London skater and very good friend of ours, Helena Long visits HTC One (M8) Skatepark, a pop-up venue in the Old Selfridges Hotel. The park, just off Oxford Street in central London, is exclusively for skateboarders and its design refers to parts of London familiar to skateboarders – including the Moorgate handrail, the Big BenContinue reading “Helena Long talks skateboarding at the HTC One Park”
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The Best Female Skate Parts Of All Time!
You might have caught wind of Cooler mags article last month on the best female skate parts of all time, if you missed it… here’s a recap! 1) Lacey Baker’s Bombshell 2) Elissa Steamer: Paradise 3) Marisa dal Santo: Zero Strange World 4) Mimi Knoop: X Games Real Women 5) Elissa Steamer: Welcome To HellContinue reading “The Best Female Skate Parts Of All Time!”
Zeta Rush No Comply Queen!
Good morning!! Since yesterday’s Facebook post of Zeta Rush with her no comply variations had almost 3,000 hits in less than 12 hours, we thought you’d probably like to see the full minute. That’s 23 no complies… And probably more tricks than we’ve even got!! Click the screengrab below to watch over on the MporaContinue reading “Zeta Rush No Comply Queen!”
Girls Night at BaySixty6
Last week saw the revival of the girls only skate sessions at BaySixty6 Skate Park in London, We caught up with Lucy Adams of Lovenskate & Wings Chan from Brighton to give us the lowdown. Lucy reports… “It was really amazing how many girls turned out for the session! Considering the date was finalised prettyContinue reading “Girls Night at BaySixty6”
Emily turns 7!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUU! We are all wishing Emily Holt a VERY happy 7th birthday here at Girl Skate UK! Emily spent her 6th year on this planet learning how to skateboard with the help of her very encouraging Dad, and just last fortnight she placed 1st in the Girls Under 12’s competition, and alsoContinue reading “Emily turns 7!”
Lucy gets crafty
Have you ever imagined how rad would it be to ride a board you made with your own fair hands? Well, Lucy Adams has been busy (as always!) doing exactly that! She teamed up with carpenter Dave Simmons to make her very own custom shaped deck – literally from scratch, from glueing the plys to cutting the shape,Continue reading “Lucy gets crafty”