On Saturday 26th November, 10 junior members of the Monmouth Trampoline Club represented their individual schools at the Welsh Schools Championships held in Maesteg.

In the Under 11 Girls Novice Section, Rachel Geen (Osbaston CiW School) won the silver medal with a score of 45.7, and the girls representing Overmonnow Primary School won the team event with 123.7.

The team consisted of Katie John, 42.7 pts in eighth place, Kirsty Maylin, 41.1 in 14th, Serena Natt, 39.9 in 19th, and Jessica Maylin, in her first competition scored 33.5 in 25th.

In the Under 11 Boys Novice Section Morgan Bain, from Llanfoist Fawr Primary School, came first with a score of 45.1, and Eran Collins, from The Dell Primary School, Chepstow, came second with 43.1.

In the Under 13 Boys Novice Section Alistair Anderson (King Henry VIII, Abergavenny) came third with 34.4.

All of the above named winners have now qualified for the semi-finals of the British Schools Championships, which will be held in Birmingham in January.

Tomos Rees (Osbaston CiW School) stole the hearts of everyone, being the youngest gymnast at the age of six in the whole competition, and finished a very creditable fourth.

Bethan Carlton, from Osbaston, came 12th with a score of 42 points.