Lady Rollers swop their skates and rink for trainers and mud

A group of Wolverhampton ladies have opted to ditch their skates and don their trainers to face the gruelling challenge of the five-mile JCB Mud Run in aid of The Haven Wolverhampton.

Representatives from The Wolverhampton Honour Rollers will be heading down to the JCB Mud Run on Saturday 5th July at the JCB estate in the heart of the Staffordshire countryside.  The JCB Mud Run is definitely not for the feint hearted – it is a physical, muddy and very challenging course that will see people trudging through a series of obstacles including a mud slide, a hay stack and a giant concrete pipe buried in the undergrowth.

The group facing the challenge is made up of ladies from a range of professions, but all with one common aim in mind – to raise funds for The Haven Wolverhampton.  Some have experienced the Mud Run before, whilst for others this will be their first time.  Though none of them are strangers to a challenge or tough competition.  The Wolverhampton Honour Rollers Derby team is the City’s first and only flat track roller derby league team and over the past few months have taken part in Roller Derby matches across the county to raise funds for The Haven.   

On supporting The Haven, Nik Sephton commented, “The Wolverhampton Honour Rollers Team is a community in itself and we want to contribute something to a local cause within the wider Wolverhampton community.  We chose The Haven Wolverhampton for this very reason – they are a Wolverhampton based charity that help so many people across the city to escape domestic violence and abuse and with the threat of funding cuts to such vital services fundraising efforts are needed more than ever."

The team has a target of £500 to raise and is making good headway in reaching this target.  Anyone wishing to sponsor them can donate on-line at https://www.justgiving.com/WolverhamptonHonourRollersMudRun2014/.

Hayley Edwards, Marketing and PR Officer for The Haven said “The Wolverhampton Honour Rollers never cease to show us their commitment.  Over the past few months they have demonstrated a huge amount of support to The Haven by selling our merchandise at bouts as well as donating funds from cake sales to name a few.  The JCB Mud Run is an incredibly tough course but we are sure that they will do us proud and finish in great style.”

Local Roller team get ready for Match Mayhem

Local Roller team get ready for Match Mayhem

After a successful series of matches over the past few months, local based Wolverhampton Honour Rollers are getting match ready for another bout of roller mayhem in the Heartland Series.

On Saturday 17th May, The Wolverhampton Honour Rollers will be hosting Day 3 of the Heartland Series for the North East Division at Chase Leisure Centre, Stafford Road, Cannock.  Doors will open at 3pm with the first bout being battled out by Rebellion Roller Derby and Nottingham Roller Girls.  Wolverhampton Honour Rollers  ‘A’ team will take to the track in the second bout pitting their wits against Northampton based Vendetta Vixons.  Tickets can be purchased at http://whrollers.bigcartel.com and cost just £7.  

As part of their commitment to their chosen charity money raised on the day through sales and collections will be donated to The Haven Wolverhampton – a service aimed at people who are vulnerable and are experiencing Domestic Violence and Abuse.

Nicola Sephton spokeswoman for The Wolverhampton Honour Rollers said “We are really proud to be part of the Heartlands Series – it’s a great community to be part of.  We are committed to the sport and enjoy every minute of it. The passion that our A Team show at every match is reflected in our new B (Beater) Team that we have coming through the ranks and who are demonstrating some real talent.”

Hayley Edwards Marketing and PR at The Haven said “The Honour Rollers are great and are really showing their commitment to The Haven.  We will be there on the day with materials and talking to people about the work that we do across the city and how funds raised go a long way in helping those affected by Domestic Abuse and Violence.

For anyone interested in learning more about the Wolverhampton Honour Rollers they can visit the website at www.wolverhamptonhonourrollers.co.uk.