STOKEPLAZA at Central Forest Park..........NEWS.

FLIP at STOKEPLAZA - Tuesday 1st July 2008! So, the FLIP team came and checked out Stokeplaza- and ripped!! Flip riders, Mark Appleyard, Willow, David Gonzales and the Flip 'superams' Curren Caples, Luan De Oliveira and Louis Lopez really gave a great demo and the massive turn out lapped it up! A massive thanks goes out to the team, Ben at Sidewalk for arranging this 'stop off' and to Shiner Distribution for getting it all sorted - CHEERS!   An 'EVENTS' page is now up with some photos and some footage for your enjoyment!!
The City Council are looking into getting a 'maintenance budget' sorted for the plaza to fix the few 'wears and tears' that have started to appear. Also to get all the lights back in operation. Please be patient as it is on their 'to-do list'. If you feel there is anything that needs 'fixing' or problems you feel need solving,at the plaza, feel free to use the 'Stoke-on-call' number- 01782 234234 and log it. You will be given a reference number and if nothing is done pass this number on to me, via email, and I will chase it up. It's your plaza- make things happen!!
The Mega Mission Tour at Stokeplaza. The 'all girl' tour, sponsored by Rogue Skateboards, Nikita Clothing and Vans Shoes, will be stopping off at Stokeplaza on Thursday 28th August. Click the flyer for all the details. Go check it out!

More STOKEPLAZA news as I get it..........

'Stokee' comes second at Bones comp!!!!

Si Toft entered the recent comp at Bones, Stockport on Sunday 27th July and came 2nd, in his age category.

Well done to Si for repping Stoke and doin so well. He bagged himself a load of proddy for his efforts- keep it up mate!!

Document Magazine's 'DIY Big Push' 2008 featuring two Stoke teams.

This year's Big Push featured a new format- the 'DIY Big Push'. Here's the info from the Document site..........

"The Big Push's baby brother is finally part of the greatest event in British skateboarding! Over the weekend of the 19th/20th July the first ever 'DIY Big Push' kicked off! Crews from all over the UK bro'ed down for the first event of its kind in Britain. Check out the entries we received from this year and then hit the button to send you through to the vote page where you will choose which team wins a rack of 5 Sony Cybershot cameras. Good luck to everyone that took part."

The Stoke based teams, Convict and Shire, have submitted their videos in the hope they can win this year's prize.

Got to the videos page-HERE- and get voting and support your local favourite!! Well done to the lads from Convict and Shire for making the effort and representing Stoke to the UK skate scene!!!

UKSA National Skateboard Championships.

The UKSA National Championships will be on the Saturday 6th- Sunday 7th September with £10,000 prize money up for grabs

Presented by Vans and supported by Relentless, Independent Trucks, Flip Skateboards, Casio G-Shock, Skullcandy and Protec.

The National Championships will be held at Adrenaline Alley in Corby, Northamptonshire. The skatepark boasts a re-built street course specifically for this event, a fun and fast hipped bowl and of course the finest vert ramp in the country.

The street event will be open to 100 invited UK British skaters with representatives from all the top UK teams. Invited skaters include Danny Wainwright, Tom Penny, Geoff Rowley, Brian Sumner, Alex Moul, Mike Wright, Ben Grove, Kris Vile. This surely will be the best chance to see the UK's best skateboarders under one roof since the days of Radlands!

The newly built street course will have some extra additions and surprises added towards the run up for the event. The competition format will keep the skate sessions fired up to ensure you get to see the best from all involved. Vert will feature top names including Andy Scott, Pete King and Sean Goff as well as the new breed such as Sam Beckett, Sam Bosworth and Paul Luc Ronchetti.

Evening entertainment will include live bands, best trick throw outs and a bowl jam.

Hosting the show for the weekend will be Sidewalk's own Ben Powell and of course, Bob Sanderson.

Advance weekend tickets are £16 and are available directly from Adrenaline Alley skatepark over the phone or in person at the park itself.

It is strongly suggested to buy your tickets in advance as it is looking likely that the venue will be at capacity.

As always, for the latest information go to www.ukskate.org.uk

Any questions please contact Nic Powley: nic.powley@ukskate.org.uk

The National Championships is an event the UKSA are running with a view to offering the support to professional skateboarding nationally both in purse and also in allowing us to help qualify for international events from the European Championships to World Cup Skateboarding events and further.

Skate Camps during school hols!

Dates for the only, week long residential skate camps in the UK are now available for 2008. Based near Coventry you'll visit the cream of British skate parks - indoor and outdoor beauties such as Boardroom Skate Park (Leicester), Adrenalin Alley Skate Park (Corby), Creation Skate Park (Birmingham), Pioneer Skate Park (St Albans), The House Skate Park (Sheffield), STOKEPLAZA, Milton Keynes Plaza, St Neots Skate Park and Oxford Skate Park.

Accommodation, food, training, travel etc is all included, plus there will undoubtedly be a few prizes during the week. Also, the chance to meet some great names from the UK scene, make new friends, learn new trickws and live and breath skateboarding.

The Skate-Camps are aimed at boys and girls, ages 10+. The dates are as follows-

Easter holiday (April) - Mon 14th to Fri 18th (available).
Summer holiday (August) - Mon 11th to Fri 15th (available).
Summer holiday (August) - Mon 18th to Fri 22nd (available).

The camps are run by Rubicon Skateboards, the biggest and most active provider of skateboard lessons and demo's in the country - who have taught thousands of boys and girls of all ages and abilities, to learn to skateboard. They've also worked with companies such as BSkyB (on their Living for Sports project), the BBC (on their Blast Tour) and Nintendo (on the launch of their new Wii Skate game) - as well as
regularly with a host of top industry names and riders.

Quote STOK0005 when you drop them an e-mail to blag a £50 Stoke discount off the Easter camp.

Check out www.skatecamp.co.uk for all the details.

The House annual comp.

The House skatepark in Sheffield is holding it's annual comp on Saturday 13th September.

It starts at 10am till late and is £5.00 entry.

Loads of prizes, loads of the cream of the UK, always a cracking day- be there!

Sketchy competitions.

• A new clothing company called Co7 have give a couple of their tees to win.
• The Portugese skate company, FIDELITY, have put up another comp that gives you a chance to win a couple of their new tees

Check 'em all out now on the COMPETITION page.

Also, there is a comp to win a new set of [CLONE] wheels on the [CLONE] site now!! Check it out.