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.
*Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions access to the collection, and consequently digitisation of the collection, is limited. Therefore, Object of the Month will become Sticker of the Month as these objects are already digitised online*
JUNE 2022
This Cherry Bomber sticker pays homage to The Runaways all-girl rock group of the 70s. Their infamous song Cherry Bomb from their debut album reached No.6 in the U.S. Billboard charts. The entire song’s premise is about promiscuity. This aligns itself well with the alter-ego and punk-rock component present within the culture of Roller Derby.
Cherry Bombers are a team based in Edinburgh and are part of the ARRD (Auld Reekie Roller Derby).
