The Guardian ARTICLE
On a roll: skating booms in lockdown London – photo essay
“Roller skating is more popular than ever, with factories making skates struggling to keep up with demand. During lockdown, skate groups and communities have been coming together wherever they can”
“On Sunday, Shez Blake, 40, from south London, will have been roller skating for a month. She has been skating with her six-year-old son and excitedly talks about this landmark date because of the joy the sport has brought. “Skating gives you that sense of freedom … it’s like flying in the wind,” she says.
After struggling during the pandemic, skating has helped lift her mood. There is such a sense of community. You are immediately welcomed.”
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“On Sunday, Shez Blake, 40, from south London, will have been roller skating for a month. She has been skating with her six-year-old son and excitedly talks about this landmark date because of the joy the sport has brought. “Skating gives you that sense of freedom … it’s like flying in the wind,” she says.
After struggling during the pandemic, skating has helped lift her mood. There is such a sense of community. You are immediately welcomed.”
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Sonic Streets Techonologies ARTICLE
Skating in Sonic Space
(written by one of the skaters of our community!)
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“ Besides moving sound also territorialises, that is, takes ownership of public and private spaces, even if this only for fleeting moments. Skaters certainly do this too, as you’ll read in what follows about an SST scene very local to the project’s home base at Goldsmiths.”
“ Pedestrians stop to watch this odd procession and one throws us a V sign. A cyclist waves hello, the driver in the car waiting for us to pass nods and gives a friendly wave.”