OUR BLOG

Big Changes for Hive in 2025!
30th November 2024
2025 will see some big changes for Hive Skate Hub, and we'd love to share our plans with you. We're committed to playing a part in keeping the wonderful skate community alive and active, but there will be a slightly different focus... away from our physical store. POP UP SHOPSThis year…

EXCITING NEW COLLAB!
17th August 2023
EXCITING NEW COLLAB As well as striving to support the wider roller skating community through Hive Skate Hub, most people are aware that we also have some strong roots in roller derby. Kerrie (one half of Hive!), has been working with Hydra (Rule 56 Coaching) for many years, supporting coaches and…

Roller Skating Tips
16th July 2023
Do you want to take up roller skating, but you don't know where to start? We got you! Roller skating is so fun, it keeps you healthy, and can be an inexpensive way to get around and explore your community. Here are a few things to keep in mind before you…

Coming Out The Other Side
9th September 2022
It’s March 2020 and we’re sitting in our old place in the Green Quarter listening to the PM announce that retail and hospitality will have to shut, for how long we did not know. It had only been less than 2 years since we opened our doors, we felt like…

The World of Plates Part 2!
23rd September 2021
PARK & RECREATIONAL PLATESPlates that come under this discipline can range depending on the skater. We find that most skaters who skate park like a 10 degree angle, this is due to it placing the skaters weight fully over the kingpin and the cushions giving them more stability which is…