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“Rogue Goes Riding” tour footage – the girls hit the road!

Ryan — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:53:42 +0000

Jenna Selby and the Rogue Skateboards crew decided to hit the road in October in order to welcome three new members to the team and generally have a shred. The weather might not have been on their side, but they’ve still come through with a banging Rogue Goes Riding tour edit for you to enjoy, featuring the likes of Dora Horvath, Georgina Winter, Claire Thompson and Caitlin Robinson Mawhood, along with friends Emma Richardson, Camilla Mullins and Kerri Dennis.

Catch up with The Skateboarding Show now…

Ryan — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:12:39 +0000

Brett has just sent us through the last three weeks worth of The Skateboarding Show – listen below now…

UK Champs from The XC featuring Tom Harrison, Manny Lopez and a bungled interview with Lucy Adams that nearly didn’t happen. Also a review of SWS193 and a reminder of the Big Push voting process:

Jenna Selby telling us all about the “Rogue goes Riding” all girls skate tour:

Joel Chapman telling us about HR6 Limited Gene Pool, which is a Herefordshire scene video, and Nic Powley telling us about the UKSA Mini Ramp Champs:

Rogue Skateboards “Rogue Goes Riding” tour – dates and info here!

Ryan — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:50:34 +0000

As it’s been two whole years since the Rogue Skateboards crew last embarked upon any sort of tour, Jenna has decided to round up the girls for the impending “Rogue Goes Riding” tour of the south. The dates and locations are as follows…

Saturday 27th October:
Ealing Skate Park
‘Anywhere Road’ – Female Skate Exhibition

Sunday 28th October:
London Street Shred (Various and dependent on weather)

Monday 29th October:
Bay Sixty6 Skate Park (London)
Mile End Skate Park

Tuesday 30th October:
XC Skate Park (Hemel Hempstead)
Pioneer Skate Park (St Albans)

Wednesday 31st October:
Cyclopark (Gravesend)

It’s intended on being a very informal affair, so if you fancy getting involved with the tour or simply want to get a session in with the girls at any of the stops, then hit up Jenna at info@rogueskateboards.co.uk for more details.

Also, keep up to date with the plans via the “Rogue Goes Riding” Facebook Page.

The girls hit London – Helena Long, Danni Gallacher…

Ryan — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:20:30 +0000

Danni Gallacher, Helena Long and Emma Richardson rounded up a strong crew and headed to London for the day, hitting up the new BaySixty6 park and a girls only session at a private park.

Get watching the edit of their mission now!

BaySixty6 Nike Skatepark – Girls Session from emma Richardson on Vimeo.

Helena Long on “The Skateboarding Show”

Ryan — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:48:17 +0000

Brett’s well and truly back on the post-Xmas case, coming correct with yet another banger of a full length interview for The Skateboarding Show, this time with the UK’s first female pro and stalwart of the girls event scene, Miss Helena Long!

Listen below as Helena discusses starting skating and getting involved with the UK girls scene, talks about designing her first pro board for Rogue Skateboards and more!

The Skateboarding Show, 18 Jan 2012: Helena Long by theskateboardingshow

Helena Long pro for Rogue Skateboards!

Ryan — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:28:15 +0000

Following years of destroying comps around the UK and Europe, coming through with a full part on the 2009 all girl production “As If, And What?” and scoring the first ever female First Light in the new issue of the mag, Helena “Legs” Long is now pro for Rogue Skateboards!

Her debut pro board, which is also designed by Helena herself, is available in three sizes right now (7.75″, 8″ and 8.125″), so dig deep into those pockets and support! Send your virtual cash to Rogue via their online store and pick up one of these wall hangers ASAP.

Props to Helena, Rogue and all involved – remember to check out the latest issue of the mag to witness Helena tackling street rails and more…

Best Of 2010: Helena Long

Ryan — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:03 +0000

After placing 7th overall in the 2010 Girls World Street Rankings, winning pretty much every UK event going and racking up no shortage of both UK and international coverage, this week we catch up with Miss Helena “Legs” Long to find out what she made of the last twelve months.

Read on, then watch Helena smashing it at the Manchester stop of the 2010 Ladies Skateboard Series at the bottom of the page…

Photo: Jenna Davis

Top 3 skaters of 2010?
Lois Pendlebury,
Josh ‘Manhead’ Young
Andy Scott

Top 3 videos of 2010?
In Search of the Miraculous
Make Friends With The Colour Blue
1966

Top 3 trips of 2010?
Ladies Monthly Scotland!

Top 3 events of 2010?
UKSA National Championships
World Cup Skate in Rome
Ladies Skateboard Series

Top 3 non skating pass-times of 2010?
Starting Uni.
Doing a little traveling – including Bradford with Lois and Ben.
Drinking Danielle Smellor’s lethal cocktail with Sam Beckett, Reece Douglas and Lois Pedlebury.

Top 3 quotes of 2010?
“Suck out”
“What’s A-I-R?” – when playing scrabble,
“Ya right legs?”

Top 3 skaters to watch out for in 2011?
Lois Pendlebury
Josh ‘Manhead ‘ Young
Andy Scott

Top 3 things you were stoked on doing in 2010?
UKSA National Championships
Skeg Mini Ramp Champs…
…and the Ladies Monthly’s

Top 3 things you never got round to doing in 2010?
Urmm meeting/marrying Johnny Depp.
Watching Avatar –although I’m not too bothered.
Hitching a lift from Ken Block.

Top 3 aims for 2011?
Skate, skate, skate.

Ladies Skateboard Series 2010 – “The Phoenix Night” comp, Manchester:

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“As If, And What?” – full UK girls video online now!

Ryan — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:50:32 +0000

To coincide with the anniversary of its original release “As If, And What?”, the UK’s first full length all female skate video, is now online in its entirety! See below for half an hour of pure homegrown femi-hammers featuring Lucy Adams, Lois Pendlebury, Helena Long, Sam Bruce, Georgina Winter, Sue Hazel, Rebbecca Davies and more.

Filmed and edited by Jenna Selby.

As If And What? >>

“Les Filles Á BCN” – Helena Long and co in Barca.

Ryan — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:04:24 +0000

The latest issue of French magazine Soma is now online, which features a full article from a trip Helena Long and several other girls did to the Catalan playground of Barcelona.

Click below to get linked to the right issue, then dust off your French reading skills and head over to page 34 to begin…