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Due to unforeseen circumstances we are looking for a senior girl to join Team UK for the Cheer team. We are looking for someone who can tumble and preferably standing back tuck along with basing at a high level. Videos of stunting and tumbling should be sent to [email protected] by the 28th December and all applicants will be informed by the 4th January if they have been selected or unsuccessful. If selected, athletes will be invited to attend a training session on Sunday January 20th.

Age of applicants needs to be a minimum of 15 years, 16 years before November 23rd 2019. Athletes should have competed at UKCA competitions in the last year.

Team UK will be competing in Takasaki, Japan and costs for athletes will be approximately £1200 with an initial non returnable deposit of £250.

The UKCA Winter Cheerleading Championships 2018 are less than a week away!

On Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December 2018 Cheer athletes from across the UK will compete at Manchester’s Belle Vue Sports Village in our final competition of the year.

On Saturday 1st December athletes will compete in Cheerleading, Group Stunt and Partner Stunt categories and on Sunday 2nd December we’ll see Cheerleaders challenge themselves in Pom Dance, Cheer Dance and Urban Cheer categories.

Watch some of the UK’s most talented Cheer athletes see out the year in style with us – grab your tickets today:

Back in September we shared with you 2 fantastic initiatives that were announced at the Sport and Recreation Alliance Conference 2018.

The event consisted of Guest Keynote Speakers, Interactive Panel Discussions, the Annual General Meeting and the Autumn Divisional Meetings – where members from different divisions could focus on issues relevant to likeminded organisations.

Throughout the day attendees were introduced to two major initiatives: Do It – Join In and The #RightToBeActive Petition.

Sport and Recreation Alliance’s petition calls for UK Government to give every child the fundamental #RightToBeActive by: Establishing a new law requiring councils to provide all children with the opportunity to be active, Creating a long-term, properly funded and child-focussed strategy to transform the physical and mental wellbeing of our children and Introducing new legislation to make it a requirement for government ministers and public bodies to put the United Nations Rights of the Child, the right to play and lead a healthy life, at the heart of decision making.

It’s an important initiative that aims to create a bright and healthy future for children in UK.

Since the petition was created it has gained over 1500 signatures from people who are ready to see a change. However Sport and Recreation Alliance still need more support to reach their 2500 signature goal.

To find out more and sign the petition visit: #RightToBeActive​

Today is Children in Need 2018! However you are celebrating and raising money have fun!

Children in Need provides grants to projects in the UK which focus on children and young people who are disadvantaged. They are local to people in all corners of the UK and support small and large organisations which empower children and extend their life choices.

Children in Need is currently supporting 2,400 projects all across the UK. The projects they fund help children facing a range of disadvantages for example poverty and deprivation; children who have been the victims of abuse or neglect or disabled young people.

It’s a wonderful cause!

Don’t forget that you can donate via the BBC Children in Need website:

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

Happy Halloween from everyone at UKCA!