UK SKATEBOARDING 1 – the Skate-o-Rama music and skateboard event takes place this 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 .UK SKATEBOARDING 2 – run by Rubicon Skateboards the UK’s first and only week long residential skate camps are a chance for younger skaters to visit the cream of British skateparks, learn new skills and tricks, make new friends and basically submerge themselves in the UK skate scene. The 2008 camps are based near Coventry – some places left for the week 18-22 August. Check the Rubicon Skate Camps site.Who are Rubicon? Well, they recently sponsored (and demo’d at) the Winchester Skate Jam – awesome event, great atmosphere; they also sponsored the first ever Girls Skate Comp at NASS08 (National Adventure Sports Show 2008) – Europe’s largest action sports and music festival. Further, a team including a number of Rubicon riders, scooped 5 prizes at the recent "Something for the Weekend" competition run by Reskue Skateshop. Links to videos can be seen on the Rubicon site. BBFF – The call for submissions is now open for the 2008 Big Bang Film Festival (BBFF). BBFF is a celebration of exciting and inventive films in the Action, Adventure, Suspense and Asian Action Cinema genres. BBFF also welcomes documentary submissions featuring extreme sports and athletic events, activities and competitions which have contributed some of the most entertaining video of death defying speed, skill and daring. For more info: www.BigBangFilmFestival.com SurfingWant to win a custom built surfboard? Get your entries in to win your brand new “Gold Coast Surfboards ” surfboard, custom made for this competition – the surfboard will be delivered to the winner, anywhere in the world.The nature of surfing ignites a constant craving for new coastlines, new oceans, new and better waves as a way to shatter the monotony of surfing the same, predictable breaks time and again. And it’s that spirit of travel and exploration that inspired the Rip Curl Search, Somewhere on Earth. Each year, this event serves up a new venue for the ASP World Tour event schedule, always keeping surfing fans guessing where in the world they’ll get see their favourite pros ripping. Where will the 2008 Search take place? Rip Curl originally planned to announce the location on July 1st, but they’ve decided to withhold any public announcements. So Rip Curl and the ASP won’t be announcing the location until the day the waiting period begins on July 30th… so you just gotta keep guessing!!