Name/TitleProgramme: Highland Fling
About this objectProgramme for 'Highland Fling', the first ever Scottish Roller Derby Tournament, hosted by the Granite City Roller Girls at the Beach Lesiure Centre, Aberdeen on 22nd -23rd May 2010. The tournament feratured six teams from four cities: Northern Fights (Aberdeen), Rippin Kittins (Dundee), Twisted Thistles and Cannon Belles (Edinburgh) and Irn Bruisers and Maiden Grrders (Glasgow).
MakerGranite City Roller Derby
Date MadeMay 2010
Period2010s
Place MadeScotland, Aberdeen
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 145 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Keywordssports tournament
Subject and Association KeywordsFemale friendship, sisterhood
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) and The Fight Hawks (B, established June 2015). Originating as the Aberdeen Aces, GCRD were the second roller derby league established in Scotland. 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.
https://thedundeedestroyers.blogspot.com/2010/01/in-loving-memory-of-rippin-kittin.html:
"On the morning of Friday 1st January our beloved roller derby sister Carrie Cumming “Rippin Kittin” was tragically knocked down and killed as she and her boyfriend walked home from a party after celebrating the coming of the New Year. I can’t put in to words to describe the grief that has struck the team; each one of the Destroyers roller girls had a unique and special relationship with Carrie. In her loving memory, Dundee Destroyers plan to skate under the name “Rippin Kittins” at Scotland's very first Roller Derby tournament which is being held in Aberdeen in May and we will also be putting a memorial page in the bout programme.
I would like to take the time to thank all of our roller derby sisters and brothers out there who sent us their love and sympathies, during our difficult time.
thank you all
love & bruises
Vikki Chaos & Dundee Destroyers"
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeProgramme
Object numberGWL-2019-57-1
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