CheerABILITIES
Unity Allstars Platinum is Unity’s newest team offering sessions to children with additional needs and learning disabilities. Athletes who attend the sessions will learn all aspects of cheerleading, and we look forward to giving these athletes the opportunities to perform at local events and regional competitions.
The aim of Unity Allstars Platinum is to create an environment where children can develop their skills, feel safe and really feel like they belong somewhere as part of a team! It also gives parents a chance to meet other parents of children with additional needs.
Classes will be run by Chloe Redmonds, an experienced SEN cheer coach with 8 years behind her running a SEN Cheer programme within our local community (Surrey Twisters Sunshine). Chloe and some additional Unity volunteers will work with these athletes to ensure that they enjoy fun and safe classes.
Class Info
Day: Mondays
Time: 16:00-16:45
Cost: FREE
Open to children with any additional needs and learning difficulties aged 5-15.
Classes will be completely free of charge, but there will be an annual membership fee of £50 that will be due after your first month of joining the team. This cost covers a T-Shirt, hair scrunchie, and your insurance to train with us for the year. If you are loving the classes and want to commit before the one-month mark, you can pay your membership fee early and receive your t-Shirt and scrunchie then!
Planned Performances
U-Debut – Sat 25th Nov 2023 – U-HQ
FC Essentials – 20th Jan 2024 - K2 Crawley
ICE Blast – 11th or 12th May – K2 Crawley
(more events may be added)
Volunteers Needed
We are looking for three to four volunteers to join Chloe and help her run the sessions. Volunteers must be aged 14 or over, enthusiastic, passionate and committed. If you are interested please email sencheer@unityallstars.com with some information about why you would like to get involved.
Sponsorship
If anyone is interested in sponsoring Platinum for music or uniforms etc, either personally or through a business please get in touch! Email tori@unityallstars.com
Platinum Coach information
If you have a child interested in joining, or know someone who would like to join please contact Chloe, details below.
Chloe Redmonds
sencheer@unityallstars.com
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Another strand to the Unity programme is Unity Allstars Gold. We are England’s first ever competitive Special Abilities cheerleading squad for young people with a range of learning, sensory and physical disabilities in the Peterborough area. Set up and coached by Sarah Bedford and Amee Garala, who was previously a member of the first Unity AllStars team, Amee has since pursued her dream of providing the opportunity to cheerlead for these talented individuals. To see the faces of these young people achieve and build their self confidence is just incredible.
Unity Allstars Gold (previously known as Unity Superstars) are really are leading the way for special abilities teams across the UK. They have been in existence now for five years and in that time have celebrated many successes. They have performed at local events, including the London 2012 Olympic torch relay at Wansford, as well as having competed at ICC and Future Cheer competitions, both at a regional and national level.
The team also represented the UK at the very prestigious USASF Cheerleading Worlds Championships in Florida, USA in 2010. Not only did many dreams come true in America, many were created which is what Gold are all about: striving for excellence and being the best we can.
The coaching staff inspire, challenge and believe in these talented athletes and are always looking to welcome new members.
We train every Tuesday 6.30-7.30pm at Heltwate School, Heltwate, North Bretton, Peterborough, PE3 8RL. For further information or if you have any questions please email amee@unityallstars.com