Sheffield Steel Roller Derby

[2] Members of the team include students, teachers, engineers and other professionals, ranging in age from late teens to mid-forties and beyond.

[3] Sheffield Steel Roller Derby practice three times a week[3] with extra sessions outdoors during the summer.

[4] The league is a skater-run organisation, managed by a committee of elected officers who head up sub-committees in areas such as training, media, merchandise, sponsorship and events.

Pauline Chalmers (derby name Jane Doe-a-Go-Go) established the league as Sheffield Steel Rollergirls in August 2008, after moving to the city to meet new friends and gain new experiences.

[31][32] Ten members of the league completed the Goodwood Roller Marathon in August 2010, raising over £1,200 for the Sheffield Children's Hospital.

[33] A group of skaters from the team completed the 2011 Goodwood Marathon for the NSPCC and the Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice in Sheffield.