gym club

On December 9th our top gymnasts will compete at Alton in a trial for the county grades competition which will be in the Spring -  so Good Luck girls.  All other gymnasts have the opportunity to compete at Liberty Individual Apparatus competition in Farnborough on December 16th. Make sure you have received all the details.  Contact:  aspiregymnastics@gmail.com if you need anything.

The AGM was well attended.  The evening began with Hayley Buckman, Club Development Officer from British Gymnastics, explaining the hard work involved in gaining a GymMark Award. Then she presented the plaque to Martha Trott & Jo.  The children came with their pyjamas, sleeping bags and cuddly toys. Clare made sure they all had enough popcorn while watching a DVD. The adults saw to the business of the evening hearing reports from the club's Officers and overseeing the election of Officers for the next year. Martha Trott decided to stand down as Chair. Mel Overton was elected Chair and immediately acknowledged the work of Martha Trott who had seen the club committee through its first year. Jo thanked Martha and presented her with flowers. All other members were re-elected. Gil Hawes will continue as secretary, Stephanie O'Sullivan will continue as Treasurer with Beth Maddock as Welfare Officer. Clare Garner is the Health and Safety Officer. Gil & Jo will conti...

On Saturday 3rd November Aspire Gymnastics at Frogmore held its first club championships. The club is lucky to have so much support. It was the first time many of the coaches had helped at a competition and most of the judges were novices as well.  46 of our gymnasts entered, that's nearly half the membership. Over 120 friends and family supported them. The gymnasts have only been learning their routines since September and they performed brilliantly, many winning medals. All the gymnasts competed on Floor and Vault and many also competed on the Bars, Beam and Trampette as well as all doing a routine showing Body Management. The two youngest gymnasts were still only 4 years old, Tilly Beresford and Amy Garner.  Jo  praised all the gymnasts and thanked all the parents, coaches and judges for making it a huge success.  Gil  was so grateful for all the assistance given by numerous parents and grandparents, it was a super day and if we can rely on plenty of hel...