Don’t forget that tomorrow is the first FRIDAY of the month which means you need to pack your skateboard and get down to Bay Sixty6 on Acklam Road in London at 7:30pm.
The 2 and a half hour session costs just £5 and is open to all ages & abilities!
#baygirlsnight
On Wednesday evening we started the million mile journey down (thanks for driving Sarah!) to Stourbridge to attend the first ever Girls Only night at the newly finished skatepark, Unit3Sixty. It was also a kind of ‘final skate’ for Emma Richardson, who is moving back to France today (Safe travels Tiny!!!) We also met up with Claire Alleaume, Zoe Kings, Mell Burnett, 15 yr old Brodie and 14 yr old Zoe Faulkner who we helped learn to drop in (well done Zoe!!)
Set in a huge warehouse and split in to two parts, the tranny room housed a super fun 4ft bowl which is great for learning how to carve, and also a gargantuan bowl with loads of different sized transitions and transfers galore. The street section provides loads of space without cramming too much in, and we spent a lot of the night playing on the little hip, that Zoe Kings absolutely smashed.
The staff at the park were all super friendly and encouraging to all of the beginners and made their way around and had a chat with everyone. What a shame it’s so far away as we would definitely be spending a lot more time there otherwise!
Good night!
March 2015 marks our very FIRST YEAR of running the Girl Skate UK blog, and to celebrate, we will be hosting a super rad Birthday Party at Broom Skatepark in Leicester on Saturday 28th March in partnership with Sidewalk magazine and Route One!
Get yourselves down to the park from 2pm, absolutely ALL skateboarders are welcome to come along & skate, and we will have LOADS of product from our sponsors to give away all day. Entry price will be just £5 to skate from 2pm, until whenever we all decide to leave!
We’ll be heading into town for an after party at Mosh; an “Indie rock nightclub over 3 floors”…
For those wanting to party with us, book yourselves into a local hotel – We will be staying at the local Premier Inn in Leicester Forest.
MUSIC, FOOD, BEER, SKATEBOARDING. LETS PARTY!
Also, There’ll be cake. Let us not forget about cake…
ALL information is included here, whether it be the park address, travel info, hotel info etc… find it all below!
HOW TO FIND US!
Broom Skate Park
Unit 5, St John Street,
Leicester, United Kingdom,
LE1 3WL
info@broomskatepark.com
Public Transport from outside Leicester:
We recommend travelling to Leicester Train station or Leicester Coach station (just under 2 miles from the park).
See maps for directions to the park from these stations…
MAKE SURE to book your tickets in advance to save money, we’ve highlighted some travel info below from a few main points around the country…. give us an email at girlskateuk@gmail.com if you need help traveling from your hometown!!
BY TRAIN:
The train station is a short 10/15 min walk from the skate park!
Check with National Rail enquiries for travel info from your departure station: 08457 484950 http://www.nationalrail.co.uk
BY COACH:
National Express run many routes to Leicester. Leicester coach station is just under 2 miles from Broom Skatepark. www.nationalexpress.com
TRAVEL From LONDON
Leicester is 1 hour by train, single fares from £15 in advance. Trains run every half hour or so.
2 hours 30 by coach, fares from £5 if booked in advance. Recommended journey times below…
TRAVEL From BRIGHTON
Leicester is roughly a 3 hour journey time from Brighton, single fares from £21. Trains run every 15 mins or so.
TRAVEL From MANCHESTER
Leicester is roughly a 2 hour journey time from Manchester, single fares from £19. Trains run every 20 mins or so.
TRAVEL From BROADSTAIRS, KENT
Leicester is roughly a 3 hour journey time from Broadstairs in Kent, single fares from £23. Trains run every 25 mins or so.
AFTERPARTY DETAILS:
We would LOVE you all to stay and party through the night with us, to make this easier we have scoped out a few hotels for you to spend the night… We have booked a 6 person room at a local Leicester Forest Premier Inn working out at £20 each but you can check out Booking.com for more Leicester hotels in this link here…
WE THINK WE’VE COVERED EVERYTHING BUT IF THERES ANY MORE INFO YOU MAY NEED PLEASE DO EMAIL US AT GIRLSKATEUK@GMAIL.COM OR FIND US ON FACEBOOK / INSTAGRAM / TWITTER: @GIRLSKATEUK
SEE YOU THERE!
It’s been done before and its happening again… Join the guys and girls on Saturday 30th May 2015 for a sponsored skate along the prom from Blackpill mini ramp to County Hall and back. Again raising money for the skate facility Exist skatepark. sponsor forms can be picked up at Exist skatepark or at the Exist shop in Oxford street.
Lets raise some money to help keep Exist open and let everyone see how skaters in Swansea need good facilities! 
For more info please visit: WWW.EXISTSKATEPARK.COM OR WWW.EXISTSKATESTORE.COM
Congratulations Camilla on joining the ‘Ten Skateboard’s’ European girl’s team, you have truly stepped up street skating for the girls in the UK at the moment. We wanted to have a chat to see what you’re up to. So Firstly, how did you get onto a German team?!
I believe that I have to thank Girl Skate UK for that actually…Christian and Carla from Ten Skateboards had been scouting for someone new to join their team and saw a few videos/photos online and contacted me through the GirlSkateUk instagram!
So…Thanks guys!
How long have you been skateboarding and where do you live at the moment?
I live in London now and started skating when I was 10, had to stop at 16 and picked it up again a few years ago.
How much do you travel with skateboarding?
I travel as much as possible but having a full time job makes it quite hard, I have been to Barcelona already this year and am heading to Berlin in April for a Ten Skateboards girls tour.
Favourite trick, spot, brand and skateboarder?
My favourite spot would be Barcelona …All of it. My favourite trick would be any new trick I learn I don’t really have a favourite brand in skateboarding right now. I have lots of respect for brands that are built by skateboarders for skateboarders like my two sponsors Rokeo and Ten. My favourite skateboarders would be all of the rad people I have had the privilege of skating with over the last 15 years. So many legends.
Any upcoming skateboarding events you’re excited for this 2015? And will we be seeing you at our first birthday at Broom Skatepark, Leicester next month?!
I’m still waiting to hear back from work to find out if I have the days off, but I really hope so!! The Girl skate Jam that runs at Pioneer Skatepark every year is always the event I look most forward to.
Have to skate soon, wish you the best in 2015 with skateboarding, much love Shelldogg
See Camillas insta-welcome clip below!
Words by Shelley
Photos from Harvey Mills and Bay Sixty6
See more of Camilla here
We love Stef, beautiful, outgoing and super creative, she makes these lovely hair accessories by hand and sells them through her big cartel site Hello Pretty Hair
How cute are these scrunchies for just £3.50?!
See more of Stef here…
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