Rock’n’Roll the Dock in Leith

This Saturday at Ocean Terminal

 Marine Parade graffiti wall in Newhaven

Following the success of Rock the Dock, the launch event for the UK’s longest legal graffiti wall, artists from across Europe are set to return to Leith for a another community-led graffiti jam – this time with a skating twist. 

Expanding beyond the Marine Parade graffiti wall to include a series of event to be held at the Boardwalk roller rink in Ocean Terminal, the day will include a range of activities for all ages and experience.

The event – brought to you by the Boardwalk Foundation (a grouping of local grassroots arts organisations) and supported by the Big Lottery Awards – promises to be a fun-packed day for all the family with:

• 75 local and international graffiti and street artists
• Play Tone UK and Jiggy Creationz for roller dancing demos and workshops as part of their European tour
• Graffiti and street art master classes with Pure
• Breakdancing taster sessions with Emma Ready – Scotland’s dopest bgirl
• Lothian Roller Derby for a demonstration of the game
• Sugar and Spin from Glasgow for roller dance classes
• Beginners graffiti ‘have a go’ sessions
• Chicks in Bowls for lessons in skate maintenance and ramp demos
• Ritchie Ruftone will be DJing a roller disco
• The Cube project – come and make your mark (see provided images)
• Open skate sessions on the rink

A full programme outlining all of the exciting events that are taking place and to book your spot, head over to the Boardwalk Facebook page where you can browse the full list of events. Best get your skates on as places are filling up fast!

Lotte Walters, Event Coordinator at the Boardwalk Foundation said: “We can’t wait to see the wall painted again and to invite everyone into the Boardwalk roller rink to try out all the different activities.

“It’s a chance for people in Edinburgh to get a feel for being on wheels. We are very grateful to the lottery for giving us the resources to be able to make our facility accessible, and to support local people into artistic and sporting activities”.

Craig Jiggy, founder of Jiggy Creationz said “This is our first visit to Edinburgh and we can’t wait to skate with everyone.

“We link creative people with roller skating and it sounds like the Boardwalk will be packed with creative people at Rock n Roll the Dock. Come join us for a demo and workshop or get down with us at the roller disco!”

Leith Councillor Karen Doran, Vice Transport Convener, said: “It’s so exciting to see all these groups working together to put on such a jam-packed day of fun events.

“The Council was really pleased to be able to bring everyone together to make the graffiti wall a reality and it’s really going from strength to strength. Saturday’s Rock n Roll The Dock event sounds like it’ll be a blast!”