Bah Humbug

Just arrived! The calendar that no Skateboarder should be without from Hubba

COR! CHECK OUT THOSE WHEELS!

Or, if your mum still cleans your room then you could always opt for the

Thrasher official calender 2009 :Featured skaters include Corey Duffel, Chet Childress, Josh Harmony, Johnny Layton, Elissa Steamer & Mark Appleyard

Last Chance to will with Vestal!

Only a couple of weeks now till the draw for the Vestal Watches Give Away! Last chance to win a Xmas Goodie bag (well, backpack really) filled with Vestal Kit. The whole lot's worth over £300 and includes a mighty Vestal Zeppelin watch; the biggest best-seller in their range.



Entry is automatic for all purchasers of Vestal products from our site www.kateskates.co.uk/vestal between 01/09/08 and 30/11/08. No purchase is
necessary however and you can also enter by sending a S.S.A.E. to Vestal comp at Kates skates, 12-22 Dalkeith St, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1SP. Competition closes at 11:59 on 30/11/08.

Sinful but Sooo Good!

Black Label's Sin City decks featuring Adams, Alfaro, Leeper, Childress & Shuriken have now arrived.

Grime Time

Fancy getting down 'n' dirty then these Grimy series decks are just the ticket!

Whatever happened to Sesame St

Ever wondered what happened to those childhood icons big bird, cookie monster and the rest of that happy crew once Sesame St finished? Did they go on to become sound upstanding US citizens? Nah! They went on to become typical New Yorkers as shown by the Shorty's Sesame creeps series which shows what allegedly happened to them after the series ended! There's only twenty of each design in the UK so if you want 'em you'd better hurry

The Kates Massive Monster Sale is underway for November with some serious BARGAINS in all departments. You'll need to be quick though as with price reductions like these things are going fast, find a bargain, blink, and you'll miss it!

Election Special !

To celebrate the end of an era Kates Skates are offering this soon to be collector's item at a discount price! It commemorates the many achievement of America's first unelected president (sorry guys but Al Gore did win the count!) Get your own piece of history here, when they're gone they're gone; bit like G B really.

Element's new decks for Xmas are now on the site with some great offerings from Bam, Mike V and the rest of the crew.

Metal Muthas!

A must for any Metal fans the Metallica Death Magnetic Lowrider Headphones have three voulme settings, loud, louder ,and loudest! Seriously check out the spec below, They're Earsplitting Awesome and just what the neighbours have been praying that someone'll get you for Xmas!

Speaker Diameter: 40mm
Magnet: NdFeB
Frequency Range: 100 - 18,000 HZ
Impedance: 32 OHMs
Max input Power: 400 Mw
Cable type: OFC
Cable Length: 1.2 M
Plug type: 3.5mm gold plated

Massive reductions in K8s Monster Deck Sale!

What do Flip, Alien Workshop, Black Label & Baker all have in common? hey are all in our massive Monster deck sale! Grab a bargain while you can but hurry, they're going fast so you'd better get 'em quick!!

When Anti Hero collaborated with Girl on the Beauty & the Beast tour the only thing to do was celebrate this unique event with a deck. Anti Hero have done just that with their rather special Eagirlie decks!

Muertos is a killer!

Baker's Muertos deck series has just hit the site and trust me that 'Muertos' he's a real killer!

Competition winner!

Hey! We have a winner for the Girl Competition.

Meet Derek Evans (he's the one on the right!) ; who is now the proud owner of a signed Girl deck.

Save up to 70% at Kates

Credit crunch, Iceland sinking! Bankers only getting half million pound bonuses! God times is 'ard! Still you'll still be able to afford them little necessities like skate shoes and designer kit if you get 'em in our massive Monster Credit Crunch Sale! There are reductions of up to 70% on a huge selection of brands. Guess it looks like it's bargain time!

14th May: Santa cruz gets really colourful!

Remember the Good Ol' Days, Maggie Thatcher leading the invasion of the Falklands, Arthur Scargill leading the miners to a glorious victory, Black and White TV?

Hey! At least I got 1 out of three right! Anyway Santa Cruz clearly remember Black and White TV at least if their colourful Dust 2 Dust decks are anything to go on.

Black Label Anniversary

Black Label have released 4 decks celebrating their 20th anniversary.

Element Autumn

Just arrived! A Shed load of new Element decks for the Fall

(that's Autumn to you and me)!

22 Sept: Ready for Winter?

As the bitterly cold British winter approaches it's time to get the

Nomis Heated Hoodie:

Available in Small to Extra Large Due End Sept Comes with a fully rechargeable battery pack. With a full charge the heat will last for 8 hours! You can switch the heat on and off, front and back of the jacket! Heavy Reverse weave 80% cotton/20% polyester wind stopper fleece.

18th Sept: Viking Invasion!

Vikings! You know, big blokes from Scandiwegia with a penchant for rape, pillage, and Buxome blondes singing Wagner; discovered America, well Canada actually.

Someone at creature thought they showed promise and inspired by this has put out a blinding set of decks featuring all the usual creature pros.

19th Sept: Kates Girl Comp!

Buy any Girl board between now and the 15th October and you will be entered into a draw to win this signed deck Its not really 10 Grand as priced on the site by the way, its free to the first name out of the hat on the 15th October unless of course someone wants to spoil things by paying us 10K for it!

Its as simple as that really, and remember you lose 100% of the competitions you don't enter !

15th Sept: Vestal's Great XMAS Give Away!

Kates skates with Vestal Watches are giving away a Xmas Goodie bag (well, backpack really) filled with Vestal Kit. The whole lot's worth over £300 and includes a mighty Vestal Zeppelin watch; the biggest best-seller in their range.



Entry is automatic for all purchasers of Vestal products from our site www.kateskates.co.uk/vestal between 01/09/08 and 30/11/08. No purchase is
necessary however and you can also enter by sending a S.S.A.E. to Vestal comp at Kates skates, 12-22 Dalkeith St, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, LA14 1SP. Competition closes at 11:59 on 30/11/08.

R I P Van Wastell

Skateboarder Van Wastell died on September 5th 2008 after falling from a window in a hotel in Berlin, whilst touring with the Vans team.

The 24 year old skateboarder was sponsored by Krooked, Vans , Independent, Spitfire, Matix and IG Boardshop, and will doubtless be sorely missed by all.

Interesting links! Check em out!

Here's a few links to some interesting fashions/brands etc just in case you're interested


4star
4star Hoodies
4star Jeans
4star Tees
Addict
Addict Hoodies
Addict Jeans
Addict Tees
Adio clothing
Adio Hoodies
Adio Jeans
Adio Tees
Alien Workshop Skateboards
Almost Skateboards
Alpine Stars
Alpine Stars Hoodies
Alpine Stars Jeans
Alpine Stars Jeans
Alpine Stars Tees
Analog
Analog Hoodies
Analog Jeans
Analog Tees
Anti Hero Skateboards
A Third Foot Skateboards
Atticus
Atticus Hoodies
Atticus Jeans
Atticus Tees
Baker Skateboards
Birdhouse Skateboards
Black Label Skateboards
Black Market Skateboards
Blueprint Skateboards
Bootleg Skateboards
Chocolate Skateboards
City Skateboards
Clown Skateboards
Consolidated Skateboards
Creature Skateboards
Dam Blank Skateboards
DC
DC Hoodies
DC Jeans
DC Tees
Death Skateboards
Deathwish Skateboards
DGK Skateboards
Draven Skateboards
Element
Element Hoodies
Element Skateboards
Element Tees
Element Jeans
Emerica Hoodies
Emerica
Emerica Jeans
Emerica Tees
Enjoi Skateboards
Enuff Skateboards
Eothen Skateboards
eS
eS Hoodies
eS Jeans
eS Tees
Etnies Clothing
Etnies Hoodies
Etnies Jeans
Etnies Tees
Fenchurch
Fenchurch Hoodies
Fenchurch Jeans
Fenchurch Tees
Flip Skateboards
Fox
Fox Hoodies
Fox Jeans
Fox Tees
FSU Skateboards
Girl Skateboards
Great Potato Co Skateboards
Habitat Skateboards
Heroin Skateboards
Hook Ups Skateboards
Hurley
Hurley Hoodies
Hurley Jeans
Hurley Tees
Independent
Independent Hoodies
Independent Jeans
Independent Tees
Insight
Insight Hoodies
Insight Jeans
Insight Tees
Iron Fist
Iron Fist Hoodies
Iron Fist Tees
Jart Skateboards
Karma Skateboards
Kates Skates Skateboards
Kill City Skateboards
Krooked Skateboards
Landscape Skateboards
Listen Skateboards
Lord Skateboards
Lucky Skateboards
Mada
Mada Hoodies
Mada Tees
Minute Skateboards
Mystery Skateboards
Organika Skateboards
Osiris
Osiris Hoodies
Osiris Tees
Phantom Skateboards
Pig City Skateboards
Pig Skateboards
Plan B Skateboards
Popwar Skateboards
Powell Skateboards
Quiksilver
Quiksilver Hoodies
Quiksilver Jeans
Quiksilver Tees
Rasa Libre Skateboards
Real Skateboards
Rip Curl
Rip Curl Hoodies
Rip Curl Jeans
Rip Curl Tees
Roces
Roces Kids
Santa Cruz Skateboards
Science Skateboards
Seek Skateboards
Shortys Skateboards
SK8Mafia Skateboards
Skate Mental Skateboards
Spitfire
Spitfire Hoodies
Splitfire Jeans
Spitfire Tees
Split
Split Hoodies
Split Jeans
Split Tees
Stereo Skateboards
Termite Skateboards
The Firm Skateboards
The Harmony Skateboards
Think Skateboards
Toy Machine Skateboards
Traffic Skateboards
Unabomber Skateboards
Union Skateboards
vans
Vans Clothing
Vans Hoodies
Vans Jeans
vans kids
Vans Tees
Vestal Watches
Volcom
Volcom Hoodies
Volcom Jeans
Volcom Tees
Zero Skateboards
Zoo York Skateboards
Zoo York
Zoo York Hoodies
Zoo York Jeans
Zoo York Tees

Event Notice. 6 - 7Sept-Corby

27th Aug: Kat Von D & Bam Margera team up!

Kat Von D, the world famous tatoo artist has teamed up with Element's Bam Margera to put out a Limited Edition deck series! Just 20 of each deck are available in the UK so if you want them you'd better get 'em quick!!

21st Aug: Back to School

Long Summer holidays over it's time to go back to school again and finding black trainers is a real pain so we've selected some 'Back to School' shoes so that at least your feet can still have style even if the uniform sucks !

19th Aug: New Brand Rogue Status now in stock!

Rogue Status is a collective initially spearheaded by Johan Esbensen, Rob Dyrdek, SkateBoarder from the Rob and Big show on MTV) Jasper Watts and Rex Holloway that creates controversial designs often in direct reference to global current events. in just a couple of years it's grown into an internationally-recognized streetwear/lifestyle brand, with a store in downtown Venice Beach, CA and worldwide distribution. Now this unique brand of clothing is available from your favourite skate store(assuming we are your favourite).

18th Aug: Death in Barrow

Last Sunday saw the opening of Barrow's second skatepark. Some of the Death Pros came along to open it and put it through its paces. But hey they say a picture's worth a thousand words so here's 6000 words. If you want more then look in our photos section on myspace.

15th Aug- 2 days to Death

Only two days now till the Death Pros come to open the new skatepark. Nick, aka Zorlac and other Death team riders will be up for a demo and possibly some coaching sessions. I'm reliably that there'll be some prizes and such. See you there!

Event notice: 16th Aug- London

Kingston Rasta in stock

Carribean Sun, Sandy beaches, Cool beer? Can't get any of them over here but you can at least get a taste of the Carribean with these Plan B Kingston decks

17 July 2008: Alien Abduction

Newsflash! Arto Saari taken in Alien Abduction! To celebrate Alien Workshop have released a range of decks, tees, and a pillowcase perfect for

extraordinary rendition!

15th July: Santa Cruz Gets Eco Friendly

Santa Cruz Skateboards has just dropped a new series of Boards called the Save us series. The Save Us graphic series was created by NHS artist Lucas Musgrave as individual graphics that collectively form a large jungle mural. The series features animals that are on the verge of extinction. Each animal was hand picked by pro riders at Santa Cruz skateboards .

For each board sold Santa Cruz will donate $1.00 towards various wildlife conservation groups that are actively involved in putting forth efforts to try and save each animal that our riders have chosen.

Each deck comes with a full colored mural poster of the series. (See Below).
Get the poster or better yet buy the whole series.

10th July Death is coming to Barrow!

Heads up! it's Official! Death is coming to Barrow!

It's just been confirmed that Death Skateboards Team are coming up to visit us in the wild north. They'll be putting on a bit of a demo for the grand opening of the Barrow Skatepark on the 17th August.See you there!

4 July :Fall DC Arrivals

The fall collection from DC Shoes has arrived this week with some new colourways for classic designs.

26 june: Flip Demo Session

Here's a little something for the weekend. Flip Skateboards are having a demo session at Bay sixty 6 down the Ladbroke Grove. Kick off is around 12:00 and entrance is £10:00.

Bold Decks From ZERO

New from the guys at Zero four Bold series decks, one each for Chris Cole, Garrett Hill, Jamie Thomas, Tony Cervantes.

An Early Autumn for Element !

Hi there. All back and nearly recovered from Download ! Returned to find the Fall 08 range of kit from Element has begun to arrive, we've Tees, Caps, Shoes and some splendid backpacks (which you'll have to visit the site to see!) all now ready for the Autumn.

Download

SEE YOU ALL AT DOWNLOAD!

4th June: Adio SSummer Sale!

Hey! Looks like summer's finally arrives so here's a little Summer sale! We've up to half off selected ADIO shoes. Can't be bad!

23/5/08 : A Quartet of Zero?

This nice little quartet just arrived from Zero.

Summer's coming and to celebrate the long awaited arrival of some much needed sunshine we've put a special offer on selected MBS mountain boards. Better get one quick and make hay while the sun shines

( usually all of ten minutes up here in sunny Barrow).

Death Limited!

We've added more Death decks including the
7.75inch 10 Year Rosette Limited Edition Skateboard Deck of which there are only a hundred individually numbered decks. Guess who has four to sell?

2nd MAY: Barrow Skateparks

Typical ain't it you wait and campaign for years for a skatepark then TWO come along at once! Skaters in Barrow have long been forced onto the space between Forum 28 and the town hall to try their tricks but now there's a new park in Ormsgill. OK so it's a bit out on the edge of town but it's a start and there are plans for a second one in the town park. Guess the town councillors finally got tired of grinds and ollies under their noses. Anyway the Official opening is on Saturday around 2 o'clock. There'll be a pro-skater travelling up to lead procedings so get out there and give him some support!