Transforming people & places through skateboarding.
Skate Nottingham is a non-profit place-making, sports development and alternative education organisation rooted in Nottingham’s globally significant skateboarding community. We use skateboarding as a tool to unlock learning and creativity, with an aim to raise the profile of skateboarding as a positive, healthy and creative activity that contributes to Nottingham's social, cultural and economic development.
News & events
Find out about all of our upcoming skateboard coaching sessions and other events!
Free skateboard coaching at Arnold Summer Fair
Saturday 20th June, 11:00 - 17:00
Arnold Bowls, Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, NG5 4HZ
The Arnold Summer Fair is back for 2026, and we’ll be at Arnold Bowls skatepark to bring free skateboard coaching throughout the day!
Alongside a multitude of other family-friendly activities on offer such as live music, sports sessions, creative activities, workshops, and theatre, we’ll be hosting two drop-in sessions at these times:
11:00 - 13:45
14:15 - 17:00
Open to all ages 7+. Join any time throughout, skateboards & helmets available to borrow. If it’s your first time at a Skate Nottingham session, you can pre-register, or do it on the day. Please wear appropriate footwear - no sandals, crocs, or heels.
A big thanks to Gedling Borough Council for having us involved and investing in activity at this classic Notts skatepark!
You can find Arnold Bowls skatepark on our Notts skatepark map.
Free skateboard coaching sessions
Pasture Road skatepark, Stapleford, NG9 8GS
We’re pleased to announce our spring/summer programme of skateboard coaching events at Stapleford skatepark, in partnership with Broxtowe Borough Council.
Join us at the brand new Canvas Skateparks park every other Sunday from April right through to August, whether you’ve never stepped on a skateboard before, or whether you’d like to learn new tricks with our team of talented skateboard coaches! Skateboards & helmets available to borrow. Open to all abilities & ages 7+.
Every other Sunday from 26th April
Open skateboard coaching sessions
Sunday 26th April, 13:30 - 15:00
Sunday 10th May, 13:30 - 15:00
Sunday 24th May, 13:30 - 15:00
Sunday 31st May, 11:30 - 13:00 [half term week]
Sunday 7th June, 11:30 - 13:00
Sunday 21st June, 11:30 - 13:00
Sunday 5th July, 11:30 - 13:00
Sunday 19th July, 11:30 - 13:00
Every Sunday from 2nd August [summer holidays]
Open skateboard coaching sessions
Sunday 2nd - Sunday 30th August, 11:30 - 13:00
Women & girls’ sessions - every month
Sunday 10th May, 12:30 - 13:30
Sunday 7th June, 10:30 - 11:30
Sunday 5th July, 10:30 - 11:30
Sunday 2nd August, 10:30 - 11:30
Sunday 30th August, 10:30 - 11:30
There’s no need to book tickets - just turn up!
This new skatepark was kindly funded by FCC Communities Fund and The Stapleford Towns Fund, plus donations from 202 people to our 2023 Stapleford skatepark Crowdfunder campaign, which had match-funding from Sport England. A special thanks to Stapleford Towns Fund for funding this programme of 2026 activities.
You can find the park on our Notts skatepark map.
New obstacle build workshop at Joshua Dale skatepark
Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June, 10:30 - 16:00
Colwick Rectory Recreation Ground, NG4 2DW
Join Skate Nottingham & Betongpark on Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th as we build a new concrete quarter and flatbar! This will be a construction workshop for all ages 11+ to get involved and learn new skills from skatepark industry professionals.
Last year, we continued our work to regenerate the community space of the former Joshua Dale skatepark in Colwick, by hosting wide consultation to get the views of residents & skatepark users. Thanks to the 133 people that completed our survey or attended our consultation event, Skate Nottingham made a successful application to the Common Ground Award 2025/26 for £10,000 of capital funding exclusively for this space!
This award was offered on the strength of the ongoing work with local authorities and user groups by Skate Nottingham, and the extent and quality of the recent community engagement. Your feedback really does make a difference. We thank the award body, the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, who described this as an innovative project and liked the use of participant-led regeneration for a public amenity involving young people.
This funding is of course supported by the kind donations of £4,544 from The Joshua Dale Skatepark Fund, and £4,000 from Live Like Ralph CIC. A big thanks to Gedling Borough Council for working with us on this, and Colwick Parish Council for their support.
Come and get involved and be a part of creating something new for the community! The more successful this event is, the more progress can be made towards regenerating a full skatepark for all disciplines here in Colwick.
Bottesford Skatepark Community Day
Saturday 4th July, 10:30 - 15:00
Grantham Road, Bottesford, Notts, NG13 0EE
Join Skate Nottingham at Bottesford Skatepark for a community day to support the local campaign for a new skatepark!
There will be free skateboard coaching, pop-up skate obstacles, a mini ramp jam, and lots of creative consultation activities. All wheels are welcome and encouraged to get involved!
We'll be launching a new skatepark survey to give skatepark users, families & residents the chance to give more in-depth views and feedback on the future of Bottesford skatepark, following a previous survey by the skatepark working group earlier this year. Every new response will provide useful insight for this campaign!
10:30 - 12:00: Free skateboard coaching
10:30 - 15:00: Skatepark consultation all day
12:00 - 15:00: Extra skate obstacles free to skate
13:00 - 14:00: Mini ramp jam
All skateboarding activities are for ages 7+ only - but younger visitors are encouraged to get creative with skatepark survey activities.
The village of Bottesford, between Bingham and Grantham on the borders of Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire & Lincolnshire, has had a large wooden skatepark for the community since 2003. Sadly, the park is coming to the end of its life, with many of the ramps already removed due to their dilapidated and unsafe condition.
Work is underway between the Bottesford Skatepark Working Group - a cohort of local residents & supporters - and Bottesford Parish Council to raise funding for a new, modern skatepark for the village. Find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved by stopping by on Saturday 4th July, and by following @bottesfordskatepark on Instagram & Facebook.
Bottesford Skatepark Community Survey
Give your views on a new skatepark
Bottesford Parish Council, the Bottesford Skatepark Working Group, and Skate Nottingham invite you to share your views on the future of Bottesford Skatepark, a 2000s-era wooden skatepark within Grantham Road park in Bottesford, Leicestershire. Due to its age and condition, the skatepark is in need of a modern replacement.
If you completed a Bottesford skatepark survey earlier this year, please now complete this more in-depth survey as well, which has just a few extra key questions that'll give us important user data to support future fundraising applications. You can simply skip section 2 of this survey if you already did the previous one - we'll match your answers to the previous survey.
Fundraising has already begun and we are keen to ensure all fundraising and development decisions are made with the needs of the community at its heart.
Find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved by stopping by the skatepark for our community day (details above) on Saturday 4th July, and by following @bottesfordskatepark on Instagram & Facebook.
‘From Nottingham with love’ zine
Out now!
We’ve published a new photo zine, to share some of the events & happenings in Notts skateboarding over the past 12 months. Featuring photos by Milo Franchi, Joe Walchester, Caleb Norris, Luis Kelk, Harry Platt & Tom Quigley.
Limited, numbered edition of 50 - grab one while you can!
Nottingham skatepark patches
Introducing the Tram Line Spot patch
Our 2025 range of embroidered patches depicting Nottingham skateparks now has a new addition - Tram Line Spot! The landmark skateable space just had to feature in time for winter. These patches are ready to be sewn onto your bag, jacket, hat, suitcase, or just collected as a souvenir!
Inspired by the American tradition of National Park patches - cloth badges that became souvenirs in the post-WWII boom of tourism around parks that were protected solely for leisure, recreation, and the enjoyment of people.
Rep your local Nottingham skatepark or start a collection of them all… which Notts skatepark should we release next?
Limited numbers available!
Fix-ups & Fastplants
Short film from our recent Tram Line Spot activation now online!
Tram Line Spot on Nottingham's Sussex Street is a landmark, multi-use public space, that is an asset to the city. If left unused, it could become an unpleasant space, but if supported, maintained, and activated, it can bring liveliness, fun, learning, culture, and an improved sense of safety on this main thoroughfare through the city.
This event was kindly funded by The Mindera Foundation and It's In Nottingham. Thanks to Nottingham City Council and Sneinton Waste Action Group for their support!
“Nottingham’s forbidden skaters are repaving the city’s landscape”
Read the article via Huck Magazine
Skate Nottingham co-founder Chris Lawton and creative programmes director Tom Quigley were recently interviewed for a Huck Magazine article about Skate Nottingham, our city, its struggles and achievements.
Skateboarding in the City III
Short festival film now online!
Check out some of the happenings during our huge 4-day skate festival in the heart of Nottingham, which engaged an estimated 500 people over 19 different events, including skate jams, talks, screenings, workshops, and our first skate makers’ market!
With thanks to our funders The National Lottery Community Fund, Forever Notts, and It's In Nottingham, and all of our partners, sponsors, and visitors to our city!
A special thanks to Nottingham Historic Buildings Trust for having us inside the magnificent People’s Hall.
Film by Georgianna Scurfield, with additional footage by Neil Turner.