JOSIE WON FEMALE SKATER OF THE YEAR!

Thanks for all your help with voting back in January, We flew over to Berlin for the awards ceremony and Josie ended up winning European Female Skater Of The Year amongst some stiff competition, including fellow NIKE SB riders Julia Brueckler & Kate Shengeliya!

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Here are the full results from The Bright European Skate Awards 2017…

European Skater of the Year: Daan Van Der Linden
European Female Skater of the Year: Josie Millard
Brand of the Year: Sour Skateboards
Shop of the Year: FTC Barcelona
Rookie of the Year: Jacopo Carrozi
Photographer of the Year: Alex Pires
Videographer of the Year: Ben Chadourne
Video part of the Year: Daan Van Der Linden in Volcom’s Holy Stokes
Video of the Year: Polar: I like it here inside my mind. Don’t wake me up this time.
Skate Aid Charity of the Year: SOS Children Village Palestine
Media of the Year: Grey Skate Mag

WELL DONE JOSIE!!! SUPER PROUD!

**Sorry we haven’t posted in a while, we have been super busy organising all of this summers skate events, working on a couple of collaborations and also some new tees and pins which will be out soon!**

TRY OUT skateboarding with us at Sheffield SheFest March 6th!

SheFest is back for 2017 with a variety of inclusive events as part of the city-wide festival, kicking off on March 6 and running until March 12.

And now SheFest is urging Sheffield woman to come together for the largely-free festival events, to ‘learn, explore, discuss and have fun.’ 

Come along to the House Skatepark 6-9pm to try out a range of activities in a female only environment – Kirsty and I will be on hand to coach so beginners totally welcome!

Other activities will include workshops, question and answer sessions with inspiring women, coaching sessions, dance classes, exhibitions and film screenings. 

There will also be the opportunity for women to try their hand at singing in a choir, exploring healthy lifestyles, and mixing business with some tasty burritos.

View the full brochure schedule here…


International Women’s Day, on March 8, has been celebrated every year since 1911, as the global recognition of social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. A series of talks, events and workshops are being held in Sheffield next month to celebrate women, as part of International Women’s Day.

A spokesman for the event said: “Despite how far we’ve come, the World Economic Forum estimates gender equality won’t be achieved until 2186.

“New for 2017, we’re also running a series of Lunchtime Learning 45-minute sessions, which are designed to fit into your lunch break, therefore accessible to city workers, students, mums and everyone inbetween.

“From business and branding to wellness and yoga, we hope to inspire and empower you, quicker than the time taken to digest a sandwich!”

Other highlights of the festival include a performance of the Vagina Monologues, at Theatre Deli, a ‘What Now For Parents Returning To Work’ talk from McCanna Coaching, a look at why women make the best scientists, with Dr Melissa Butt, and coaching session on ‘How To Say No’ with Valerie Monti Holland.

Lunchtime learnings are free but pre-booking is essential, by visiting: shefestsheffield.eventbrite.com

Visit shefest.files.wordpress.com for details of all upcoming SheFest events, March 6-12. 


Southbank Minute Series – Episode 2: ‘Step Into A World’ from Jenna Selby

Southbank Minute Series – Episode 2: ‘Step Into A World’ from Jenna Selby with across-the-decades footage featuring Savannah Keenan, Lucy Adams, Anita Almonte, Helena Long, Georgie Winter, Rachael Sherlock @rachael_sherlock, Zoe Kings, Sadie Hollins, Maria Falbo, Laura Goh and general SB ambience.

Jenna’s story: 

“My favourite Southbank moment was in 1999 when my friend Dee and I thought it would be a good idea to see in the New Year down at SB. Never been so bloomin cold even though we were skating! We we’re on the first train home after midnight…it was a good laugh all the same though.

When I first started skating in the late ’90’s it was the place to go at weekends and meet up with your friends who didn’t live close by. It’s kind of got that lasting memory now for me of quieter times (in terms of it wasn’t so mainstream) when we had no phones but just enjoyed being there. 

I like filming Savannah Keenan as you can tell she’s a local. Every time I go down there she seems to have pulled a new trick out of the bag. I think my favourite moment was the first time she ollied the stairs last year. She spent 2 hours killing herself until we eventually got it on camera. 

I really hope that we could open up the old space under the building again – it used to be there when I first started. I don’t really like being watched by passing public and so very much appreciated the quieter areas.”

Animated titles by Trav Wardle http://www.backdownwarchild.co.uk/.

Check out Jenna’s film ‘Days Like These’ https://dayslikethesefilm.uk/.

GET420 Girls Section Playing Live Over on Sidewalk NOW! 

The female skate section from Get 420: Danni, Josie, Savannah, Rianne, Zoe, Stef and more…


Part 11 of Get Lesta Get 420 from Callun Loomes is live and it’s the female skateboarding division bringing it for the Girls section. 

Featuring many of the most prominent female skaters in the UK: including Danni Gallacher, Josie Millard, Rianne Evans, Savannah Keenan, Zoe Kings and Stef Nurding.

CLICK the photo above (OR HERE)  to watch and don’t forget to head back to the Sidewalk site tomorrow for another Get 420 section! 

Find out more about Callun Loomes here, watch previous Get Lesta videos here and, buy their stuff here! 

Via www.sidewalkmag.com

Lacey Baker, Thrasher Interview

A few weeks ago Lacey Baker released her part “My World” in collaboration with Thrasher Magazine. It was arguably one of the best female parts ever released and and gathered over 16000 likes on Facebook, with the average like count for Thrasher never really pushing 5000. The part oozed technical ability and had the steeze to match. Today, Thrasher has an interview up on the site, with Lacey talking about the part, moving to New York, and the Olympics. Click the photo below to read the interview, or if you haven’t seen the part yet, educate yourself, link also below. 


Lacey Baker – My  World

XEM SKATERS GENDERQUEER SKATE ZINE #2 IS OUT! 

ISSUE TWO OF XEM SKATERS GENDERQUEER SKATE ZINE #2 IS AVAILABLE NOW!

WHAT IS XEM SKATERS?

Xem Skaters is a genderqueer skate zine by French Skateboarder, Marie Dabbadie. The zine aims to give space to all genders in a binary environment by giving visibility to non­-binary, queer, trans skaters, to introduce gender notions and knowledge in the skateboard community and ultimately open paths for individual identity building within skateboarding.

It features anything that is written, produced, created, photographed by genderqueer and genderqueer-friendly people that skate or have something to say about skateboarding and gender.

Issue #1 came out in July 2016 and was released during the Unicorn Jam at Mile End Skatepark and during Fellowship exhibition at Parlour Skatestore in London. It was printed over 500 times and shipped worldwide.

WHAT’S IN ISSUE #2?

In this second issue, you’ll find an interview with Jason Bard from Long Island (US), a report from the Xem Skaters’ Copenhagen Spot Crawl, a special feature on traveling anywhere and building DIY skateparks with Jana Malzbier, Ariane Kaiser and Roxana Cernicka, a ‘Recipe for ur sk8nite’ with Skate Like a Girl, a letter to identity from Sweetheart, mixed picture and drawing submissions, zine reviews, a kool playlist from the cave and all you need to know about skateboarding and gender identities.

HOW TO GET A COPY?

Visit Xem Skater’s shop: http://xemskaters.bigcartel.com/

1 copy for €2.00

or

Trade your zine! write to xemskaters@gmail.com

And if you feel generous and want to support a self publishing DIY zine, you can donate here!!

Find out more… 

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