

TAKEPART festival
Brighton Rockers are very excited to be involved in the upcoming TAKEPART Festival! The TAKEPART Festival is a fantastic two week showcase of hundreds events, activities and taster sessions across the city. Growing as the largest celebration of community sport and physical activity in the country, TAKEPART 2014 will take place between 21 June - 6 July and will be crammed full of great opportunities for you, your family and friends to have fun and get active together in Bright

Brighton Rockers Fresh Meat - #3 Got Glutes?
There's something, let's say, annoying, frustrating, no, angering about getting an injury half way through Fresh Meat. As well as having derby dormant glutes, I now do not have the required level of fitness to even attempt passing minimal skills or building a shapely butt. I still haven't got to the bottom of what has happened to my left ankle, but doctors have supplied words such as 'overworked,' 'torn', 'stretched' and 'damaged' when considering my symptoms. Visiting a phys

Brighton Rockers Fresh Meat - #2 Got Glutes?
To answer my own question, no, I do not have glutes. Well, not by roller derby standards anyway. It has been three weeks since I last admitted to my derby dormant glutes, but also three weeks since I began my SQUATS homework. And I can honestly say that things are starting to shape up. The really great thing about derby is not only the great sport it is, but also the people involved. The word can't is absent from the derby dictionary. Everyone works hard to meet their persona

Brighton Rockers Fresh Meat - #1 Got Glutes?
To answer my own question, no, I do not have glutes. Well, not by roller derby standards anyway. A sport unknown to me until I was bought a ticket to watch the Brighton Rockers take on Leeds Roller Dolls back in September 2013, roller derby is seriously reshaping my life. And in the best ways possible. It was love at first sight. When the final whistle blew at that fateful bout, I was hooked. A few days later, I had invested in some Riedell R3 skates. Problem was, I had never