10 pictures looking back to South Tyneside's love of skateboarding as the sport's Olympic popularity Sky rockets

Britain is on a skateboarding high after Sky Brown’s fantastic performance at the Olympics.

Interest in the sport is said to be growing and there’s already a passion for the sport in the borough’s past.

Here’s the proof with archive photos from

Let’s skate back through the years for a look at these retro scenes.

9. Skateboarding back to 1977

Paul Mackerill (left) and Kevin Curtis were in the picture in this skateboarding photo from 44 years ago. Photo: Shields Gazette

Artist Marcus Diamond pictured with skateboards and plenty of supporters at Hebburn Community Association in 2004. Photo: IB

Pictured at a new skateboard park at Temple Park Centre in 2005 but who can tell us more? Photo: CL

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