Skate Nottingham are teaming up with Gedling Borough Council to bring lots of free skateboarding events to the borough this summer.
The ‘Gedling Summer Skate’ programme kicks off this Saturday, July 20, and will include free skateboard coaching sessions at four local skateparks over five dates in July and August, including Standhill Skatepark in Carlton, Arnold Bowls, Calverton skatepark and Gedling’s Jubilee Park Skatepark.
Skate Nottingham, a non-profit Community Interest Company, deliver free events all over Notts on a regular basis. Last calendar year, they engaged 1,088 unique participants in 232 hours of free sessions, events and workshops, such as women and girls’ sessions, creative workshops, skatepark opening jams, new skatepark consultations, and more.
Back in 2023, Skate Nottingham and Gedling Borough Council piloted an innovative new programme of teaching trade skills through the repair and regeneration of Gedling skateparks, which involved tasks such as repairing cracks and holes in the concrete bowls at Arnot Hill Park, as well as creating new skate obstacles at the site of the former Joshua Dale Skatepark in Colwick.
These ‘Skate and Regenerate’ workshops will continue in 2024 with another two events this summer – one to complete repairs at Arnold Bowls, and another at Carlton’s King George V Park – also known as Standhill Skatepark – with local residents and skatepark users being encouraged to get involved in these workshops to learn new skills and help improve their local facility.
For skateboard coaching sessions, all ages 7+ are welcome (with no upper age limit!), and Skate Nottingham’s team of trained coaches can assist both beginners and more experienced skateboarders to progress. Skateboards and helmets are available to borrow, by booking free tickets online at: www.skatenottingham.co.uk.
Sat 20th July, 12:00 – 15:00, Standhill skatepark, King George V Park, Carlton, NG4 1JS
Tue 30th July, 11:00 – 17:00, Arnold Bowls, Arnot Hill Park, NG5 4HZ
Wed 7th August, 12:00 – 16:00, Calverton skatepark, NG14 6LE
Wed 21st August, 12:00 – 15:00, Jubilee Park skatepark, Burton Road, NG4 2QG
Fri 30th August, 11:00 – 17:00, Standhill skatepark, King George V Park, Carlton, NG4 1JS
