Thirty-five professional skaters from the UK and France are set to descend on Jersey this coming weekend for annual celebration of skateboarding, music, and youth culture.
Skate Space, a Jersey-based charity that empowers local young people, will host the third Bowl Ā Crock event on Saturday 26 September.
The event with feature an open-jam format where amateur riders and adaptive athletes get the opportunity to shred alongside professional skateboarders from around the world.
Les Quennevais Skatepark has become a “magnet for creativity and fun”, and is one of the largest concrete skate facilities in the British Isles, featuring a massive 9-foot deep bowl and extensive street sections.
There will be skate jams through the day, where all abilities are encouraged to enter, with prizes being awarded for both skill and effort.
The event will be free admission for spectators and open participation for skaters with no entry or registration fees required.
The morning begins at 10:00am with Skateboard Jersey for some Adaptive sessions, with the main event officially beginning at 12:00pm.
Attendees can expect live performances by local young bands, DJ sets, MCs, and art workshops, as well as notable skating throughout the day.
The Danny Cram Memorial Bowl Opener at 1:00pm is the “heart of the event”.
Event Organiser, Natalie Mayer, said: “It’s a poignant tribute to someone who meant a lot to our community, a reminder to look after each others’s mental health, and it signals the start of a day that’s about more than competition. It’s about what we’ve built together.”
Bowl Ā Crock will feature both “visually epic” bowl skating, where skaters “carve through transitions at speed and style,” with street skating occurring afterwards on various features throughout the park.
“When the Jersey skatepark opened 3 years ago, our charity Skate Space saw the potential this space had for Jersey. The core philosophy of the event is to create and concentrate a lot of energy and fun, to create inspiration and aspiration.
“We allow the opinions of young people lead what happens at the event, and we give opportunities and mentorship in event organisation, photography, videography, design…. mural painting. All aspects of putting an event together.
“We are now in the third year of the event and I feel this is going to be a big one! People see the vision and are channeling it in independent and unique ways. The idea is that nobody owns the event, everybody owns it and everybody can bring their own splash of creativity to make it a super fun day,” continued Ms Mayer.
There will also be a Bowl Ā Crock afterparty at Watersplash; with bands, DJs, and “the energy of the day” not flattering.
Tickets can be purchased for the BĀC x PILLO Afterparty here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bac-x-pillo-afterparty-tickets-1989223763826?aff=erelpanelorg. All ticket money raised goes to Skate Space.
