Join the convoy to see our friends in North Devon for this year's Picnic Bench Jam.
The Event Details
Skateboarding & Music
Sourced from thepicnicbenchjam.co.uk "A skateboard jam based around street skateboarding cult classic - ‘a picnic bench’! Custom built around the US School bench's dimensions and another built super small like a manual pad.
The event will run for the day across two formats. Firstly, a free skate jam with product-based prizes based on how hard you ride for your ability. The free skate is about fun and your personal achievements. Its about you pushing yourself and not how you compare to others.
Secondly, a more formally structured comp where your run is judged and scored. The highest scores go through to the final where the prizes are cash money:
- 1st £250
- 2nd £150
- 3rd £50
- 4th £50
Alongside the Main event, there will also be a Full Bowl supplied by Southwest Ramps for all to skate.
The Picnic bench jam is open to everybody regardless of age and gender, and all spectators are welcome. This community event is for all to enjoy and will be family-friendly. There will be seating and tables dotted about, along with cake and coffee traders. Please also feel free to buy food from other local traders in town or bring things along.
To compliment the skate Jam, the sound system will be coming along with live DJs playing music all day. Reggae, Hip-Hop and associated genres will be the order of the day.
How the day will look
Free skate/ Jam session from 10 am to 2 pm
The picnic benches were built for you to enjoy. The first part of the day will be an open session with prizes for a low-pressure part of the day.The Competition - 2 pm Onwards
The course will be set out with two benches in a linear format. You have three runs along the course from start to finish. You can hit one or both benches, with or without the kicker - it’s up to you. You will then be scored out of 20 for each run. The best score out of your three attempts will be your final result. The top 5 scores will be carried through to the final, with three more in the same format. The top 4 scores win the cash prizes.
Here's how it went...
We hit the road via Kingsbridge to pick up George, with Adam, Jordan and Hayden in the van. On arrival, I dropped the guys near the Pannier Market and went to park somewhere. There was no need for a sat nav - you could hear where the event was happening. Anyway, big respect to Glen at Beats, Ben Grove for winning, Eddie Belvedere for being super consistent and always friendly. Great vibes all day. Our guys loved it - bring on the Picnic Jam 2024!! Super cool to see Leo and all the talent up there. Sorry, I missed many opportunities, but here's the best I captured myself with what I had...
Special Thanks
Glen at Beats Workin - Thanks for the shoutouts and for giving so many people a great day out.
