Local skateboarders mix with pros at festival

As well as skateboarding the festival featured live music, workshops, art and street food

Professional and amateur skateboarders put their skills on display at a charity skating festival at one of Britain's largest skate parks.

Jersey's Bowl ā Crock festival was described by organisers Skate Space as a "carnival of skateboard culture", featuring live music, workshops, art and street food.

The event returned for a second year at Les Quennevais Skatepark, St Brelade, on Saturday.

Local youngster Charlie said he came to the event to see some of his favourite stars, including UK pro skater Jordan Thackeray, adding: "They always do sick airs and cool combinations of tricks."

He said his dad taught him and his older sister, Lydia, to skate when they were younger.

"It takes a long time to get the hang of it, but I'm so stoked to be here and it's just so fun," he said.

Lydia said she "just wanted to see all the cool skaters skating and thrashing the bowl".

The siblings said they both learned from watching the pro skaters and trying out new tricks.

'Rad dads'

Their dad, Steven, said the family-friendly festival was "a good way to get outdoors" and "gets people off their screens".

"We've got a lot of young skaters coming up so hopefully it inspires them to push it further and a lot harder in skateboarding," he added.

Steven has been skating since he was 13 and now takes part in a regular "Rad Dads night" with other parents in their 40s and 50s.

"We love it because it's a good, natural vibe for us," he said.

Brazilian double amputee skater Felipe Nunes was one of the professionals taking part in the festival

Brazilian double amputee skater Felipe Nunes was among the international professional skaters. He lost his legs after an accident while playing on a moving train when he was six.

Organiser Natalie Mayer said Nunes was "pretty excited" to visit Jersey - despite not knowing where it was when he was asked to attend.

"He has had the most incredible time," she said. "He's just the most incredible guy we are really lucky to have him."

This year's festival was raising money for men's mental health charity the Danny Cram Foundation, set up in memory of the Jersey skateboarder

This year's Bowl ā Crock was raising funds for the Danny Cram Foundation, a men's mental health charity.

It was set up in memory of Jersey skateboarder Danny Cram, who took his own life last year.

A spokesperson said Mr Cram "used to love skating in the bowl" as well as heavy metal music.

The festival would "celebrate his memory and bring some awareness to mental health and just kind of try and bring everyone together and make a community event of it", they said.