By Adam Cornell »

RAPID Rollers got their skates on to move from the South Woodham Roller Speed Skating Club and onto our television screens.

Four skaters from South Woodham Ferrers will be appearing on the new Skate Nation show which starts on BBC at 9am on Saturday July 18.

Hosted by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes, former Pop Idol finalists and accomplished children’s television presenters, the show is similar to Dancing on Ice but for kids with a grand prize of a trip to the World Games in Taiwan.

Teams, consisting of three children aged seven to 13 and one parent, were invited to audition for the show so Maya Bathgate, Taylor Scott, Louise Sullivan and Taylor’s mum Jenny signed up as the Rapid Rollers.

The first auditons were held earlier this year in front of the judges - Camilla Dallerup (Strictly Come Dancing, professional dancer), Asha Kirby (professional skater) and Kevin Adams (Fame Academy, fitness instructor) - and the group made it through as they changed themselves from speed skaters to dance skaters.