On the 28th of May Newton Aycliffe Competitive Cheer-leading group, “Nemesis Allstars”, travelled to the Metro Arena in Newcastle for the British Cheerleading Competition. This is one of the biggest Competitions held in the UK with Judges from America.
Nemesis Allstars entered five sections including: Junior Cheer, Senior Cheer, Senior Coed Stunt Level 4, Senior All Girl Stunt Level 4 and Junior Stunt Level 3.
The team were placed in the top 3 in every section and two were first place trophies against some really tough competition from teams all over the country and Ireland.
The weekend before, a local businessman and MMA fighter Dave Cunliffe, did a sponsored skydive to raise funds for the group for which we are very grateful.
The team have been fundraising for tumbling equipment and would also like to thank Tesco store at Newton Aycliffe for letting us do a bag pack where we raised £800. We even received a donation from a local man, Mr Kennedy for £100.
We would also like to thank Great Aycliffe Middridge Partnership (GAMP) for their donation which has helped us greatly and anybody else that has kindly helped us in our fundraising activities.
The group are now working hard to compete at the Nationals but are still taking on new members. Competitive Cheerleading is open to males and females from the age of 7 upwards and is a mixture between Stunts, Acrobatics, Tumbling and Dance. If you are interested in joining Competitive Cheerleading (no pom poms) please email Sarah or Andrea at sarahbee83@gmail.com or andreaburke1@hotmail.co.uk or ring 07808 504132 or add us on facebook.
Andrea Sarah Burke.