Road to the Tramline Spot
Speak to any British skater over the age of 40 (if you can find one) and they'll regale you with stories about Nottingham's infamous Broadmarsh Banks. Hidden round the back of the shopping centre of the same name, this veritable den of iniquity for Nottingham's heroin using clientele of the 1980's soon became England's premier Skate spot (sorry Southbank), serving as a proving ground to locals and visiting pros alike.
Ultimately demolished in 2009, though rarely skated by anyone but "Shottingham" locals for years before their eventual demise, the area of former Brutalist construction was primed for homogenised redevelopment, as so many of our once individual city centres are, and skateboarding pretty much left the picture.
Fast forward to 2022 and years of hard work by key members of the Nottingham scene finally paid off in the form of the truly excellent 'Tramlines Spot,' right where the original banks once sat. To showcase this labour of love, and to celebrate the passion of the skaters behind it, filmmaker Georgianna Scurfield presents the mini-doc 'Road to the Tramline spot,' illustrating just how big a difference skateboarders can make when working together (and if the council is willing to listen).
Massive props to the Nottingham skaters behind the Tramlines spot, here's to it lasting twice as long as its predecessor!