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This project successfully funded on 29th January 2026, you can still support them with a donation.
Teaching Families To Roller Skate & Roller Derby
Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom
Aim
To be an inclusive, safe space for our community to learn to roller skate, staying active while having fun and making friends.
Who are we?
We are Exeter Roller Derby, have been running since 2012 where we teach adults to learn how to roller skate and build up to learning the sport Roller Derby. Shortly after, the club branched out with a juniors league allowing youngsters over 7 years old to join in the fun, allowing families the opportunity to learn a sport together. In 2024 we restructured our juniors, adding an early session dropping the age to allow all school age children a space to learn and socialise with others in a relaxed environment.
Why are we crowdfunding?
Since COVID, and the cost of living, families have had to prioritize their kids or themselves, and with everyone’s mental health altered from the lockdowns and the change in society norms, we feel our club is a great place to help navigate and connect with others, adults and children alike. But with our hall costs rising and and lack of suitable cost effective options available for us, we are needing additional support to help us support our community staying physically and mentally active and supported.
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How we’ll spend the money raised
Our budget would be spread over several areas, including contributing towards our hall cost during our quieter times, like school summer holiday, where we continue our sessions as they can be a lifeline to some of our members who are regulated through routine and regularity like some of our neurodivergent members, but also members who aren’t subjected to school dates. Other areas we would like to focus our budget on is offering members club merch to help them feel more included, without the financial burden it may cause them. This will also help us with maintenance and update our hire kit, allowing us to support our new skaters better. Our equipment used during sessions for teaching could be expanded allowing us to double up on some items to create a second kit-bag allowing us to either personalise them for adults and junior sessions.
Community impact
We feel our club benefits our community by being an inclusive environment and offering the opportunity for personal growth. Giving opportunities for our juniors to learn about team work and social skills, build confidence, and outlet for them away from their daily lives. We hire one of the local school’s sports hall for our sessions following their policies to keep everyone safe while using the facilities. Skills learnt at our sessions, opens up more opportunities to use other local facilities in the community like skate parks, and cycle paths to help maintain their activeness between sessions with us, creating a positive mental impact on our community.
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. We are on various social media platforms (facebook, instagram and tiktok), but we need you to share us share us on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made