I also had the pleasure of visiting the Suffolk town of Ipswich with the Milk Skateboards crew...twice.
These photos were taken on a trip with Dan, Fuller, Harley Miller and Jasper Pegg. Charlie Munro, Nathen Farrow, Sam Hayter, Reece Bartlett, Aaron Clapham and Luke Petty joined us on for the second trip.
The first excursion consisted of a scouting visit to a school yard in Claydon and a session at the locally renowned Crown Pools.
The brick laid spot at the entrance to this public swimming pool was originally made up of a couple of accessible sets of steps, a wide five foot high ledge and a flat bank alongside a sloped footpath, topped with a handrail. A set of rails blocking the line for the larger steps and a five foot wall set across the bottom of the flat bank were added a few years back to discourage likeminded individuals. The spot continues to be skated regardless.
The brick bank is a slippery fella with a lip resembling broken teeth. This mixed with the brick wall at the end, narrow, fast exit and passing shoppers makes for an interesting session.
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| Harley Miller - no comply b/s blunt slide (atm?) |
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| Jasper Pegg - switch f/s blunt slide |
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| Jasper Pegg - switch f/s tail slide |
The second trip again started with what was meant to be a quick look at the school yard spot, but with the whole crew in attendance we ended up staying for a couple of hours.
Charlie, Aaron, Reece and Dan started attacking the bank to rail with an early cracker from Charlie although the one he wanted got away this time. The spot is a pig to skate, therefore some of the following shots are of attempts on the first visit. I don't care about this as the compositions are some of my favourites and I've told you now. We plan to return and conquer.
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| Charlie - nose stall fakie (make!) |
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| Dan Shervington - nose stall revert (make!) |
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| Charlie - nose stall biggy (atm) |
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| Luke Petty - the camera guy squint |
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| Charlie |
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| Charlie |
On to Ipswich, and a quick look at the Worsley Theatre before heading down to a very compact spot on a major junction just down the road from the football stadium (Portman Road).
The traffic was extremely heavy and the line out from one block ran into a slip road used sporadically by motorists as a cut-through to avoid some of the lights and visit the chippy.
I had decided earlier that morning to try some long shots and Jasper provided the subject on this occasion. After a couple of close shaves with a flash gun and cars, this one was bagged. Available in both black & white and colour format.
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| Jasper Pegg - wallie board slide |
And back to the Worsley Theatre for another look at the well skated steps out front.
This is a long set and a challenging skate. Charlie played with switch ollies for a bit. I took the shot from the wrong side. I reckon he's got more in him. I'll get in the right place.
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| Charlie Munro - switch ollie |
