It's been a busy few weeks for the Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders... We attended back to back National Championships for Legacy Cheer and Dance, and Future Cheer. We are so proud of our athletes and the way they performed at two of the UK's biggest cheerleading events! Legacy: Live Your Legacy Results Prodigy 1st place Mini Prep 1 Symphony 1st place Youth prep 1 and Grand Champions! Royalty 3rd place Senior 1 Prophecy 2nd place Junior 2 Majesty 1st place senior 2 Trinity 1st place Senior 3. Future Cheer: FC Internationals Prodigy 3rd place Mini Prep 1 Symphony 1st place Youth prep 1 Royalty ..read more

On the 13th and 14th March 2022, the Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders attended Future Cheer’s Spotlight Showdown competition, held at Crawley’s K2. Across two competitive days AEC recorded 4 first places and 2 second place titles, as well as a Grand Championship in the Youth Prep level 1 division. You can see the full list of team placements below. Prodigy- Second Place, Mini Prep Level 1 Symphony- First Place, Youth Prep Level 1 and Grand Champions Prophecy- First Place, Junior Level 1 Royalty- Second Place, Senior Level 1 Majesty- First Place, Senior Level 2 Trinity- First Place, Senior Level ..read more

This past weekend, 19-20th February, the Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders returned to the Copperbox Arena for the first time since 2020 to compete at Legacy Cheer and Dance’s Super Regional competition- Just Believe! It was a fantastic way to kick off our 2021-2022 season. The build up to competition was not without its stumbling blocks. Ongoing issues surrounding Covid meant that many of our teams went weeks without having full team practices, impacting opportunities to add routine upgrades or being able to build continuity for athletes. Hurdles aside, athletes, coaches and family members did ev ..read more

On Tuesday 23rd November 2021, Ascension Eagle athletes and family members supported a local community outreach project, the Bonny Downs food bank, in putting together Christmas Hampers. Over the weeks previous, AEC collected toiletries, food essentials and ‘Christmassy’ treats so they could be put together into hampers that will be distributed to some of Newham’s more vulnerable families just before Christmas. Gemma Wooster, of the Bonny Downs Food Bank said: ‘Having the children and their families from AEC offer to get involved with some of our work in Bonny Downs was exactly what we needed ..read more

On Tuesday 26th November, volunteers from AEC visited the Bonny Downs Elder project in East Ham, Newham. The project is dedicated to supporting the needs of Newham's older and more vulnerable residents. Our volunteers helped prepare the venue, catering, and took part in the 'Spooky Quiz' which was, surprisingly, more competitive than you might imagine for a Tuesday mid-morning in October. They did a fantastic job, getting stuck in and socialising with the project's members. Michelle Farrell, project director, said how lovely it was to have AEC members volunteer, and that the 'elders' have real ..read more

We are so proud to be celebrating our 25th season. Having set up in September 1996, none of those there at the beginning could’ve anticipated just how much AEC would do and achieve over the years to come. To commemorate this, we’re going to be sharing some of our proudest moments and biggest achievements over the past two and a half decades, starting with… the day AEC went to Highbury! It’s Sunday 7th May 2006; after weeks of different practices and routine adjustments, AEC are finally ready to perform at Highbury where Arsenal will take on Wigan in what will be the last ever game of competiti ..read more

The Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders put together some fantastic performances at Future Cheer’s Spotlight Showdown this past weekend. With many of the divisions containing routine quality reflective of a Nationals event, rather than the Regionals that it was, we are so proud of how our athletes performed and achieved. AEC coaches worked incredibly hard with their teams in the three week gap between competitions, guiding them to improved scores, more zero deduction runs, and creating a greater intensity in their performances. AEC teams achieved: 3 first places, 2 second places, a third and a fifth ..read more

The Ascension Eagles Cheerleaders began their 2019-2020 season in style with a string of fantastic results at Legacy Cheer and Dance’s Just Believe competition- held at Olympic venue, the Copperbox arena. The first competition of the season is always a nervous one for coach and athlete. You want to do well and be competitive, but it’s also hard to gage where you are in comparison to other programmes. However, after months of hard work and routine adjustments, AEC landed at the Copperbox arena determined to make a statement. Exceeding expectations, AEC recorded: 4 first places, 1 second place ..read more

Our newest project, She Leads, is ALL about showcasing female talents and successes to our athletes. We want to inspire them with people they can relate to and aspire to be like. We are so passionate about this project that we are committed to delivering it for the next three years. The programme is broken down into four main strands: Woman of the month- each month is dedicated to celebrating the successes of women from a variety of different fields and backgrounds. So far we have showcased the successes of: Simone Biles, Greta Thunberg, JK Rowling and December will be devoted to Michelle Oba ..read more

The Friends of Ascension hosted their 3rd quiz evening on Saturday 19th October 2019. The event has continued to be very popular, with team numbers and sizes increasing each time. This occasion was particularly special because it’s venue was the Ascension Church in Royal Docks, the same place that the Ascension Eagles cheerleaders started their journey 24 years ago. The night didn’t disappoint, with AEC members and families, old and new, battling it out to be crowned quizzical royalty. The quiz, alongside the raffle and its amazing prizes, raised over £850.00! The Friends of Ascension are so p ..read more