Archive for the 'News' Category
- Help support the Bombers
Saturday, November 27th, 2010. Our primary location is the Sports & Fitness Edge 75 Farrell Street, South Burlington, Vermont 05403 where we skate on a rubberized sport floor. There is plenty of room to set up a track. For experienced skaters visiting us, the floor is very sticky and slow. Wear hard wheels! Around our track area is [...]
- Bombers donate 97lbs to the food shelf
Friday, November 26th, 2010We would like to say a great big thank you everyone who help us collect and donate 97lbs of food to the Chittenden Food shelf for Thanksgiving. Stay tuned as we will start collecting for a Christmas food drive soon.
- Attending your first roller derby bout.
Monday, August 30th, 2010The Burlington Bombers are hosting an open scrimmage this Saturday and we’re putting the final touches on our first, full home bout in August. What an exciting time to be in derby and the Burlington area! Some of our family, friends, and fans are going to be brand new to derby. Besides the newness of [...]
- Sports & Fitness Edge
Friday, August 20th, 2010The Burlington Bombers are pleased to announce our winter practices are now being held three days a week at the Sports & Fitness Edge. Our primary location is the Sports & Fitness Edge 75 Farrell Street, South Burlington, Vermont 05403 where we skate on a rubberized sport floor. There is plenty of room to set [...]
First Bout – August 21, 2010
Monday, July 26th, 2010It’s mad! It’s fast! It’s thrills and wheels, crashes and blocks. From three states, come four teams competing on the flat track. It’s the Tri-State Thriller, the inaugural double header of the Burlington Bombers. Hosted at the Essex Skating Facility on the Essex High School campus, come see roller derby like Vermont has yet to [...]
Corey Hendrickson
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010Burlington area photographer and artist, Corey Hendrickson, has partnered with the Burlington Bombers to help us share the visual image of our skating and skaters with our friends and derby fans around the world. Mr. Hendrickson has worked with commercial clients such as Asics America, Isis, Timberland and UPS and his work has been published [...]
Our new home: Essex Skating Facility
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Essex Junction, Vermont – The Burlington Bombers Roller Derby League is pleased to announce it has found a new summer home in the Essex Skating Facility for practice, scrimmages and bouts. Located at 2 Educational Drive, Essex Junction, the Essex Skating Facility is a state-of-the-art community center used for recreational and regional [...]
April 2010 Update
Monday, April 5th, 2010Hello, Burlington! The Bombers had incredible growth in the month of March, not just in numbers, but also in experience and training. We are busting at the seams at the Y which restricts us to a maximum of 20 skaters at practice. Look for an announcement soon of our new practice space which will allow [...]
Change in Schedule
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010A note to all our skaters and new recruits interested in joining us, our regularly scheduled Friday practice for March 19 will be March 18th at 10pm. There will be no practice on March 19 and our practice will be at its regularly scheduled time on Sunday. We are very grateful for the YMCA giving [...]