Ukskate-Park Entrance discounts When it's Sunny !!
With Immeadiate effect, Entrance to the Ukskate-Park will be reduced by £2 on any session where it is deemed to be "Dry and Sunny" upon your arrival (At our discretion, our decision is final).
This means a 2 hour session for Members would be just £2 and Non-Members just £4 !!
All day will be £8 for Members £10 for non-members
Offer DOES NOT apply to 1 hour sessions or Scheduled special event days.
Courtesy of Kingdom we have a set of two tickets to be given away. The guys at Kingdom are responsible for bringing inline back to NASS, which is taking place June 13th-15th in Somerset. Big names are expected to be competing; Brian Aragon, Eric Bailey, Alex Broskow, Chaz Sands and Ukskate's Nick Lomax amongst others. Expect to hear live music from Pendulum, Less Tan Jake, The Subways and more.
Check out Full Details of the NASS'08 Festival at WWW.NASSFEST.COM
To win these tickets all you have to do is create a design for a Ukskate t-shirt that we will use in our completely re-done new range which will be launched in the next few months. Please send all entrys to tom@ukskate.com with the subject 'Nass ticket comp'. The winners names will be announced Friday 23rd May.
Ukskate's Summer Event Info
Ukskate are organising a Big Summer Weekend event to coincide with the beginning of the Summer Holidays. Taking place on the 26th and 27th July, the event will Be a Rolleblading Only Jam on Saturday 26th July, followed by a "Live Band's Night" for Skaters, Rollerbladers, BMXers and anyone else who likes a Live Gig ! We are expecting to have at least 3-4 Live Bands at the Evening event with a Licensed Bar for those old enough to drink alchohol !
The Following Day will be a Skateboard Only Jam in the Morning and a BMX Jam in the Afternoon.
We have secured even more sponsorship than our last event following the popularity of our events here at Ukskate, so Expect even more prizes than ever before !
Full Details and a flyer for the event will be circulated soon, on this website, on Myspace and within the park.
1st: Brian Aragon
2nd: Chaz Sands
3rd: Albert Hooi
Open Comp:
1st: Jamie Stenner
2nd: Cameron Mitchell
3rd: Brian Harkin
Best trick: Stephane Alfano with an AO fish on the high wall ride.
The Conference tour dates confirmed
Get ready to see some of the best skaters tear your local apart. On the tour will be Chris Farmer, Sean Kelso, Colin Kelso, Nick Lomax, Al Hooi, Adi Wallace and Si Cox
Confirmed Stops:
23rd April - Runcorn outdoor park from 2pm if it's dry, then Boneyard in Chester for an evening jam 6pm onwards
24th April - Ukskate-park (Bones) in Stockport from 5pm onwards
26th April - Chaz Sands Invitational Comp in Dunbarton
27th April - Prissick Plaza from 2pm if the rain holds back, followed by a 7-9pm rollerblader only evening jam at Rampworx in Liverpool
28th April - Stoke Plaza from 1pm if dry, then they're off to Epic in Birmingham from 6pm onwards
29th April - Milton Keynes bus station ledges from 1pm, then Crawley bowls from 7pm onwards. If wet then PS:SP in London from 6pm
Inline is back at NASS
Thanks to Joe Coyne and everyone at Kingdom Mag, inline is back at NASS. There will be street and vert comps. It is an invitational only event with all boot sponsored riders invited to compete. The top 5 skaters from the Chaz Sands Invitational in April will automatically qualify and there will be an open qualifier on the Friday of the NASS event. For tickets and details on the event click here for the NASS website
Remz pros hit UK shores very soon
The Conference top skaters coming to a park near you
We've just had news that The Conference are bringing Chris Farmer and the Kelso brothers to the UK for a tour the week of the Chaz Sands invitational comp. For news on where they will be stopping check back here or head to the Conference website
Razors UK team testing the new Aragon 2 superlight skates
Here is the UK Razors team tearing up the streets in the new Aragon 2 skates. Edit features Chaz Sands, Dan Mclaren, Scott Quinn, Andy Spary, Dan Stirling and Giles Mulligan
Nick Lomax recieves his protype pro skates
Below you can see Ukskate pro rider Nick Lomax skating pro Realm skates(first day on them)
Nick received the very first samples of his pro realm skate at the Winterclash, their not the final versions, but Kingdom brings you an exclusive sneek peek into what one of the UK’s hottest skaters is designing right now. The edit was filmed by Adam Kola and Scott Hallows. Keep your eyes pealed for another installment soon.
Chaz Sands Invitational comp sponsored by Ukskate
This is one skate event that you can't miss. Anyone who is anyone will be there including the Razors, Remz, USD and Deshi pro teams along with the top UK guys. The weekend pass is £40 and is availble for the Unit 23 website here. For more information or updates on the comp click here. Unit 23 have almost completed the brand new bowl for the comp as you can see below:
Ukskate and B-Unique rider Steve Swain killing our new rail
Below is a new Video featuring Steve Swain, quite literally OWNING the new 31ft long up/along/down rail at the Ukskate-Park Stockport.
Ukskate Christmas Jam edit courtesy of Jordan Maders
Check out the video below featuring some of the best Tricks that went down at the Ukskate FREE Xmas rollerblading Jam !
Ukskate Christmas Jam flyer
Razors Grind Box edit competition
Razors is organizing the first worldwide grind box contest on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLhPAyl-mRw
Anybody, anywhere can skate. If you never had the chance to come to a major contest, compete directly with pros or just to get noticed in the world of rolling – here is your chance to shine. Just submit a 30 second edit of you and/or your friends by responding to our video on youtube.com before Dec. 30, 07 (PST). Several edits per person are allowed.
Cash prizes for best edits (will be paid to poster):
1st $500
2nd $300
3rd $200
Box requirements:
Min height: 18” (45 cm)
Min length: 15’ (4.5 m)
Grind box can be at a skate park. Boxes with launches will get lower scores (you have to jump). The best edit wins.
Judges: Mac, Geoff, Kato, Wally and Matt
Max length: 30 seconds
New Ukskate website
Please take a few minutes to complete your profile by going to My Account and select Settings then Profile Settings. Here you can edit all the details on your profile and use html to create your own look to the your page if you wish.
Once you've created your profile, why not upload some pics or Videos or Write an article
There's loads more features on the site, so take a tour around all the tabs and enjoy yourself !
Oh, If you don't like the colours or layout, you can pick from 20 alternative colour and layout templates within the My Account section or on the Templates page
If you have any feedback about the new site, good, bad or constructive, please message steve-ukskate
Now Login and Have fun playing with the new site !
UKskate.com retail outlet - NOW OPEN AT THE FORMER BONES SKATEPARK!
Ukskate-Park, Canal St, Stockport, SK1 3BZ
Tel 0161-248-4333
For a route from you to us, please try www.theaa.com which will be easier than us trying to explain it to you on the phone !
Ukskate-Park (Formerly Known as Bones skatepark, Stockport)
As most of you will now Know, Ukskate have now taken over ownership of the Former Bones Skatepark in Canal St, Stockport, Manchester, SK1 3BZ.
The Park is NOW OPEN Opening hours are 10AM to 10PM Monday to Saturday and 10AM to 8PM on Sundays. (Beginners ONLY 1st Hour saturday & Sunday)
Entrance charges are :-
£4 for 2 hours
£5 for 3 hours
£2 for each extra Hour over 3hrs
£10 for an all day ticket
Non Members pay an additional £2 day membership
Annual membership is £10 from 1st September 2007
NOTE
WE HAVE JUST TAKEN THE DECISION THAT SINGLE SPORT SESSIONS WILL NOT BE RUN THE FIRST WEEK IN JANUARY 2008
If you are a company or an individual and would be interested in sponsoring ramps/obstacles in the UKSKATE-PARK in return for banner and/or stencil advertising for the next 6 years of our lease, please get in contact or forward this info to any person/organisation you know who may wish to help, Thanks
