A lot of British skaters that skate transition and bowls often dream of skating an actual pool. We watch pool skating clips and look longingly at the pictures in magazines but 99% of pools in the UK are the rectangle kind with straight sides, nothing like the curved bottomed pools in California with blue tiles and intricate metal covered lights and chunky coping.
Many moons ago, in a land not so far away, 10 skaters from across europe joined forces to reach a common goal: complete annihilation of England….
They failed, having to flee home after barely surviving the South.
Downside DIY has been going since late 2022, built under a transit bridge in Tottenham, North London. From unused grim to popular skatepot, it has quickly become an integral part of the London Skate scene.
When Covid kicked in and we got furloughed and told to stay indoors, we were straight down the building. It was hidden away, no one could bother us and the weather was red hot.
Interviews with Elijah Akerley and Greg Harbour. DIY Spots in Cambodia, Germany, England and features on Brute House Pool in New Jersey, Hippie Pool in California, Grimace’s Pool in Australia and Dirtbag Crew.
Dedicated, passionate and true to the lifestyle, these Lifers have been skateboarding for the majority of their lives. Youth may come and go, but skateboarding has stayed with them.
Article by Tom Critchley, skateboarder, researcher and writer from Kent, England. Following the Woolwich Road … Keep reading
Blokes is an 80s influenced British street-life comedy violence skateboarding film written, directed, filmed and edited by Ed Hubert and his starring cast Jake Snelling, Jack Lammas, Craig Questions, and Dan Singer, co-starring Stockwell locals and friends.
Getting rid of (almost everything) green in your garden might not be the advice given … Keep reading
With a recent partial destruction of the DIY, the Spanish, helped by local faces had this spot back together in no time…
“My sexual desire for walls (A continuous vertical brick or stone structure that encloses or divides an area of land. A side of a building or room, typically forming part of the building’s structure. Any high vertical surface or facade, especially one that is imposing in scale).”
