A TOTAL of 350 gymnasts gained a taste of competition in the annual Live Wire event at Sankey Leisure Centre on Saturday.

The session, organised by Danielle Upton, gives young gymnasts who do between one and two hours training per week the opportunity to experience entering a competition. All received a commemorative medal.

Gymnasts from Penketh, Great Sankey, Orford Park, Broomfields, Culcheth (GR8 Gymnastics) and Padgate’s Gymstarz took part.

Deputy Mayor, Cllr Geoff Settle said: “I was very impressed by the standard and the skills displayed by all gymnasts.

"They were a tribute to their coaches and enthusiastic parents and they all had a fantastic time.

"I remember the dad’s and mum’s taxi runs the Deputy Mayoress and I used to make when our daughter was their age.”