Middlesbrough Roller Derby
| Metro area | Middlesbrough, England. |
|---|---|
| Land | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| Gegründet | September 2007 |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Affiliations | WFTDA, UKRDA |
| Website | http://www.middlesbroughmilkrollers.co.uk |
The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers is an all-female flat track roller derby league and not-for-profit organisation based in Middlesbrough, England.[1]
Founded in September 2007, the Milk Rollers are the first league in the North East.[2]
The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers play by the rules of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). and are members of the UK Roller Derby Association (UKRDA).
History
Formed in September 2007, The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers hosted the North East's first roller derby EXPO Northern Exposure [3] on 19 September 2009 which featured 4 leagues from the UK competing.[4]
As well as taking part in boot camps, bouts and guest skating for other leagues, MMR competed in the London Rollergirls hosted European tournament "Roll Britannia" in 2009 as part of the mixed team 'Royal Rebel Rollers'.[5]
The league take an active role in getting women and men in Teesside involved in roller derby and have organised and hosted fundraisers and events including running a pop up shop as part of the 'We Are Open' project.[6]
The league has now grown to 30 + members, including female skaters and male and female referees, NSOs and volunteers and the league are currently in training for their first bouting season TBA.
Public and closed bouts
Smack Attack, MMR Vs BBDD, Birmingham 21/03/2009 MMR 78 - BBDD 198
Northern Exposure, Darlington 19/09/2009 MMR 10 – CCR 107
Santa’s Little Belter’s, Birmingham 13/12/09 MMR 88 -CCR 116
The Great Yorkshire Tourney, Huddersfield 24/10/10 MMR 21 - 72 LBRG
Northern Roll, Newcastle 21/11/10 NRG 102 - N.U.T.S (MMR, MRD, LRB) 81
Tarzan & Pain, Sheffield 29/01/2011 SSRG 185 - MMR 34
Middlesbrough (Closed bout vs Wakefield Wildcats) 27/11/11 MMR 254 - WWC 37
References
- ^ "Boro lasses get their skates on". The Northern Line.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Middlesbrough Milk Rollers". The Crack.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Northern Exposure". The Crack.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Diane's ready for the rollers". The Evening Gazette.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Roll Britannia Participants". London Rollergirls.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Middlesbrough Milk Rollers roll in to set up shop". Evening Gazette.
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- Pop-Up Shop- Evening Gazette- 31 May 2010
- MMR skate 52 miles- Evening Gazette- 10 April 2010
- MMR launch Whip It - Evening Gazette- 9 April 2010
- Boro Lasses Get their skates on- Northern Line- 11 November 2009
- A Day out with the Rollers - BBC Sport- 15 May 2008
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