Calling all Durbanites; it's time for a "wheelie" affair this weekend
A "wheelie" affair will be taking place at the point waterfront this coming weekend, 18th June and all skaters are welcome.
When it comes to "community", we can never have enough initiatives to bring people together. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, it has become pretty difficult to socialise, bond, and join in unity - the South African way.
So when we heard about this from Durbanite Vicky Kettle, we were all for this type of 'breaking the barriers and moving forward' initiative.
Vicky, who refers to herself as Mrs. Wild Child, is a Graphic Designer and is also the Project Manager at the Hop Skip and Skate roller skating school said to The Berea Mail,
The idea is to meet at a central point where we can wait for each other and start from one point. Afterwards I would like to have a social. Everyone is welcome to join- children can bring their scooters. My aim is to bring the skating community together.
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The event is meant to unify the skating communities in Durban. It seems that the skating community and Vicky's words are significant to society as a whole. No matter how much we try to ignore it, or dust it under the carpet, the truth is that we tend not to unify over things that connect us but rather focus on the things that make us different.
I am mainly focused on roller skating, it doesn’t mean roller blades, skateboards, or bicycles aren’t welcome. We all share the same skate parks and roads. There’s always been a rift between skateboarders and roller skaters competing for the same turf.
LISTEN to Vicky chat with Vic about the initiative and how they will be following the COVID-19 safety regulations:
We can choose to use this event to inspire - and remind us - that we are all more alike than we are different. The one thing that we all have in common right now is the pandemic and the hard truth that at some point it has made us lonely.
But like someone once said, if we are all alone then doesn't that mean we are all alone together?
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