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The Ledge Mini Ramp Comp 2nd-4th September

London will host a mini ramp comp with £4k prize money at The Ledge Trade Show that will be held at Olympia on the weekend of September 2nd. Visit www.londonedge.com for tickets that are £16 for the weekend stuffed full of skaters, new skate gear and more.

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Lifeblood welcome Tommy Fachiri

Lifeblood Skateboards welcome Tommy Fachiri to their UK Flow Team oficially this week. Enjoy this mini ramp sesh.

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The discovery of Richard Branson’s mini ramp

It’s not everyday you get to meet someone as inspiring as Richard Branson, but yesterday we managed to get some of his precious time in his Oxfordshire home for a chat. Back in the 1960’s at the age of just 16, Mr Branson started a magazine for students which led him to open a mail order business for music and a record shop in London. His passion for music led him to open Virgin Records, signing a plethora of artists that included punk rock legends the Sex Pistols and the ownership of over 400 other companies since.

Why should you give a hoot about this today? Well, he got off his backside and opened doors for himself and many others. Maybe that will inspire you to think that you could do the same today or at least get you thinking that if you have positive energy you will at least pull that tre flip you been working on in the next line you are planning to film. You can do what ever you want and enjoy working for a living if you apply enough to the dream and want it enough.

Richard Branson played a small part in inspiring us to start this very mag. One day back in 1995, Branson was traveling into London via Sutton where we all grew up skating. He pulled his car over, walked through the doors of our local pub, joined a bunch of skateboarders at the pool table, got the beers in and started potting spots and stripes with everyone. He was full of energy and presented himself with that beaming smile on his face. You can imagine the instant euphoria of such a random situation but essentially, that day, his billionaire status changed, and he was one of us.

His passion and drive seem to be never-ending, so we hope that one day maybe he will appreciate the skateboarding scene that has been built by so many hard working people in this country. Maybe he could have a role to play and help us to fulfill a dream we have, which is to keep people motivated, bring people together and excite this generation and welcome the next. Only time will tell, but for now, get hyped on the fact that Branson’s garden has the remains of a mini ramp in it. It may not be the Mega Ramp, it may not have seen a session in time, but this is a reminder that skateboarding reaches far beyond the unexpected.

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Push erect mini ramp in a church for a session

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.

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Volcom Knot Again mini ramp footage

Volcom’s annual mini ramp romp at ISPO went down a storm with this latest Knot Again jam providing yet another classic edit stuffed full of great skating.

Enjoy this footage of Danny Carlsen, Josh Young, Fernando Bramsmark Mike Vallely, Rune Glifberg, Jake Collins, Ben Hatchell, Julien Benoliel, Alain Goikoetxea and many more.

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Lords of the Swords party edit

On Sunday night The Lords of the Swords party at the Hooga Bar in Chelmsford screened the winning edit from the DSD Team and got very drunk.

Watch the messy night once the voting on our site had finished below and click here to watch all of the videos from this amazing Essex scene get together.

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Chris Haslam rocks a DIY skinny ramp in Africa

You know that whenever the name Chris Haslam comes up you are going to get something special.

Watch this clip of him skating the skinniest half pipe on a Globe tour Africa for a Globe trip in front of someone’s house. Ridiculous as always.

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Howies to auction mini ramp for Skateistan

Clothing company Howies are helping the Skateistan cause this week by offering you an opportunity to buy their mini ramp that is currently set up in a barn out West. Funds from the auction will go towards the young people in Afghanistan who are able to learn to skate thanks to the goodwill of the countries first co-educational skateboarding school.

The ramp that is 5ft high and 16ft wide will be for auction on eBay towards the end of August but if you would like to bid to own the ramp then keep an eye on the Howies website where you will find all info.

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Daewon, Haslam & Cooper in mini ramp jam fun

Almost-LogolWere you a fan of Cheese and Crackers? If so, the buddy trio made up of Daewon Song, Chris Haslam and Cooper Wilt from camp Almost return for another sesh, this time at the mini ramp in Hollywood Park in California.

Click play for a fun session.

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Fresh Extreme Connexions progress photos

Nick Zorlac headed out to the Extreme Connexions skate park in Hemel last week to see how the build was getting on and came back with these 3 shots of the progress for the Death blog. The mini ramp is looking amazing. For more information about how this skatepark is progressing, click here for a full feature as this park will be the UK’s only indoor concrete skatepark once it opens this summer.

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