SKATEBOARDERS showcased their skills at a skate jam fundraiser held at Newquay on Saturday.

The jam was staged at Concrete Waves in aid of the Ben Raemers Foundation on Go Skateboarding Day, which is a day for the global skate community to all ride together.

Skaters came together to compete in a girl’s jam and best trick, an under 16 boy’s jam and best trick and an over 16 boy’s jam.

There was also live music and commentary from professional skateboarder Ben Grove, a raffle and brand giveaways.

Art projects were hosted by Juicy Roots, aka Cailin Wheatley and Phoebe McCauley, which included a collaborative art piece for the public to write their ‘Why do you love skateboarding sentiments on, a board displaying local skaters art and a live mural painted by local skater Sam Doyle.

A collaborative art piece was organised (Picture: Cailin Wheatley) ( )

Professional skateboarder Lola Tambling, the reigning 2024 British national champion in the women's park discipline, was among the skaters in attendance supporting the event.

Sam Doyle painting (Picture: Caitlin Wheatley) ( )

The Ben Raemers Foundation was set up following the death of professional skateboarder Ben Raemers by suicide in May 2019, at the age of 28. The charity aims to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention within skateboarding.

Collaborative art piece with local young skater writing on it (Picture: Caitlin Wheatley) ( )

Skaters Jake Sparham and Beth Rickard, who organised the fundraiser, said: “The day turned out to be immaculate.

“The positive energy and good vibes from everyone was amazing.

“It was more than we could of ever imagined. We truly felt the love from the community.

Lola Tambling interviewing Beth Rickard ( )

“We had a few issues throughout the day, but we adapted and overcame the obstacles thanks to the best team of people.

“We truly are so overwhelmed with the outcome and want to thank every single person and brand that got involved.

“The day went incredible, seeing everyone smiling and coming together was truly amazing.

“We cannot thank all the people that came and made the day special and the company’s involved.

“The atmosphere was insane, and the skating was even better watching everyone come together as a community to celebrate Go Skateboarding Day but also coming together to raise money for an amazing charity the Ben Raymes Foundation.”

KC skating in the girls and women's jam (Picture: Caitlin Wheatley) ( )

Cailin added: “After a thunderstorm set back the agenda, community spirit stayed for the whole day. Kicking off the event was the girls and women’s jam, which was half an hour to perform your best tricks on the newest street section of the park. This was followed by the under 16s boys jam and the men’s jam.

“Many prizes were thrown out sporadically encouraged by the bursts of encouragement and awe from the crowds watching.

“The final jam was best trick down the stair set and rail which conjured up an intense and exciting atmosphere.

“There were many bails, many lands, some broken boards but all in all, encouragement, expression, resilience and much fun was had.

Local skater Kizzy doing trick on the wall (Picture: Caitlin Wheatley) ( )

“To me, skating is one of life’s demonstrations of magic. To witness so many heads manoeuvre at a multitude of speeds, all focusing on a personal end goal, crash and crash and crash and get up repeatedly with a smile on their face exudes power and resilience.

“Adding incredible sponsors and prizes only amplified their bravery and bore witness to inspiring community, big and small businesses, and people who were so proud of themselves and others.

“Whether you skated or not, skating showed us particularly on this day that when you focus on yourself with tunnel vision, resilience and determination, you can achieve magical things.”