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From: Week on Wheels <wow /at/ lfns.co.uk>
Subject: [wow] Week on Widescreen, and the Diplomatic Incident Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 14:56:58 +0000 This week, on wheels * This week: West Brompton and Round the World * Last week: photos up from Russell Square Stroll * Easter-n Promise: 6-9 April, Bank Holiday Weekend * Want to be on TV? Skaters needed * Circle Line skate: 2 March * Lessons learnt == THIS WEEK == The LONDON FRIDAY NIGHT SKATE route this week says "Happy Birthday" to one of our marshals. 12.7 mile Birthday cruise takes us from Knightsbridge to Chelsea and Fulham and back again, writing a name across southwest London. Half time is at West Brompton. Please skate on the left and don't cut corners, otherwise the letters will come out all blurred. http://www.lfns.co.uk/route.php/20070202 On SUNDAY we're off on an adventure, taking our skates to over 25 countries (well, their embassies anyway). This 8-mile, slow-paced Round The World trip is FREE, with no airport delays. Half time at Antigua & Barbuda (nearest tube Bond Street). http://www.lfns.co.uk/route.php/20070204 == LAST WEEK == Photos are now up on the web site from last weeks' SUNDAY STROLL route to Russell Square. If there are this many skaters turning up in January, what's it going to be like come the summer? http://www.lfns.co.uk/route.php/20070128/1 == EASTERFEST == Still in fluid planning stages (hydration is important, as we keep saying) but the EASTER BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND is shaping up to mark the kick-off of the summer season in a big way. Events being planned include - the Long Good Friday Night Skate - Saturday afternoon workshops - Oh my ears and whiskers! Bunny Stroll - Easter Monday: Treasure Hunt in Hyde Park Programme may change. We'll continue to announce news in Week on Wheels just as soon as we know it ourselves (and sometimes even earlier). == ROLL CAMERAS == Fancy the lure of the silver screen? A TV director writes: "We are shooting a scene where we have to create a large group of skaters and cyclists going across Lambeth Bridge in central London. The piece is set in 2012 and the skaters are part of a protesting group. We will need between 100 to 200 roller skaters and bladers to achieve the desired effect, and obviously we will be paying either a company/group or the individuals for helping us with this." It's expected to be shot one evening on or about 14th March (TBC) but if you're interested in taking part please let us know (feedback form) so that we can get back to them with some idea of numbers. We're hoping to have the new Firebrox there too. == RECYCLING THE CIRCLE : 2nd MARCH == If you missed the Circle Line Skate last December, well, so did we: it was rained off. A quick reminder that it's been rescheduled for 2ND MARCH. Please pass down the platform and use all available skates. == LESS OFFS WITH LESSONS == Learning to skate requires two things: lots of practice and knowing what the heck it is you're meant to be practising. There are a lot of really good self-taught skaters out there (if this is you, you can skip to the end now) but for the rest of us, lessons short cut the learning process and avoid developing bad habits that are hard to kick. Beginner lessons teach you how to skate safely and lay down the skills that will allow you to specialise in the future, whether you ultimately want to street skate, speed skate, play hockey or head down the beach with the slalomers. You can opt for group lessons, which are cheaper and have the advantage of introducing you to other people at a similar level, or private lessons, which are more expensive (the exact price depends on the instructor) but offer more personalised tuition. There are several schools in London, as well as individual instructors, but the best policy is to choose an instructor who is ICP certified and with whom you get on well. The price compares favourably to a gym membership and will repay itself hundredfold as you get more out of skating. A word of warning though: practice is still essential. Try to practise for two hours on your own and apply what you've learned between every lesson, otherwise you'll be spending more than you need to. And once you can stop safely and manage bad surfaces, come out and join us on a Sunday Stroll. The best way to get better at skating is to skate more! == SEE YOU ON THE STREETS == The word this week: "Freestyle" (in exchange for every ten cones collected. Offer limited to one per household. No cash alternative) Feedback, comments, complaints, suggestions, please drop us a line through the feedback form on the site. To unsubscribe, see the link in the page footer. Don't email us: it's not that we don't care, just that it'll bounce. http://www.lfns.co.uk/feedback.php#contactus Material in this email is protected by copyright; it may be reproduced unchanged in full provided that credit is given. All trademarks acknowledged. The LFNS is not responsible for the content of external web sites. Objects in rear view mirror may appear to be in front of you but in fact they are behind. -- Sent from the London Friday Night Skate - http://www.lfns.co.uk/ Check out any time - see http://www.lfns.co.uk/unsubscribe.php?list=wow |
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