aBOUT US
SKATEBOARD:NI is a Community Interest Company / Social Enterprise, and we’re not for profit – any money we make is put directly back into benefiting the Northern Irish skateboarding scene.
MISSION STATEMENT
Key Aims
To enthuse and nurture current and successive new generations of Northern Irish skateboarders.
To stimulate international interest in Northern Irish skateboarding through the development of world-class facilities.
Key OBJECTIVES
Develop and maintain a wide ranging membership of participants.
Encourage and develop proper skateboarding facilities, accessible to all of Northern Ireland
Promote associated commercial enterprises
Represent and promote the interests of Northern Irish skateboarders
Provide advice on safety and best practice to skateboarders and skateboarding facilities
Publicise and promote the sport to the general public
Provide structure and management to the sport
Create a safe, productive and rewarding skateboarding environment in Northern Ireland
Organise and regulate a programme of local and national skateboarding events
Widen appeal and take up amongst groups underrepresented in the sport
Establish a network of local representatives throughout Northern Ireland
SECONDARY Key OBJECTIVES
Provide an accessible forum to members for debate on all matters relating to skateboarding in Northern Ireland
Encourage healthy lifestyle choices in relation to eating, exercise and drugs
Promote positive relationships with figures of authority and adults
Promote positive peer interaction and influence, character development and self-esteem
Establish nationally recognised standards of ability
Encourage older adult programmes
Encourage deeper community involvement in local skateboarding developments