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there is no spoon - Dickies x Welcome
Welcome Skate Store, Vague Mag and Dickies head to Mallorca, with Dale Starkie, Izzy Almond, Blinky, Fred Ryan and Logan Riley.
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5 days ago1 min read
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Jazmine Lematy for Welcome Skate Store
Leeds youth-on-the-up Jazmine Lematy joins Welcome Skate Store with an intro part filmed by Josh Hallett!
The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 91 min read
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Mike Wright - Best and Unused Footage
Fans of Mike Wright - rejoice! Elliot Tebbs has just uploaded a 10-minute timeline of raw Mike Wright footage from the 2010s...
The Skateboarder's Companion
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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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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Dec 4, 20241 min read
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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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Jul 12, 202416 min read
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Inauguration: Dale Starkie
Reminiscing about the Leeds scene of 2011 with Dale Starkie. As printed in The Skateboarder's Companion issue 10.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Aug 11, 20237 min read
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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.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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Welcome at Spit and Sawdust - These Are My Friends
Featuring Albie Edmonds, Zeta Rush, Blinky, Will Sheerin, Dale Starkie, Jono Coote and more!
The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 12, 20231 min read
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Push: Izzy Almond
An introduction to Leeds local and Welcome Skate Store staffer Izzy Almond, taken from Issue 8 of The Skateboarder's Companion.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Feb 7, 202310 min read
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Izzy Almond at L-Ledge, Leeds
Taken from Welcome Skate Store's Welcome 2: Hell, filmed and edited by Josh Hallett.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Welcome 2: Hell
The all new, full length video from Welcome Skate Store and Josh Hallett is online now!
The Skateboarder's Companion
May 28, 20221 min read
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'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.
The Skateboarder's Companion
May 17, 20221 min read
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Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 5
With Kizzy Yuill, Jono Coote and Tom Smith.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Apr 12, 20221 min read
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Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 4
Talking to Mike Halls, Grim from Freestyle and our very own Ryan Gray!
The Skateboarder's Companion
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 3
Interviews with Graham Tait, Jerome Loughran and Denham Hill.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 29, 20221 min read
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Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 2
Learn about more roles within the skateboard industry with Leeds' Welcome Skate Store.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 22, 20221 min read
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Welcome: Jobs in Skateboarding - Part 1
Amanda Perez, Nic Chappell and Darren Pearcy talk about their jobs within the skateboard industry.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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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.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Mar 1, 20221 min read
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Best of 2021: Dale Starkie
The productive Leeds native lets you in on a few things that have caught his attention this year.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Dec 22, 20212 min read
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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.
The Skateboarder's Companion
Dec 13, 202115 min read
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