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Gnargore’s ‘Kickflip and Friends’ screens in Birmingham

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On Friday night the Birmingham and Black Country skate scene were treated to the the latest visual offering from the cult like Gnargore crew entitled ‘Kickflip and Friends’. Before the video was played the 180+ skaters got to have an insight into Tommy D’s Spread Eagle project with a tour diary. Typically for a Gnargore premiere it was rowdy as hell so it was hard to tell what was being said on the screen, but I’m definitely gonna be watching this again when it’s on the internet. Once that was done with some cheering we moved on to the main event. With the standard of skating higher than most expected and some legit production it’s a video that surprised most.

The premiere had some great sponsors for the event who were more than generous donating product to give out. 20 minutes of prize giving to lucky raffle ticket holders followed the screening before the Crown pub was taken over for good vibes and plenty of beer.

Thanks to everyone who came down and made it great. The video is now up for sale at www.gnargore.bigcartel.com and will also be available from Ideal skateshop in Birmingham in the days to follow!

James Brewer

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Go Skateboarding Day UK events round up

go-skateboarding-day-logo-whiteGo 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.

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Andy Evans joins Crayon Skateboards

The good folk at Crayon Skateboards have announced the welcome of Liverpool’s Andy ‘Evs’ Evans to their full team today (not to be confused with Brighton skate flick maker of the same name). Expect a welcome edit next month when this all ‘calm’s down’.

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The Freeling

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“When I started Freeling a year ago, my main goal was to inspire people to be better than themselves. This film isn’t just about skateboarding, it’s about being strong enough to go against the current. In order to do great things, you must “get out of the box” and go for it. This film is my way of saying, skateboarding has shaped me into the kid that did that exactly. Enjoy the film and I hope everyone, one day, will see the bigger picture. Thank you.” Andrew Lovgren

Freeling from Andrew Lovgren on Vimeo.

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Blueprint Skateboards Big Smoke series

Blueprint Skateboards are about to roll out a new series into your local skater owned shop this week. Artist Mark Ward came up with the new Big Smoke deck series and wheels for pro riders Shier, Smith, Murawski, Jensen and Brady.

The wheels are new and improved Blurethane shape and urethane. Order one from your local store.

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Original Girl wooden sculpture

Fancy splashing out on a piece of art that you ‘wood’ want to keep for life? The Girl Skateboard company have rolled out one off original Girl sculpture made by Hershel Baltrotsky, a snip at $300. This collectable art piece is 23″ x 10.5″ and on sale today from the Art Dump store.

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New Les Skatepark in New York opens

Planing on visiting New York soon? If so, make sure you hit up the new improved LES Skatepark that opens this Thursday in Chinatown. It looks amazing. It can be found on Monroe Street under the Manhattan Bridge.

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Photo’s by Steve “5BORO NYC” Rodriguez

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David Reyes Welcome to Eswic footage

ESWIC-LOGODavid Reyes is welcomed to the Eswic team this week with some fresh footage alongside team mates Leo Romero, Ed Templeton, Cairo Foster, James Hardy, Stevie Perez and Dakota Servold.

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Rune Glifberg raw at Fælledparken Skatepark

rune_glifbergThere’s nothing like watching it raw, especially when it’s Rune Glifberg ripping his local skatepark to pieces. Monkeyglove were there to capture a feeling you only get in full if you are standing right there on the coping.

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#CODEFC’s London Olympics Installations show

codefcSkateboarding and art have gone hand in hand since the apple fell from the tree and the wood was cut, so it was a pleasure to see that local Meanwhile ripper #CODEFC has been keeping busy outside of sessions at the local hole this month. His latest art show at the Curious Duke gallery on Whitecross Street was shown for a week featuring stencil art with Olympic themes and landscapes, the Olympians faces replaced with cameras in the way only #CODEFC knows best.

Enjoy this little montage from what went down and keep your eyes peeled for his trademark art on your travels.