More fresh footage from John Rattray has dropped onto the Predatory Bird within the last week covering many aspects of skateboarding that goes down in his life. Sit back and enjoy more goodness from Scotland’s finest.
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Have you seen Acrete’s design plans for Newport’s new skatepark build? Rumours are saying that Tredegar Park will be the location. Feast your eyes on this beast of a layout.
Legendary street skater Rodney Mullen gave a speech at the University of Southern California recently and shares a plethora of information regarding his strategy on how the mind allows you to conquer all tricks and beyond.
Get inspired by one of skateboarding’s most intrigueing characters right here today.
As you may remember from December 2010’s appeal, Bay Sixty 6 skate park in London was under threat due to various plans being proposed to turn the park into offices. Since then, the owners of the skatepark have fought a hard battle to renew their lease for another two years and the local council now recognise that there needs to be a facility for us. The park will be issuing a statement soon about redeveloping the park which will be more good news for you but this battle has not ended yet, it still needs your help, and it needs it right now.
Why? Because the long term future of the park is still under threat and there’s more for us to do to secure its future.
Proposed plans to put offices on the skatepark site remain. The council have said that an alternative location for the skatepark would have to be provided. BUT there is no specific alternative for relocating the park. The draft plans are not specific enough to guarantee the future of the skatepark and we ask that you join us in petitioning the planning department of Kensington and Chelsea council further.
The new petition is now live and needs your support today at http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/ensure-the-future-of-bay66-skatepark.html to raise awareness of just how important it is to keep this alive over time.
This is very important, so please read this and sign it today and then spread this post on your facebook page by liking the page above, linking this post through twitter and emailing it to your friends today too. Everyone you know connected with the park should sign this asap and do their bit in helping the long term future of London’s only privately run skatepark.
Here’s our last Xmas Jam video from the Bay to remind you why we need to keep this skatepark alive and continue to bring people in our scene together. Thanks for your support.
Krooked’s Mark Gonzales hit the road this year and spent some time in Europe.
His new video blog from Paris dropped online overnight so enjoy Gonz Dancing from one of skateboarding’s most animated characters.
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Creature welcome Willis Kimbel
Creature have a new fiend on their team this week and welcome Willis Kimbel with this new video edit. Get stuck in.
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Slappy Endings
It’s becoming a curb filled week so far. Rob Harris from the Green Diamond has a contender for Edit of the Week with this short film made to remember the good times from a favourite spot named Slappy Cove. Enjoy this tribute celebrating a menagerie of other curbs, both large and small. Go wax a curb and get a session going today.
The Kennington Bowl was rinsed this weekend in South London with what looks to be a stirling job completed in record time by One and Californian skateparks. The sunshine held all day for Converse Skateboarding’s launch party and after a shop comp, Rollersnakes took the first place with Harry Lintell cleaning up on the new concrete.
Unfortunately due to a house move I could not be there document the day but by all accounts it went off. Footage will surface from HTH soon enough and coverage in SW and Grey will surely be on its way but for now, enjoy Marc Churchill getting busy on one of the new creations courtesy of the Witchcraft FB.
Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament discusses his love for skateboarding and music in this new documentary clip from Vans. Visit his bowl, hear his passion for skating, building parks, alcoholism and much more.
The coven at Witchcraft have unleashed raw metal from the vaults of Jamie Morley‘s latest sessions. Push buttons for the Death Strike.