So, you’ve been into Roller Derby a while now, and… Read more
Ten reasons you know you’re addicted to Roller Derby
Finding my feet on 8 wheels… a roller derby story by Cherry Revenge
The last 5 years of my life have been up and down; I’ve successfully seen my way through university and my PGCE and found a teaching job, got engaged and invited my pet bunny, Biscuit, into the family. For a while though there were more ‘downs’ than ‘ups’. Read more
Nottingham Roller Girls vs Halifax Bruising Banditas
Saturday 15th June 2013; a day that will live long in the memory of the East Midlands’ roller derby community as Nottingham Roller Girls hosted their first ever home bout, welcoming Halifax Bruising Banditas to NTU’s Lee Westwood Sports Centre. Read more
Meet Our NSO’s
At your first few bouts you may not notice them, but a few events in you’re beginning to ask yourself what role the dudes in gray or pink play in all this? They are Non Skating Official’s or NSO’s and without them the bout just wouldn’t happen. NSO roles cover penalties, scoring and timing – they’re literally watching every move you skate! Read more
Equipment lessons from a Newbie for a Newer-bie
Pretty much everyone I talk to will have learned that I love roller derby but I despise my skates. If you take note of the points I mention I hope you will be able to say ‘I love roller derby’ without the ‘…but…’ Read more
Roller Derby Saved my Life
I bet you think I’m being a little bit dramatic with the title, thinking maybe I’m involved in this sport to escape my not so interesting life. Or I want to drop a dress size. Sorry to disappoint it’s neither of these. Being a part of roller derby has over and over again saved my little ol’ life. Read more
Upcoming: NRG vs Halifax Bruising Banditas
Nottingham Roller Girls have announced their first home bout of the summer against Halifax Bruising Banditas and by all accounts it’s gonna be one hell of an event. Read more
A marathon… on roller skates
I’ve always quite fancied doing a marathon; I like a challenge, I love sport and, according to my friends, I’m a little bit crackers. So when some of my NRG teammates mentioned that on May 12th they were going to skate a marathon to raise money for the charity Inspire Nottingham my immediate thought was ‘where do I sign up?’ Read more
How to make your own scrim top
It seems I have become a little obsessed with putting my skate name and number on stuff. It’s easy, cheap and satisfies my crafty urges. Here’s how I do it… Read more
Co-Ed with the Undead: TiL Scrimmage 27.04.2013
In my short roller derby career I’ve often found myself asking ‘What the hell am I doing here?’ and last Saturday afternoon was no different as I turned up at The Inhuman League’s mixed Co-ed scrimmage. Read more