Last weekend saw another skate jam happening, this time in Stowmarket. Josh asked if I'd come and take some photos and so on a beautifully sunny afternoon, I arrived early to find I'd not loaded a card into my camera. After a short trip to the supermarket I returned, ready, like a pro.
The town has had a skatepark of one form or another for many years. First a metal mini ramp, spine, flat bar etc. which I remember visiting with Dom Tinkler when I first moved to Bury in around 2001, and for the past few years a small concrete park which the local users want to improve and extend. Some inspirational poster sized prints of a few parks recently finished in the UK were on display to wet attendees' appetites. The first meeting with local authorities to discuss the desires of the user group was organised for the Wednesday after the jam and this event to raise awareness with local residents, businesses went off without a hitch. Various competitions including best trick on the big quarter, step up wedge best trick, long jump step up and overall park were held with both under and over 16 years categories.
I skate with a lot of the adult Stowmarket locals that turned up regularly at Empire Skatepark's Skate Only Night and my local, but you don't get to see a skater's true skill until you see them ride their local.
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| Danish Hussein - 360 flip |
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| Elijah - f/s 50-50, f/s early grab down (angle #1) |
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| Elijah - f/s 50-50, f/s early grab down (angle #2) |
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| John Howlett |
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| David Davies |
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| Elijah |
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| Jordan Thackeray |
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| Dave Davies - b/s heel flip |
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| Jack (?) - f/s sweeper (angle #1) |
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| Stow local #1 - f/s lip slide |
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| Stow local #2 - f/s 50-50 |
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| Stow local #3 - b/s flip |
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| Stow local #4 - blunt pull in (angle #1) |
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| James Grindley - b/s lip slide |
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| James Grindley - b/s smith, flip out |
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| James Grindley - no idea, but he cleared the bank into the park |
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| Dave Davies - kickflip b/s crook |
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| Dave Davies - b/s ollie |
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| James Grindley |
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| Luke Jarvis |
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| Dave Davies - b/s 360 |
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| Dandy Roy - f/s early grab |
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| Jack (?) - no comply pole jam |
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| Stow local #4 - blunt pull in (angle #2) |
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| Jack(?) - f/s sweeper (angle #2) |
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| Luke Jarvis - b/s body jar |
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| Luke Jarvis - sal flip (?) |
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| Jed Jolly - b/s smith |
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| Jed Jolly - f/s 50-50 |
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| John Howlett - b/s nose grind |
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| John Howlett - b/s smith |
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| John Howlett - f/s nose grind |
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| John Howlett - f/s tail slide |
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| John Howlett - b/s nose blunt slide |
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| John Howlett - shovit |
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| John Howlett - sugarcane |
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| Jordan Thackeray - f/s tuck knee |
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| Jordan Thackeray - f/s ollie (angle #1) |
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| Jordan Thackeray - f/s ollie (angle #2) |
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| Jordan Thackeray - ollie up to f/s smith |
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| Jordan Thackeray - f/s tail grab |
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| Jordan Thackeray - Judo |
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| Jordan Thackeray - b/s noseblunt revert transfer |
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| Jordan Thackeray - ollie |
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| Jordan Thackeray - tuck knee |
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| Max Melwani - f/s tail slide |
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| Stephen Nowak - b/s rock & roll |
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| Stephen Nowak - b/s 50-50 |
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| Ted Condon - high to low f/s air |
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Ted Condon - spine to quarter ollie
Ted snapped three boards trying this transfer. Only one of them was his.
Expensive day. |
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| Ted Condon - tre flip |
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| Vince Condon - Texas |
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| Luke Jarvis f/s airing over Jed Jolly's f/s smith |
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