TOWN GEARS UP FOR WICKED WEEKEND!
With less than 4 weeks to go, local skaters are continuing to meet with organizers of the Wicked Weekend to advise on the content and organization of the event.
The event on Sat August 25th /Sun 26th will be the single biggest event of the summer for the young people of Southport and the surrounding area and all involved are keen to make it the best event possible.
The inspiration for the event has come from the HUB Festival, which has run in Liverpool City Centre for the last five years. Organisers Merseyside Police, Champion Newspapers, Sefton Youth Services, Sefton Tourism and Arcade Sports are keen to see the event build up and become a regular yearly event. The experience of members of Sefton Tourism and Sefton Youth Services has enabled the initial idea to turn into a much bigger event.
TEAM EXTREME, the UK's only professional BMX, skateboard and inline display team, will be providing their mobile street course, including mini and jump ramps, coupled to sound systems, with commentators and many years of experience. Team Extreme have performed displays all over the world and draw huge crowds at any event. The Saturday will include open sessions available to skaters of all levels from the age of 6, with TEAM EXTREME demos at regular intervals. Sunday will be competition day, with the best local skaters/riders battling it out!
For Neil Danns, director and Team Extreme's general manager, it will be a welcome return to Southport. Hailing from Liverpool, Neil skated Southport Solid Surf skatepark in the 70’s. His exceptional skateboarding talents and powerful style have earned him many British and European titles throughout the 80’s and 90’s and he competed at Blackpool Ramp City in ‘Seaside Sessions 3’ in April this year.
For more information on the build up to the Wicked Weekend watch your local press.
For more information on TEAM EXTREME go to:
www.teamextreme.co.uk/
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