New Hooked website & blog

As times change, so does the functionality and need of our web presence roll in a different direction. The Hookedskate.com site has had a full makeover, and not just in the front end. This very blog will also be fully integrated so please updated your links... no need to come here - come straight to the site for fix of 6 Tricks, Monthly Edits, Interviews and other spot secrets and lurkings.

Have a look:

Visually different and more functional - searchable and connected with our FB / YouTube and other networking sites

Individual team pages, get to know us - including video parts

The blog is there

Features are all in one place too - Interviews, New Concrete and Talking Shop

Full video archive

and full Yo, Gimme Dat - the Hooked video in full and separate parts

Tip your hat to the old site on your way out of this blog and onto the new site + blog!

www.hookedskate.com

6 Tricks on the Sabbath: Derby rail in colour

April brings us warmer weather, and to illustrate that this months 6 Tricks are Spring like in colour... have a look.

Watch it

Keep Britain Tidy

We heard on the grapevine there's a few litter issues at the park. Let's avoid any wrist slappings and stay on it... we don't want people to think we don't ♥ our park!

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Derby skatepark wins award

Nick Roberts had a picture in the paper again - this time to support the story of Derby Skatepark being an award winner.

'DERBY'S popular skate park has scooped a one-off special award because of its importance to young people in the city.

The park, on the Bass Recreation Ground, was acknowledged as a development which has helped make Derby a "brighter city".'

read the full story online here!

The Hooked video: trailer #2

Premier date & location announced... There will be a full Derby Skatepark section in it with all of the lurkers featured!

Rollersnakes edit at Derby skate park: EPIC

You have to see this for the NBD factor... nice work dudes! Would have been nice to see the flow dudes on there too - check it out.

Derby Skatepark tees

They are in the Hooked shop right now! get em and rep.

You knows where to find em! http://hooked.spreadshirt.co.uk/

Ryan Kearney drops bangers over the gap

This month Hooked lurker Ryan Kearney drops 5 bangers on the Sabbath... a day late due to Bank Holiday happenings... it all went down at our new Derby Skatepark, over the flatbank to flat, have a look.

Now watch the video for the action... and subscribe to the Hooked YouTube channel for more.

Derby Skatepark opening full edit

Chevy the Derby filmaker has done a great overview edit of the comp, prizewinners, comp runs and lots of other niblets. have a look!

Derby Skatepark: Prepare for phase 2

Derby Skatepark is a huge success, but we could still improve it. The original planning permission still stands, so if we we can secure the funding for the extra set of jump ramps and bowl extension then it's straight forward to get it.

Start, by filling in this form to give your feedback on the park:

Derby Skatepark Questionnaire

Cheers

Derby skatepark opening edit

Here is a little edit we did of the clips from the demo on the day, featuring Craig Smedley, Kelly Dawson, Nick Roberts, Martyn Hill and Ryan Kearney. Some gnarly stuff went down that's FO SHO.

Now watch the edit!

Derby Skatepark Opening Jam - in pictures

The Derby Skatepark Opening Jam was an epic day of demos, comps and goody bags. Here's the happenings in pictures.

Someone had sprayed loads of rubbish all over the nice clean park in time for the day

So we cleaned up, Will hit the brush

Daz hit the brush

Hitting some pegs too

We got the tent up - Chuckle Brothers style

Rob was living the dream

Daz's technician was organising his desk

Filling up a bit

Paperwork

The dudes are signing up for goody bags and comps

Then the Sherif Mayor came to cut the ribbon and officially open the park

Speech

Bling

Crowds gathered to hear

Chop the ribbon

Under 16 street comp winners, Cieran (2nd) , Lewis (1st) and Josh (3rd)

Getting busier all day

Long time Hooked friend Phil was security on the door

Analysing results with Fraser and Milner

Full up

Chairs for the judges

The place was teeming

Over 16 comp, Scottish Ben noseblunts the rail, with Mr Whippy in the background

Over 16 Street comp winners Gaucher (3rd), George Worthington (1st) and Scottish Ben (2nd)

Then this dude ChunkyBeats dropped some beatboxing... awesome

Leech was lizard licking his lolly

A crazed fan ran on he ramp

Mofos

Daz bs feeble

Facial steez

BMXers were smashing it too

Full on sun + people

Packed

Handplant by Fraser

Lewis Mottishaw ollies

Gaucher goes big

Will Begg melon

Chris Popp feeble

Aidan Stewart rinses the bowl

Tom Ball goes wild

Gaucher gets a new Facebook profile pic

Ball

Aidan and Heathen's Nick Roberts

Bowl jam winners Gaucher (3rd), Tom Ball (2nd) and Aidan Stewart (1st)

Wild boys

Best trick over earthquake was gnarly... Matt wore a headband

George bs bigflip

'The Chocolate man' tré

Eden tre flips

Matt boneless

Tom Ball bs flip

Purple trousers steez dude hardflip reverts... crip

The Chocolate man smashed it and won a signed deck

Blue Steel Beggy

Ash, Kearney and Chev discuss general lurkings

Is that Matt Murney or Bruce Springsteen

The BMX dudes announced the winners of the BMX jams and comps, and we all chilled out. Some grey clouds came and we all ran away at the end of the day, just in time.

Thanks to everyone who helped organise an awesome event and all you who came and took part. See you next year for the Derby jam! Special thanks to Derby City Council, Rollersnakes,Hooked and Mode.

Edit of the footage on the way. Cheers everyone.