DARK ENTRIES Cinema in the Bowl Screening: Fire Walk with me

**** SOLD OUT ****

In memory of the wonderful magician David Lynch I’m putting on a Dark Entries: Cinema in the bowl screening @spitandsawdustskatepark to celebrate Twin Peaks day.

Twin Peaks Day Feb 24th
Fire Walk with Me (1992)

+ Post Movie TV screening in the cafe
Twin Peaks The Return Episode 8: Gotta Light?
🍒 🦉 🥧 ☕️ 🩸

Cherry pie & damn fine coffee guaranteed!

This will be the start of an ongoing project over the next 12 months so keep an eye out for more info soon! I’ll be looking for collaborators spanning art, music, Writing, performance and film interested in the Lynchian world.

IMBOLC SUPPER

We’re starting the year off with another supper club celebrating the Celtic Wheel of the Year. Nia has put together a cosy menu using local winter produce, with a little hint of spring at the end to get us in the mood for the warmer weather to come.

Email to book a place at the table. Children are very welcome.

Happy Imbolc one and all!

MONDAY 3rd FEBRUARY 7pm

WELSH OPEN COMP - Sunday 26th Jan

Join us for the Skateboard GB Welsh Open 2025 Street Skateboard Event which is open to entries for anyone.

There will be Male and Female competitions

Click the here to enter (£18.50 per person)

Prize Money – £2,000!

Spectators are FREE.

26th January 2025
10:00 am - 6:00 pm

We’ll also have loads of delicious food & drinks in the cafe to keep you going … including our world famous burgers & milkshakes!

SURVIVAL OF THE SICKEST - Saturday 25th Jan

Skateboard GB’s first Junior event of 2025!

The “Survival of the Sickest“ comp continues here at spit & Swadust!.

With the emphasis on fun and progression these are a great opportunity for young skateboarders who want an introduction to competition.

Age categories:
Under 12’s & Under 16’s

Booking in advance is essential – Enter Here

There will be prizes awarded for the top three in each age group and gender.

Spectators are free to attend

We’ll also have loads of delicious food & drinks in the cafe to keep you going … including our world famous burgers & milkshakes!

25th January 2025
9:00 am - 6:00 pm

THE ANNUAL WINTER WONDERJAM Dec 28th 12-6pm

Join us in Christmas Limbo for a day of fun, food, drinks and Xmas chaos. It’s the annual winter wonderjam. We’re modifying the hip replacement from Halloween to create Brandon’s Peak, slinging some prizes and having a fun ol’time !!

Come and help us keep the party going! Saturday 28th December from 12 pm. £10 skate all day.

CHRISTMAS NIGHT MARKET APPLICATIONS OPEN!

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

Christmas is coming!! We have another night market planned, this time on a MONDAY evening from 6-10pm. The market will be entirely set up in the skatepark (no skating this time), and we will have a lovely cosy set up in the cafe for people to eat, drink & hang out. Now all we need are some beautiful stalls to fill it!! If you’re a maker, creator, artist or designer we would love you to get in touch.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE WEDNESDAY 27th NOVEMBER. We will contact all applicants to let you know if you’ve been successful in getting a spot.

APPLY HERE

It's Quuiiizzzzmmaaaaaaasssssss!

It’s Quuiizzzzzzmmmaaaaasssss. Join us for the first event in our Christmas line up. ☃️❄️⛄️✨🤘🙌🏼We’ve got our quizmaster back for a deep dive into 2024, Xmas and all things joyful!

Bar & cafe open with a special pub snack pre order!

Quiz starts at 7.30pm. Doors open from 6pm for a pre quiz pint, other festive drinks available … defo cooking up some mulled wine and spiked hot chocolates

Booking required! £2 cash on the night for the prize pot. Hit the link in our bio for tickets 🤘🤘🤘

*park & kitchen closed for this one

2024 UK INDEPENDANT VERT SERIES COMP - WALES RAMPAGE

Come on down on August 25th and WOW at all the vert action. Every year we host the Welsh leg of this comp and it’s always a fantastic day. We promise to keep the beer & food flowing while you bask (hopefully) in the sun and watch all the action. Spectating is free & indoors the skatepark is open all day as usual (normal fees apply) 10-6pm

For anyone wanting to compete, sign yourself up HERE

Yipeee Pizza Party time X Paradise Gardens

We were caught a bit short last time, who knew that you were so hungry for our delicious dough!!
We promise we are Cooking double, triple, quadruple this time.

We’ve got the most excellent @paradisegardencdf joining us. @david_j_bull & @esthergram____ will be curating the soundtrack for your summer eve! 🎧

The Weathers looking great and this time we’re going to be slinging beautiful brambles at the bar. ☀️🌻🫶🏼

You’re all invited!!!
Open session on as normal (ages 7+), kids & dogs welcome.

NEW MENU!!!

Our new menu has arrived and it’s looking glorious. We still have our famous Burgers & handcut, double fried chips, but have added a lot more sides and healthier (still indulgent) options! We’ve also brought back an old favourite - our breaded mushrooms, and we have our new Zapiekanka’s, where pizza meets toastie, sort of … ish! Its Polish street food and its incredible!

This menu is perfect for sharing so come on down, grab a spritz or delicious german beer & feast!! Pop on in!

The Bucky Bowl

The Zapiekanka

SUMMERS HERE AND SO IS THE NEXT INDIE NIGHT MARKET!!

INDIE NIGHT MARKET - SUMMER EDITION

The third Indie Market at Spit is on it’s way, this time it’s going to be a summer bonanza, with stalls inside & outside and lots of garden party vibes! We are putting the call out for artists, designers, illustrators, makers, and doers. We will be choosing a variety of stallholders to create a celebration of the local talent surrounding us. We have around 40 stalls up for grabs so get in touch with your wares!

Click HERE to apply & for more details.

Event info will be coming soon.

LONDON CALLING: A WHOLE ERA SHOWED UP - Screening in the cafe

Missed the 'London Calling' exhibition in the big smoke?! Well catch @winstanw documentary 'London Calling: A whole era showed up' featuring many of the heads behind the exhibit & no doubt the chaos created from wrangling tonnes of skaters from at least 3 decades of skateboarding 🤯...my hat goes off to you sir. If you're closer to Los Angeles than Brighton (Brighton Picturehouse) or the Welsh capital, then get yourself over the Skateboarding Hall Of Fame, Simi Valley, where it's also screening....alongside 5 Brits being added to the fame wall. With @stevedouglascfc1 at the helm you know it's gonna b a goodun 🛹🎥💥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇸

'London Calling: A Whole Era Showed Up' chronicles the inception, creation, preparation, and recollections of the 'London Calling!' exhibition launch, as well as accompanying events, held across London in 2023. From the voices of the team to the legendary 70's skateboarders, they all share their excitement as they revel in the ultimate 40 plus year reunion.

John Dahlquist X Spit & Sawdust WED 15th MAY 6-10pm

Come hang/listen/stare at/skate, with one of the Swedish powerhouses behind @bryggerietskateorg , one of the finest indoor skate/education/training/art spaces on the planet! 🇸🇪 We've got John Dahlquist for 24hours (well 6-8pm) giving us background into Bryggeriets, how they're paving the creative/educational way for the 4 wheeled plank followed with a Q&A afterwards.....all wrapped up with a skate 8-10pm (usual price 😚🤘) pizza oven fired up from 6-10pm pinging out our stone baked goodness 🍕 as well as our full bar....open til late 🍺 big thanks @skateboardgb, @semesterskate .....come one come all!!!!!

ONE WHOLE DECADE PARTY !

315,360,000 seconds ago (ish) and a full head of dark locks...a loud mechanical shutter door in an industrial estate opened for the 1st time to a rapturous crowd....of 0 😂. How times have changed, A DECADE IN THE GAME and going strength to strength, we would be honoured to party with you all and celebrate the journey thus far...cos let's face it, it's massively 'cos o' YOU 💛 Accompanied by legends @johnmousemusic @paradisegardencdf @lahmacuncardiff plus much more to be announced, share the love and come and join the vibe 💋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🤘💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇱

Under 7's Easter Egg Hunt

On Sun March 31st we will be opening up for the little uns only. By order of the Easter Bunny!! Closed from 12pm.
Start your skate rats Easter morning off the right way. Fuelled with chocolate and high octane bum sliding!!
🐰 🐣 🤟🏼
The Easter bunny has promised she’ll drop some treats around the park!!
BOOKING ESSENTIAL, limited spaces available.

Ben Raemers Foundation - Suicide First Aid Lite Training April 7th

On July 7th 6-9pm @thebenraemersfoundation are holding a Suicide First Aid Lite as part of our at @spitandsawdustskatepark . In 3.5 hours, the SFA lite can teach you invaluable insight into suicide prevention including how to have a conversation with someone who is thinking about suicide.

If you are local and want to attend this as a learner, please sign up HERE

Learn what you can do to support someone if you find yourself in a suicide situation
Course overview:
Teaching the theory and practice of suicide intervention skills that can be applied in any professional or personal setting, this programme is delivered over 3 hours as a suicide prevention awareness session. This is a unique learning experience for anyone who seeks greater understanding and confidence to intervene with people at risk of suicide.

The Suicide First Aid course gives learners the knowledge and tools to understand that suicide is one of the most preventable deaths and some basic skills can help someone with thoughts of suicide stay safe from their thoughts and stay alive.

Course content:
SFA comprises 2 parts, each with a duration of 90 minutes. The programme teaches the skills needed to identify someone who may be thinking about suicide and to pass the person on to a suicide first aider.

Part 1 – 90 minutes
• Introduction to the session; programme, ourselves and suicide prevention
• Stigma and survivors of bereavement by suicide and the Hidden Toll
• Suicide thoughts and suicide behaviour
• The intention of behaviour versus the outcome of behaviour
• Possible causes of suicide thoughts
• Suicide – the ripple effect
Break
Part 2 – 90 minutes
• “I’m really glad you told me” audio-visual
• Suicide Safety Guidance
• Recognising and asking about suicide
• Referring a person onto suicide first aiders

Suicide First Aid  training offers learning outcomes that are knowledge-based and factual. This training can be used as a stand-alone programme or as the first part of a journey to learn suicide prevention skills.

Seeing out the Year!! Its WINTER WONDERJAM TIME

FRIDAY 29th DECEMBER

Dust off your xmas sweaters, dig out your elf hat and get on down to Spit & Sawdust for a final knees up of a very very hectic year!

We’ve got a bunch of prizes for the Jam donated by our lovely sponsors.

As always delicious food and beverages will be in abundance, cant wait to see you all there!

NEW! Go Skate Indoors Day DECEMBER 22nd

The lovely folks at House Skatepark in Sheffield have come up with a super idea to help support local skateparks this winter!

Here’s their concept ……. and with our experience of the stinking weather in Wales, we love it!

“Everyone has heard of go skate day. Set on the longest day of the year so everyone can hit the streets or at least be outdoors as is only natural. Living in the dark rainy north being outdoors isn't always an option so we thought why not go skate indoors day on the shortest day of the year. 

After a chat with out friends and fellow skaters at some of the other parks we thought we'd hold the first annual go skateboarding indoors day”.

Join us at Spit for the usual shenanigans )open session 6-10pm) with a good ole dusting of Christmas magic.

DJ, Xmas Movies playing in the Cafe, Mulled wine & Cider, great food and the best festive Xmas week vibes!