News

Congratulations!

Last weekend (26th & 27th March), Bracknell Gym Club hosted the Southern TeamGym Tournament & British Qualifiers, as well as a micro team competition. Bracknell had a record-breaking 8 Teams as well as 6 Micro teams entered over the weekend, and the results were just fantastic, with 12 out of the 14 teams bringing home medals!

Regional Micro Competition

Primary Girls - Starburst 2nd, Superstars 3rd, Shimmering Stars 5th

Primary Mixed - Bracknell 1st and 2nd

Primary Boys - Bracknell 1st

Regional Team Competition

Primary Girls - Starlings 2nd

Junior Boys - Kites 1st

National British Qualifier Team Competition

Primary Girls - Robins 3rd (Qualified)

Primary Mixed - Eagles 1st (Qualified)

Junior Girls - Hawks 8th

Junior Mixed - Raptors 1st (Qualified), Falcons 3rd

Senior Mixed - Bracknell 1st (Qualified)

An amazing weekend for all the Bracknell gymnasts and coaches. We now begin hard work preparing for the British Finals, held in May.

Full results can be seen here

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the Bracknell Twisters cheerleading team who have just returned from 2 days of competition in Birmingham and are now

ICC National Youth Champions 2011

Well done to all the girls, and their coaches Chris and Hayley!

Competition details 2

Some last minute information with regards to the upcoming competition.

Podium Training

On Friday 25th March we are lucky enough to be able to run podium training sessions in the main hall of the leisure centre. These training sessions are vital for all gymnasts competition as it gives them a chance to train on the competition equipment and to run through the floor on the full size carpet. I have allocated an hours time slot for each squad to train, training times are as follows.


4pm - 5pm

Mini Development
Hawks
Robins

5pm - 6pm

Eagles
Kites

6pm - 7pm

Falcons
Starlings
Raptors

Can you please inform your coach if you cannot attend this.

Leggings and Longs

Can all gymnasts who are wearing longs and leggings for the competition please train in them from now on in preparation for the competition. I want all gymnasts wearing these items of clothing to get used to grabbing material in their skills and to gain familiarity with this.

Set up and Set down

As you all know Bracknell Gymnastics club is hosting this competition and we do need some help if anyone is available. The setting up and setting down of the competition hall is an area where help is vitally needed and would be gratefully received.

If anyone can help up with the setting up of the competition hall this will be taking place on Friday 25th March at 12:30pm.

If anyone can help with the setting down of the competition hall this will be taking place on Sunday 27th March at 5:15pm (after the competition).

Please contact either myself or Peter if you are free to help.

Girls Hair

Girls hair for this competition will be in bun. This hair style will be for all squads including the mixed teams.

Regional competition details (Saturday 26th March)

Mini Development

All Micro Teams from the Mini Development Squad need to arrive at Bracknell Leisure Centre for 8am in the morning. You will meet Zoe in the Cafeteria where she will sign your child in and take them to warm up. Your child's competition lasts all morning and they are
scheduled to finish at 12.30pm. Can parents please meet Zoe in the cafeteria after the competition so you can collect and sign out your child.

Kites

The Kites competition is in the late afternoon. You need to arrive at the Leisure Centre for 6.15pm meeting Lewis in the Cafeteria. Your child's competition is just over 2 hours and is due to finish at 8.40pm. Can parents please meet Lewis in the cafeteria after the competition so you can collect and sign out your child.

Starlings

All Micro Teams from the Starlings need to arrive at Bracknell Leisure Centre for 8am in the morning. You will meet Jenny and Mike in the Cafeteria where they will sign your child in and take them to warm up. Your child's competition lasts all morning and they are scheduled to finish at 12.30pm. Can parents please meet Jenny and Mike in the cafeteria after the competition so you can collect and sign out your child.

The Starlings need to be back at the Leisure Centre for 2.30pm for their Team Gym Competition. You will meet Jenny and Mike in the Cafeteria where they will sign your child in and take them to warm up. Your competition lasts all afternoon and you are scheduled to finish at 6.30pm. Can parents please meet Jenny and Mike in the cafeteria after the competition so you can collect and sign out your child.


Tickets

Spectator tickets for this competition can be booked in advance and collected on the door. I do advise that you pre order your seats as they do sell very quickly.

Please see here for ticket form.

Fundraising

Vouchers

We are now collecting Sainsbury’s and Tesco’s vouchers. We did extremely well with these last year and managed to gain some fantastic resources to aid with your child's gymnastics's training. If you collect these can you please pass on all vouchers to your child's coach so we can do the same this year.

Italy Training Camp

I am planning on running some fundraising events specifically to help pay for the Italy training camp. I know there are some gymnasts desperate to go but unfortunately cannot afford this trip. I am planning on organising some bag packing, a sponsored event and other events to help raise money.

If anyone is interested in taking part or interested in helping then please contact me at mo@starskill.co.uk. You can alternatively come and see me at the sports centre. I am in on Tues, wed, Thurs, Fri and Saturday's. I need to know who is interested by Friday the 11Th of March.

Easter Egg Tombola

Easter is coming up soon and Easter Eggs are out in the shops. The Club will be holding its annual Easter Egg Tombola from the 4th – the 8th of April. This is a great little fundraiser. Please can you kindly donate Easter Eggs to help raise funds for this event.

I’m also looking for a volunteer to run the tombola on the Monday the 4th. I can do the rest of the week. If you are able to help please let me know.

February Newsletter

Southern Team Gym Tournament

The Southern Team Gym Tournament held at Bracknell Leisure Centre is coming up fast and I need to clarify all information regarding this event.

The Kites, Starlings and Mini Development are all competing on Saturday 26th March in the regional competition. The entry fee for this event is £15 with the Starlings paying £30 as they are competing twice (in Micro team competition, and Southern).

The Hawks, Robins, Eagles, Raptors and Falcons are all competing on Sunday 27th March in the National Qualifiers. Your entry fee for this competition is £15.

Training

Focus in training session this month will be on all elements for the upcoming competition. Can you please make sure that your child attends all sessions and please inform your coach if you cannot make one? Attendance of gymnasts for floor routines and apparatus runs is very important.

There will be training over the Easter holidays for all gymnasts. I am currently finalising a schedule this week which i will e mail out to you by Friday. This holiday training will be essential for all teams that manage to qualify through to the British Team Gym Finals. Please make sure you can attend all sessions when you receive these training dates.

Payments

Can all parents please double check that they have paid all club fees, bg fee's and past competition entries. Some of you have still not paid these. If these are not paid by the end of March your child will be unable to take part in any club activity including the upcoming competition. I have sent individual e mails round as a reminder but the club has still not received any payments from certain people.

January Newsletter

I want to wish you all a Happy New Year and i hope you all had a good christmas holiday.

I am writing this e mail to you to inform you of some events that we have coming up in the near future and also so you can see some of the events that we have coming up throughout the year.

AGM

The Gym Clubs AGM will be running on Saturday 29th January at Edgbarrow Leisure Centre. The AGM will run at 6pm followed by a Quiz and Supper night.

Please contact me if you would like more details and wish to attend.

Fundraising

Mo has arranged two more bag collections with http://www.bag2school.com/u/k/home/. So if you are having a clothes, shoes or airing cupboard clear out after Christmas please save them for us. We raised £96 from the last bag collection.

The first collection is 28th January and the next one will be May 27th. Mo has some bags left over from the last collection if you need one, or you can just use any bags you have.

If you bring them in the week leading up to the 28th of January that would be great.

Floor Workshop Day

Please note that the Floor workshop day has had to change to Sunday 6th February. This day will now involve the Hawks, Robins, Eagles and Starlings.
Times for the day will be

1pm - Robins
2pm - Hawks
3pm - Eagles
4pm - Starlings

I do apologise for any problems caused

December Newsletter

We have come to the end of term once again and are all getting ready for the Christmas season. I want to thank you all for your continual support over the last few months at training, fund raising events and competitions. Thank you!

Training

The Gym Club breaks up for Christmas on Saturday 18th December and starts back on Tuesday 4th January.

Next term we will be working towards the Southern Team Gym Tournament which is being held at Bracknell Leisure Centre on the 27th and 28th March. This is the clubs biggest competition with all our squads competiting over the weekend. All National Teams will be battling it out to gain the qualification score for the British Team Gym Finals.

I will be running a workshop day for Floor on Sunday 16th January with Lisa Rose who is a National Brevet Team Gym Judge. Can all the competitive Team Gym Squads please keep this day free as this will involve you. I will send out a schedule over the Christmas holidays when all times are confirmed. Each team will have a one hour workshop slot with Lisa.

Rumours

Is Bracknell Gymnastics Club Moving?

Rumours have been circulating about the club moving to a new location. It's seems everyone from the leisure centre staff to the recreational children have all heard something. This rumour has even been discussed at other local clubs!

We would like to set the record straight...

The board of directors have been looking to relocate the club to a dedicated venue for over two years now. The reasoning for this is best described here as a need to grow and develop the charitable aims of the club. Therefore, investigating prospective sites and making proposals is nothing new. We have come close to finding a site a number of times but these have all fallen through. However, we can report that our investigations have currently progressed to the planning stage related to a viable site. We have had our hopes raised before, only to hit barriers that are largely political, but nonetheless quite tangible. Therefore, we are understandable guarded about confirming details.

I can confirm that we will be fully operational at Bracknell Leisure Centre next term as usual. If and when we secure a site and date to move, the parents and the leisure centre will be notified promptly. To do anything less would be foolhardy. Furthermore, at that time we would give more details and consultations relating to fees, payment options, logistics and added benefits.

We are sorry we can not give the whole picture, but please understand that the picture changes weekly. We will report more when we have concrete facts to share.

As always, your patience and support is much appreciated.

Dr Peter Tranckle
On behalf of the Bracknell Gymnastics Club - Board of Directors.

Fundraising

On Monday 20th December at 4pm Bracknell Gym Club is holding a bowling event at the Hollywood Bowl complex in Bracknell. If anyone would like to attend please contact Mo Davies for more information. All are welcome.

That just leaves me to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from myself and all the staff at Bracknell Gymnastics Club.

Second-hand leotard sale

There will be leotards for sale in the gym from Monday 13th December - Saturday 18th December. If any parents have leotards they wish to sell, please bring them in labelled with a contact name and number, and the amount you would like. You will receive 2/3 of the price, and the club retains 1/3 - please make your price divisible by three if possible! Please leave your leotard with Mo, or with a coach to pass on.

Cheerleading

Congratulations to the Twisters Cheer Team who competed In November for the 2nd time ever becoming the BCA Southern Youth level 3 Champions 2010.

Well done!

Junior European Championships

Bracknell Gymnastics Club made their debute at the 8th European TeamGym Championships in Sweden last week. The event was the largest of it's kind to date, with teams from across Europe competing in men's, women's and mixed competition, in both junior (13-17 years) and senior competition (15+ years). Brackell were selected to represent Great Britain back in May and have been training hard with their coaches Stuart Woods and Claire Williams. In Sweden, the Bracknell team of 4 boys and 5 girls (including a reserve), competed on floor, tumble and trampet to a packed arena. The team gave their best performance to date and despite being the youngest team (13-15 years), performed with distinction to place 4th in Europe.

Congratulations to all the gymnasts and coaches!

August Newsletter

I hope you all had a wonderful summer and managed to enjoy the little sunshine we received. I am writing this newsletter to you with regards to upcoming events and news about the start of the autumn term.

Training

Training starts back for all squads next week which is Monday 6th September. All gymnasts will be in their new squads so please attend the correct sessions. Can all membership forms and squad contracts please be handed in on your first session back so the club records can be updated ready for the next competitive season.

Bracknell International Competition

The Bracknell International Competition is fastly approaching being held on home turf at Bracknell the weekend of the 25th and 26th September. I have attached the Competition list to this e mail for all gymnasts that have been entered into this competition. The entry fee for this competition is £10 and needs to paid into the club account via bank transfer or cheques that are made payable to Bracknell Gymnastics Club. Once i know a finalised timetable for the event you will be the first to know.

Can all Gymnasts competing please attend all sessions from now and up until this comp. Some of you have alot to cacth up on especially those entered into the team events as you have new floor routines. This competition is also on the new team gym code so a great way to start competiting new skills and new criteria in preparation for the upcoming season.

Sponsorship

Bracknell Gymnastics Club would like to acknowledge the kind and generous donations in support of the British Junior Mixed Team for the European TeamGym Championships in Malmo (October 2010).

Our heartfelt thanks to:
The Bracknell Rotary Club
and Panasonic

Thankyou!

Fundraising

We rely heavily on fundraising in order to update apparatus, and purchase new equipment. Please see the Letters page for the latest information on fundraising efforts- including a calander, Christmas meal and disco, and how to raise money just by searching the internet!

Gym shorts

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Black, velour gymnastics shorts decorated with your name in sparkly diamante gems.

Initials, nicknames or full names (max 10 letters).

All sizes available.

Only £14!!

Contact Jenny at gymcoachjenny@gmail.com or see here for an order form!

June newsletter

Congratulations

Congratulations to Bracknell Gymnasts who have been selected to represent club and country at the European Team Gym Championships later on this year. The Team will be travelling out to Sweden where they will represent Great Britain and compete for the European title in the Junior Mixed Event. Well done to all on such a huge achievement.

September

On the last week of term, all competitive and development gymnasts will receive a pack with all details and information about the next year at BGC. This pack will include all membership details for the club and also your re-enrolment forms for the September term. Training starts back on Monday 6th September.

Summer Team Gym Camp

Bracknell Gym Club is running another Team Gym Camp over the Summer. The Easter camp was a great success and we have had huge demand to run another one.

The camp will run on:

Monday 9th August
Tuesday 10th August
Wednesday 11th August

at Bracknell Leisure Centre. The cost is £55 and the camp runs 10am - 3pm. Please return the booking form asap if you want a place: click here.

Summer Training

You should all have received information about summer training. Can you please make sure that you let your coach know what sessions you can and can't attend so we can staff these sessions accordingly.

All training sessions over the summer will take place in your new teams. With regards to payment you will need to purchase a Team Gym activity ticket up at reception for each session you attend.

Calender Dates

As usual i like to give you as much notice as possible with regards to events that the club has coming up. Here are all the dates for competitions that we have coming up in the near future.


International Team Gym Tournament: 25th and 26th September @Bracknell Leisure Centre

European Team Gym Championships: 20th – 24th October @Malmo, Sweden

BCA Southern Cheerleading Classic: 6th and 7th November @Eastbourne

South East Open Team Gym Championships: 27th November @K2 Leisure Centre, Crawley

Southern Team Gym Tournament: March 2011 @Bracknell Leisure Centre

British Team Gym Championships: May 2011 @GL1 Centre, Gloucester


I just want to thank you all once again for your continuous support. I know you are training over the summer but i wish everyone a well deserved break and hope we have nice weather.

Summer Training

The information about training through the holidays is now up in the 'Holiday Training' section of the website. Gymnasts should make every effort to attend as much training as possible over the Summer, especially competing teams as the next competition is in September. Please note, each time you attend you must purchase a TeamGym Activity Ticket from reception and present this to your child's coach before the start of the session.

May Newsletter

CONGRATULATIONS

Well done to the Robins, Eagles and Falcons for an excellent performance at the British Team Gym Championships. Well done to the Eagles who won the Primary Mixed category and to the Falcons who took gold in the Junior Mixed category - both teams are now British Champions!

I would like to say a big well done to the Robins.This was the Robins first time competition for a British title, and they performed their routines very well, finishing in 7th place.

I would also like to say a big Congratulations to the Bracknell Twisters. The Bracknell Cheerleading Squad competed in their first ever Cheerleading competition where they came 9th place. A huge well done to all Cheerleaders and to their coaches Chris, Annie and Hayley for all their hard work and dedication.

Summer Gala

The club has now finalised all the times and details of the Summer Gala. This event will run over a whole weekend and will involve everyone in the club. You will need to inform your coach asap if you cannot attend this event as the construction of routines has already begun.

Friday 25th June: Full Dress Rehearsal 4pm - 7pm
Saturday 26th June: Evening Performance at 7pm
Sunday 27th June: Afternoon Show at 2pm and Show at 5.30pm

Each Performance will last about 90 minutes.

I have deliberately informed you of times and dates in advance so you can invite as many people as possible and to also make sure that you can attend the weekend.
The Gala will run in the Main Hall this year as the 3m hall is too small.


Training

Due to examinations in the 3m hall there will be no gym running next Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday. There will also be no Gym during the May half term as the club is away in Italy.

Gym will start back on Monday 7th June after the holiday break.

British Finals

A big CONGRATULATIONS to the Robins, Eagles and Falcons for an excellent performance at the British last weekend. Well done to the Eagles who won the Primary Mixed category and to the Falcons who took gold in the Junior Mixed category - both teams are now British Champions! This was the Robins first time competiting for a British title, and they performed their routines very well, finishing in 7th place.

Full results can be seen here.

April Newsletter

Firstly, I hope everyone had a relaxing Easter break and enjoyed the bit of sunshine we had towards the end of the holidays.

Easter training camp

I would like to thank all coaches and gymnast who took part in the Easter training Camp. The event was a great success with money raised for the club. Gymnasts learnt and perfected upon new skills during three days of training, condititiong, fun and games. Pictures of the camp are in the Gallery.

British Finals

The British Team Gym Championships are nearly upon us with three teams from Bracknell competing. The Championships are held in Gloucester on Saturday 8th May and tickets are available to purchase via the British Gymnastics website. Anyone is welcome to come and support the Falcons, Eagles and Robins. We look forwards to seeing as many of you there as possible, and wish our teams the best of luck.

Summer Gala

The club has now finalised all the times and details of the Summer Gala. This event will run over a whole weekend and will involve everyone in the club. You will need to inform your coach asap if you cannot attend this event as the construction of routines has already begun.

Friday 25th June: Full Dress Rehearsal 4pm - 7pm
Saturday 26th June: Evening Performance at 7pm
Sunday 27th June: Afternoon Show at 2pm and Show at 5.30pm

Each Performance will last about 90 minutes.

I have deliberately informed you of times and dates in advance so you can invite as many people as possible and to also make sure that you can attend the weekend. The Gala will run in the Main Hall this year as the 3m hall is too small. After Easter all information with regards to costumes, tickets and routines will be sent out to you.

September 2010

As you are well aware, the club is having a change around of teams after the Summer Term. This has to happen due to the new code of points coming out and the different ages of competition level. The new teams will be announced after the British informing you of any change to training times that might occur for your child. These teams are currently going under selection looking at gymnasts attendance, work ethic and attitude towards training. These teams are being selected so each gymnast can perform at their best ability and reach their maxium potential. If any of you are sadly leaving us after the summer term can you please inform me ASAP due to the organisation of teams and the plans we are making for your child.

Training and attendance

Gymnasts will now be training hard for the British Championships and the Summer Gala. Please can you ensure that you attend all training session as non attendance is having a huge effect on your child and the squad they are in. If you cannot make a session can you please let your coach know in advance so an alternative plan can be constructed. If bad attendance continues to happen we will sadly have to remove your child from the squad they are in.

TRACKSUITS

After experiencing some problems with the tracksuits, we now have a new supplier. All squad members require tracksuits for competitions. If you do not have one and wish to order one, please carefully check the size you require and pass the order form to your coach asap.

Sizing chart
Order form

Firstly I would like to thank everyone for their hard work and efforts with our 3rd Summer Gala. The event was a great success with many compliments on outstanding performances. Well done to all!

Congratulations

Well done to the Bracknell Team who went out and won the 3rd Leg of the Junior European Cup. The team from Bracknell went to Italy in early June to represent club and country at this international event. The teams performance was outstanding gaining the gold medal in the mixed event and also gaining a very high score to take them onto the 2nd round.

Bracknell Gymnasts also entered the 3rd International Festival of Acrobatic Sports.
This event held many competitions in which gymnasts could compete against performers from all around europe. Well done to our Bracknell competitors who represented Great Britiain gaining a medal in every section that was entered.

I would like to thank the coaches, gymnasts and parents who organised and supported the trip.

I would also like to congratulate Jenny and Mike with their new arrival to the club Alexis Victoria Brady. She was born on Friday 19th June, weighing 8lb 9oz! Congratulations!

Events

We have 2 events coming up in the near future. These are:

Hurst Horse Show - Sunday 28th June
Brunel Open Evening - Thursday 16th July

If you need any information regarding these events please do not hesitate to ask me.

I wish everyone a Happy Half Term and hope we have lovely weather for a relaxing week off.

Congratulations

I would like to congratulate the Bracknell Eagles and Bracknell Seniors who won the British Team Gym Championships back in April for their age group.

Both teams are now BRITISH CHAMPIONS.

I would also like to say a big well done to the Bracknell Falcons who came 2nd in the Junior age group. A big well done to you.

Events in June

Firstly we have the 3rd leg of the Junior European Cup. I would like to wish the Bracknell team Good luck as they are representing Club and Country at the competition held in Italy. The team will fly out for the weekend hoping to come back with medals and well deserved points ready for the 4th leg in October.

Bracknell Gym Club has its Annual Summer Gala which is held in June.
On Saturday 20th Junethere will be a dress rehearsal from 3pm - 5.30pm.
On Sunday 21st June there will be 2 live performances in the afternoon; at 2.30pm and 5.30pm.
Tickets will be on sale after half term. More details about this event will follow.

Displays

The Gym Club has also been asked to perform displays at local events. We are going to perform at 3 so far this year which are listed below. These events are not compulsory but are available if you would like to take part. The displays are available for all those in a competitive squad.
If you would like to take part please let me know!

Warfield School fete - Saturday 20th June
Hurst Horse Show - Sunday 28th June
Brunel Open Evening - Thursday 16th July

If you need any information regarding these events please do not hesitate to ask me.

You can also find all information on the notice board outside the 3M hall.

Kind Regards

Stuart Woods
Bracknell Gym Club