KESTREL gymnasts aged from five to 16 years had a hectic weekend of Regional and National competitions being held in different places at the same time, with fantastic performances and a good haul of medals, trophies and certificates being won. 

In the South East Area Preliminary Championships held in Cwmbran, Freya Hines, Eva Lawn, Megan Kear, Lilian Sapsford and Elsie-Mae Williams won team gold, while Martha Jones-Dekerf, Mia-Olivia Moore, Ava Burley, Hollie Smith and Kourtney Hancock took team bronze in the under eights section. Lilian took silver on vault, gold on floor and overall gold. Hollie took silver on vault, Eva received fourth place ribbon on vault, Megan came fourth place on vault, Kourtney was fifth place ribbon on floor. Ted Watson won silver on vault, bronze on floor, and bronze overall, while Henry French took three fourth place ribbons. 

In the under 10s age group, Olive Dunster, Sophie French, Francesca Owen, Sophia Cattan and Erin Roberts won team bronze, with Erin taking gold on floor, Sophie fifth place ribbon on vault and Olive sixth place ribbon on floor. Sophia won sixth place ribbon on floor and fifth place ribbon overall. Henri Jones-Dekerf won bronze on vault, silver on floor, and overall silver. 

In the under 12s section, Lilli Edwards, Annie Selwyn, Willow Summers, Honey Manley and Emma Lewis took team gold, with Willow taking gold on vault and bronze overall. Lilli won sixth place ribbon on vault and fifth place ribbon overall.

The boys kept up the pace. Dovydas Zagorskis, James Davies, Mackenzie Thornton and Freddie Roberts won team gold, with Dovydas taking silver on vault, gold on floor and overall gold. James won gold on vault and silver on floor and overall silver. Mackenzie won bronze on vault, floor and overall, and Freddie took three fourth place ribbons.

In the under 14s, Luke Tomley took three golds. Cora Chisholm took silver on vault and floor and overall fourth ribbon while Clare John took fourth place ribbon on vault. Daisy Macharg, Yazmin Phelps, Lexie Weldon and Amber Price had a competition and were presented with certificates.

At the same time competing in Cardiff in the Welsh NDP Tumbling Championships, the gymnasts were out giving their best performance. In the nine to 10 years Club Level Two Imogen Dowling took bronze, while in the 11 to 12 years National NDP Level Two Joseph Dunster won gold, Joel Kohler-Hoon took silver, and both boys qualified for the British Championships together with Georgie Davies who won gold. 

In the over 13s, Heather Dent took gold while Sam Dallimore won gold and Cameron Maggs won silver.

Also in Cardiff Club Grades were being held with Faye Russell passing Grade Six with Commended while Eden Fryer, Harriet Hathaway and Charlotte Jones passed Grade Five. At the Regional Grades held in Llanelli, Jessica Ham passed Grade Two, Grade Three Commended Olivia Hathaway and Georgie Davies with Distinction. Grade Four Commended Erica Denby and Ella Burley. They should all be very proud of themselves for all the hard work they had put in towards these competitions.