Superfunk Roller Disco returns to Preston

After the success of our Superfunk Roller Disco Preston launch party at 53 Degrees in May earlier this year, we’re back in Preston on Saturday 27th September 2008 for another round of bump action disco fun.

For full details head on over to the Superfunk Roller Disco Preston website.

Gay City Rollers’ is back and it’ll be bigger and better than ever before!

Make sure you get your skates on for this ‘Over the Rainbow’ Pride Special. It’s new home will be ‘Pure’ nightclub in the Printworks on Wednesday 20th August, 9pm until 2am and it’s an opportunity to have an alternative night, try something new, party the night away at the bar and make new friends while raising funds for the Lesbian and Gay Foundation - the North West’s leading community based charity, working to end homophobia and empower people. Get your skates on!

This weekend Manchester’s Castlefield Arena will be host to the Nokia Skate Almighty music tour that’s already been a huge hit in London and Birmingham. The rolling begins this Friday 25th and ends Sunday 27th July. There’s a bunch of us from SilverWheels Skate Rink in Altrincham heading over to the Sunday evening sessions (more specifically 2000-2200). I’ll be taking the camera along to get some photographic evidence so keep your eye out for that.

This Wednesday 4th June 2008 is going be the last Roller Disco Manchester until mid September - so get your neons on and your legs out and roll on down to Pure this Wednesday for a night to remember!

The weekly Roller Disco Manchester returns on Wednesday after last weeks unplanned cancellation due to the violence that erupted following the UEFA Cup Final.

Roller Disco Manchester takes place every Wednesday from 10PM at PURE nightclub in The Printworks, Withy Grove, Manchester. Full details can be found on the event website.

John Kirkham’s Skate Fever Roller Disco’s are kicking off on the 5th July with the first one being held at Xsite at the Xscape Castleford in Leeds West Yorkshire.

I’m so excited have been for weeks and John’s kindly asked Rachael to DJ so no doubt the music will be fly.

I’ve uploaded some more photos from last nights Roller Disco at Billie Rox in Manchester to my Roller Disco Billie Rox Manchester set on flickr. Myself John, Dan, Debs and Rob went over after GeekUp. There are not as many shots as usual I was having too much fun skating so didn’t get out the camera much, but there are a few - enjoy.

I’ve been to the Roller Disco in Manchester at Billie Rox a few times this month and have taken lots of photos, some of which you can view in my Roller Disco Billie Rox Manchester set on flickr.

Today I found out from Kerry’s dad about a temporary ice rink in Southport similar to the one in Manchester. The ice rink is located in Southport Town Hall Gardens and upsettingly like the Manchester ice rink closes this Sunday 7th January 2007. I will lucky get to go skating on the rink this weekend, we were originally taking Shannon to ice skating at Blackburn Ice Area but Southport is a little closer and won’t be much longer.

The 400 metre ice rink lets you skate around the giant Christmas Tree in the Town Hall gardens and opens at 11am till 8pm, sessions last one our and cost from £4.00 for children and from £5.00 for Adults its slightly cheaper than Manchester’s ice rink but that’s because its Southport.

In the wee hours this morning while doing some R&D for a new project I started a few days back, I found out about a Roller Disco that happens in Manchester at Billie Rox on Portland Street every Tuesday and Thursday night! Since a collegue at code computerlove told me she had seen a poster around town about a Roller Disco, since then I’ve been trying to find out about it. I’m going to be attending the next event on Tuesday 2nd January and I’m really excited!

Me and Rachael have previously travelled down to London for the Roller Disco in Kings Cross and the London skates from Hyde Park, its great to see the North getting more attention. I hope this is the start of much greater things to come in the Northern Skate Scene.