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The one and only Tom Penny was inducted into the Skateboarding Hall of Fame in 2024.
Tom’s first skate media exposure back in 1991 was via the lens of Tim Leighton-Boyce. The time has come to cast a vote to finally get TLB inducted into the Hall of Fame.
We only have until 12th of Jan to vote. Don’t sleep!

Link to voting list in our bio.

This years British nominations also include Carl Shipman, Sue Hazel, Bod Boyle, Steve Douglas and Don Brown. VOTE NOW!
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Tom Penny, Radlands 1992 📸 TLB

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Ged Wells, Insane brand instigator and insane terrain dominator, seeking out radical potential, London, 1989.
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🛹 Don’t Kill Kenny!

Nearly 2,000 people have signed a petition urging @lambeth_council to continue with its plans to restore Kennington Park’s historic 1970s skatebowl, as C20 Society has backed the grassroots campaign.

The @friendsofkenningtonpark have been working with the Council for more than 5 years to bring ‘The Kenny’ back into full use, after its condition steadily declined and it has become increasingly unsafe to ride. Funding and contractors to deliver a restoration scheme were in place earlier this year, but the Council are now considering abandoning the project.

Constructed by the The Great Outdoors Company and opened in 1978, Kennington Bowl rode a new wave of popularity in Britain for skating culture during the late 70’s and was funded by a £15 million GLC grant to counter issues of urban decay. It utilised the ‘Radical Banking’ system, developed by Lorne Edwards to make skateparks out of pre-cast modules, which could be readily assembled on site. This aimed to avoid the poor design and shoddy construction that plagued some other early examples and as such, is unique in UK skatepark architecture.

A Lambeth spokesperson commented:

“In light of the council’s financial position, and our responsibility to ensure we can protect the frontline services relied on by our most vulnerable residents, capital projects across Lambeth have been paused - this includes the skate park.”

The heritage of early skate architecture has come increasingly into focus over the past decade, with the Rom Skatepark in Hornchurch listed Grade II in 2015 and the Livi Skatepark in Livingston listed Category B in 2024, the first to be nationally designated in England and Scotland respectively.

🗳️ Click the link in our bio to sign and share the petition to Save the Kenny Skatebowl, ahead of the next crunch council meeting on Nov 24th.

Images :
1. Graeme ‘Mac’ McEachran at the Kenny, 1987 © Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
2. Shane O’Brien & Chris Lonergan at the Kenny, 1988
© Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
3. Photogrammetry of the Kenny © ArtFletch
4. Radical Banking illustration, courtesy Iain Borden
5. The Kenny in 1978, courtesy Iain Borden

#readanddestroyarchive #kenningtonbowl

🛹 Don’t Kill Kenny!

Nearly 2,000 people have signed a petition urging @lambeth_council to continue with its plans to restore Kennington Park’s historic 1970s skatebowl, as C20 Society has backed the grassroots campaign.

The @friendsofkenningtonpark have been working with the Council for more than 5 years to bring ‘The Kenny’ back into full use, after its condition steadily declined and it has become increasingly unsafe to ride. Funding and contractors to deliver a restoration scheme were in place earlier this year, but the Council are now considering abandoning the project.

Constructed by the The Great Outdoors Company and opened in 1978, Kennington Bowl rode a new wave of popularity in Britain for skating culture during the late 70’s and was funded by a £15 million GLC grant to counter issues of urban decay. It utilised the ‘Radical Banking’ system, developed by Lorne Edwards to make skateparks out of pre-cast modules, which could be readily assembled on site. This aimed to avoid the poor design and shoddy construction that plagued some other early examples and as such, is unique in UK skatepark architecture.

A Lambeth spokesperson commented:

“In light of the council’s financial position, and our responsibility to ensure we can protect the frontline services relied on by our most vulnerable residents, capital projects across Lambeth have been paused - this includes the skate park.”

The heritage of early skate architecture has come increasingly into focus over the past decade, with the Rom Skatepark in Hornchurch listed Grade II in 2015 and the Livi Skatepark in Livingston listed Category B in 2024, the first to be nationally designated in England and Scotland respectively.

🗳️ Click the link in our bio to sign and share the petition to Save the Kenny Skatebowl, ahead of the next crunch council meeting on Nov 24th.

Images :
1. Graeme ‘Mac’ McEachran at the Kenny, 1987 © Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
2. Shane O’Brien & Chris Lonergan at the Kenny, 1988
© Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
3. Photogrammetry of the Kenny © ArtFletch
4. Radical Banking illustration, courtesy Iain Borden
5. The Kenny in 1978, courtesy Iain Borden

#readanddestroyarchive #kenningtonbowl

🛹 Don’t Kill Kenny!

Nearly 2,000 people have signed a petition urging @lambeth_council to continue with its plans to restore Kennington Park’s historic 1970s skatebowl, as C20 Society has backed the grassroots campaign.

The @friendsofkenningtonpark have been working with the Council for more than 5 years to bring ‘The Kenny’ back into full use, after its condition steadily declined and it has become increasingly unsafe to ride. Funding and contractors to deliver a restoration scheme were in place earlier this year, but the Council are now considering abandoning the project.

Constructed by the The Great Outdoors Company and opened in 1978, Kennington Bowl rode a new wave of popularity in Britain for skating culture during the late 70’s and was funded by a £15 million GLC grant to counter issues of urban decay. It utilised the ‘Radical Banking’ system, developed by Lorne Edwards to make skateparks out of pre-cast modules, which could be readily assembled on site. This aimed to avoid the poor design and shoddy construction that plagued some other early examples and as such, is unique in UK skatepark architecture.

A Lambeth spokesperson commented:

“In light of the council’s financial position, and our responsibility to ensure we can protect the frontline services relied on by our most vulnerable residents, capital projects across Lambeth have been paused - this includes the skate park.”

The heritage of early skate architecture has come increasingly into focus over the past decade, with the Rom Skatepark in Hornchurch listed Grade II in 2015 and the Livi Skatepark in Livingston listed Category B in 2024, the first to be nationally designated in England and Scotland respectively.

🗳️ Click the link in our bio to sign and share the petition to Save the Kenny Skatebowl, ahead of the next crunch council meeting on Nov 24th.

Images :
1. Graeme ‘Mac’ McEachran at the Kenny, 1987 © Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
2. Shane O’Brien & Chris Lonergan at the Kenny, 1988
© Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
3. Photogrammetry of the Kenny © ArtFletch
4. Radical Banking illustration, courtesy Iain Borden
5. The Kenny in 1978, courtesy Iain Borden

#readanddestroyarchive #kenningtonbowl

🛹 Don’t Kill Kenny!

Nearly 2,000 people have signed a petition urging @lambeth_council to continue with its plans to restore Kennington Park’s historic 1970s skatebowl, as C20 Society has backed the grassroots campaign.

The @friendsofkenningtonpark have been working with the Council for more than 5 years to bring ‘The Kenny’ back into full use, after its condition steadily declined and it has become increasingly unsafe to ride. Funding and contractors to deliver a restoration scheme were in place earlier this year, but the Council are now considering abandoning the project.

Constructed by the The Great Outdoors Company and opened in 1978, Kennington Bowl rode a new wave of popularity in Britain for skating culture during the late 70’s and was funded by a £15 million GLC grant to counter issues of urban decay. It utilised the ‘Radical Banking’ system, developed by Lorne Edwards to make skateparks out of pre-cast modules, which could be readily assembled on site. This aimed to avoid the poor design and shoddy construction that plagued some other early examples and as such, is unique in UK skatepark architecture.

A Lambeth spokesperson commented:

“In light of the council’s financial position, and our responsibility to ensure we can protect the frontline services relied on by our most vulnerable residents, capital projects across Lambeth have been paused - this includes the skate park.”

The heritage of early skate architecture has come increasingly into focus over the past decade, with the Rom Skatepark in Hornchurch listed Grade II in 2015 and the Livi Skatepark in Livingston listed Category B in 2024, the first to be nationally designated in England and Scotland respectively.

🗳️ Click the link in our bio to sign and share the petition to Save the Kenny Skatebowl, ahead of the next crunch council meeting on Nov 24th.

Images :
1. Graeme ‘Mac’ McEachran at the Kenny, 1987 © Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
2. Shane O’Brien & Chris Lonergan at the Kenny, 1988
© Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
3. Photogrammetry of the Kenny © ArtFletch
4. Radical Banking illustration, courtesy Iain Borden
5. The Kenny in 1978, courtesy Iain Borden

#readanddestroyarchive #kenningtonbowl

🛹 Don’t Kill Kenny!

Nearly 2,000 people have signed a petition urging @lambeth_council to continue with its plans to restore Kennington Park’s historic 1970s skatebowl, as C20 Society has backed the grassroots campaign.

The @friendsofkenningtonpark have been working with the Council for more than 5 years to bring ‘The Kenny’ back into full use, after its condition steadily declined and it has become increasingly unsafe to ride. Funding and contractors to deliver a restoration scheme were in place earlier this year, but the Council are now considering abandoning the project.

Constructed by the The Great Outdoors Company and opened in 1978, Kennington Bowl rode a new wave of popularity in Britain for skating culture during the late 70’s and was funded by a £15 million GLC grant to counter issues of urban decay. It utilised the ‘Radical Banking’ system, developed by Lorne Edwards to make skateparks out of pre-cast modules, which could be readily assembled on site. This aimed to avoid the poor design and shoddy construction that plagued some other early examples and as such, is unique in UK skatepark architecture.

A Lambeth spokesperson commented:

“In light of the council’s financial position, and our responsibility to ensure we can protect the frontline services relied on by our most vulnerable residents, capital projects across Lambeth have been paused - this includes the skate park.”

The heritage of early skate architecture has come increasingly into focus over the past decade, with the Rom Skatepark in Hornchurch listed Grade II in 2015 and the Livi Skatepark in Livingston listed Category B in 2024, the first to be nationally designated in England and Scotland respectively.

🗳️ Click the link in our bio to sign and share the petition to Save the Kenny Skatebowl, ahead of the next crunch council meeting on Nov 24th.

Images :
1. Graeme ‘Mac’ McEachran at the Kenny, 1987 © Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
2. Shane O’Brien & Chris Lonergan at the Kenny, 1988
© Tim Leighton-Boyce, R.a.D
3. Photogrammetry of the Kenny © ArtFletch
4. Radical Banking illustration, courtesy Iain Borden
5. The Kenny in 1978, courtesy Iain Borden

#readanddestroyarchive #kenningtonbowl

3 weeks into our SAVE KENNY campaign already … here we are at Day 21.

Thanks to @readanddestroy for sharing more classic vintage Kenny shots from the archive!

Here’s another incredible shot by Paul Sunman from 1987 – @joe.johnson43, at Kennington Bowl.

Have you signed and shared our Change dot org petition yet? We’re now over 1.5k signatures!

The more we get, the better our chances of convincing @lambeth_council not to KILL Kenny!

So please – make sure to sign and share. It’s quick and easy – just click the link in the @friendsofkenningtonpark bio ☝️

📸 Paul Sunman – Joe Johnson, Kennington, 1987
Courtesy the Read And Destroy Archive
#readanddestroyarchive

#paulsunman @namnus #readanddestroymag #radmagazine #readanddestroy #joejohnson #80sskateboarding #kenningtonbowl #kenningtonbanks #vintageskateboarding #SaveKenny #skateboarding #kennington #kenningtonwhereitallstarted #londonskateboarding #KenningtonSkateBowl #ProtectOurParks #KeepKennyAlive #RestoreKenny #SkateHistory #CommunityNotCuts #saveourskatebowl #kenningtonpark #friendsofkenningtonpark #lovekenningtonpark #loveyourpark #lambethparks #lambeth #southwark

Day 19 of our SAVE KENNY campaign …

Another corker from @readanddestroy – a Paul Sunman out-take from ’87, not published in the mag. Tony Magnusson at Kennington Bowl.

Please make sure to sign and share our Change dot org petition – every sig makes us stronger. We need to persuade @lambeth_council not to give up on their promise to restore our iconic Kennington Bowl!

It’s quick and easy – just click the link in the @friendsofkenningtonpark bio ☝️

📸 Paul Sunman – Tony Magnusson, Kennington, 1987
Courtesy the Read And Destroy Archive
#readanddestroyarchive

#paulsunman @namnus #readanddestroymag #radmagazine #readanddestroy #tonymagnusson #80sskateboarding @hstreetskateboards #kenningtonbowl #kenningtonbanks #vintageskateboarding #SaveKenny #skateboarding #kennington #kenningtonwhereitallstarted #londonskateboarding #KenningtonSkateBowl #ProtectOurParks #KeepKennyAlive #RestoreKenny #SkateHistory #CommunityNotCuts #saveourskatebowl #kenningtonpark #friendsofkenningtonpark #lovekenningtonpark #loveyourpark #lambethparks #lambeth #southwark

Day 17 of our SAVE KENNY campaign – and it’s The Gonz.

@readanddestroy say he “was everywhere in ’87, stopping in Kennington during one of two visits to the UK that year.”

Please make sure to sign and share our Change dot org petition – help to power our efforts to persuade @lambeth_council to save Kennington Bowl!

It’s quick and easy – just click the link in the @friendsofkenningtonpark bio ☝️

Like photographer @WigWorland says, Kennington Park’s iconic skatebowl is “an important piece of the UK skateboard history puzzle and needs preserving for future generations.”

📸 Paul Sunman – Mark Gonzalez, Kennington, 1987
Courtesy the Read And Destroy Archive
#readanddestroyarchive

#paulsunman #readanddestroymag #radmagazine #readanddestroy #markgonzalez #thegonz #80sskateboarding #kenningtonbowl #kenningtonbanks #SaveKenny #skateboarding #kennington #kenningtonwhereitallstarted #londonskateboarding #KenningtonSkateBowl #ProtectOurParks #KeepKennyAlive #RestoreKenny #SkateHistory #CommunityNotCuts #saveourskatebowl #kenningtonpark #friendsofkenningtonpark #lovekenningtonpark #loveyourpark #lambethparks #lambeth #southwark

Danny Wainwright jumps the fence from the bowl at Kennington for his @readanddestroy interview in 1994.

Please do sign the petition to Save Kennington Bowl via the link in the @friendsofkenningtonpark bio.

It’s an important piece of the UK skateboard history puzzle and needs preserving for future generations.

Day 12 of our campaign to SAVE KENNY – Kennington Park’s beloved old classic skatebowl.

Here’s another amazing photo, by @timlb, from Read And Destroy magazine: Chris Lonergan, 1988, in flight at Kennington Bowl.

We’re almost at 1200 signatures folks – so please KEEP SIGNING & SHARING our @changedotorg petition – link in our friendsofkenningtonpark bio☝️ We MUST persuade Lambeth not to ditch this iconic South London landmark… we’ve been getting a lotta ❤️❤️❤️ from people who LEARNED TO SKATE here, in Kennington Bowl.

More info on our website: kenningtonpark.org

📸 Tim Leighton-Boyce – Chris Lonergan, Kennington, 1988
Courtesy the Read And Destroy Archive
#readanddestroyarchive

#timleightonboyce #readanddestroymag #radmagazine #readanddestroy #chrislonergan #80sskateboarding #kenningtonbowl #kenningtonbanks #SaveKenny #skateboarding #kennington #kenningtonwhereitallstarted #londonskateboarding #KenningtonSkateBowl #ProtectOurParks #KeepKennyAlive #RestoreKenny #SkateHistory #CommunityNotCuts #saveourskatebowl #kenningtonpark #friendsofkenningtonpark #lovekenningtonpark #loveyourpark #lambethparks #lambeth #southwardk #se11 #sw9

Day 10 of our campaign to SAVE KENNY – Kennington Park’s iconic 1970’s skatebowl.

Make sure to SIGN & SHARE the Friends of Kennington Park’s Change.org petition – over 1100signatures now – let’s get to 2k! Just click the link in our friendsofkenningtonpark bio☝️

We’ve been working with @lambeth_council for years, on a plan to restore the park’s beloved skatebowl. Early this year everything was ready to go – and then we heard about their decision to abandon the project.

Every signature strengthens our case with Lambeth – and helps us to convince them they MUST NOT ABANDON KENNY!

More info on our website: kenningtonpark.org

Thanks to @readanddestroy magazine for another amazing @namnus pic … another shot from this session with @robertdukesart featured in a @slamcityskates ad in #RADmagazine c91.

📸 Paul Sunman – Rob Dukes, Kennington, London, c91
Courtesy the Read And Destroy Archive
#readanddestroyarchive

#paulsunman #readanddestroymag #readanddestroy #robdukes #90sskateboarding #kenningtonbowl #kenningtonbanks #melongrab #slamcityskates #frontsidefriday #SaveKenny #skateboarding #kennington #kenningtonwhereitallstarted #londonskateboarding #KenningtonSkateBowl #ProtectOurParks #KeepKennyAlive #RestoreKenny #SkateHistory #CommunityNotCuts #saveourskatebowl #kenningtonpark #friendsofkenningtonpark #lovekenningtonpark #loveyourpark #lambethparks #lambeth

It’s Day 9 of our SAVE KENNY campaign!

Here’s another fab photo by Tim Leighton Boyce from the October 1987 issue of @readanddestroy magazine, featuring Graeme ‘Mac’ McEachran in Kenny.

‘You’ve probably never seen a picture of Mac before. But if you know anything about skating you’ll have heard of him. He’s the freestyler and bank skater with the attitude of a vert man. He doesn’t show up at many competitions and he doesn’t go out to get coverage – but he does like to do McTwists on banks. When he feels like it’. And maybe frontside air walks too.

Make sure to sign & share the Friends of Kennington Park’s Change.org petition – 1100signatures so far – let’s see how high we can go!

The more sigs we get, the more clout we’ll have in our discussions with @lambeth_council. After years of working together with them to get the park’s much-loved skatebowl properly fixed up, they are planning to ditch the renovation project.

We need to persuade them NOT TO GIVE UP ON KENNY!

So please click the link in our friendsofkenningtonpark bio☝️and SIGN & SHARE!

More info on our website: kenningtonpark.org

📸 @timlb – Graham ‘Mac’ McEachran, Kennington banks, London 1987
Courtesy the Read And Destroy Archive
#readanddestroyarchive

#timleightonboyce #readanddestroymag #RADmagazine #deathbox #bankskateboarding #kenningtonbowl #kenningtonbanks #grahammceachran #radmagazine #readanddestroy #80sskateboarding #SaveKenny #skateboarding #kennington #kenningtonwhereitallstarted #londonskateboarding #KenningtonSkateBowl #ProtectOurParks #KeepKennyAlive #RestoreKenny #SkateHistory #CommunityNotCuts #saveourskatebowl #kenningtonpark #friendsofkenningtonpark #lovekenningtonpark #loveyourpark #lambethparks #lambeth

Day 8! - we’re into week 2 of our SAVE KENNY campaign.

Here’s a 1988 photo from @readanddestroy magazine of a contest in the Kennington skatebowl.

What a turnout! Were you there? Are you in the picture??

Have you signed and shared the Friends of Kennington Park’s Change.org petition? We’re over a thousand signatures now – let’s see if we can make it 2k!

WHY DO YOU NEED TO SIGN??

Because every signature strengthens our case with @lambeth_council. We’ve been working together with them on this skatebowl renovation project and we need to persuade them not to abandon it now.

So if you haven’t already, please – click the link in our friendsofkenningtonpark bio☝️

Did you know that Kennington Park’s iconic and much-loved skatebowl – affectionately known as Kenny – was built way back in the 1970s? It used the ‘Radical Banking’ system developed by Lorne Edwards – pre-cast modules, assembled on site.

Kenny is one of the oldest skateparks in the UK – an iconic piece of British skateboarding history.

So help us to change Lambeth’s mind by signing the petition NOW!

Let’s bring Kenny back!

More info on our website: kenningtonpark.org

Photo Tim Leighton-Boyce
Courtesy the Read And Destroy Archive
#readanddestroyarchive

#timleightonboyce #radmagazine #readanddestroy #readanddestroymag #80sskateboarding #SaveKenny #skateboarding #kennington #london #kenningtonwhereitallstarted #londonskateboarding #southlondon #KenningtonSkateBowl #ProtectOurParks #KeepKennyAlive #RestoreKenny #SkateHistory #CommunityNotCuts #saveourskatebowl #kenningtonpark #friendsofkenningtonpark #lovekenningtonpark #loveyourpark #oval #lambethparks #lambeth #southwark #se11 #sw9

Day 7 of SAVE KENNY …

Time to share another fab photo, taken right here in Kenny …

This shot of Simon Evans is by Tim Leighton-Boyce. It’s an unpublished out-take from the Kennington session for Simon’s interview in a 1992 issue of @readanddestroy magazine.

Big shout-out thanks to Read and Destroy, @greyskatemag, and all the photographers who’ve shared their amazing pics for our campaign so far.

In case you haven’t heard about it – We’ve been working together with @lambeth_council for more than 5 years to bring Kennington Park’s iconic and much-loved 1970s skatebowl back to life.

There were contractors all lined up and ready to go early in the year, and then everything stopped dead.

Earlier this week, we heard that they’ve dumped the project.

So we’re redoubling our efforts. We want to show Lambeth what a terrible idea it is to abandon the renovation of our wonderful skatebowl.

You can HELP US – PLEASE sign and share our Change.org petition. We’re in the upper 900s, and we need to get beyond 1k!

Every signature strengthens our case with Lambeth. So if you haven’t already, please – click the link in our bio☝️

Let’s get Kenny up and running!

More info on our website: kenningtonpark.org

📸 by @timlb
Courtesy the Read And Destroy Archive
#readanddestroyarchive

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