Props to everyone involved – watch Callun Loomes’ edit from the day below…

As with the previous Free Skate Days, each park had their own assigned filmer tasked with making an edit from the day in hope of earning their local establishment £1,000 towards park developments. All of the official edits are now online and can be viewed over on the Route One blog – go give them a watch and follow the instructions on how to vote. You’ve got until 10am on Tuesday November 6th to vote for your park, so get on the case now and support your local!

Watch the edits from Edinburgh and Leicester underneath, then check the blog for the rest.

Leicester:

Edinburgh:

The first leg of the Tech Deck “Young Guns Series” 2012 kicked off at the small but beautifully formed Exist skatepark in Swansea, Wales. Many of the skaters had traveled from much further afield hoping to qualify early for the final at the XC in Hemel Hempstead.

Overall the standard was exceptionally high, particularly in the Under 16′s category which quite frankly blew my mind. Tricks went down in the jam sessions that would have been respected in any UK pro comp. As usual nicknames were encouraged and often handed out on the spot, notables from this leg were: Fruit Boy, Big Mac and MC Hammer (who didn’t look remotely like MC Hammer and didn’t have big pants).

There were a few familiar faces around, notably Jordan Sharkey and Charlie Birch who’ve both impressed everyone who has seen them skate. What was cool was to see a whole new crop of kids coming through who were ripping. One to look out for would be Lewis Mottishaw from the Derby area who knocked out some big man tricks including a frontside flip down the stairs with ease.

The final was very tight but unfortunately Charlie fell a few times too many and placed third, whilst Lewis stepped up his game and got 2nd. Top boy was definitely Sharkey though, he was definitely in the top three anyway but sealed the deal with a ridiculous Merlin Flip third go and right on time. The crowd went wild and the over 16′s wondered how they were going to top what they’d just witnessed.

In the 16 and over category there was a wild variety of styles and personalities which made for a really fun and interesting comp. Fruit boy looked to be odds on favourite, he seemed to be able to skate everything every way, switching it up between hesh and tech – 360 boneless down the stairs and a fakie hardflip for example! Tom Tanner judged edged him out of the top spot by hitting up the whole course and styling it up. 3rd went to Eric Wade who came out the blocks strong but suffered after breaking a board in the final jam.

Thanks go out to all the sponsors: Tech Deck, Vans, World Industries, Spitfire, Rocket, ProTec and Skull Candy

Please join us for the Scottish leg at Transgression Skatepark in Edinburgh on the 1st July!

- Nic Powley.

Tech Deck Young Guns 2012 – Welsh Leg from Marky on Vimeo.

Check John “J-Fish” Fisher’s edit of the Pro Party Aftermath below, with skating from Barney Page, Welsh Tommy, James Coyle and Caradog Emanuel plus appearances from Korahn Galye, Chris Jones and Dan Wileman.

Crayon Skateboards Pro Party- The Aftermath. from Crayon Skateboards on Vimeo.

With all new footage from Nicky Howells, Dylan Hughes, Jess Young, Welsh Tommy, Sam Austin and Jack Kirtley, the video has been put together by John Fisher and is set to be a straight up banger!

Check the latest teaser below then be sure to head to Swansea on Saturday night if you can.

Doors open at midday, entry for the day will cost a mere fiver and the Exist crew will be putting on demos throughout the afternoon. The evening will see a host of local bands and DJ’s playing in the bar, with rumours also currently circulating that the Exist video may also be getting premiered on Saturday night too.

Keep an eye on www.existskatepark.com or the Exist Skatepark Opening Facebook event page for further details.

Check the latest teaser out now…