Nottingham Hellfire Harlots


The Nottingham Hellfire Harlots are a roller derby league based in Nottingham, England. Founded in April 2010, as of 2020 the league has a two teams who plays against teams from other leagues, both nationally an internationally. Nottingham is a member of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association and the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.

History

The league was founded in May 2010 by seven former members of the Nottingham Roller Girls. The main focus was to create a driven, professional and, most importantly, competitive sporting team. They initially trained at Sport Nottingham, but lost access to the venue and, after a long search, moved to the Djanogly City Academy before finally setting up their permanent home at Southglade Leisure Centre.
el VISIOUS, from the Harlots, played for Team England at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup. In December 2011, the Harlots won the Broxtowe Sports Club of the Year award. Also in late 2011, the league joined the UK Roller Derby Association.
In October 2012, the Harlots were accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme, and the league became a full WFTDA member in December 2013.
In May 2014, the Harlots took part in the Nottingham Playhouse's tribute to Torvill and Dean, Mass Bolero, and can be seen towards the end of the piece.
The Harlots also took part in their first WFTDA tournament, A Skate Odyssey, in Ghent 15–17 May 2015.
Currently, league membership stands at 64; including skaters, non-skating officials and referees. As with most roller derby leagues, they are non-profit and funded by both league membership and fund raising activities. The team has a committee made up of current league members, and all positions are voluntary. The main ethos is "by the skaters, for the skaters". The team motto encompasses this: "Together. All of us."

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