VIDEO - Jump Hastings - Parkour comes to town
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Published Date:
13 February 2008
A new craze is sweeping across Hastings with three boys from Hillcrest School at the forefront of its rapidly expanding scene.
Instead of spending their free time playing on games consoles or hanging around street corners and getting into trouble, schoolfriends Lewis, Josh and Calum bound around Hastings - vaulting park benches, hurdling fences and bouncing of walls.
Together they are S.outh E.ast F.low and they are on a three man mission to bring Parkour to the streets of Hastings and St Leonads.
Founded by Frenchman David Belle, Parkour is a highly skilled and demanded sport with the aim of moving from one point to another as efficiently and quickly as possible.
Runners, or traceurs as they are known, vault over anything in their way, using different parts of their body and an array of techniques to overcome any obstacle.
We went to Hillcrest School to catch up with the boys.
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Last Updated:
14 February 2008 9:02 AM
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Location:
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