INFINITE POTENTIAL, A Film By SUPRA

This past summer, SUPRA took a month-long trip throughout the United Kingdom to post up with the locals, skate street, and do some demos while also taking in the sights and culture. Dubbed their UK Residency, we traveled up and down the UK with stops in Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, and London with many pitstops along the way.

While taking up residency, the SUPRA team was scheduled to stop in London for 9 days. With a demo scheduled at Hackney Wick’s famous Frontside Gardens DIY initiative, we had the opportunity to give a little something back to London’s local skateboarding community thanks to the founder of Frontside Gardens, Andy Willis, and our very own Chad Muska.

As skateboarders, we are always taking the unused and overlook pieces of our surroundings to repurpose them to fit our needs. Such was the case when Willis found a derelict piece of land and wanted to turn it into a useful space for skateboarding and events. Willis and other likeminded locals have built a great park using mainly reclaimed wood to provide a place for skateboarders to skate and hang out.

The UK’s skateboarding scene is thriving. In an era of homogenized style and youthful complacence, it was refreshing to travel and see so many different styles coming together to support skateboarding and it was a privilege to contribute in some small way. Like the majority of skate spots, Frontside Gardens is a temporary space that won’t be around forever, but in its short existence, it has already bolstered the DIY attitude that will ensure places will like this will always exist in some form on down the road.

Video By:
Grant Schubert
Alan Hannon
Melodie Roulaud
www.melodieroulaud.com

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