The Welcome Annual Bowling Championship

December 2025 - the first ever Welcome Bowling Championship!

Four colour-coordinated teams consisting of Welcome staff, team riders, OG locals, old friends, new enemies (and the category known as Arms) hit the lanes with varying levels of precision and power in the hope of taking home the coveted winners medals, marble best bowler trophy and the ultimate best team bowling trophy.

There were some winners(Blue team!) and there were many losers(everyone else) but more importantly we got to share the experience - can Ten Pin Bowling teach us something about life, are there deeper lessons to be learned in the lanes? Almost certainly, but if you really care to know what they are then you'll just have to join us next time.

The Welcome Bowling Championship will return in December 2026, and it's gonna be big!

Only that patented Vans Waffle tread pattern will suffice for slippery situations

Work hard. Train hard. Bowl harder.

I can neither confirm nor deny that this is the hardest photo of the gallery. 

Muscle-relaxants come in many shapes and sizes and sometimes they come in the form of team management hands.

Shez did it.

Coach TB says "Hit the pins and avoid the gutter." Fred says "Yeah mon."

"Believe me, as a bowler, I know that right about now, your bladder feels like an overstuffed vacuum cleaner bag and your butt is kinda like an about-to-explode bratwurst."

BAKER 3, BAKER 3, ABOUT TO BANG Y'ALL OVER THE HEAD

As swift as a coursing river with all the force of a great typhoon Adoym sends his inner boss.

Velocity divided by Force times by Formula Four equals Power of Strike over Pin

Poise, precision and perfection local hero Ruby. Don't sweat the technique.

The highest ranking athlete we know came through for team blue. Thanks Lily!

Could be covers?

Is it really an event in Leeds, West Yorkshire, The North, England, United Kingdom or even Europe without a Beeps in the vicinity.

Headline News: Worst Overall Player Leads Blue Team Victory

Massive thanks to our friends at Vans Europe for the support and to Sam Hutchinson for shooting the joy.