Sixth Form student Emily Gale, unseated the defending Senior Individual female champ to become the 2008 British Aerobic Gymnastic Champion at Fenton Manor, Stoke-on-Trent, during October. This followed her success at qualifying for the final at the French Open Grande Prix in May where she achieved the highest score ever awarded to a Senior British Aerobic gymnast.  Emily was also awarded a sports bursary by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead during the annual Cultural Achievement Awards ceremony in October.  The bursaries are awarded to talented local athletes and were this year handed out by Olympic medallist Mark Richardson.