The London Friday Night Skate & Sunday Stroll

The London skater community created these regular street skates several years ago. They are marshalled, where very good skaters block the traffic to provide a safe environment, and are "absolutely free". The Sunday Stroll is a good street skate for beginners whereas the London Friday Night Skate is much, much faster! Run throughout the year these are a prime example of the community working together.

The Wednesday Night Skate

Run throughout the summer, the Wednesday Night Skate lies somewhere between the Sunday Stroll and London Friday Night Skate. With a relaxed and often loud environment, it's something to aim for as a beginner. Again, this skate is absolutely free!

Pari-Roller

Venture to Paris and take part in their regular Friday night street skate and you're likely to be one of 15,000 skaters! The streets of Paris are smooth, unlike those in London, and the pace can be quicker than the London skates, but the pauses are usually longer. Look out for the police on skates!

All of the organised street skatee listed here are "completely free"

Some useful skills for fun street skating!!!

• Heel brake stopping. -  Video...
• A-frame turns. -  Video...
• Parallel turns. -  Video...
• Stride -  Video...
• Spin Stops -  Video...
• Being able to cope with a surface change and wet slippery patches in the road.
• Being able to to deal with obstacles in the road.

Video footage and editing by Dave White (LFNS Lead Marshal)

You will have loads of fun on all of these skate and if you don't quite feel up to the skill level yet, just give us a call or text on 07753 489 669 or book a lesson and we would be more than happy to have a chat with you about getting your skills up to scratch to join in the summer fun!!!