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Happy new year - look after your board this winter!

Greetings one and all! And a happy new year to you.We hope you're rested and feeling fresh. We're open again and the newsletter train is coming up to steam... but first, after some confusion in the shop today we've decided to come clean... The break-in by Read more

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Happy Christmas 2022

Hopefully all your shopping's done Because we're not going to be shipping anything else out now until the 3rd January!And so, here we are, newsletter #52 of the year. I hope it's been as fun for you as it has for us. Last weeks dinosaur break-in was... Read more

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Break in at Vandem

Absolute bedlam in here today.Last night we had some late night intruders make it into the shop. The whole thing is on CCTV but the identities are... somewhat hard to make out.See for yourself: 

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Review contest and Movember

Now I come to writing this The Movember concept does seem quite funny, really."Men, do nothing. In fact, do less than you normally might each morning, and ask people to give you money for the trouble"I'm pretty sure it was a man who came up with it.Nonetheless,... Read more

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Learning to Skate as an Adult

Prompted by the recent John Lewis Christmas advert, here are our top tips for learning to skate as an adult.adultnoun: a person who is fully grown or developedverb, informal: behave in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially by accomplishing mundane but necessary tasks.For... Read more

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John Lewis Christmas Ad - Skating in the mainstream

A heartwarming tribute to the fact that Learning to skate can be...uncomfortable.If you haven't seen it yet, check out the new John Lewis Christmas ad here:  What's that? Me? No, no, its... Read more

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Bristol Balloon Fiesta Skate

What a weekend that was... Bristol Girls Longboard crew have really outdone themselves this time... and that's saying something, because they tend to do a really good job. Rob and I (scratch that, Rob did it all. I washed up some mugs and strummed the guitar... Read more

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Building Better Skateboards

We're open this Saturday - stop in to the shop to freshen up your setup!!We can upgrade your trucks with our extensive bushing selection, re-grip your board with our own griptape, mount a fresh set of Read more

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Cliff Coleman - Master Slider

Not many skateshops can boast wall art like this! The pride of the Vandem Longboard Shop collection is this 5ft long Lush Longboards "Kisiwa," handmade in Sheffield, signed by Cliff Coleman and Sergio Yuppie when they visited the UK back in 2005.Read more

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