With a fond farewell to our chosen charity in 2015/16 – Brake and with pride that we were able to raise over £6000 for a cause close to our hearts. The culmination of this being the Louisey Rider Cup – … Read more
We Love roller derby
Here at Nottingham Roller Derby we sure do love a good game day. The adrenaline, the passion… the pictures? Today we’re looking at those pictures that tell a different kind of roller derby story – usually the one you thought … Read more
Friends, Sweat and Tears
A few months ago, I wrote some words about the friendships I have found in roller derby for the Galentine’s edition of the Fan Club zine. I feel really lucky to know and spend time with these women. In the … Read more
On being on skates and on being disabled
Today I put my skates on and took part in the new intake for my league. This time a year ago my doctor was encouraging me to apply for a blue badge for disabled parking. I’m proud of my achievement … Read more
The Louisey Rider Cup – the low down
The Louisey Rider Cup is only a day away, folks! With is in mind, the peeps at NRD wanted to give you all ‘the skinny’ about the chain of events on this most awesome day ! In short, there are … Read more
The Louisey Rider Cup – Let’s Celebrate
With only one week to go, Nottingham Roller Derby have invested an incredible amount of time, energy and love into creating the most sparkly, most fun, most roller derby, most raucous (well, the afterparty at least !) event our community … Read more
Cherry Popping
So you’ve passed min skills! Now what? After a long, hard slog through minimum skills, it’s finally time to get out there and put those skills to the test on track. Which all sounds awesome until you realise you actually … Read more
Taking the Grey- International Women’s Day
In celebration of International Women’s Day, Nottingham Roller Derby are opening their doors and inviting you to find out more about the fastest growing sport in Europe! International Women’s Day is a great opportunity to celebrate and Nottingham Roller Derby … Read more
Kit Up!
We love a good debate about kit; with so much to choose from and so many different variables how can you ever know what’s the best? How would you even begin to define what the best kit is? We can … Read more
Improving your skills
Your learning isn’t over when you’ve finished your Fresh Meat course, in fact it’s only really beginning. In this blog Circle Jerk gives some simple suggestions on how you can improve your skate and game skills. Read more