Only a few more weeks before PARD opens their 10th anniversary season with a BANG!
April 26, 2025. Doors open at 12:30 PM. Tickets 10$ in advance; 15 at the door; kids 12 & under free. OR pick up a season’s pass and save!
Peterborough Area Roller Derby Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary!
Peterborough Area Roller Derby (PARD) celebrates a decade milestone this year in developing the sport of full-contact flat track roller derby in central Ontario. Created after the merger of Area 705 and Peterborough Roller Derby, the league not only endured the enforced layoff of the Covid 19 pandemic, but has expanded to include both a regulation / recreational team, and a charter team that draws skaters from across Ontario and for regional and North American ranks. Additionally, PARD mentors a junior league, that trains young athletes in an environment that is inclusive, supportive and empowering. Skaters from PARD not only represent on Team Ontario Roller Derby, but two league members also have been selected to skate for Team Canada and Team Latvia – both teams preparing to compete at the 2025 World Cup this summer in Austria.
This anniversary year will open with a blast as PARD hosts a triple header in their home venue of the Douro Arena and Community Centre on Saturday April 26, with competition from both Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) and Men’s Roller Derby Association (MRDA) co-ed teams from both Ontario and the US. The first game features PARD’s Charter team versus the Akron All Stars (Ohio), followed by Toronto Mixed Roller Derby versus the Cleveland Guardians Roller Derby (Ohio). The day ends with PARD’s regulation team hitting the track against Guelph’s Royal City B team.
Additional home season bouts are planned for May 24 and June 28, while the league teams have travel plans that include games in Guelph, Hamilton, Quebec City and Oshawa.
Tickets to these all ages, family friendly events are $15 and can be purchased in advance by contacting the league or visiting http://peterborough-area-roller-derby.square.site/ or at the door. Kids 12 and under are free. This year, a new feature is season passes, that not only save money, but also include merchandise and VIP seating with certain packages.
Roller derby is an exciting, action packed game played by athletes on quad roller skates on an oval shaped flat track with big hits and thrilling speed. All home season bouts will take place at the Douro Community Centre — 2893 Highway 28 and County Road 4 in Douro.
Help Our League Grow (Again!)
Peterborough Area Roller Derby is doing another spring seed fundraiser in partnership with Florabunda Seeds. 🌱💚🌱. Reach out via DM or contact your favourite skater to connect for your order — all orders due March 1 so we can get the seeds to eager sprouters by the middle of March at the latest.There are two ways to order: either by selecting individual items on the https://www.florabundaseeds.com or by picking one of the mixes / collections shown below (or download the Ptbo Area Roller Derby info sheet).
Don’t know Florabunda? Here’s a bit about them :
About Florabunda Seeds
Florabunda Seeds is dedicated to preserving old species of flowers and vegetables, many of which are the parents of today’s modern hybrids. These are the flowers of English cottage gardens of the past, species such as hollyhocks, cosmos, foxglove, calendula, asters, zinnias, flax and cone flower.
Florabunda Seeds has grown into one of the largest suppliers of Victorian Cottage Flower seeds.
Florabunda Seeds has grown into one of the largest suppliers of Victorian Cottage Cottage Garden Flower Seeds.Cottage garden seeds were salvaged from abbeys and monasteries in England in the middle ages. Others were brought back to Britain by plantsmen who were sent out on plant-hunting expeditions around the world.
Modern planting breeding and hybridization have turned the public’s eye away from many of our precious heirloom flowers, including the original species and the old, named heirloom varieties.
By preserving and circulating these seeds, we help maintain a strong genetic plant base, thus ensuring their survival.
Our flower and vegetable seeds have a long and colourful history. In planting Florabunda seeds, you play a part in not only continuing the history of heirloom seeds, but of adding to the history with your own gardening stories
Because we know you just can’t wait — why not get your season’s tickets now and save!
Our home schedule is: April 26, May 24, and June 28, 2025 — more details coming soon.
Ticket prices are generally $15 at the door per person.
Buy early and save big:
- Lone Wolf Single season ticket $40
- Pack Mate Pair-up (pair of season tickets) $70
- Leaders of the Pack – FAN VIP Package (two season VIP seats plus Swag Bag ) $100. Limited quantities available of the VIP Package.
You can pre-order your tickets by visiting our shop at
https://square.link/u/Q7KoryiF
PARDy on the RADIO
Talk Derby to Me is a community created radio show broadcasting weekly — Mondays at 8:30 pm, through the facilities of Trent Radio at 92.7 FM on the dial, or on the web at trentradio.ca.
Missed the live broadcast? episodes will be uploaded to ACAST, so you can catch up on all your favourite local (and sometimes international) derby chat.
Get Ready to Roll! Peterborough Area Roller Derby Wants You!
We are recruiting new league skaters as well as people who just want to learn how to skate into our Learn to Skate / Roller Derby 101 course. This 10 week course will run Sunday evenings at the Village on Argyle (Peterborough) beginning October 20.
A Meet & Greet is being hosted October 6 for 7-9pm.
The Derby 101 program is $150, plus insurance. We accept cash, cheque (made out to Peterborough Area Roller Derby), or e-transfer (which can be sent to ptboareard@gmail.com. Please put your name, and DERBY 101 in the memo field of your EFT!). Insurance is paid directly to WFTDi and the forms for that can be found on their website.
Hold your space now for Roller Derby 101 by filling out this form. Your registration will not be complete until you have made your $150 payment.
Roller derby competition season runs late spring and through the summer, but you are welcome to join our development program just to meet new community, learn a fun skill and get exercise.
After successful completion of the 101 program, skaters are integrated into league practices. Though currently our competitive teams are for female identifying athletes, we are a coed league with skating opportunities for everyone.
To learn more about the equipment needed to get started, check out our Roller Derby 101 page!
Peterborough Area Roller Derby Wants You!
Peterborough Area Roller Derby is on the hunt for dynamic coaching staff for the 2025/26 season. We’re a fun league with both a Regulation and Competitive WFTDA team, and we need coaches ready to make a difference!
We’re looking for coaches who can contribute to practice plans, strategy, lead and run practices, and either bench coach, line manage, or take stats during games. However, we welcome those interested in specific roles too (e.g., line managing, jammer coaching, etc.). You will be collaborating with a dedicated team of player-coaches, working together to ensure the continued success of our derby league.
The Season starts in September 2024 (tryouts Sept 14 2024) and will run through to next year, with league breaks.
photo credit Darren Stehr 2024 https://derbyphotos.ca