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Trench Town youths find joy in new leisure activity

Sep 30th, 2021 | Category: News & Features | 3:25
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#JamaicaGleaner #TrenchTown #Skateboarding SEPTEMBER 30, 2021: Over the past three months, skateboarding has become the new rave for children of Trench Town, St Andrew, with a few eyeing coaching and competitive sports. In street-style, they skated up and down Second Street, manoeuvring a board ramp to perform simple stunts. Their newfound pastime is a welcome distraction that could save them from recruitment into gangs.

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