ILKLEY Gym Club have been busy already this year, bringing a trophy home from the Leeds GymFest display, as well as medals from every category entered at the Rotherham Invitational Cup.

Thirteen gymnasts performed a fabulous routine at the festival display at Leeds Beckett University, and were awarded ‘Best Small Group Display’ by impressed judges as an audience of over 800 looked on.

The Rotherham invitational competition saw some solid acrobatic routines from Ilkley Gym Club. Gymnasts Elise Crabtree and Ruby Harford won gold medals for their Grade 3 Women’s Pair routine. This was a large and competitive category, with representation from clubs across Yorkshire and beyond.

Louise Hail and Amelia Craske dazzled with their Grade 4 women’s pair performance, also coming in first at their level.

Jessica Bretherick, Alexa Clark and Bella Burnham also placed third in the Grade 4 women’s trio category.

Competitive gymnasts at the club will now be focusing their efforts on preparation for the Yorkshire Championships next month. This is one of the biggest regional gymnastics competitions held anywhere in the country, and offers the penultimate reward of national final qualification