Skateboarding – the Skate-o-Rama music and skateboard event takes place on Saturday, 5th July, at Wellholme Park, Brighouse. Comps to enter, prizes to win, and demos of other urban sports to watch and try…… see the photo gallery ; more info here . Where will it Snow this Summer – SHEFFIELD, UK?
Prepare yourselves for unseasonable weather as 30 tonnes of snow is set to fall in the middle of July at Cliffhanger!
SNO!zone, the indoor real snowsports centre at Xscape Castleford, is turning part of the park into a winter wonderland by building a real snow slope with freestyle rail lines. Top professional snowboarders and skiers will be performing gravity defying tricks at the event, which also includes a live DJ set, family entertainment and the chance to win lots of prizes.
In addition the Cliffhanger will play host to the British Bouldering Championships (the UK’s finest rock climbers battling it out on a purpose built mega-wall), an orient style UltraSprint orienteering competition and open event, Mountain Bike trials displays by Ben Slinger, Scuba Diving instruction, an on-site North-Shore Mountain Bike course, an open Skateboarding contest, come-and-try-it Climbing Walls and assault courses, Angling coaching, a heap of demonstrations, and loads of outdoor bargains. Once you’ve paid your £5 to get in virtually everything is FREE! What are you waiting for? Get the dates in your diary. July 12th and 13th, Millhouses Park, Sheffield: www.cliff-hanger.co.uk for more info, including plenty of information on local accommodation, and how to get there on public transport, on your bike or by foot.
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If you didn’t make it last year check out the video of the weekend.
{mosimage} URBAN PLAGNE – this is “the urban culture festival with altitude”… if you’re in the French Alpes in mid-July, 11-14 July in fact, then take the time and make the effort to go to La Plagne for probably the highest urban culture festival around. This is the 4th edition of the festival and is a qualifying event for FISE 2009, next May in Montpellier. There will be a fantastic array of sports to watch, see, feel and try; and you can probably even book a holiday for the next ski season! Check out the photo gallery , and for more info visit the Urban Plagne website.