Name/TitleT-shirt: Birmingham Blitz Dames
About this objectBlack t-shirt featuring the white logo of a skater and the name Birmingham Blitz Dames across the front.
MakerBirmingham Roller Derby
Date Made2010s
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, cotton
MeasurementsL: 645 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_Blitz_Dames:
Birmingham Blitz Dames (BBD) was a women's flat track roller derby league based in Birmingham in England. Founded in 2006, the league was a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). BBD was founded in October 2006 by American transplant Brenda Bentley (Bee Sting née Iva Issues), who introduced roller derby to the West Midlands. The league was the first to form in the UK outside London, and was originally named the Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames. They took part in Europe's first roller derby tournament, Roll Britannia in 2009, hosted by the London Rollergirls. The tournament featured 12 teams from the UK and Germany, and was held at the historic Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England.
In 2009 the league was restructured and the name shortened to the Birmingham Blitz Dames. The league had two travel teams and over 70 members, recruiting and training new skaters on an ongoing basis. The Dames were founder members of the UK Roller Derby Association. Two skaters from the league were selected for the Roller Derby World Cup in 2011: Violet Attack for Team England, and Roisin Roulette for Team Ireland. In 2014 Roisin Roulette was again selected to compete for Team Ireland in the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup held in Dallas, Texas. In 2021, it was announced that Birmingham Blitz Dames would merge with Central City Roller Derby to form Birmingham Roller Derby.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeSportswear
Object numberGWL-2019-59-76
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved