A cross-county bash fest

On November 10th the usual Thursday training session was put to one side for a friendly private scrimmage between our local PCRGers and the whirlwinds in pink from Cornwall.
All the skating moves the team had been perfecting at recent practices came together with Plymouth catching goats, building walls that could rival Hadrian and bashing their way around the track. The Cornish brought some Celtic passion to the closed bout and gave as good as they got with points pretty close for most of the jams.
As designated point scorer I found it pretty hard not to get over excited when a PCRGer whizzed past to tot up some points and I will secretly admit that a few squeaks of support may have escaped my lips at numerous times throughout the evening.
Sitting on the sidelines it was great to see how quickly these past few weeks of Derby 101 have started to play out on the track and everyone seemed to be having a fantastic time on their skates.
Here are a few photos snapped from one of our resident paparazzi (my Mr Alex). There are loads more to come so keep an eye out.
Good job PCRG!

Daisy Deadline x

Grrrrr rating - 10 out of 10

Block that jammer

A vision in pink, a Cornish jammer zooms round the track

But wait - there's a Warhannah on her tail

Charl Shred making her move

Erin on the chase

PCRG on the radio

PCRG hit the airwaves

This morning Kat and Drea arrived at the studios of Radio Plymouth to give an interview to presenter Tim Mann about all things PCRG and to plug the bout.
After a cuppa and a chat the pair were micced up and primed. Throughout the interview they were asked about our league, the history of the sport, the bout and of course Drea's poorly ankle which is still sporting PCRG colours.
Oozing professionalism and charm (!) they did a cracking job and their enthusiasm for the sport really came across on the airwaves.
Fingers crossed the people of Plymouth have been persuaded to put their hands in their pockets, part with their pennies and come along to the bout on October 1.
I've attached a piccie of Drea and Kat with Tim and another of the pair of them in action on air. There should also be a recording of the interview winging its way to my inbox soon so I will upload that for those who missed it first time round. (five minute planks for those who did miss it though, naughty naughty).
Until next time,

Daisy Deadline x

Timbo, Katbo and Dreabo

Down to business with the interview

TICKETS ONSALE!

Even with a horrific cold I have made sure the posters have been distributed through town! And this is a photo of one of them up in Final Frontier, and because I'm a big geek that's the one I wanted to feature here!

ANYWAY, You can get hold of the tickets at fabulous Roller Derby City or if you're in Plymouth and don't trust this new fangled online purchasing business, you can go and see PCRG skater Midslammer Murders at Custom Sign and Print to buy yours in person!

Some of the treats we have lined up for the day include: Half time eating competition and raffle, guest mascot appearance from Plymouth Raiders' Foxy also there will be lots of stalls with homemade cakes and pastries (vegan and gluten free available) clothes, merchandise, crafts and one off art, and some good old balloon modelling - wouldn't be a 1st birthday party without balloon modelling!

Your ticket purchase includes your entry to the after party, of which, there will be more details to follow!

Bout Day Is Coming!

Here it is! The thing you've all been waiting for! Plymouth City Roller Girls are to host the city's first ever roller derby bout and you are all invited to come along! How exciting is that? Details on where you will be able to buy the tickets from will be coming soon!  

Sneaky Peak!

I thought I would treat you all to a little sneaky peak at how the website is coming along, it is most definitely a work in progress but me and Kathleen Hamma have been hanging out and trying to get it sorted and I think its starting to come together! I am aware of the 'sponsors' typo... that will be changed shortly, what can I say I'm an artist not a dictionary!

Anyway this is also a call for anyone who might want to help, this is your website so the more of you who get involved the more likely it is you will get the website you want. We definitely need someone to help with the 'blurb' for the website, if you are good with words then gimme a shout. I'm also more than happy for people to contribute ideas to the design/layout/content of the website. Any of you are welcome to come hang out with me whilst I work and throw ideas at me. Although be warned, when I am in the apple mac/adobe zone I drink a lot of coffee and smoke a lot of cigarettes!

Thankyou Please

Laura

News News News!

PLYMOUTH CITY ROLLER GIRLS vs ATLANTIC BREAKERS

@THE MAYFLOWER CENTRE, PLYMOUTH 

01.10.11 

What better way to start our brand new NEWS BLOG than with the announcement of our first ever bout!

We have just confirmed our 1st bout for our 1st birthday on the 1st of October!

We will be taking on Atlantic Breakers from Cornwall Roller Derby 

AND THEY BETTER BE READY!

At the weekend PCRG skaters were put through their paces for their minimum skills test, brutally administered by Boba Fetish, BB Bombshell, Kid Block and Queen LaQueefa (our favourite name ever!) from Tiger Bay Brawlers, and Abnorman from Kernow Rollers. Everybody worked really hard, so we would like to say well done to all the skaters and a big thanks to everyone that came far from foreign lands to help!

Now the minimum skills tests are over, we can concentrate on practising our tactics ready to kick some derby ass! We are also working in overdrive to put on a awesome first bout to celebrate a whole year of hard work and finally giving Plymouth something to cheer for!

The epic battle between these two tractor loving counties will be played out on the track by Devon and Cornwall's brand new teams. Not only will you be able to watch this spectacle unfold you can also party with the teams after at our 1st Birthday Bout Party in the evening so SAVE THE DATE! 

Click 'follow' to keep up with all the adventures of PCRG, soon we will be unveiling more info about this legendary event as well as our new website where we will reveal the identities of Plymouth's first derby team. 

This blog is a way for everyone, derby girls and fans, to keep up with news and exciting announcements. We will also be giving a pair of tickets to one lucky follower so keep your eyes peeled. Make sure you hit FOLLOW to be in with a chance.