Barnstaple Skateboard Park Competition
From the collection of
Splashdance
- Fistral Beach
- 1983-09-26
Barnstaple Skateboard Park Competition (Westward Diary)
A skateboard park in Barnstaple holds a tournament where the new fad for sidewalk surfing has prompted the local council to build a skateboard park. Young hopefuls show off their skills and tricks.
The earliest skateboards from the 1940s were simple wooden boxes with roller-skate wheels attached and came about because surfers grew restless when there were no waves. Skateboarding also became known as sidewalk surfing until custom-built skateparks helped launch it as a competitive sport.
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Sporting Action
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