Wednesday 30 June 2010

Awesome Article on Last Month's Tournament in Aberdeen

Sorry it's taken me so long to post this link, but check out THIS AWESOME ARTICLE El Toupee tracked down in The Press & Journal :)

Junior Roller Derby Workshop

MSlap bang in the middle of the holidays, Manchester Roller Derby will take your younglins and put them through their paces with 5 x 4 hour days of skate training drills and exercises to push them above and beyond minimum skills requirements.

This is open to anyone under 18 with parental consent. 

Just £30 per skater for the whole week, the workshop is 10am-2pm daily, followed by public skate 2-4pm. All workshop skaters can stay for public skate at no extra charge.

Places are limited email mook@manchesterarcadians.com to book your spot.

When? Monday August 9th until Friday 13th August

Where? Arcadia, Levenshulme, Manchester

Wack 'Em




As if one bout a month from the Rainy City Roller Girls wasn't enough!
RCRG's 'Manchester Motley Crew' will be playing the Stuttgart Valley Roller Girlz in a jam packed, hip checking, shoulder blocking bout on Saturday 24th July.
Come on down to the Rainy's home base and watch what is sure to be a fantastic game!

2 teams
60 minutes 
and not a Vuvuzela in sight (or sound!)

Tickets:
Adult adv. £8
Concession* (students/ mature derby fans) £6
Under 10's: free

Adults on the door £10
* all concession tickets must provide proof of concession on door.

Doors open: 3pm
Bout starts: 4pm

Get your tickets from the friendly RCRG derby Girls or by 
clicking the eventbrite link:


Live Roller Derby HITS Sheffield ...

... or should I say SMASHES??!!!

Sheffield Steel Rollergirls take on Newcastle Rollergirls in their debut bout - SMASHDANCE!


When? Saturday July 24th, 3pm-7pm
Where? Ponds Forge International Sheaf Street, Sheffield

Check out This Is Roller Derby!

Introducing the Portsmouth Roller Wenches



Welcoming another new league into the UK Roller Derby fold ... great to see UKRD getting bigger and better all the time :)

Tuesday 29 June 2010

New Roller Derby in Manchester ....

Sometimes one league just isn't enough!

Manchester Roller Derby are a new league, actively recruiting in the Manchester area.

Check out their Facebook group here for more details.

Good luck girls xxx

Block Party!!!


What? LRG's Championship Bout
Who? Ultraviolent Femmes vs Suffrajets
When? Saturday July 17th, 4pm - 9.30pm

Last year's defending champion Suffra Jets will take on the plucky underdog Ultraviolent Femmes in the 2010 LRG Championship bout! Can the Suffra Jets defend their title? Will the Ultraviolents stage the upset of the season?

Want more? Of course you do. And you'll get more! To whet your appetite before the main event, the LRG's Steam Rollers will be taking on Manchester's Rainy City Rollergirls!

TICKETS ON SALE AT: http://www.londonrollergirls.com/zero/archives/929

Leeds Prepare for Intra-league bouting!

Leeds Roller Dolls will face each other next month in a super exclusive sneak preview to their first intra-league bout, which is currently scheduled for October.

A select few rollergirls and boys from around the country have been invited to the bout this weekend ...
so if you received an invite (like we did here ;) ) count yourself as very lucky!

Good luck Dolls!

Apologies ...

Before I get started posting all the latest goss from the UK Roller Derby world, firstly a quick apology for the past month of silence, I've been on a rather remote island in Honduras ... but the Round Up Bout is back, and wants to hear all your news, as ever
Thanks for all your support,

Jet Stepper xxx