It’s a new year, nay a new DECADE! Why not try something completely different?
Kent Roller Girls are opening our doors for a free open day! Come along, bring a friend, bring a group of friends and find out what Roller Derby is all about!
– Learn to Roller Skate
– Have Fun!
– Get fit!
– Join an amazing group of supportive empowering people!
– LGBTQ safe space
– Everyone (18+) Welcome!
All you will need to bring is a mouth guard (safety is sexy kids)
On Saturday 28th September, Kent Roller Girls will be taking on Dublin Roller Derby B Team in their first ever match up. We will also be in a new venue at King’s Rochester!
Kent Roller Girls All-stars made the trip to Glasgow for their first
ever WFTDA-sanctioned games in the Chaos on the Clyde tournament this August.
Their biggest challenge yet saw them play against their highest ranked opponents to-date. With Glasgow Roller Derby dominating the track all weekend and ultimately claiming the trophy, their athleticism and fierce offensive play in the first game of Day One proved too much for Kent’s All Stars: the hosts taking the win. Day Two and KRG’s renowned walls held Auld Reekie for much of the game, with Edinburgh’s reserve team just holding on to their lead to the end.
On Sunday 14th July Kent Roller Girls will be hosting our next Open Day. We will teach you the basics of how to skate in our on-skates session and introduce you to the sport and our members in a question and answers session. You will have the opportunity to see our Main League in action in a practice game (scrimmage) to see first hand what this exciting sport is all about!
All you need is a mouthguard, we can loan you the rest! No experience or skating skills needed – we can teach you all you need to know!
(Over 18s only for the on-skates session. All ages are welcome to come and watch and find out more!)
Kent Roller Girls took part in this year’s Race For Life on Sunday to raise awareness and money to help research into this cruel disease. Some of us ran, some walked but no skating this time! Most of us know someone close who has been affected by cancer as 1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
We’ve raised over £400 so far and are still hoping to add to our total. Click here to donate!
On 6th April, at the Bay Arena in Herne Bay, Kent Roller Girls – the county’s only official WFTDA roller derby league – took on the London Rockin Rollers, and the KRG All-Stars proved their credentials as one of the South-East’s highest-ranking derby teams. Remaining undefeated this year, they hosted an exciting showcase of athletic skill and roller-skating prowess which also featured their B-team who continue to prove tough to defeat on track.
Roller Derby is a full contact sport, played on roller skates. Its origin in 1950’s choreographed bouts is a far cry from the sport as it is today, which pits two teams against each other in an athletic, energetic battle of strength and strategy in a spectacle that’s not to be missed. The aim of the game is for the ‘jammer’, wearing a star on their helmet, to gain points by passing the ‘blockers’ on the other team. The job of the blockers? Well, that should be obvious! Want to see it for yourself? You’re in luck!
Kent Roller Girls will be taking on London Rockin’ Rollers in their second home game of the season on Saturday 6th April at the Bay Sports Arena, Herne Bay!
