The rise in women taking up the sport is in part due to great role models, Ellis said, giving the examples of Brown and 14-year-old Bombette Martin. “They are both young and amazing and in the public eye,” he said, adding that more girls are going to skateparks, with a rise in groups such as Girl Skate UK being set up to accommodate female skaters.

Later the mill was revived with steam and ten gas engines, and Ashby’s Mill supplied wholemeal flour to many of the top West End hotels and restaurants. If there is one place name in London that instantly brings to mind the capital’s Afro-Caribbean community its Brixton.The area is a melting pot of culture and there are a variety of places to get something to eat. the David Bowie memorial is in the area along with Brixton Academy which is one of the best music venues in London.

She left Sri Lanka aged ten years, and has since lived in Britain. She studied for an MA at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford, and was Leverhulme Artist in Residence at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. She was recently awarded a Fellowship in Visual Arts by the Arts and Humanities Research Council of Great Britain. Her debut novel, Mosquito, featured an exiled Sri Lankan writer returning to the country and falling in love with a 17-year-old artist. Of all Tearne's work, this was the book that most directly engaged with the violence of the civil war, particularly the Tamil Tigers' deployment of female suicide bombers, who descended from the north like mosquitoes "but, unlike the mosquitoes, were full of a new kind of despair and frightening rage". The war began drumming again. After months of silence it marched in two-four time; a two-conductor orchestra without direction”. Brixton Beach is obsessed with art, colour and light. It is very shallow on immigrant culture. This story is rather sad and once Alice comes to London, this increasing sadness dominates this book. It just gets sadder and sadder. This is not a book to enjoy and is not really entertaining. It is simply a tale of increasing sadness and despair.

Brixton’s dining offer is the definition of 21st-century London, and almost impossible to sum up in one paragraph. Tearne simply does not believe that the civil war between Tamil and Singhalese has ended. 'Memory does not die easily,' she says, arguing that any process of reconciliation should include also the diasporic communities of the two ethnic groups. Her writings can provide a springboard for an open and frank discussions of the events that have had such a tragic impact on the lives of so many Sri Lankans. The United Kingdom's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The garden is huge and the twinkling fairy lights make it a wonderful choice for an evening drinking session with your mates.

Like any working class area in London Brixton once had an edge, but in April 1981 this place earned particular notoriety as the scene of a riot brought about by inequality and unemployment. Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan born artist living and working in Britain. She arrived, with her parents in this country at the age of ten. She trained as a painter, completing her MA at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art, Oxford. For nearly twenty years her work as a painter, installation artist, and filmmaker has dealt with the traces of history and memory within public and private spaces. British Council complies with data protection law in the UK and laws in other countries that meet internationally accepted standards. Bianca 11: ‘Maybe more girls are getting into it because of the Olympics and also their friends doing it more.’ Photograph: Martin Godwin/The GuardianWhat’s happening? If you like your sandy toes to be attached to some dancing feet, make your way to Studio 338, the capital’s only all night party terrace. Brand spanking new following the venue’s recent renovation project, the terrace has been transformed into a white sand rooftop oasis – albeit a rather noisy one. Get a taste of Ibiza in SE10 with party nights curated by Space Ibiza, Abode and Art of Dark, soaking up summery vibes at Studio 338’s beach fiestas long after the sun has gone down.

So, for better or worse, art house cinemas, craft beer pubs and concept bars rub shoulders with exotic markets and artisan studios. What’s happening? In the summer of it’s 40th anniversary year, Brent Cross is pulling out all the stops. Punctuate your Big Weekend Shop with a sojourn to the centre’s 2500m squared beach bonanza. Expect Brazilian dancers, rollercoasters, beach buggy bumper cars, churros, fire eaters, fish and chips, pools and even a good old fashioned donkey ride. For sporting fans, Brent Cross are also screening fixtures from the Euros and the Rio Olympics, so you’re a trip to the shops won’t mean missing a single goal.Hallo Eli, can you tell me if you know places where we can dance on salsa-music, or have great night dancing reggea -music? Can you tell me witch neighbourhoods are save to stay? I thank y in advance for your cooperation, Earlier, in 1975, nine-year-old Alice is being taught to ride a bicycle on a beach in Colombo, Sri Lanka, by her Singhalese grandfather. Her mother, Sita, had married a Tamil, Stanley; facing discrimination, and to escape the bombings and the brewing civil war, they move to London. Years pass. Stanley has affairs and becomes friends with fellow Tamils, and Sita develops dementia. Alice becomes an artist, names her house after a beach, faces typical life-changing events, and meets Simon at an opera.