Sk8school and Eastbourne Sk8 M8s trip - Brighton Bikini Skate
The Brighton Bikini Skate
This will be a big party! Lots of skaters coming from all over - for a beach BBQ, Roller Disco and Streetskate. All FREE and "unofficial"! Just turn up!
The Schedule
Saturday 8th August 2009 from 2pm onwards. (At Brighton)
There will be a convoy leaving Eastbourne for about midday - heading for HOVE.
When/Where to meet up in Brighton
The idea for the day is we all meet up at the
skate area next to the West Pier (that's the knackered one, not the
functioning one), on beach level behind the sailboats, from 1-2pm. Then
at 2pm we will leave for a very slow, very unorganised, unofficial
skate along the seafront to the Marina and back to Hove along the cycle
path (no official street skate I'm afraid but hopefully next year this
will materialise). But we will have music and merryment. Then we will
regroup again infront of Hove lawns (smooth skating area infront of
beach huts) and we will park the music backpacks and continue with
roller disco/beach boogie along with beach picnics and BBQs.
Food and Drink
We
will make a stop at the Marina for people to buy BBQ and picnic
supplies and a car will take it all back to Hove for you so you dont
have to carry your orange juice and chicken drumsticks while you skate.
That
is as far as the planing goes. If people want to do more skating then
the cycle paths go further than we will skate and we may break off in
smaller skate groups later in the day and there is also a skate park
very near by which we could make a diversion to as well if people fancy
a play on some pipes and boxes.
Basic directions:
When you come out of Brighton train station, skate straight ahead down Queens Street and towards the sea. When you hit the sea turn right and skate towards the West Pier, then down the ramp to beach level. You can't miss it. Easy.
Where to meet up in Eastbourne
Sounds like most of the Eastbourne Sk8 M8s want to drive so we'll do the usual meetup and car optimising for convoy to Brighton. (Gathering Point will be at Mr and Mrs T's). Walkie Talkies can be arranged! We'll be leaving at about 12 midday to ensure maximum skating enjoyment in Brighton - be prepared for a LATE return! If you are bringing younger skaters bear in mind your return travel arrangements!
Travel Arrangements
Parking will most likely be a few blocks back into the Hove lanes as its free and will be at the end where we will finish, which makes leaving easier. Other options are the Marina - but thats theoretically limited to 4 hours at a stretch.
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