History

Thierstein’s London skating – inline skating lessons in Greenwich and Docklands

Kids skating and skateboarding lessons in London Zebra Skate London holiday camps

​2002: UKISA Founded. The first cohort of inline skating instructors were certified, raising the standard for the sport.
Would others follow?

2006: Growing Momentum
They did.
By the end of 2006, over 200 instructors had qualified through UKISA. Coverage on London Tonight and in national newspapers spread the word. UKISA launched National Inline Skating Week, taking free skating across the UK.

2015: Earn Your Stripes
UKISA launched Earn Your Stripes, giving children a personal passport to track skills mastered, turning lessons into an adventure that young skaters craved.

2020: Cultivating the Next Generation
As new skaters flooded in,
UKISA opened the IDP to juniors. One of the first Earn Your Stripes graduates went on to qualify as an instructor – proof of a clear pathway from young learner to qualified coach.

2026: A Quarter-Century of the Friday Night Skate In May 2026, the London Friday Night Skate celebrated its 25th Anniversary. Tens of thousands over twenty-five years have made it a vibrant fixture.

Decathlon, Birmingham, London, Nottingham, Romford

London Skate Centre, Bayswater, London

Loco Skates – Eastbourne