Feeling Scene: Leeds with The Ben Raemers Foundation
The Ben Raemers Foundation spend a long weekend in Leeds, highlighting the present day skate scene and local mental health services.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Jul 1216 min read
Muse: Dale Starkie
Photography by Reece Leung What happened to your grand plan to retire from skateboarding after Welcome 2: Hell came out? (Laughing)...
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Aug 11, 20237 min read
Inauguration: Dale Starkie
Reminiscing about the Leeds scene of 2011 with Dale Starkie. As printed in The Skateboarder's Companion issue 10.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Jun 12, 20231 min read
New Balance 440 x Welcome Skate Store
Dale Starkie, Will Sheerin and more put the new Welcome X NB 400 through its Leeds based paces.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 12, 20231 min read
Welcome at Spit and Sawdust - These Are My Friends
Featuring Albie Edmonds, Zeta Rush, Blinky, Will Sheerin, Dale Starkie, Jono Coote and more!
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Feb 7, 202310 min read
Push: Izzy Almond
An introduction to Leeds local and Welcome Skate Store staffer Izzy Almond, taken from Issue 8 of The Skateboarder's Companion.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Nov 17, 20221 min read
Izzy Almond at L-Ledge, Leeds
Taken from Welcome Skate Store's Welcome 2: Hell, filmed and edited by Josh Hallett.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
May 28, 20221 min read
Welcome 2: Hell
The all new, full length video from Welcome Skate Store and Josh Hallett is online now!
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The Skateboarder's Companion
May 17, 20221 min read
'Welcome 2: Hell' teaser and premiere info
Get to Leeds next Friday - May 27th - to witness the second full length video from Welcome Skate Store and Josh Hallett.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Apr 12, 20221 min read
Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 5
With Kizzy Yuill, Jono Coote and Tom Smith.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 4
Talking to Mike Halls, Grim from Freestyle and our very own Ryan Gray!
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 29, 20221 min read
Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 3
Interviews with Graham Tait, Jerome Loughran and Denham Hill.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 22, 20221 min read
Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 2
Learn about more roles within the skateboard industry with Leeds' Welcome Skate Store.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 16, 20221 min read
Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 1
Amanda Perez, Nic Chappell and Darren Pearcy talk about their jobs within the skateboard industry.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 1, 20221 min read
Dan Magee talks videos with Welcome Skate Store
Dan Magee - the one time driving force behind Blueprint Skateboards - talks all things video with Welcome Skate Store.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Dec 22, 20212 min read
Best of 2021: Dale Starkie
The productive Leeds native lets you in on a few things that have caught his attention this year.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Dec 13, 202115 min read
Interview: Zeta Rush
Talking motherhood, Milton Keynes and the rise of the female skate community with Zeta Rush. From The Skateboarder's Companion issue 3.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Oct 29, 20211 min read
Issue 4 competitions - now live!
Win vouchers and clothing from Vitor, and tools galore from Prime8.
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 19, 20211 min read
Victor Mputu remix from Swift Blazer.
Leeds local and The National Skateboard Co rider Victor Mputu gets the Swift Blazer remix treatment!
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The Skateboarder's Companion
Feb 2, 202112 min read
Ed Syder - the 'Skater Owned' interview.
Renowned skateboard illustrator Ed Syder discusses his new zine Skater Owned, featuring interviews and portraits of UK skate shop owners.
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