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Manufacture: Betongpark Ltd

Manufacture: Betongpark Ltd

Live from Hullbridge, Daryl Nobbs talks about the genesis of Betongpark Ltd, the European DIY scene and skatepark construction in Issue 15's Manufacture article.

Push - Salar Kooshki

Push - Salar Kooshki

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The Skateboarder's Companion - Issue 18. Released April 24th!

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Live from Hullbridge, Daryl Nobbs talks about the genesis of Betongpark Ltd, the European DIY scene and skatepark construction in Issue 15's Manufacture article.

Manufacture: Betongpark Ltd

A recap of Skateholders Forum 2024, A New Skate Festival Format in South Bohemia, Czechia, by Tom Critchley

Skateholders Forum 2024: A New Skate Festival Format in South Bohemia, Czechia

Source Skate Co. pay homage to Luke Harris' Barn, the private Kent TF that helped Tom Pickard's Debris crew make it through the long, cold winter.

Barnside with Chris Collins, Al Hodgson and more...

Luka Pinto's incredible full part from the Jersey scene video Island Boy

Luka Pinto - Island Boy

20 minutes of solid Melbourne skateboarding from Tom 'Gorm' Lillingstone

We Are Better Than This by Tom 'Gorm' Lillingstone

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Issue 18 is due for release on April 24th! Pre-order your copy now.
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Issue 18 is due for release on April 24th! Pre-order your copy now.
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#theskateboarderscompanion

🧱BETONGPARK🧱
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“I do think it’s still that ambition and focus on true quality that sets us apart. That, and us all being skaters, of course.”
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Live from Hullbridge during one of the final days of last summer’s build, Daryl Nobbs - @covsid - takes some time out from his on-site responsibilities to talk you through the genesis of @betongpark_ltd, the European DIY scene, skatepark construction, and plenty more besides, for Issue 15’s Manufacture article. If you missed this concrete covered deep dive in print, bring yourself up to speed now! Link in our story…
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📸 @rob_whiston @alx_irv_photo @sharphoto @sam.elstub
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#betongparkltd #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🧱BETONGPARK🧱
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“I do think it’s still that ambition and focus on true quality that sets us apart. That, and us all being skaters, of course.”
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Live from Hullbridge during one of the final days of last summer’s build, Daryl Nobbs - @covsid - takes some time out from his on-site responsibilities to talk you through the genesis of @betongpark_ltd, the European DIY scene, skatepark construction, and plenty more besides, for Issue 15’s Manufacture article. If you missed this concrete covered deep dive in print, bring yourself up to speed now! Link in our story…
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📸 @rob_whiston @alx_irv_photo @sharphoto @sam.elstub
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#betongparkltd #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Rest easy Doug McLaughlan 💫
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#dougmclaughlan

Rest easy Doug McLaughlan 💫
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#dougmclaughlan

📖LEVEL 7📖
@polaa.x with a lengthy Danny Sargent-esque front board, and 👉 @patcog_ with a crook to nosemanny, making full use of the low impact merriment offered by @canvas_sps Level 7 pop up space at Bristol’s @cabotcircus. Learn all about @canvas_sps Bristol city centre car park takeover by picking up a copy of Issue 17 📚 available nationwide right now, or order a copy via the link in our bio!
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📸 @yo.where.this
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#level7 #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖LEVEL 7📖
@polaa.x with a lengthy Danny Sargent-esque front board, and 👉 @patcog_ with a crook to nosemanny, making full use of the low impact merriment offered by @canvas_sps Level 7 pop up space at Bristol’s @cabotcircus. Learn all about @canvas_sps Bristol city centre car park takeover by picking up a copy of Issue 17 📚 available nationwide right now, or order a copy via the link in our bio!
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📸 @yo.where.this
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#level7 #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Friday night doubles in Digbeth with @brianandersonsb & @jrtwoodley 🦅
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📹 @ryan_m_gray
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#briananderson #jameswoodley #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Friday night doubles in Digbeth with @brianandersonsb & @jrtwoodley 🦅
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📹 @ryan_m_gray
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#briananderson #jameswoodley #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

A handful of ledge based highlights from @chrishoeve’s banging Can’t Think Twice section, which is still playing on the site in full!
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📹 @davidtiel @flowriginal Bastian Bechtold @scatalas Alexander Jones & @bartbuikman
🎞️ @davidtiel @chrishoeve
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#chrishoeve #netherlandsskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

A handful of ledge based highlights from @chrishoeve’s banging Can’t Think Twice section, which is still playing on the site in full!
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📹 @davidtiel @flowriginal Bastian Bechtold @scatalas Alexander Jones & @bartbuikman
🎞️ @davidtiel @chrishoeve
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#chrishoeve #netherlandsskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖BEN📖
Do it yourself! Fakie nosebone beneath Stanford Viaduct, Loughborough, taken from @benplumb’s Issue 17 Push interview 📚 Issue 17 is available nationwide now, from 450 newsagents, high street and travel branches of WH Smith, your local skate shop or skatepark (for free), or order a copy now via the link in our bio!
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📸 @michael_k_wright_design
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#benplumb #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖BEN📖
Do it yourself! Fakie nosebone beneath Stanford Viaduct, Loughborough, taken from @benplumb’s Issue 17 Push interview 📚 Issue 17 is available nationwide now, from 450 newsagents, high street and travel branches of WH Smith, your local skate shop or skatepark (for free), or order a copy now via the link in our bio!
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📸 @michael_k_wright_design
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#benplumb #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

@statecide:
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“The first switch tre I did, Wainwright actually filmed it. I was at Lloyds the day before, tried it and broke my board. He was like, ‘dude, go to the shop, get a new board from my package, and I’ll meet you down here tomorrow to film it.’ Obviously I didn’t fucking sleep that night (laughs).”
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Layth Sami winds back the Bristol clock to the early 2000s to discuss his first published skate photo - the infamous first rendition of the switch 360 flip down Lloyds for Document Magazine - in his Issue 15 Inauguration interview, also covering East Skateboards, Korahn Gayle’s reign of amphitheatre destruction, The First Light Rail, and revisiting the switch 360 flip 17 years later. If you missed this one in print, head to our site now to read! Link in our story…
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📸 @percydean
📹 @dannywainwright (2004)
📹 @r_chsmith (2021)
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#laythsami #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

@statecide:
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“The first switch tre I did, Wainwright actually filmed it. I was at Lloyds the day before, tried it and broke my board. He was like, ‘dude, go to the shop, get a new board from my package, and I’ll meet you down here tomorrow to film it.’ Obviously I didn’t fucking sleep that night (laughs).”
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Layth Sami winds back the Bristol clock to the early 2000s to discuss his first published skate photo - the infamous first rendition of the switch 360 flip down Lloyds for Document Magazine - in his Issue 15 Inauguration interview, also covering East Skateboards, Korahn Gayle’s reign of amphitheatre destruction, The First Light Rail, and revisiting the switch 360 flip 17 years later. If you missed this one in print, head to our site now to read! Link in our story…
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📸 @percydean
📹 @dannywainwright (2004)
📹 @r_chsmith (2021)
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#laythsami #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🇳🇱📼CHRIS📼🇳🇱
Can’t Think Twice - an all new video part by Death Skateboards and Sabbath Wheels’ Netherlands connection @chrishoeve - is now playing over in the site! Prepare yourself for four solid minutes of Dutch ATV savagery then go watch the full thing. Link in our story!
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📹 @davidtiel @flowriginal Bastian Bechtold @scatalas Alexander Jones & @bartbuikman
🎞️ @davidtiel @chrishoeve
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#chrishoeve #netherlandsskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🇳🇱📼CHRIS📼🇳🇱
Can’t Think Twice - an all new video part by Death Skateboards and Sabbath Wheels’ Netherlands connection @chrishoeve - is now playing over in the site! Prepare yourself for four solid minutes of Dutch ATV savagery then go watch the full thing. Link in our story!
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📹 @davidtiel @flowriginal Bastian Bechtold @scatalas Alexander Jones & @bartbuikman
🎞️ @davidtiel @chrishoeve
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#chrishoeve #netherlandsskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Ali Boulala, Bristol, 1996. Alternative frame from the session that produced Sidewalk Surfer’s Issue 13 cover, which saw Ali “melon past his bedtime in the smallest and thinnest fullpipe ever.”
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📸 @sidewalkhorse
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#aliboulala #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Ali Boulala, Bristol, 1996. Alternative frame from the session that produced Sidewalk Surfer’s Issue 13 cover, which saw Ali “melon past his bedtime in the smallest and thinnest fullpipe ever.”
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📸 @sidewalkhorse
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#aliboulala #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

@kittenbuttz & @allenthekrizzle from their wholesome joint section in @krishnabish’s fifth full-length northeastern scene offering @manythanksvideo, which is playing on the site now!
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📹 @krishnabish
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#aletheamountford #jamesallen #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

@kittenbuttz & @allenthekrizzle from their wholesome joint section in @krishnabish’s fifth full-length northeastern scene offering @manythanksvideo, which is playing on the site now!
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📹 @krishnabish
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#aletheamountford #jamesallen #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🚿MILLS🚿
Mills don’t grind without water
A new edit from @oscar_dryden featuring @_alfiemillss (and a cameo from @ben_ys1243) at @prevailskatehouse playing on the site now!
Link in our story…
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📹 @oscar_dryden
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#alfiemills #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🚿MILLS🚿
Mills don’t grind without water
A new edit from @oscar_dryden featuring @_alfiemillss (and a cameo from @ben_ys1243) at @prevailskatehouse playing on the site now!
Link in our story…
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📹 @oscar_dryden
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#alfiemills #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖JOSHUA📖
Outside of designated office hours, the almost deserted streets of central London bear witness to Joshua Brown - @mr.b.rown - and his winter evening heelflip, as printed in Issue 17 📚 Issue 17 is available nationwide right now, or order a copy online via the link in our bio!
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📸 @vx.4000
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#joshuabrown #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖JOSHUA📖
Outside of designated office hours, the almost deserted streets of central London bear witness to Joshua Brown - @mr.b.rown - and his winter evening heelflip, as printed in Issue 17 📚 Issue 17 is available nationwide right now, or order a copy online via the link in our bio!
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📸 @vx.4000
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#joshuabrown #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Some rapid response @wilcre footwork applied to some rugged northeastern terrain… enjoy Will Creswick’s banging @manythanksvideo part and the rest of @krishnabish’s latest Newcastle scene production now! Link in our story…
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📹 @krishnabish
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#willcreswick #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Some rapid response @wilcre footwork applied to some rugged northeastern terrain… enjoy Will Creswick’s banging @manythanksvideo part and the rest of @krishnabish’s latest Newcastle scene production now! Link in our story…
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📹 @krishnabish
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#willcreswick #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

@mattywallridesandsmiths with a selection of grimy northeastern highlights from his closing part in MANY THANKS, the all new scene video by @krishnabish, which is playing on the site in full! Go get stuck into 55 minutes of Newcastle anchored visual radness now - link in our story…
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📹 @krishnabish @manythanksvideo
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#mattyridesmith #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

@mattywallridesandsmiths with a selection of grimy northeastern highlights from his closing part in MANY THANKS, the all new scene video by @krishnabish, which is playing on the site in full! Go get stuck into 55 minutes of Newcastle anchored visual radness now - link in our story…
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📹 @krishnabish @manythanksvideo
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#mattyridesmith #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📼MANY THANKS📼
@mattywallridesandsmiths @toggystash @jamesbush93 @b1asty_ @hildabquick @mattbee13 @unayedentify @blindjohnny @wilcre @kittenbuttz & @allenthekrizzle in MANY THANKS, the fifth full-length northeastern scene video @krishnabish which is playing on the site now! Kickstart your week with a whole load of Newcastle anchored radness - link in our story…
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📹 @krishnabish @manythanksvideo
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#manythanksvideo #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📼MANY THANKS📼
@mattywallridesandsmiths @toggystash @jamesbush93 @b1asty_ @hildabquick @mattbee13 @unayedentify @blindjohnny @wilcre @kittenbuttz & @allenthekrizzle in MANY THANKS, the fifth full-length northeastern scene video @krishnabish which is playing on the site now! Kickstart your week with a whole load of Newcastle anchored radness - link in our story…
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📹 @krishnabish @manythanksvideo
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#manythanksvideo #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Ben Raemers, Barney Page and Chris Oliver with a fleeting Gran Canaria park visit, January 2011.
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📹 @ryan_m_gray
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#benraemers #barneypage #chrisoliver #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

Ben Raemers, Barney Page and Chris Oliver with a fleeting Gran Canaria park visit, January 2011.
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📹 @ryan_m_gray
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#benraemers #barneypage #chrisoliver #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖JULES📖
@julestridini commits to a kicker assisted hippy jump inside @cabotcircus’ multi-storey car park, during the third annual wintertime Level 7 event. Learn all about @canvas_sps Bristol city centre car park takeover by picking up a copy of Issue 17 📚 available nationwide right now, or order a copy via the link in our bio!
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📸 @sharphoto
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#julestridini #canvasspaces #level7 #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖JULES📖
@julestridini commits to a kicker assisted hippy jump inside @cabotcircus’ multi-storey car park, during the third annual wintertime Level 7 event. Learn all about @canvas_sps Bristol city centre car park takeover by picking up a copy of Issue 17 📚 available nationwide right now, or order a copy via the link in our bio!
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📸 @sharphoto
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#julestridini #canvasspaces #level7 #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖LUCAS📖
@lukas.amador sets his sights on the fence at London’s summer ‘24 hotspot. Nosepick, as printed in his full Issue 17 interview 📚 Issue 17 is available nationwide right now, or order your copy online via the link in our bio!
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📸 @vx.4000
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#lucasamador #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖LUCAS📖
@lukas.amador sets his sights on the fence at London’s summer ‘24 hotspot. Nosepick, as printed in his full Issue 17 interview 📚 Issue 17 is available nationwide right now, or order your copy online via the link in our bio!
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📸 @vx.4000
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#lucasamador #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📍HYDE📍
The first clips of spring with @jazminelemons at Hyde.
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📹 @fred69._.420
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#jazminelematy #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📍HYDE📍
The first clips of spring with @jazminelemons at Hyde.
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📹 @fred69._.420
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#jazminelematy #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📸ALEX📸
@hallfordx takes it to the Nottingham top rope a few years back, shot by @reeceleung for Issue 2 and filmed by @josh_hallett just because. Swipe ��👉 for the photo.
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#alexhallford #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📸ALEX📸
@hallfordx takes it to the Nottingham top rope a few years back, shot by @reeceleung for Issue 2 and filmed by @josh_hallett just because. Swipe 👉 for the photo.
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#alexhallford #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖GAZZARD📖
James Gazzard - @jamessgazzard - frontside smiths at Milton Keynes’ long suffering Beige playground, as printed in Issue 17 📚 Available nationwide now or pick up a copy via the link in our bio!
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📸 @swampyharold
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#jamesgazzard #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖GAZZARD📖
James Gazzard - @jamessgazzard - frontside smiths at Milton Keynes’ long suffering Beige playground, as printed in Issue 17 📚 Available nationwide now or pick up a copy via the link in our bio!
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📸 @swampyharold
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#jamesgazzard #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

💥JOE💥
In preparation for the release of his pro wheel from @speedlabwheels later this year, @joehinson has just unleashed a short but heavy transatlantic handrail onslaught which is waiting for you over on the site…!
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📹 Andy Evans @drsalsaverde @charlie.bach2 @kev.i.n.h & @nen_vx_backup_
🎞️ @nen_vx_backup_
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#joehinson #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

💥JOE💥
In preparation for the release of his pro wheel from @speedlabwheels later this year, @joehinson has just unleashed a short but heavy transatlantic handrail onslaught which is waiting for you over on the site…!
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📹 Andy Evans @drsalsaverde @charlie.bach2 @kev.i.n.h & @nen_vx_backup_
🎞️ @nen_vx_backup_
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#joehinson #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

💿SOL💿
London’s very own @sol.dhariwal with some compiled Instagram radness from the last 12 months 🔥 Sol’s Issue 16 Push interview is now online, so if you missed this one in print, go bring yourself up to speed now! Link in our story…
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#soldhariwalbisset #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

💿SOL💿
London’s very own @sol.dhariwal with some compiled Instagram radness from the last 12 months 🔥 Sol’s Issue 16 Push interview is now online, so if you missed this one in print, go bring yourself up to speed now! Link in our story…
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#soldhariwalbisset #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖ELIANA📖
Drop in 5050 where the temporary ‘Skate the Strand’ WC2 playground once stood, as printed in @elianawoosnam’s Issue 17 Push interview 📚 Swipe 👉 for the footage, courtesy of @danicrucified! Issue 17 is available nationwide now, or order your copy via the link in our bio…
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📸 @yo.where.this
📹 @danicrucified
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#elianawoosnam #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖ELIANA📖
Drop in 5050 where the temporary ‘Skate the Strand’ WC2 playground once stood, as printed in @elianawoosnam’s Issue 17 Push interview 📚 Swipe 👉 for the footage, courtesy of @danicrucified! Issue 17 is available nationwide now, or order your copy via the link in our bio…
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📸 @yo.where.this
📹 @danicrucified
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#elianawoosnam #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖GROVE📖
Skateboarding’s Ben Grove takes time out from parental duties to send a vintage Korahn Gayle collectors piece down a big old Falmouth double set, as printed in Issue 16 📚 Limited back issues remain on our online store!
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📸 @sharphoto
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#bengrove #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

📖GROVE📖
Skateboarding’s Ben Grove takes time out from parental duties to send a vintage Korahn Gayle collectors piece down a big old Falmouth double set, as printed in Issue 16 📚 Limited back issues remain on our online store!
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📸 @sharphoto
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#bengrove #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

💿KORAHN💿
One minute 40 seconds of compiled Korahn Gayle magic at Lloyds in Bristol 🤯 committed to film between 2003 - 2015 and remixed by James Cruickshank for Kingpin Mag.
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📹 @georgenevin @louisgane1 @r_chsmith @dykievision2 @jwdharris (please let us know if your tag is missing…)
🎞️ @james_cruickshank_
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#korahngayle #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

💿KORAHN💿
One minute 40 seconds of compiled Korahn Gayle magic at Lloyds in Bristol 🤯 committed to film between 2003 - 2015 and remixed by James Cruickshank for Kingpin Mag.
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📹 @georgenevin @louisgane1 @r_chsmith @dykievision2 @jwdharris (please let us know if your tag is missing…)
🎞️ @james_cruickshank_
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#korahngayle #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🇫🇷FLEUR BLEUE🇫🇷
Swipe through here 👉 for Bordeaux highlights from FLEUR BLEUE - the all new joint edit from @blue_flowers_uk & @magentaskateboards - and their accompanying photographs courtesy of Leo Sharp! With @i_usedtoskate @rianneskate @jimmylannon @sandvoid & @kendrick_blueflowers alongside more representatives from either crew. Check the full edit and find out more about the collaboration over on the site now…
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📹 @kendrick_blueflowers @booshek @gerritpiechowski
📸 @sharphoto
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#jiribulin #rianneevans #rickydavidson #markkendrick #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🇫🇷FLEUR BLEUE🇫🇷
Swipe through here 👉 for Bordeaux highlights from FLEUR BLEUE - the all new joint edit from @blue_flowers_uk & @magentaskateboards - and their accompanying photographs courtesy of Leo Sharp! With @i_usedtoskate @rianneskate @jimmylannon @sandvoid & @kendrick_blueflowers alongside more representatives from either crew. Check the full edit and find out more about the collaboration over on the site now…
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📹 @kendrick_blueflowers @booshek @gerritpiechowski
📸 @sharphoto
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#jiribulin #rianneevans #rickydavidson #markkendrick #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🏹MIRIAM🏹
Swipe through here 👉 for some recent Nottingham clips courtesy of @miriam.nelson1, then go check Miriam’s Issue 16 Push interview conducted by @alec.fenton via the link in our story!
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📹 Filmers tagged on each slide where possible.
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#miriamnelson #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

🏹MIRIAM🏹
Swipe through here 👉 for some recent Nottingham clips courtesy of @miriam.nelson1, then go check Miriam’s Issue 16 Push interview conducted by @alec.fenton via the link in our story!
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📹 Filmers tagged on each slide where possible.
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#miriamnelson #ukskateboarding #theskateboarderscompanion

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Live from Hullbridge, Daryl Nobbs talks about the genesis of Betongpark Ltd, the European DIY scene and skatepark construction in Issue 15's Manufacture article.

Manufacture: Betongpark Ltd

Live from Hullbridge, Daryl Nobbs talks about the genesis of Betongpark Ltd, the European DIY scene and skatepark construction in Issue 15's Manufacture article.

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