Super cartwheeling gymnasts in a spin for NHS charities

Sleaford Gymnastics Club members and friends doing their cartwheels. EMN-200106-185620001

Members have not been able to meet up and train together since lockdown and head coach Sammi Emsley thought it would be nice to do something to help the NHS.

“We thought, why not try and do 1,000 cartwheels in one minute,” said Sammi. “So we set up a Justgiving page with a target of £100 to raise.”

“We had gymnasts joining in, brothers and sisters, parents and even an older lady who did one cartwheel but then had to stop because she said it hurt too much!

“We stressed safety is paramount but every cartwheel counts.”

Everyone filmed their cartwheeling antics to add to a Zoom and Facebook link.

In the end they managed to do a collective total of 1,294 cartwheels, with more than 30 people taking part.

Funds raised quickly passed £100, £200 and £300 and eventually stood at a fantastic £437. The money will all go to NHS Charities Together to support NHS efforts in Lincolnshire during the coronavirus crisis. To donate visit the club’s Justgiving page.