Middlesbrough Milk Rollers

Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
Metro area Middlesbrough, England.
Country United Kingdom
Founded 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).

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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

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