Fifty-two newsletters,
Eleven skate events,
Two surviving spider plants,
One little shop.
Countless positive interactions!
Shop visits, phone calls and WhatsApps spent frothing over good old times, better new gear, skate and surf spots near and far.
New faces become new mates become old mates - a love of skateboarding one symptom of a life fully embraced, a glue that holds us together far beyond the scope of rolling around on a plank of wood.
What can you thank your board for this year?
If you want to express it, I want to hear it - send it over.
After an extremely successful 2024 - our goal for the year was to perfect the art of microwaved Camembert - here's a look back at the year:
Winter ❄️
1. A longboard is for life, not just for Christmas
2. Happy 21st, Loaded Longboards
3. On stickers
4. Hackbrett Longboards: The Final Farewell
5. Longboard Events 2024
6. What's dark, and matters?
7. Getting the youth back on the streets...
8. _________ in the rain?
9. Product Breakdown: The Skate Tool
10. Which trucks sh*t in the woods?
11. Landyachtz 2024 Lineup is here!
Spring 🌼
12. Little skateboards for little people
13. An Easter Miracle?
14. Hows the concave on those new Santa Cruz decks?
15. New from Loaded: The Symtail
16. Landyachtz 2024: The final drop!
17. Upcoming Skate Events
18. Behold: The Magic Carpet!
19. BVR: Ours for a day!
20. What comes next? Y1, Z2, A3, B4, ...
21. The definition of success?
22. A serious summer PSA from Vandem
23. An old favourite returns...
24. Which type of dad are you?
Summer 🌞
25. The weirdest board in the shop
26. Weekend openings!
27. The £10 surfskate hack!
28. Congratulations, Ultraskaters!
29. You ask, we deliver
30. 10,000 words on surfskates and skateparks
31. Loaded with Beefy new gear!
32. What's in the bag?
33. Saving the best for last...
34. What's more fun than picking up speed? (on a board)
35. Will we be seeing you next weekend?
36. Shrimps on the barbie?
37. THANK YOU!
38. What's bigger than a skateboard?
Autumn 🍂
39. It's getting darker, but skate events roll on!
40. Mint, Mango and Bubblegum... A Vandem Ice Cream Van?
41. A unique gift for you, from Rus, via us
42. Look what we got for Stuart! 🛼
43. Bristol's gone mad...
44. Single longboard seeks companion
45. How long can you hold your breath?
46. A postcard from Morocco... 🫖
47. Stupid Friday
48. A new #1: The Most Expensive Board in the shop
49. A True Advent Surprise!
50. Full Power? Gas? THROTTLE
Winter ❄️
51. Merry Christmas 2024
52. It's this one
And that only leaves 2025.
It's easy to get caught up in lofty goals and high expectations.
But actually, if we sell one board which has a positive impact on one human, then we'll rest easy knowing we've done good in the world.
Convincing the landlord to accept good in the world as legal tender is however an ongoing project.
Lots of love and we'll see you next year,
Matt, Danielle, Josh and Rich @ Vandem
