*Rider//

Hello! I'm Laura! Scroll down to read more about me!

I've been skating for 3 years. I gave up a cooped-up job in television to raise money for children's charities on a skateboard journey across Australia and haven't really stopped moving since. In 2008, I skated 102 miles in a day, and really want to skate even further next time. I'm guessing 700 miles on a skateboard will be good training...

I'm doing this trip because I've had enough of passing water bottles to other skaters, bless 'em - it were great, but this is about me, a personal challenge to myself and a promise made to a grieving partner of a brave Marine, as well as my Grandad Len, or Ganga, as he is fondly known! Skating is my passion, as well as discovering and exploring. Hence why I've named this 'the most curious skateboard trip undertaken in the UK' - because I literally am excited about what could be around every turn.

At the moment I work as an ice steward, so I get a good workout in my job as well as my spare time, which is spent, of course, skating everywhere. I'll be giving that up to do this. It means a lot to me that I get this done. For my own personal 2009 adventure quota!

This September I start teacher training teaching Creativity and Media to secondary school pupils. This will fulfill a lifelong hope and dream of helping others achieve their own goals, which to be fair, is why I'm here doing this!

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