Richmond Pop-Up “Skate Street”

In September 2025 we worked with HemingwayDesign to be a part of Centre Stage, a government-funded, one-day community event that burst into life on Richmond’s George Street and Whittaker Square. Once again our Box Library sprang into action to transform public space into a hub of interaction, creativity and culture. The U-Build team were there all day on September 13th, to help ‘Build your own street furniture’ as part of the wider multi-arts festival. Centre Stage filled the heart of the town with live music, theatre, performance, art, workshops, markets and of course an interactive plywood skate park for young people and their families to play with, build, create, adapt and channel their imagination. 

HemingwayDesign have been working with the London Borough of Richmond to start turning Richmond’s Town Centre Vision and Activation Plan into reality. Curated and produced by both parties, Centre Stage Richmond  was one of the very first steps in putting that plan into action, and the inaugural event showed how the vision can be experienced and enjoyed by locals on the ground.