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Skateboarding Stuff in Farnborough, Hampshire*

Farnborough, Hampshire Skateboard Shops, Skateparks, Skate Ramps, Waxed Curbs, Rails, Where to Buy Decks, Parts, Shoes

Skateboarding Spots

• Fanrborough Skate Park
• i for the last ten years have been digging a cave outside ford and i have made it into the best sk8park in the world but ur not invited so go back to ur cardbored box.
• There's a brilliant, if sometimes pretty busy skatepark just outside the Farnborough rec. Best to avoid it on Friday and Saturday nights if you don't want drunk skaters staggering everywhere, though!
• the dutch blocks outside abby national, u.g, shit spot- ghetto ramps and gaps rumoured to be near dump, st peters school 5 set, tomnocks banks, o and the skatepark but two local minatores live there, keep ur distance, no names, they shall remain known as oinky and steed,just kiddin, budd and darren..
• There is a full pipe outside of the rec and there are ledges opposite the library and are amazing to grind!
• Farnborough Skate park, the 8 set...no...wait the lousy council put a bloody rail down the middle of it!SMART! Er..so yer theres always the stone things nr iceland
• Skaters are not refered to as townies, just thort ide let ya know. :P Skaters are not really called n e thing but skaters..strangley enough...
• There is now a nice skate park
• we need grind rails!
• rec bank
• skatepark,dutch blocks for lokes.
• Not a bad park. Floodlight at least. Full of Bladders and cretins though...2 minis (small and large) flat bank leading to driveway with hip (it's nice and big) with grind boxes down the side, leading to quarter with flat bank next to it leading to big spine leading back to another quarter. Over in one corner it a small hipped flatbank with run up from small quarters and larger quarter.. In between mini ramps is another flat bank (I thin that's about it...) Of course there's that token kid on a BMX who just rolls around trying to be obnoxious and oblivious as possible, waiting for you to drop in then riding right in your way....I think the council employs these kids just to piss us off.......there's always one at any park you ever go to, I'll put money on it...
• local park outside the rec is pretty cool, but sometimes too small and full of people who just want to hang on the scene rather than skate, try the council carparks for some real ramps and rails
• 14 stair hubba, off the nose, off the noooooooooosssseeeeeeee
• Farnborough Skatepark is complete and home to two miniramps, a street spine, hipped driveway grindbox and '50p' hip, plus several flatbanks and quarters. Floodlit every night til 10 or 11, and free to skate.
• I can remember some mid-90s scrapes with the rozzers in Asda car park.
• Town centre by iceland
• the b & q gap near the tunnel look for the bush, the black drop opposite the entrance to b & q or emi industries. the 8 set is no more !! the debenhams drop is good opposite the multi storey entrance. the blocks and ug. and the skatepark soon!
• UG, Dutch Blocks etc.
• The Blocks and the UG are where its at most of the time. By July 2002 the skatepark should be up and running. For more information contact Simon Venn at Rushmoore Borough Council, or any of the fboro massive.
• Skatepark update... Thanks to the ever growing support of the Fboro Massive (what a lovely bunch of fellows) the long overdue skatepark should be up and running by may/june 2002. The Massive have been working closely with the council to design a park suitable for anyone (yes even pesky bladers) and is currently being discussed. Lick your lips people, its gonna be good.
• The council eight are quite lengendary, fuck knows why. Probably because they are dirt and if you fall off you will cane yourself. Only bart and bert have flipped them, well done. I remember there used to be a rail going down them, but because a blader broke his leg on it they removed it. Selesian college has some stairs which are okay. Soon to build a skatepark, due to be finished by april 2002.
• Don't hold your breath for the new skate park. I remember the council promising us a new one back in the seventies, and instead they removed first the two ramps, then the half pipe, then got shirty if we skated ANYWHERE in the town ... Been there, done that, and the t-shirt is so old it's worn out - a bit like me!
• right.... the ghetto in aldershot is the local park. we have three marble blocks about 2ft high 4ft wide 6ft long, we have a double set of 2-3 an 8set with rails, free standing rails a load of ledges(not grindable)but you can ollie on trick off and stuff, the worlds slidyest bench its plastic, asda carpark has manual pads and huge and small carpark gap/drops you can see the rest at www.fboromassive.homestead.com
• Injure pedestrians down at Farnborough Rec.
• Train Station, car park to car park drop over a white rail(1 foot) DOOM!
• The Abbey blocks have been skated since the late 70s and still are today, come down for a laugh and we'll show you the sights. Asda has a couple of good, big drops and walls, and there are various other smaller spots around. Just ask around for 'the fboro massive' and we'll be more than happy to show you them. The underground is an ideal place for the kids to learn. Plenty of flat ground and waxed kerbs, and no hassle, skate there after 5.30 though, but the lights do go out at 8.00 sharp. AND... in other news... Farnborough is to become the proud owner of a brand spanking new park by early 2001! The council have shown the locals plans and it seems to be coming together nicely. Quarters at each end, flat bank on one side with a driveway and either a spine or jump box in the center, good stuff.
• Skating places outside pizza hut and abbey national and also in the new(ish) multi storey car park
• Home of the legendary Farnborough half-pipe for much of the eighties, but now something of a ghost town.

Skateboard Shops

• There was Swivel
• bad bad bad news. swivel has closed down. oh the pain, oh the pain of it all
• There's one shop called Swivel, about 3 minutes walk from the skate-park, which sells skating equipment only. Clothing for skaters, too.
• s -W-,:I"v" *E* [L] SwIvEl [s][w][i][v][e][l] skateshop on highstreet
• Swivel?
• Swivel skate shop has recently opened
• Not that i know of. Plenty of pound shops though.
• SWIVEL
• swivel skate shop, queensmead shopping centre . farnborough.
• swivel skate shop can be expensive so its better to get on a train and got to woking and have a look in surrey skate.
• theres a new skate shop just opened (well nearlly just) called swizzel skate
• new shop in farnborough, swivel...pretty good, but also pricy...workers are cool tho ;)
• Swivel Skateshop has moved to 75 Queensmead, opposite Dixons. We are open Tuesday to Saturday 9.30 - 5.30
• There is now a big skate park in farnborough, next to the REC (ask anyone in fboro to direct u) its got piramids spines halfpipes and fbanks, also we are now the proud owners of a new skate shop in the town centre called "SWIVEL" it has everything u could ever want !!!!!!!!
• New shop in Qheensmead Farnborough called SWIVELS
• swivel, on the cove one way, setup by local skaters, some cool gear
• SWIVEL SKATESHOP >>>> 44 Cove Road, Cove, Farnborough. Hurry up and buy!
• Swivel Skate is new and is situated opersit Tower hill Garage Near the one way system !!!!!!! Keep On SkAtInG
• Swivel Skateshop has just opened at 44 cove road, cove, farnborough, opposite Tower Hill garage. It has lots of top names and friendly staff, come in and buy stuff.
• New skateshop opening November 3rd in Cove. Support your local shop. Skateboards only.. sorry to all you frootbooting nonces
• nearest/ dearest one is surrey skates in woking (15min train ride) its the oldest skateshop in the uk and the people that work there are second to none. www.surreyskates.com go there its good.
• never seen one, that's not to say there isnt one there, there used to be a decent one in woking, er, which you can get the train to from Farnborough
• None in Farnborough. Nearest ones are Route One or Ollies in Guildford, Surrey Skates in Woking (probably best of the lot), or Curb Surfers in Farnham

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