Bracknell

Bracknell Leisure Centre's own gym club is celebrating their first year with two gala shows on Saturday, June 23.

The show times are 2pm and 7pm, showing off the talent the club has from a recreational level all the way up to national championship level.

Displays include floor, tumble, cheerleading and trampette, plus performances from some of the different teams which make up the club.

In April the Bracknell squad for seven to 11-year-olds were crowned British champions at the National British Team Gym Championships in Gloucestershire.

They train at the leisure centre three times a week, and dazzled the judges with a display of backflips, somersaults and twisting somersaults at high speed on the tumble track.

Then in May, the team travelled to Cesenatico in Italy to take part in an inaugural international acrobatic festival. Both the primary and senior teams took second place in their first international competition.

The Bracknell team also were very successful in the individual competitions. In the trampette's 10 and under competition, Daniel Leitch, 10, bought the gold medal home, while in the fiercely contested female competition, Lauren Norris, 10, took third, and Elizabeth Overman, 9, finished fifth.

Silver medals were also won by Kate Overman, 11, in the 14 and under girls competition, and Michael Brady, in the 18 and under boys. In the senior competition, Stuart Woods took fourth place in the men's competition, while Zoe Offen and Claire Fuller took fourth and fifth in the women's competition.

The only representative from the UK in the tumbling competition was Michael Brady who won the overall men's gold medal.

Cllr Iain McCracken, Executive Member for Bracknell Leisure, Corporate Services and Public Protection, said: "The gym team have had a fantastic first year and this is a wonderful opportunity to see why they have won so many awards already.

"I would like to congratulate them on all they have achieved so far and wish them even more success for their second year."

Tickets cost £5 for adults, £3 for children. Under threes go free. For more details call 01344 454203.

Bracknell Forest Borough Council