FAREWELL LEAS GIG FOR BATTLESKA GALACTICABATTLESKA GALACTICA play their farwell gig at the Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone on Saturday September 6th which also doubles up as a CD release party!The "That Is Really All" show also features LOS SALVADORES, TAR and TWICE THE SIZE.Energetic skacore... ICE SKATING ???Does anyone know whether an ice skating rink is coming to Folkestone harbour this spring just as it did last year? Thank you :)Good, they look kinda skanky...violent delightThey performed live which was wicked! And they came out to watch Reef's set bout 3.30pm ish and we chatted to Rodney and saw Tom (guitarist) and Ben (bassist) which was kool. Folkestone skate parkWell, this video came up when I searched for Folkestone, is that in Folkestone? Where? Some of it looks like Broadmead village and some of it looks like Hawkinge... is it round here or just mis-labelled?[googlevideo]-5897663276154356073[/googlevideo]... Skate knobsHas this menu board been defaced, or are "Skate knobs" a real thing?That's the menu board from The Hermitage... If you were going to go to the bother of messing with their board, surely you'd change that to "Peasant Pate" too?Aha from wikibooks:skate... Good skaters vs bad skatersLots in the paper this week about skaters in Folkestone, should they be allowed to skate on The Lees, are they noisy and unpleasant, is hanging too good for them etc. Here are some videos anyway.Good skaters:[googlevideo]-5897663276154356073[/googlev... Skate mentalSerious!UPDATE: It won't let me embed the vide, but watch it here...... RE: Skate mentalCan't watch it - it's got one of those "owner won't allow it to be watched embedded" things on it.RE: Skate knobsskate knobs are chheks of skate and a rather lovely. In fact, the hermitage got their South and East kent 'best restaurant'award from the KM for their skate knobs with rocket and coriander and a super sauce. shaoice skating folkestone harbourWhat days are ice skating on and whst times? email back to sammaple@hotmail.co.ukSponsored skateFriends are doing a sponsored skate from Bath to Bristol, the money raised going to the National Autistic Society. If you fancy donating some money, please do here.When you donate, please put in the "comments" section "Gav and Mark HX", as there is s... 150 miles on skateboards for alzheimersFrom the 4th - 7th of September, your 2 favourite front end web developers, Gav and Mark will be attempting to skate from Brighton back home to Canterbury round the coast. This journey covers over 150 miles and is intended to raise money for the Alzh... Snow blind!Still deep snow here, and bright sun at times, quite dazzling. Not snowing right now, not been much at all today. I can hear the irregular plop of huge loads of snow sliding off the roof, hope it doesn't all melt soon.Chaps in the office have made a ... Does this look like a real skateboard to you?Story in the Telegraph about a skateboarding owl. And it's in Folkestone this time, last week's story like this was from Fareham. There are owls in the town centre, and one of them might like a skateboard, but that looks too small to me. Or, that's a... One off reunion for charity my arseSuede are playing a Danish festival. And it's not Roskilde:smukfest, skanderborg, denmark 7 august 2010tickets: smukfest.dk & billetlugen.dkNot sure we'll go to this one. If I were to go I would not drive this time...Latitude Festival 2012: Weekend i... Lots going on at the Cheesegrater over the bank holidayTake a look at what's on in Folkestone's Creative Quarter over the Bank Holiday Weekend and our great comedy, family, music and film events coming up in September.Don't forget our autumn subscriber offer: Visit Quarterhouse to pick up a copy of the b... Semi fiascous weekendGood weekend, quite tiring weekend though, painting and decorating and DIY for most of it, but also went out and stayed up too late.First on to the disasters, one I fell asleep on the (cream) sofa with a glass of red wine in my hand, oops. I was just... The Montrose AvenueMatt Everitt of Menswear was in the band, this was the height of girly indie, there were tiaras, fairy wings, and even rollerskates in the crowd.Dance CrazeFilm, part of the skabour festival. 1981 British documentary film about the English 2 Tone music genre.Whitley Bay`s 1st Reggae & Ska Festival, Root One Band with Danman & BIce skatingActually in a rink down the harbour area, price includes skate hire!The Dualers - Summer of Ska25Whitley Bay`s 1st Reggae & Ska Festival, Wayne Macarthur & the UniversBattleska Galactica farewell gigBATTLESKA GALACTICA play their farwell gig which also doubles up as a CD release party! The "That Is Really All" show also features LOS SALVADORES, TAR and TWICE THE SIZE.Dub ClubDub, Roots, Reggae and SkaSwing Easy DJS (intensified) and guest TOASTSka, 8pm-1am at Elusive Bar (Station approach, Ashford 07970247001)Aka SkaMatthew Herbert Big Band, Eska & The Goldsmiths Vocal EnsembleWorld Ceilidh, 3 Day Pass, Beat, Eat Static, Treacherous Orchestra, King Creosote, Ska Cubano, Lunasa, Besh O Drom, Ukrainians, DJ Pathaan, Sheelanagig, Kissmet, Jesca Hoop, Zub Zub, Flutatious, King Arthur's Men, Babylon Arabic Band, Found, Meursault, WiMadness in ParisMadness in Paris tickets The infamous Camden boys have bags full of ska infused pop gems, such as their debut single ?One Step Beyond? or world-wide chart-topper, ?Our...Metallica in Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)Formed: 1981 in Los Angeles, USAStyle: RockCheck out: "Enter Sandman" "For Whom the Bell Tolls" "One" Metallica Tickets The masters of metal are back. Metallica...7UP Christmas On Ice - RDS Ice Skating8.5 - 15.5SKA-nival, Ghettones, Skank Tank, Captain Accident5.00Communicators UK leading SKA supergroupSkaboom UKMadness in Amsterdam, NetherlandsMadness in Amsterdam, Netherlands tickets The infamous Camden boys have bags full of ska infused pop gems, such as their debut single ?One Step Beyond? or world-wide chart-topper, ?Our...The SkatonicsSka. £6Ska Reggae & Northern Soul D.J7pm FreeHey RudiSkaToot'N'SkamenTop Ska Band. 8pm £6Ska Reggae Northern Soul7-10pm FreeThe BeatFolkestone Skabour festival presents The Beat plus the SkatonicsArthur Kay and the OriginalsPart of Folkestone Skabour festival...Ska Reggae & Northern Soul DJ7-10pm Free