Name/TitleProgramme: Space Quaddity
About this objectColour printed bout programme for 'Space Quaddity' presented by Granite City Roller Girls on 2nd April 2011, featuring Aberdeen's Northern Fights vs Auld Reekie's Cannon Belles.
MakerGranite City Roller Derby
Date MadeApril 2011
Period2010s
Place MadeScotland, Aberdeen
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 148mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granite_City_Roller_Derby:
Granite City Roller Derby (GCRD) is a roller derby league based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2008, the league currently have two teams which compete with teams from other leagues. The league consists of two travel teams: Northern Fights (A, established 2008); The Fight Hawks (B, established June 2015). Originating as the Aberdeen Aces, GCRD were the second roller derby league established in Scotland.[citation needed] The league struggled in the early days to find a training hall to practice in and resorted to skating in a local car park when weather allowed. In November 2008, the league began skating at the Aberdeen Lads Club, and was reborn as the "Granite City Roller Girls".
In May 2010, the league hosted Scotland's first roller derby tournament, "Highland Fling". This was attended by Glasgow Roller Girls, Auld Reekie Roller Girls and Dundee Roller Girls. The league's A-team, the Northern Fights, came a respectable fourth in the competition out of 6 teams taking part. The tournament was attended by around 650 people over the course of the two days. GCRD have been members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association since 2011. Thought they aren't members of the association, they play to the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) ruleset [continues].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Reekie_Roller_Derby:
Formed in April 2008 as Auld Reekie Roller Girls, ARRD were Edinburgh's first women's flat track roller derby league, and take their name after the city of Edinburgh, affectionately known as "Auld Reekie" ("Old Smoky" in the Scots language).
Travel Teams:
- All Stars (formerly Twisted Thistles)
- All Star Reserves (formerly Cannon Belles)
- All Star Rookies
Home Teams: intra-league teams were previously selected on a game-by-game basis under the names The Highland Heathens and Celtic Chaos. In 2012, three permanent home teams were formed and the annual Home Season tournament was launched. The last Home Season took place in 2015 and Home Teams were subsequently disbanded:
- The Cherry Bombers
- The Skatefast Club (2014 winners)
- The Leithal Weapons (2012, 2013, 2015 winners)
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeProgramme
Object numberGWL-2015-131-23
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved