooked him up with DVS this year and also featured on 