PROUD SUPPORTERS OF BREAST CANCER CARE AND CANCER RESEARCH UK
AND PROUD TO BE MEMBERS OF UKTMA (United Kingdom Twirling Majorette Association)
Platinum Majorettes are based in Witham in Essex, founded in may 2009. We teach the art of dance with batons, poms, flags, wheel, ribbon, mace and big silk and we also teach Military and Majorette march as well as putting on an amusing parent/adult routine. Platinum are a non-profit troupe who rely on our fundraisers to support the troupe, we keep our costs as minimal as possible to enable us to provide our members with new uniforms, equipment etc. We take part in many competitions, carnivals, fetes and fun days as well as our own fundraisers which include bingo and quiz night, summer and Christmas fetes as well as Christmas, Halloween and Easter parties. We also hold our much loved annual presentation evening where we award our members with highly deserved medals and trophies and present important titles.
Here at Platinum we encourage friendships, exercise and team building - working together is extremely important and you are guaranteed to make lasting friendships and have lots of fun.
We have 4 dance sections- Seniors, Juniors, Juveniles and the little pee-wees, We welcome both girls and boys from aged 5 and upwards and experience is not needed. We train every Friday evening and some Thursday evenings from 6pm at the Parkside youth centre in Witham which is situated to the side of the Tesco car park. The first 2 sessions are completely free and then £3.50 a week thereafter and we also a sibling discount. We have a very experienced trainer- Charley and deputy trainer- Emma who each have over 20 years twirling experience and along with our troupe leader- Caroline and assistant leader- Helen we will make sure you feel very welcome. Everyone working within the troupe holds a valid DBS certificate and we have 3 qualified first aiders.
AS OUR TROUPE LEADER IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AND FIGHTER,WE PROUDLY SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH UK AND BREAST CANCER CARE,WE HOLD MANY FUNDRAISING EVENTS SUCH AS BAG PACKS AT LOCAL SUPERMARKETS AND OUR QUIZ NIGHTS AND WE SPLIT THE FUNDS MADE BETWEEN OUR TROUPE AND THE CANCER CHARITIES. IN JULY 2013 OUR SENIOR GIRLS TOOK PART IN A SPECIAL BATON ROUTINE AT A TEENAGE CANCER EVENT CALLED "MAKE A DIFFERENCE" TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR THE "TEENAGE CANCER TRUST" AND EVERY YEAR OUR TROUPE PUTS ON A SPECIAL ROUTINE AT OUR LOCAL "RACE FOR LIFE" EVENT AND THEN WE STAND AT THE SIDELINES CHEERING ON ALL THE RUNNERS.
AND PROUD TO BE MEMBERS OF UKTMA (United Kingdom Twirling Majorette Association)
Platinum Majorettes are based in Witham in Essex, founded in may 2009. We teach the art of dance with batons, poms, flags, wheel, ribbon, mace and big silk and we also teach Military and Majorette march as well as putting on an amusing parent/adult routine. Platinum are a non-profit troupe who rely on our fundraisers to support the troupe, we keep our costs as minimal as possible to enable us to provide our members with new uniforms, equipment etc. We take part in many competitions, carnivals, fetes and fun days as well as our own fundraisers which include bingo and quiz night, summer and Christmas fetes as well as Christmas, Halloween and Easter parties. We also hold our much loved annual presentation evening where we award our members with highly deserved medals and trophies and present important titles.
Here at Platinum we encourage friendships, exercise and team building - working together is extremely important and you are guaranteed to make lasting friendships and have lots of fun.
We have 4 dance sections- Seniors, Juniors, Juveniles and the little pee-wees, We welcome both girls and boys from aged 5 and upwards and experience is not needed. We train every Friday evening and some Thursday evenings from 6pm at the Parkside youth centre in Witham which is situated to the side of the Tesco car park. The first 2 sessions are completely free and then £3.50 a week thereafter and we also a sibling discount. We have a very experienced trainer- Charley and deputy trainer- Emma who each have over 20 years twirling experience and along with our troupe leader- Caroline and assistant leader- Helen we will make sure you feel very welcome. Everyone working within the troupe holds a valid DBS certificate and we have 3 qualified first aiders.
AS OUR TROUPE LEADER IS A BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR AND FIGHTER,WE PROUDLY SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH UK AND BREAST CANCER CARE,WE HOLD MANY FUNDRAISING EVENTS SUCH AS BAG PACKS AT LOCAL SUPERMARKETS AND OUR QUIZ NIGHTS AND WE SPLIT THE FUNDS MADE BETWEEN OUR TROUPE AND THE CANCER CHARITIES. IN JULY 2013 OUR SENIOR GIRLS TOOK PART IN A SPECIAL BATON ROUTINE AT A TEENAGE CANCER EVENT CALLED "MAKE A DIFFERENCE" TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDS FOR THE "TEENAGE CANCER TRUST" AND EVERY YEAR OUR TROUPE PUTS ON A SPECIAL ROUTINE AT OUR LOCAL "RACE FOR LIFE" EVENT AND THEN WE STAND AT THE SIDELINES CHEERING ON ALL THE RUNNERS.