Name/TitleProgramme: West Track Story 5
About this objectColour printed programme for 'West Track Story 5', an international roller derby tournament hosted in France by Nantes Derby Girls on 8th-9th April 2017. The WTDFA-recognised tournament features Nantes Derby Girls, Dirty River Roller Derby (Turku, Finland), One Love Roller Dolls (Antwerp, Belgium), Go-Go Gent Roller Derby (Ghent, Belgium) and Glasgow Roller Derby.
MakerNantes Roller Derby
Date Made2017
Period2010s
Place MadeFrance, Nantes
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 210 x W: 147 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Keywordssports tournament
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nantes_Roller_Derby:
Nantes Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Nantes in France. Founded in 2010, the league consists of three teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Nantes is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The league was founded in October 2010 by Katie Bourner, an English student, who later captained the A team as "Psychokat". Within weeks, she and her friends had recruited thirty trainees, and by early 2012, the league had 65 skaters. Nantes held its first public exhibition games in May 2011, mixed scrimmages with Rouen, Brest and Rennes, and by 2012 was regularly playing sell-out bouts. In October 2013, Nantes were accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme. Nantes became a full member of the WFTDA in October 2014.
https://dirtyriverrollerderby.com/en/drrd/history:
Dirty River Roller Derby a.k.a. DRRD was founded in Turku, Finland in June 2010. At that time three roller derby enthusiasts, Heitti, Juissi and Toxic, set up a meeting and decided to found Turku’s first roller derby team. Filled with passion to play, the newly made friends got themselves the necessary derby gear and started training at an outdoor track in a local sports park [continues].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antwerp_Roller_Derby:
Antwerp Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Antwerp, Belgium. Founded in 2010, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Both teams are ranked in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). Antwerp Roller Derby was founded as One Love Roller Dolls in February 2010 by four local women: Lolli Chop, An C Hammer, Cherry Moshpit and Queen Sil. It affiliated with the local roller skating club, Kon Klopstokia RHC, thereby gaining access to its training facilities. One Love Roller Dolls was the second roller derby league established in Belgium, and in December 2011, One Love and the Gent Go-Go Rollergirls were named as the top two Belgian leagues by Het Laatste Nieuws. In July 2012, One Love was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme. In October 2014 the league graduated to be a full WFTDA member. In 2018 the league changed their name to Antwerp Roller Derby.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go-Go_Gent_Roller_Derby:
GO-GO Gent Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Ghent, Belgium. Founded in 2009, the league currently consists of an All-star travel team and a B-team which compete against teams from other leagues. GO-GO Gent is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). GO-GO Gent Roller Girls was the first roller derby league in Belgium, with the Antwerp-based One Love Roller Dolls quickly following their lead. GO-GO Gent was accepted as apprentice members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in January 2011, and graduated to full membership in December 2012. In December 2011, GO-GO Gent and One Love were named as the top two Belgian leagues by Het Laatste Nieuws. Their intraleague home bout in January 2011 was the first ever roller derby event to be organized in Belgium. The Mad Megs beat the Bells of Mayhem and the league instantly gained a fanbase in their hometown.
https://glasgowrollerderby.org:
Glasgow Roller Girls were the first flat track roller derby league to be established in Scotland and the fourth in the UK. Founding members Teri Toxic and Mistress Malicious drummed up interest through MySpace and the first training session took place on Sunday 29th April 2007. GRG rebranded in 2012 as Glasgow Roller Derby. Fifteen years on from that first GRG training session, Glasgow Roller Derby continues to move from strength to strength while remaining true to its roots as a DIY club. Everyone involved in the club is a volunteer, and everything – training, recruitment, fundraising, merchandising, paperwork, and all of the other aspects of keeping a large and diverse organisation running smoothly - is entirely in the hands of the skaters, referees, and non-skating officials of GRD.
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeProgramme
Object numberGWL-2025-119-42
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved