Starlite Twirlers - Summer 2008

The Twirlers have just returned from their first competition of the year which was held at Primrose Valley at Filey on 19/20 April. It was the Great Britain Baton Twirling Association Spring championships.

It was the second time that the Twirlers have competed in this association's championships, with the event attracting 10 teams from across the country. Twenty eight members of the Metheringham troupe took part in the event.

The Group entered six sections and came up with a bundle of trophies as they claimed four first places and two thirds. The Twirlers were the winning troupe in the babies' dance twirl, junior dance twirl, senior dance twirl and senior pom and were also the best baton troupe overall and best in the senior section overall. The team picked up third places in the tinies' dance twirl and tinies' pom.

Other prize winners were:
Babies section dance twirl - Tia-Rose Miller 2nd mascot, Rosie MacDavid 1st leader;
Tinies' dance twirl - Isobell Hayes 2nd mascot;
Junior dance twirl - Shannon Brammer 1st mascot, Becky Blackband 1st leader;
Senior dance twirl - Katie Garrick 3rd mascot, Leanne Riddell 1st leader; Tinies' pom - Evie Walker 1st mascot; Steph Tripp 1st leader; Senior pom - Sophie Casey 1st mascot, Gemma Casey 2nd leader;
Marching competition, tots - Mia Coucom joint 2nd; junior - Chloe MacDavid and Sophie Casey joint 3rd.

All the girls and their trainers are congratulated on the hard work and commitment they put into this competition.

The Twirlers have been competing successfully for the past six years and in that time have picked up countless awards and trophies.

They are next in competitive action on 4 October when they return to Filey for another GBBTA competition and then again for a similar event in Sheffield on 15 November.

In the meantime the squad will be busy giving demonstrations during the summer at Horncastle, Caythorpe, Chapel St Leonards and Boultham Park, Lincoln, and on 30 May they appeared live on television at Skegness when a Calendar film crew were in the seaside town.

Last of all, the team would like to say that two of their younger girls, Millie and Evie Walker left the troupe after the last competition and the whole troupe would like to say to them both that they will be sadly missed and they can always come back.

Thank you to everyone in and around Metheringham for your continued support to the Starlite Twirlers.