Fresh Meat Bootcamp

NRG Rookie Boot Camp 2011 poster
NRG Rookie Boot Camp 2011

Newcastle Roller Girls are pleased to announce their first ever bootcamp on Saturday September 17.

This bootcamp is aimed at skaters in their first flush of derby love. If you’re yet to pass your minimums or are passed your minimums but yet to bout, this is the bootcamp for you!

There will be two tracks and five hours of on-skates sessions, all coached by Newcastle Roller Girls coaches and bouting skaters.
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Thwack to the Future

Thwack To The Future poster
Thwack To The Future: NRG v Sheffield Steel Roller Girls

Yo Dudes and Dudettes!

Newcastle Roller Girls have a radical bout in store for you guys with their latest event on home turf, “Thwack to the Future”.

Set your flux capacitor to Saturday, September 3, up your speed to 88mph, and let us travel through time to a fantastic double header of roller derby skills.

If my calculations are correct, you’ll see the warm-up bout at 12.30pm, as the Newcastle Roller Girls’ Whippin Hinnies take on the Sheffield Steel Rollergirls B Team.
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NRG – The Movie!

Skate fast, turn left
Skate fast, turn left

Earlier this year, we were approached by media student Mai Ngo asking if she could make a film about us as part of her course. Why the devil not, we thought. So Mai came to some practices, recorded some interviews, stalked some skaters & filmed a couple of bout. The result was Skate Fast, Turn Left & you can see it on YouTube.

Still from Skate Fast, Turn Left
Still from Skate Fast, Turn Left

Kalamity James nets a funky sponsor

Kalamity's sponsored Funky Butt
Kalamity James, sponsored by The Funky Butt Club

The Newcastle Roller Girls are pleased to announce that The Funky Butt Club at the Cumberland Arms in Newcastle is sponsoring Kalamity James for our next bout, facing off against Liverpool Roller Birds, in Crouching Blocker, Hidden Jammer!

The bout, on Geordie soil, will see the NRG hitting the track to try and get a hat trick of home wins.

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Home bout! Crouching Blocker, Hidden Jammer

Crouching Blocker, Hidden Jammer poster
Crouching Blocker, Hidden Jammer poster

Your local, all-girl roller derby team – the Newcastle Roller Girls – have risen victorious from their May win against Leicester’s Dolly Rockit Rollers, and are set to battle against the Liverpool Roller Birds.

The duel between two sides alike in honour is named Crouching Blocker, Hidden Jammer, and will take place on Saturday 11 June 2011, at The Lightfoot Centre, Wharrier Street, Newcastle starting at 1pm.

As always with roller derby expect to see the theme take on a world of its own, with the hall decorated as a Chinese paradise, themed skate outfits and halftime entertainment, as well as plenty of cakes and crafts on sale, making this a fun day for the family.
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