Hi, I’m from England too, originally Nottingham but now live in Bristol. I started pole at the end of May this year. I’m absolutly addicted to it. You can learn loads of stuff through this website, can’t believe it took me so long to find it.
I started pole 14 weeks ago and have decided to try and start working towards the splits sooner rather than later. I’ve never managed them when I was younger. Below are my splits from today (I only started 3 days ago) after doing half an hour stretches and then 1 hour of pole.