If you don’t ask you don’t get.

So in the spirit of just launching into it and seeing what happens, i decided that my first attempt at a logo for Nottingham Roller Girls just wasn’t going to cut the mustard, so after stumbling across a website of a local artist, Charlotte Thompson and thinking her style looked ideal for a new logo, i took it upon myself to email her and ask if she would draw something wild and wonderful for us.

Receiving the email from her this morning with the new logo attached was very exciting, and when i actually saw the drawing she had done, my jaw literally hit the floor.  It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. better than i could have ever imagined (and never drawn myself in a million years).

She is just finishing off the last few final touches for me in the next few days and then i will post the final lady in all her glory for you here for all to see.

If you want to get an idea of the kind of style she has and what so inspired me in the first places, check out her website here……

Charlotte Thompson website

Why not commission her to create your very own portrait?  I am sure you will be amazed with the result.

And for me, time to start producing some recruitment flyers

Venue Progress

My visit to Harvey Hadden last night yielded positive results  (despite having to go away and come back an hour later due to the massive youth job fair that seemed to be going on the first time i arrived with about a million cars there.)  They are willing to let us hire the hall for roller derby (yay!) and the size and rates don’t seem to bad (people are going to need to pay subs, but the more people we can get to come the cheaper things will be for everyone).

Also have potentially a coach and another venue option (although from the sounds of it we may need to have both venues due to the pillars in one and have general skate practice in one and derby practice at Harvey Hadden).  I know that Harvey Hadden wouldn’t be the easiest place for everyone to get to if they don’t drive, but it is apparently on a bus route – NCT28 so hopefully this shouldn’t be a problem (if it is people coming to the central practice could always buddy up with others and lift share.  (i would be going there from beeston, so would be able to offer a ride to a few people).

I am planning on sorting out if both venues are viable and then setting a date for first meeting and putting some flyers out – most likely first meeting will be in the next 3 weeks (so that there is time to drum up enough interest to pay the costs, sort out some insurance (we need this for practicing at Harvey Hadden, so am going to look into now) and create and put some flyers out around town and notices on message boards.

If you are still keen to be involved can you post me a comment below – ‘i’m in!’ or something similar  or join the live group here – http://nottinghamrollergirls.groups.live.com/ or both!!!!!