'Leeds has a great skateboarding scene; it’s always been a really positive and inclusive community.'
For example, one of the few female skate filmers in the UK is Hilda Quick, who is based in Leeds.
Hilda was involved in capturing on film the culmination of ‘My World My City My Skate Spot’, our project for LEEDS 2023 which is all about empowering female and non-binary skaters, both in terms of actually getting out and street skating and also to build confidence in creating that all important video content to proudly share with the wider skateboarding community.
It all started with a survey. We asked around 380 people for information, opinions and insight into the growing community of skateboarders in Leeds. What stood out was that so many of the female and non-binary skaters – around 25% of the total – did not feel safe to skate in the streets or our city’s public spaces.
The consultation led us to create focus groups that included lots of the local skaters, including the Leeds collective ‘Rolling With The Girls’ [RWTG] – a fantastic, supportive and inclusive community for skateboarders of any ability who aren't cisgender men - and a partnership with much loved skate spot,.
There are still issues to overcome, such as removing the bylaws or establishing better policing and security policies; but we hope that by having the conversation about the benefits of skaters in a city, showing that by working with partner organisations like LEEDS 2023 and Leeds Playhouse who are open to change and understand the need to have safer, skate-friendly spaces, we can work towards a more positive change in our city.
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