Our Services
Skate Buddies Community Team - Free Meet Ups
Skate Buddies Community Team are volunteers from the local skate community that give 1 hour and 30 mins of their time for free to pass on their knowledge and skills of roller skating.
If you are a beginner and don't know where to begin or your coming back to skating after many years, Skate Buddies is here to help you and encourage you on your journey, by connecting you with a local skater at a local park or open space near you.
This is a great way as a soft introduction to the skate community, enabling you to meet new people, connect in with and learn from those around you.
We have Skate Buddie Community Members in:
Sandwell
Birmingham
Nottingham
Leeds
Process:
Go to Instagram @skate.buddies
send us a direct message - what city live in, and we will send you the details of local skaters in your area
or
you can contact the Skate Buddie Community Member yourself by using their @handles on the bottom of their stories found on the Skate Buddies Community Team Members page. (scroll to top of page)
Skate Buddies Performance Crew
Skate Buddies Performance Crew was formed to create a space for the discovery of jamming and dancing on skates. Whether your a complete beginner or more experienced skater we have a space for you to explore your creative skills. We help and support the development of an individuals skating skills and fundamentals, as well as artist development through collaborations with local, regional, national and international groups and organisations.
You may have seen the performance crew at:
Birmingham Fest 23 - Performed "Why aren't you smiling performance" in collaboration with Bertz Associates
The MAC Big Green Weekender - Performed "Why aren't you smiling performance" in collaboration with Bertz Associates
Play by Night at Dartmouth Park and The Light Is Coming Silent Disco at Snow Hill Station - in collaboration with OPUS
If you would like to join the performance crew please contact Empress Gibbs via email at skatebuddiescommunity@gmail.com
Skate Buddies School Programmes - Schools 8yrs - 17yrs
Skate Buddies UK CIC provide
6 week Programme
After School Club
Half Term Sessions
Skate Buddies UK CIC have developed a 6 week roller skating programme for children and young people aged 8yrs to 17 yrs. In this programme they learn roller skating basic skills and fundamentals to get them skating and dancing by the end of the programme, reducing their fear and building their confidence whilst having fun. We do this in partnership with the Urban Sports Partnership in collaboration with St Pauls Children's Development Trust, Clifton Primary School, St Pauls Specialist Education School and Concord Youth Centre.
We offer a free 1 hour taster session to schools so that your able to experience our amazing team at work at no cost to you or the children.
We offer multiple paid packages to suit your school budget and enable your youth to learn a new skill that they can use for the rest of their lives. All staff are trained and DBS checked.
During our 6 week programme they will learn aspects such as:
learning how to fall
How to stop
Emergency Stops
How to skate forward / backwards
Transitions and more...
If you are a school or know a school that would like this service, please contact Empress Gibbs via email at skatebuddiescommunity@gmail.com
SCHOOL OFFER!!! We offer a free 1 hour taster session for a group of 20 young people aged 8-16yrs old.
Skate Buddies 6 Week Adult Course
Skate Buddies UK CIC have developed a 6 week roller skating programme for adults 18+. In this dynamic programme you learn roller skating basic skills and fundamentals, as well as strengthening your core muscles, building your endurance and improving your cardio, flexibility, mobility and range of movement with the integrated RollerFitness exercises to get you skate fit. You will have fun, meet new people and meet the members of the local skate community, you'll be dancing by the end of the programme, reducing your fear of skating and building your confidence and mindset whilst having fun.
We create a fun, safe, warm and welcoming environment that enables you to be at ease, so that you can learn and grow in a space that promotes patience and compassion.
Classes run from CircusMash in King Heath on a Wednesday evening 8pm - 9:30pm
£60 for 6 weeks (£10 per session can be booked separately)
An additional £7.50 for Skate hire and protective gear hire
During the sessions you will experience and learn:
30 min RollerFitness - support building your range of movement, muscular strength and endurance
Learn how to fall - reducing fear of falling
How to stop - building your confidence to skate
Emergency Stops
How to skate forward / backwards
Transitions
How to spin
Dips
Strut walking and more ....
Go to Skate Buddies (Apr-May24) - Booking by Bookwhen to book your space.
Free Community Taster Sessions
Our free taster sessions are made possible through funding and collaborative work.
Skate Buddies have been able to provide free taster session in the community with our partner Bertz Associates in the Birmingham local community. These taster session are set up to give local and regional communities the opportunity to learn to roller skate or come back to roller skating after a long time or injury. We take you slowly and safely through the basic fundamentals and skills to get you started and rolling on your new journey.
We will be continuing this to this with the help and support of UnLtd - Movement for change funding.
Check out Skate Buddies UK CIC (@skate.buddies) • for more information
Would you like Skate Buddies to come to you your local community? Do you know a local space that we could use to facilitate a session? Contact Empress Gibbs via email skatebuddiescommunity@gmail.com and lets work together to get your community skating with a free taster session workshop.