Herne Bay United’s artistic section enjoyed success at the GB Skate Artistic Spring Dance Festival in Great Yarmouth.

They entered six skaters - Lucia Fairbrass, Grace Hackman, Cordelia Cloke, Millie Clewes, Madison Whiting and Lucy Freeman - in the non-medallist category, with Clewes achieving a third-placed finish while there were three further top-10 placings.

The next categories were the elementary and preliminary rounds.

Herne Bay United had eight skaters in these events in Amelia Cook, Lewis Hackman, Suzanne Greenstreet, Rebecca Pang, Holly Minter, Priscila Fairbrass, Meredith Cloke and Leila Simpson, who claimed two top-10 finishes.

Five of these skaters had only recently moved into the category.

Another 11 skaters - Caydn Harwin, Harry Mays, Willow Frith, Prarinna Harris, Filipe Sousa, Rio Baker, Elysse Baker, Chloe Minter, Ruby O’Brien, Maddie Erridge and Skye Mays - competed in the inter-bronze and bronze category.

Sousa, O’Brien and Erridge earned first in their groups, and Mays came second. Again, eight of the 11 were skating at the level for the first time.

Dani Hayon was in the inter-gold and gold category, achieving second after skating two beautiful dances.

The club entered their Espoir couple of Lewis Hackman and Lucia Fairbrass in the elementary and preliminary couples’ event where they placed first.

The next part of the festival was the team events.

Herne Bay United had two non-medallist teams of Cordelia Cloke, Lucia Fairbrass and Grace Hackman, and Lucy Freeman, Madison Whiting and Millie Clewes, as well as two elementary and preliminary teams, which were made up of Meredith Cloke, Rebecca Pang and Amelia Cook, and Leila Simpson, Priscila Fairbrass and Suzanne Greenstreet.

They also had three inter-bronze and bronze teams, made up of Filipe Sousa, Chloe Minter and Skye Mays, Caydn Harwin, Ruby O’Brien and Maddie Erridge and Prarinna Harris, Elysse Baker and Rio Baker.

In total, they achieved a top-10 placement in the non-medallist teams, two top-10 finishes in the elementary and preliminary teams and a first-position finish for the Herne Bay United Eagles and a third place for the Herne Bay United Herons, plus a top-10 place for the other team.

If anyone is interested in learning to skate, basic skill lessons are held on Saturday mornings from 8.15am to 8.45am at The Bay Sports Arena.

It costs £2 per skater.

Call head coach Kym Caira on 07739 007889 or email kymmarsh@hotmail.co.uk for further details.