Beaminster skater looks to make skate jam annual event

Huck Booth is just 15-years-old and organised the first Beaminster Skate Jam which was very successful. 

The young skater pulled together the competition by bringing in sponsors to fund the prizes and even made the podium himself. 

READ: Beaminster's Huck Booth hosts town's first ever Skate Jam

An aerial view of Beaminster skate park during the competition (Image: Tim Booth Photographv) Now, after the success of the event, Huck is hoping to make it a yearly event and wants to boost the popularity of the sport in his home town.

Huck said: "I have always wanted to run one for the community.

"We have a decent skatepark and I just thought I would do it, so I reached out to some brands and got £400 in prize money and I just started promoting it.

"I wanted to do it so my friends could compete with each other and get people from further away to come to the park.

"Next time I might do it for charity and I hope if I keep doing it, it will become an annual thing."

Fifteen-year-old Huck Booth is competing at the National Skateboarding Championships later this month (Image: Tim Booth Photography) Huck is a talented skateboarder himself, and has qualified for the second year running for the National Skateboarding Championships.

He will be competing in the 'park' category in Glasgow on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13 with the final broadcast live on TV. 

Speaking on his ambitions in the sport, he said: "The main goal is to become pro, but there is a very small window for that, but If I keep progressing and getting to more events and meeting more people, I can get there. 

"My dream is compete in America, maybe even the X-Games, travelling the world and skateboarding would be amazing."

Otis Butcher competing at the Beaminster Skate Jam (Image: Tim Booth Photographv)

However, Huck will face a tougher than expected challenge when he goes to Glasgow having broken part of his foot at the skate jam, but has vowed to ride on through the pain.

He added: "I fractured a bone in my foot but the doctors said it should be okay, and will still be competing and will just try and do my best. "

Huck is keen to build up the reputation of his local park and believes the sport can be a really positive activity.

He added: "It's a great thing (skateboarding). Gaming is such a big part of people's lives now but a skatepark is a good community and we have that and it's great, that's why I want to do the competition. 

"It would be really cool seeing more skaters come to the park, and for more more people to come from more further away."