By Lindsay PantryIt was an emotional night as Wakey Wheeled Cats celebrated another fantastic year with a winter ball. The night was a chance for us all to let our hair down after a busy year that has seen the Cats celebrate our fifth birthday, win two great home bouts and welcome some exciting new talent […]
Our Amanda tells all about what it’s like to train as a Wakey Wheeled Kitten, and what to expect when you join the Cats… Guest Blog by Amanda Brown “I went to watch the Wakey Wheeled Cats play a home game against Sheffield Crucibelles after a friend had been trying to persuade me, at length, […]
For free? Really? What’s the catch?! There isn’t one, it’s that simple. Over the past twelve months, everyday online purchases made through online fundraising organisation, easyfundraising.org.uk, have helped us to raise £192.24. There are over 2.700 retailers that you can use! By visiting the retailers’ website through the link below and registering to our cause, […]
Skates at the ready! We’re on the hunt for new players and officials to join us in one of the fastest growing female sports in the UK! 2014 has been action packed for the Cats; throughout the last year we have welcomed two new sets of ‘kittens’ – fresh meat skaters, hosted and travelled to […]
By Lindsay Pantry Wakey Wheeled Cats are set to welcome a new chairperson and five new members to the head committee in the biggest shake up of the league’s leadership in five years. The Cats were founded in April 2009, and as a not-for-profit league, are governed by a head committee voted for by league […]
So, Halloween, fireworks and bonfires well and truly over and done with the ‘Cats are getting ready for kitty Christmas. But hang on a second… not so fast! We can’t possibly let Halloween pass us by without a spookily themed scrimmage now, can we? Certainly not! Luckily the Hallam Hellcats were keen to oblige with […]
It’s time for a trip down nostalgia lane for ‘Cats fans! The Wakey Wheeled Cats cordially invite you for an evening of entertainment and hilarity, as we do our best to imitate our favourite childhood heroes. Festivities take place on 18th October at The Hop, Wakefield, from 7pm till late. Expect cartoon fancy dress, kitty […]
Guest blog by D’Emmalishon Heath Common Kite Festival is a huge event that takes place every year in Wakefield, attracting visitors from across the country. So the Cats and newly recruited kittens decided to spend their time away from the track in the great outdoors armed with their kites. The creative team joined in […]
Wakey Wheeled Cats 92 – Liverpool Roller Birds B 307 The Cats travelled to Liverpool to face our old pals, Liverpool Roller Birds’ B team on Saturday. The first away game of the season, the Cats knew it was going to be tough. But they weren’t quite prepared for the Birds’ nippy jamming and eye-watering blocking. […]
Guest blog written by Daneurysm with photography by Super Sour Dweeb With a new set of Cattens, our newly mins-passed skaters, now training with the cats, and more kittens having signed up over the summer, it seemed like the perfect time to arrange for WWC members to meet up outside of practice – and this […]