You know what's crap? Besides our skateboarding? Yep; you said it! The lack of skateboarding in Youth clubs. It's always been football, rugby and snooker. Because that's all that kids want, right? RIGHT?!?
Of course not. And whilst many local councils and authorities are yet to recognise the importance of diversity in youth-outreach opportunities, our guest this week, Mr Rob Sharp, does not. He joins us today to spread the good word of his brainchild 'The Boarding School', a modular indoor skatepark ran exclusively through his youth club/charity, the Bristol YOU Foundation. Through their old school building on Staple Hill, the foundation aims to make skateboarding accessible to children and young people of all walks of life. After all, resilience, metacognition and community are key to a happy, productive life, and what better way to instill that in the youth than encouraging them to wallride old furniture indoors.
To book a slot at the Boarding School's modular skatepark (young people only...for now!), visit them online at: https://www.instagram.com/theboardingschoolsk8/
Find the charity, The Bristol YOU Foundation at: https://www.theyoufoundation.org/
The YOU Foundation, and their skatepark, are located at: YOUF Centre, Page Rd, Staple Hill, Bristol BS16 4NE, UK
