Who We Are
As an independently funded skatepark, we rely on passionate volunteers to make it what it is today and what it will be in the future.
Charlie Arthur
Chair
Charlie works as a heritage consultant and has been a skatepark trustee for almost 2 years. He's recently taken up skateboarding again at the age of 44 and loving every minute. Back in the late 80s and early 90s when Charlie first learnt to skate there just weren't any skateparks like this. He remains consistently blown away by the amazing atmosphere and the level of talent on display and feels that we are incredibly lucky to have this skatepark in our city.
Beth Howells
Volunteer and girl skate event organiser
Beth has been skating at the park since she was 13 years old. She says
“It is such a rad park, over the years of skating it you learn so many lines and how to get your
way around it. There’s a sick mix of transition and street, propa good flow so it’s super fun to
skate." Beth leads our popular girl’s night at HSP and is confident that soon there will be just
as many girl skaters as there are boys. She also happens to be one of the top
female skaters in the country and came 5th in the 2021 National Championships.
Amelia Lazniewska
Volunteer
Amelia is 13, she has been skating for just over a year, and says "I go quite often and I love it
because it's just really fun."
Megan Browne
Volunteer
Megan is 15 and goes to the skatepark around 3 times a week. She says "I love the skatepark
because it’s got such good bowls and really nice people, I’m also addicted to skating because
you can go really fast." Megan feels that it would be cool if more girls took up skating and
that is why she helps organise our popular girl’s night.
Joe Sutton
Boom Box Skate Shop Manager
Joe is a skateboarder for 12+ years and started skateboarding when Phase 2 of the skatepark opened. He’s been involved with the Skateparks growth since he was a teenager and with others, went to the town council back in 2012 to secure the final funding for the phase 3 expansion.
Joe has moved back to Hereford in 2021 after spending some time up North and was inspired by what the local Skateshops were doing for the scene. Shout out to Welcome Leeds, Endemic Huddersfield and Note Manchester! Joe is a volunteer, trustee and store manager for the BoomBox Hereford.
If you see joe say Hi!
Mike Gribben
Volunteer
Mike Gribben, aka Barry Wango, rides for AMFAS skateboards and is one of Hereford’s best
known skaters. He says “This skatepark has been a second home to me for years of my life.
Love everything about it and the people involved here.”
Jobie Hoar
Trustee
Jobie started learning skateboarding in the summer of 2021 at the age of 46 and caught the bug. He loves Hereford Skatepark's buzz and vibe which is a credit to all the guys at the park and behind the scenes.
He's really pleased to be a part of such a fantastic facility which has already helped him through some hard times.
Col Hamilton
Trustee
Founder and Managing Director of CUP Ceramics Community CIC, Hereford.
Col became really interested in the amazing and inspiring resource that is Hereford Skatepark while trying to learn to skate in COVID-19 lockdown with his 6 and 8 year old boys, Fin and Kit. He is excited about watching them develop as exciting young skaters and has ambitions himself to become a mediocre old skater one day.
He is passionate about supporting Hereford Skate Park to contend with the best parks in the UK, whilst maintaining a positive, diverse and inclusive community for locals and for visitors alike.
