Archive for January, 2009

I managed to miss this video when it was first around, just seen it. Local lad Lima getting it done over the pond!

Newport Skate Park from Ed Salter on Vimeo.

Newport skatepark has some new ramps, with more on the way. Rumours are flying of a return of the legendry foam pit and removing the vert… Will keep you posted when I find out! For now here’s a video of the new layout, no riding in it.

Met up with my friend ‘Swiss’ Dave from Australia at the weekend, he’s been travelling England and some of Europe for the past couple of months. Here are a bunch of photo’s I shot this weekend taking a walk around Christ Church college and cathedral in Oxford. Place is so dialled, some of the most intricate buildings you are ever likely to see. Some scenes for the first two Harry Potter movies were filmed there, and Lewis Carroll took inspiration for Alice in Wonderland from an inhabitant of the college’s daughter playing in the grounds. Plus there’s a thousand other amazing pieces of history involved in the place. Had alot of fun taking these snaps. Enjoy.

Went up to Corby as usual last Tuesday… Lima sends these curved wall rides both ways. I guess they are pretty small compared to the old Empire ones.

Not sure what this chap’s name is, but he goes pretty damn high.

Pipe did some good Ruben wallrides

Lima with a proper no-hander this time. The gallery works a bit better now, so click on a thumbnail below to see so more pictures. I spent the weekend in Cardiff, went to Newport indoor which has had more work done on it. Jim properly wrecked his ankle and is now on crutches for a week or more. Get well soon. I will put a video up of the new layout tomorrow.

So here are a bunch of photo’s from a walk Aidan and I took around the city on one very cold January morning. We did a few monotonous life tasks that always need doing, then went for a wander in the freezing cold, and I shot a few photo’s. These illustrate just a miniscule portion of the amazing architecture and history that Oxford has on offer. It’s not at all surprising that it becomes so saturated with tourists from the world over come summer. Mornings like this make it look even radder.

Pipe, Jibbles and I also went on ‘Bill Spectre’s ghost trails’ round the city a couple of Saturday evenings back. This wasn’t particuarly scary, but pretty entertaining and informative. If you ask one of us nicely, we might tell you something rad. For example, we all helped in trying to raise spirits to support the story of one particular spot, which resulted in spirits being raised and Bill’s book setting alight. I wonder if this same thing happens on every tour he leads..? The night concludes with a complimentary stabbing, which we accepted gratefully. Sweet time that night.

View from my bedroom window, Cowley, Oxford.

Move out of our place in Oxford this week, pretty savage, been a sick 6 months spent there, with some of the best housemates in existance. Moving belongings between places is one of the most tedious ways to spend time ever, such a boring job. Never mind.

Worked the last few weeks loads, thinking to myself the whole time how much I need to get out of this shit. Sofa surfing is so 2009. Maybe some sort of bmx some time, want to head to Corby tomorow evening hopefully, so get involved. If you do one thing this weekend, it should definitely be to watch the Ali G movie.