The latest Funeral Fog edit from Alan Glass is now online featuring a plethor of different skaters at many parks, bowls and DIY spots in the UK. Click for death.
Category: Skateboarding News
A brand new fun-sized bowl has been built in Bishops Park in West London. The bowl looks small, whippy and could well be fun to skate but we have no idea who built it as we write this. Allegedly, the bowl has been sat there since November doing nothing but word is that it will be open to skate this Spring when the rest of the park that has been restored this winter is re-open to the public.
Bishops Park is situated in Putney/Fulham borders on the north side of Putney Bridge, just off the Fulham Palace Rd. Horror film lovers may remember that All Saints Church near to this park featured in the first ‘Omen’ film. Get in’spire’ed.
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The local skate scene of Croydon are welcoming a new skate park build thanks to the recent hard graft from Freestyle Skateparks. The park that is based just off the Purley Way in Wandle Park has approx’ 550m2 of concrete to skate and looks like it could flow well from these photos that were taken on site yesterday by the team.
The skatepark was designed with the local skaters and BMXers of Croydon as part of a redevelopment of Wandle Park that is scheduled to open to the public by the Mayor of London sometime in April. Watch this space and get hyped on the fact that the Croydon scene has some new ‘crete this Spring.
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The world recession has pushed industries into collapse leaving baron buildings, industrial areas and office spaces empty to rot.
Space For Rent is a brand new, short documentary which examines the creative act and process of reacting to spaces in architecture, whilst the effects of capitalism opens up more spots to skate. Watch this 12 minute feature this weekend and think about what new and abandoned areas are becoming available to skate in your town.
The DC European Skate Team traveled around Italy and came back with an edit. Watch Madars Apse, Josef Scott, and co in this latest tour clip.
Push Skateshop (skater owned) in Brighton joined forces with SkateArc and the Fabrica Art Gallery this month and erected a mini ramp in a church thanks to input from artist Lulu Allison who runs the gallery in Duke Street, Brighton.
Watch the session here that has footage of Stevie Thompson, Ewen Bowman, Liam Teague, Rich West, Matt Ransom and more filmed by Sam Bailey.
The second episode of Kill City’s trip to Oregon’s concrete playgrounds is live. Punch an Eagle in Flight part 2 sees Lee Dainton, Beanhead, Marc Churchill, Jerome Loughran and Jake Collins through Oregon to Newport and the Dreamlands built Miller skatepark in Florence. Part 3 of this journey is coming next week, watch this space.
Mike Anderson skates the streets of Dubai in this latest clip from Matix and Krooked. The two brands have joint forces for a new cothing collab this week so take a peep at the shirts and shorts that are part of the Spring 2012 Matix catalogue.
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Campus Skate Jam Party edit
Last friday’s beer fest down at the Campus Skatepark looked like a blast. Here’s an edit from the party by James Harris.
Londonist.com has reported a sighting underneath the Hungerford Bridge this week that depicts a shot of many broken decks arranged in the shape of the number 1 from many sessions that have been ended abruptly underneath the Undercroft.
I found out last week that The Southbank’s skateboarding area is definitely destined to be erased in the not too distant future. Fortunately, a good friend is closely involved in the board up there from a conversation that came up only last week. I will bring whatever news I can as it comes to light over the coming months as we are sure that they will be looking to find a new area for skateboarders.
Photo: Alistair Leak
