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Top national award for Honiton’s Jes

11.01.2012 - Gymnastics

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Honiton gymnast Jes Kennaway is the inaugural winner of the prestigious Patricia Wade Trophy – the highest UK accolade that an acrobatic gymnastics can be awarded for endeavor in their sport.

16-year-old Jes, who attends Exeter College and has trained at Honiton Gym Club since she was just five years old, was selected to win the trophy because of her determination to succeed.  Despite being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was just six, Jes has won several south west titles, taken the gold medal in the national development plan finals, finished in the top ten at the 11-16 British Championships, and taken fourth place at the Flanders International Acro Cup in Belgium.

Please find attached a full press release about the above, along with images of Jes receiving the trophy and competing in an acrobatic gymnastics trio.

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