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TeamGym we're ready to go, are you?
Easton gymnastics club is now offering a new, exciting, gymnastics discipline, TeamGym. Working as a team and interested in just floor, tumbling and vault work then you should attend. This is the perfect discipline for older or late developing gymnasts and gymnasts moving from artistic gymnastics.
Want to be part of a team?
Sessions will run on a Thursday 7-9pm and cost only £1 for current EGC members over the age of 8. First session May 1st, open to both male and female gymnasts.
For further information speak to a EGC coach or email teamgym@thegym4u.co.uk

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Competition results

Four gold's and a silver for Jessica! A superb few months Jessica Smith within the General Gymnastics discipline. In November jessica became Regional Level2 General Gymnastics Floor and Vault Champion (13+), when she competed in Colchester claiming her first gold. Following this success she then claimed gold on the Floor, Vault and Beam supported by a silver on bars at the Regional Level 2 Apparatus finals at Peterbough in march. Well done jessica who is a superb example of grace and elegance and a credit to Easton Gymnastics Club. In all the club took 5 gymnast to the Floor and vault championships all of whom performed well. First boy in a regional finals Oliver Engler was the first boy to represent Easton Gymnastics Club in a men's artistic gymnastics regional final. Performing well on most pieces, Oliver was a gymnasts to be proud of, in the Regional Men's NDP finals at Ipswich. One girl qualifies for regional finals 8 Gymnasts from Easton Gymnastics Club took part in the Norfolk NDP grading in January. Well done to all gymnasts who took part with 4 gymnasts passing there grade. Especially well done the Jessica Bales who qualified for a spaces to represent Norfolk at the regional finals in Ipswich in the grade 9 year old age group, where she performed very well. <<Back to top>>

Annual Display 08’
This years Easton Gymnastics Club’s display will be bigger than ever! 12th July is the confirmed date the club’s committee will be looking to formalize plans including ticket cost and allocation on early May. This display will be divided into two sessions due to rising numbers and will both be in the afternoon and run into the evening. The first were the Club’s beginners and all others took part in the second session. Both performance are the clubs main fundraising events please support us as much as possible, we are looking for raffle prizes and ideas, if you can help in any way please contact us fundraising@thegym4u.co.uk

Please note this date may be subject to change due to factors outside of the clubs control.

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New Beginners Sessions available
Due to popular demand and it's ever increasing waiting list, Easton Gymnastics Club has the pleasure adding two additional sessions to its service. More hall time has been made available to us on a Thursday evening and we are planning to introduce two more introductory beginners sessions.
The sessions are due to run 5.00-6.00pm and 6.00-7.00pm and will be opened up to our waiting list first. If you are on the waiting list and would like to take one of these spaces please contact us, if anybody wanting to join can now register online visit - www.thegym4u.co.uk/enrolmentonline.html

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Tesco Vouchers 07 - equipment due to arrive
We would like to thank all those that collected Tesco vouchers during 2007. There was a great response, we raised 3719 vouchers which has allowed us to buy the following, which is due to arrived by then end of April:-

First Aid Kit • Trolley 8 Foam Blocks • Bean Bags • Spots • 3 Legged Race Ties •
Flat Hoops • Digital Skipping Ropes

We will soon be collecting again this year.

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Open sessions
These sessions have been introduced to allow those on the waiting list an opportunity to join in and see what is involved. The next open session date has been set for Saturday 8th June 2008. There will be two sessions on this day and unlike previous open session they will not be age specific, running 1-2pm and 2-3pm on a first come first serve basis.

To increase the commitment to join Easton Gymnastics Club all waiting list members and potential members must now attend at least 2 trial sessions.

If you know anyone on the waiting list who’s contact number may have changed, please let them know that unless they tell us of those changes, they may miss their chance to join the club. It would be particularly useful if email addresses could be provided for those on the waiting list. If anybody wanting to join can now register online visit - www.thegym4u.co.uk/enrolmentonline.html

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Helpers and committee
We can always do with some help in one way or another so if anyone is able to help out whether it be cleaning or helping out at an event, please speak to a staff member. A list of all courses for helpers is provided on the club notice board, so why not check it out.

The Club
Easton Gymnastics Club continues to go from strength to strength. Membership numbers are at full capacity and the current waiting list exceeds 150. This popularity reflects the clubs success in catering for the recreational needs of the local community. It is also a measure of the hard work put in by the committed team of coaches and volunteers who run it.

Using this site
Using thegym4u web site is simple. By clicking on either the 'About EGC',
'What is gymnastics', 'Contacts', 'members only' or 'The training game' section buttons in the top left hand corner you can explore the expanse of information contained within this web site. Happy clicking.

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