Name/TitleBadge: Hell's Belles
About this objectSmall circular badge with purple background. The text 'HELL'S BELLES' has a white star at either end and sits above the head of a woman with fiery hair, wearing a roller derby helmet with horns and a black devil's tail.
MakerGlasgow Roller Derby
Date Madec.2010s
Period2010s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, plastic
MeasurementsDia: 25 mm
Subject and Association Keywordssport - roller derby
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Roller_Derby:
Glasgow Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league consists of two travel teams, three home teams and a skater training course for players and referees. Glasgow is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association (UKRDA), and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The league has taken part in international competition, most notably the WFTDA Division 1 Playoff in Jacksonville, Florida in 2015, eventually coming in ninth place. Also in 2015, Glasgow Roller Derby were Tier 1 winners at the British Roller Derby Championships. Skaters from the league have featured in Team Ireland Roller Derby and Team Scotland Roller Derby.
The three travel teams have names inspired by the popular Scottish carbonated beverage, Irn-Bru:
Irn Bruisers (A, first game 2008)
Maiden Grrders (B, first game 2009)
Cannie Gingers (C, active 2014-2015)
The three currently active home teams play in intra-league tournaments to give newer players the chance to try out their skills in front of an audience in a lower stakes environment than a game against another team, and promotes healthy competition between players:
Bad Omens (established 2011)
Death Stars (established 2011)
Tyrannosaurus Wrecks (established 2013)
Hell's Belles (2010-2014, currently inactive)
Named CollectionNMRD @ Glasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2013-32-3
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved