Established in 2012, the National Museum of Roller Derby (NMRD) is the UK’s first permanent collection of ephemera and memorabilia relating to the sport of Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby. In 2016, to celebrate our new permanent home in Glasgow Women’s Library’s new Bridgeton HQ, we bring you an ‘Object of the Month’ from our ever expanding collections.
We want your old team shirts, flyers, zines and other paraphernalia to illustrate the remarkable development of the sport in the UK. Keep an eye on the Facebook page for future announcements on how to donate items to the Museum.
Photos taken by Rebel Rebel #15 (aka Catheine Hemelryk) with thanks to Joe Brown & Luke Harby
March
Turn Left, unofficial Brighton Rockers fanzine, 9th March 2013.
In late 2012 roller derby fan and journalist Adam Peters started an independent fan club dedicated to his local league the Brighton Rockers. This group (BRATS) began by giving out a songsheet of player chants at games and this quickly developed into Turn Left, a free glossy magazine with skater interviews and more. This first issue came out in March 2013 for a game v London Rockin’ Rollers and a new issue has been produced for every home game since (13 to date).
