19 April 2005 – UK Inline Skating Association (UKISA), a nationwide association responsible for skate instructor certification and the promotion of safe skating today announced the UK’s first National Inline Skating Week, running 9–15 May 2005. National Inline Skating Week aims to encourage people of all ages to get their skates on and participate in rollerblading activities that are being arranged by volunteer groups throughout the UK.
Group activities similar to the popular Friday Night Skate (FNS), Sunday Rollerstroll and the recently launched Saturday Easy Peasy skate for beginners (all founded by Citiskate in London) are already planned in Birmingham, Brighton, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Swansea and Weymouth. Details are available at www.ukisa.org, and UKISA is continuing to drive support for local skate events in more towns and cities across the country.
“Inline skating is a growing sport in the UK and we receive lots of enquiries about activities outside of the capital,” said Andreas Kolattek, UKISA director and Citiskate founder. “Whether you are new to the sport or interested in becoming an instructor, the emphasis is on giving it a go and having fun. Building on the great success of our London skates and courses, we are branching out to encourage more people nationwide to participate in group skating activities.”
In association with National Inline Skating Week, UKISA will be launching the ‘CLASS’ safety campaign, providing guidelines for skaters to be Considerate, Legal (follow the Highway Code), Aware, Safety conscious and to gain the basic Skills for recreational skating. The guidelines are available on the UKISA website at www.ukisa.org and will be a core element taught at all Citiskate and UKISA training courses.
National Inline Skating Week also coincides with the second London Skate Festival (9-15 May 2005), which aims to introduce families and individuals of all ages to rollerblading by focusing on teaching basic skills and safety guidelines in a safe environment. The Festival offers free workshops and lessons run by qualified instructors at venues around the capital, where people of any ability can simply turn up and skate.
The London FNS planned for National Inline Skating Week will be the first ever ‘Circle Line’ skate, taking place on Friday 13 May 2005.
More than 500 street skaters are expected to join the 15-mile route, starting from Hyde Park Corner at 8.00pm, which will follow all of the tube stations along the Circle Line.
To register an activity for National Inline Skating Week, or for more information on organising a local event, please visit www.ukisa.org or contact Andreas Kolattek on 020 7731 4999.
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About UK Inline Skating Association (UKISA)
The UKISA was set up in 2002 to promote responsible inline skating and certify inline skaters to instructor level. As well as holding a national qualification UKISA instructors also have top level background checks with Disclosure, the government backed organisation that offers access to Police, Department of Health (DH) and Department for Education and Skills (DfES) records
About Citiskate
Since 2001 Citiskate have organised group courses and private tuition throughout greater London as well as being the founding members of the capital’s three year-round weekly group skates, the Friday night skate, Easy Peasy and Sunday Rollerstroll. They have organised several skating based weekend trips abroad to destinations such as Paris and Barcelona and in 2005 add Amsterdam, Berlin and New York to their plans. They are based in Fulham, London.
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Katy Ludditt
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Email: pr@citiskate.co.uk
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