A GRANDAD who took up skateboarding aged 82 says he has no fear of injury.
Don Morton took up the hobby in September, after switching from rollerblading - which he first tried in his late 60s.
He said: "I've had a couple of falls, but I know that from my skating experience there is no way you're not going to fall.
"They are inevitable. I just wear my normal clothing and wrist protectors."
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