Berkshire skatepark marks opening with bank holiday celebrations

Berkshire skatepark marks opening with bank holiday celebrations

A community skatepark is set to celebrate its official opening in Twyford following months of work with a day of fun.

How skater girls are reshaping Iraqi womanhood in Baghdad

Baghdad is rad — As the city’s first skatepark opens, the new space is providing a blank canvas for its board culture. Dalia Dawood speaks to the people looking to make its ramps and rails a safe haven for women and girls. “I decided to come and change the world.” That was Ishtar Obaid’s ambition when she moved to Iraq from Abu Dhabi three years ago, and launched Baghdad Skate Girls. A skate collective may not seem groundbreaking, but in Iraq, i…