Middlesbrough Milk Rollers
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The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers is an all-female flat track roller derby
league and not-for-profit organisation based in Middlesbrough
, England.
Founded in September 2007, the Milk Rollers are the first league in the North East.
The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers play by the rules of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). and are members of the UK Roller Derby Association (UKRDA).
As well as taking part in boot camps, bouts and guest skating for other leagues, MMR competed in the London Rollergirls hosted European tournament "Roll Britannia" in 2009 as part of the mixed team 'Royal Rebel Rollers'.
The league take an active role in getting women and men in Teesside involved in roller derby and have organised and hosted fundraisers and events including running a pop up shop as part of the 'We Are Open' project.
The league has now grown to 30 + members, including female skaters and male and female referees, NSOs and volunteers and the league are currently in training for their first bouting season TBA.
21/03/2009
MMR 78 - BBDD 198
Northern Exposure, Darlington
19/09/2009
MMR 10 – CCR 107
Santa’s Little Belter’s, Birmingham
13/12/09
MMR 88 -CCR 116
The Great Yorkshire Tourney, Huddersfield
24/10/10
MMR 21 - 72 LBRG
Northern Roll, Newcastle
21/11/10
NRG 102 - N.U.T.S (MMR, MRD, LRB) 81
Tarzan & Pain, Sheffield
29/01/2011
SSRG 185 - MMR 34
Middlesbrough (Closed bout vs Wakefield Wildcats)
27/11/11
MMR 254 - WWC 37
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
league and not-for-profit organisation based in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
, England.
Founded in September 2007, the Milk Rollers are the first league in the North East.
The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers play by the rules of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). and are members of the UK Roller Derby Association (UKRDA).
History
Formed in September 2007, The Middlesbrough Milk Rollers hosted the North East's first roller derby EXPO Northern Exposure on 19 September 2009 which featured 4 leagues from the UK competing.As well as taking part in boot camps, bouts and guest skating for other leagues, MMR competed in the London Rollergirls hosted European tournament "Roll Britannia" in 2009 as part of the mixed team 'Royal Rebel Rollers'.
The league take an active role in getting women and men in Teesside involved in roller derby and have organised and hosted fundraisers and events including running a pop up shop as part of the 'We Are Open' project.
The league has now grown to 30 + members, including female skaters and male and female referees, NSOs and volunteers and the league are currently in training for their first bouting season TBA.
Public and closed bouts
Smack Attack, MMR Vs BBDD, Birmingham21/03/2009
MMR 78 - BBDD 198
Northern Exposure, Darlington
19/09/2009
MMR 10 – CCR 107
Santa’s Little Belter’s, Birmingham
13/12/09
MMR 88 -CCR 116
The Great Yorkshire Tourney, Huddersfield
24/10/10
MMR 21 - 72 LBRG
Northern Roll, Newcastle
21/11/10
NRG 102 - N.U.T.S (MMR, MRD, LRB) 81
Tarzan & Pain, Sheffield
29/01/2011
SSRG 185 - MMR 34
Middlesbrough (Closed bout vs Wakefield Wildcats)
27/11/11
MMR 254 - WWC 37