Banbury Cross Twirlers have achieved their best-ever results at the national baton-twirling championships.

Pictured, front from left, are Charlie Pain, nine, Natalie Coles, nine, Corey Newton, seven, and Rebecca Coles, eight, and back from left, Suzy Bishop, 18, Tamsin Carmichael, 15, Lucille Newton, 25, and Samantha Turner, 11

The team travelled to Portsmouth to compete against hundreds of others from all over the country in the British Baton Twirling Sports Association's National Competition.

The twirlers practise on Monday and Wednesday evenings at the Ruscote Community Hall, Banbury.