would very much like to thank all the absolutely lovely people who have helped this venture along - with their crucial practical skills or their invaluable encouragement and enthusiasm - and usually both!
Namely, I would like to thank:
Jason Fields for being a diamond geezer and sprucing up my very rough Cheer Fit and Pompom Princess logos until they shone as eye-catching artwork!
Gary Harrison who's become indispensable since he saved the day at the London Marathon 2009. Particular thanks for standing in the rain at the recent Tunbridge Wells Half Marathon and the hours spent on Westminster Bridge, waiting to snap me finishing the British 10k! Check out Gary's work at http://www.flickr.com/photos/wilfgreen/
Tim Smith for being an instant messaging life line with his humour and unerring patience, both generally and at our recent photoshoot, where he captured on camera the Pompom Princesses at their sparkliest! Check out Tim's work at www.timsmithphotos.co.uk
Amanda Stockley for taking one of my favourite photos ever (just one of them, Tim) at West End Live in Leicester Square and for taking some fantastic photos of the Cheer Fit cheerleaders at Cancer Research Relay for Life and the Paris Festival on NYE (yes, that's right, Amanda spent NYE stuck on a coach with us on the way back to London, I think she deserves an MBE or something) Contact Amanda at amandawithacamera@gmail.com
Christian Graham for the absolutely stunning photos he took on the Millenium Bridge and for the many he has taken of the Cheer Fit Cheerleaders, even enduring High School Musical 3. To see more of Christian's work have a look at http://www.christiangraham.com/
Sinead Quinn for some fantastic photos at the Royal Parks Half Marathon and the march to End Child Poverty.
Scott Robinson at The 52 Club for his support, advice and encouragement, right from the start. Check out Scott's excellent diet tips by the water dispenser in the gym - I think he may be snapped up by Liz Hurley any second.
Tom Miles for going beyond the call of duty post-Men's Fitness photoshoot . . shall do my best to turn your forage through my bins into a veritable treasure hunt http://www.tmphoto.co.uk/
Joe Warner the hottie journalist from Men's Fitness magazine, whose presence in the Cheer Fit class gave us a very good reason to minx about even more than usual.
And the girls, without whom, Cheer Fit wouldn't exist! Thank you so much all of you, for being so absolutely brilliant! In particular, I would like to thank Jo, Lucy, Hayley, Jennie, Sian, Nicola, Zoe, Caroline, Helen, Lizzie and Gemma.
So thanks to all of you who are cheering for Cheer Fit,
Samantha Xx
