Our Mission
Carving out community spaces using skateboarding culture.
Skateparks at the core, community everywhere.
For almost 15 years we have used the power of skateboarding to create vibrant and welcoming community spaces infused with skateboarding culture.
We have a track record of taking unwanted and disused spaces and turning them in welcoming, diverse and inclusive spaces in the form of indoor skate parks.
We’re independant, skater owned, and a Community Interest Company with deep ties to youth work.
We do everything within our power to ensure that skateboarding in seen as a force for good in the world.
Our Pillars
Everything thing we do is built around 4 pillars. In our case I guess they are are wheels! These are what drive us.
Community
Bringing people together to socialise, learn, challenge ourselves, and have fun.
Spaces
We physically reclaim disused spaces and make them useful again.
Skate
Skateboarding and skate park based activities are at the heart of what we do.
Culture
Skate culture and beyond. We’re all about great food, drink, music and art.
Our Goals
- Remove barriers – ensure that skateboarding is accessible to all regardless of age, gender, race and sexual orientation.
- Promote health – physical health, mental health and well-being through skatepark based activities.
- Strengthen Communities – by providing opportunities for social interaction, shared experiences and learning opportunities.
- Empower People – helping all people who use our service to move towards positive goals be they skatepark or bigger.
Our Actions
- Within the space – Operate a wide range of services that encourage different groups of people to get involved.
- The way we staff our space – Employ people with the right attitude that embody the values and help each other and help to move the goals forward.
- The way we promote ourselves – Promotion of active and healthy lifestyles (mental and physical health) through promoting being active in the skatepark.
- The way we reach out beyond our borders – Have a proactive approach to promotion of our aims that is not locality based but operates with a programme that reaches out into the community through events, activities, and youth work.