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Skateboard News

29/04/2024
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Skateboard Lessons In The North East Of England

It’s 2024, and skateboard lessons are bigger now than they ever have been, and the North East is no exception to this. Lots of beginners are starting to find their way in skating through the outlet and guidance of lessons. Skateboard lessons are still relatively new to the skateboarding mainstream, and we’d like to shed a bit of light on the availability of lessons in the North East, so we’ve spoken to the people who conduct them, to give a bit more info on how they operate, and how they... Read More

18/02/2023
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Tryin HQ – Indoor Skatepark, Hartlepool, County Durham

In 2022, shop friend, North East ripper and all round legend Andy Pike (@hartlepike) opened an indoor skatepark in Hartlepool, Country Durham called Tryin’ HQ! What started as an idea in 2015 to just get friends together skateboarding, is now an exciting space at the heart of a community for all ages! Offering an alternative to the more mainstream hobbies, Andy is aiming to offer his local area a safe skate space, and provide a positive impact on people’s mental and physical health!  Located in Hartlepool at 28 Avenue Road,... Read More

24/03/2015
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Adidas Superstar “Respect Your Roots” Skate Shoes

Back in the mid to late 90’s you would do well to find a skateboarder who hadn’t owned a pair of Adidas Superstars. They weren’t specific skate shoes but they probably lasted longer than most shoes that were designed for skateboarding. The Respect Your Roots collection from Adidas pays tribute to skateboarding pioneers that adopted the Adidas Superstar as a skate shoe for both it’s function and it’s instantly recognisable style. Skateboarders like Kareem Campbell, Richard Angelides, Drake Jones and Joey Bast are the four skateboarders that Adidas have decided... Read More

28/06/2014
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Newcastle Upon Tyne Skatepark Get’s Extension

OG Newcastle Upon Tyne concrete Skatepark, Exhibiton Park is receiving a long overdue extension in the form of a small street course. Although its not quite what we were hoping for, the new area is a welcome addition to the predominantly transition park. The area has been measured out, the fences are up and work is due to commence any day now with a rough completion date set at Mid August. The new section of the skatepark is small but looks like it will have enough in it to provide... Read More

11/10/2013
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Thrasher x Girl Skateboards Collaboration Capsule

Thrasher Magazine have teamed up with the guys over at Girl Skateboards to create a great little Limited edition capsule to accompany their Pretty Sweet Tour article that is in Novembers issue of the magazine. Working with 2 classic Thrasher graphics the Skategoat and the Flame they have decided to split them up and give one to Girl and the other to their sister company Chocolate Skateboards. Girl get the Flame and their ‘Girl On Fire’ graphic is a nice and simple White Thrasher Flame with the A being replaced... Read More

05/08/2013
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New Native Skate Store Website www.nativeskatestore.co.uk

You may have already noticed that we launched a brand new website a couple of weeks ago? Over the last 6 months or so we’ve been working hard with our web developers to bring you a more up to date and refreshed version of the Native Skate Store website. We’ve updated things like the navigation, added some featured products to the home page so that you can see what’s new and generally made it easier for you to find your favourite products. We have also added an new online Magazine... Read More

08/07/2013
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FWD MTN (Forward Motion) Online Charity Auctions For Heart Research UK

From the 19th to the 28th of July FWD MTN (Forward Motion) will be holding a series of online auctions to raise money for Hart Research UK in memory of much loved friend Steven ‘Bingo’ Binks. With the help of friends in the industry from all over the world, FWD MTN has pulled together a wide range of rare, limited and exclusive items from the world of skateboarding to be part of the auction. All of the proceeds from these auctions will go directly to Heart Research UK. Some of... Read More