AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Easton Gymnastics Club is to held on 21st September 2011
Easton Sports & Conference Centre 7pm

To ensure your club runs smoothly, in a friendly and efficient manner we are looking for people to sit on the committee. If you would like to nominate or would like to put yourself forward for a position listed below then please contact a committee member or email your nomination to enquiries@thegym4u.co.uk

It's your club, have your say.

We need to fill the following positions:

Chairperson
Vice Chairperson
Secretary/Senior Administrator TreasurerEnrolment
Officer Personnel Officer
British Gymnastics Officer
Health And Safety Officer
Welfare Officer
Director Of Coaching
Clothing & Equipment Officer
School/Youth Liaison Officer
Fundraising Officer
Publicity Officer
Volunteer Co-Ordinator
Register & Information Officers*

* We require Register & Information Officers on all session, so there is more than position to be filled here.

EGC Membership renewal.

As we enter into each new gymnastics year, a new round of insurances are due and it is vital your contact details are up to date. It is therefore important that you inform us of any changes in your circumstances. You will be asked to check that your contact details are correct so that you can be issued with a membership card which will allow you access to the clubs website information. If your details have changed then we need to know!

Display and Sponsored Gym-in
September 12th 2010

The sponsored Gym-in raised £2500 and the display raised £497.56.
For a full list of 2010winner click here>>

Sponsorship
We are very grateful for a very generous private donation which has been used for purchasing equipment etc. as previously mentioned. Financial help from sponsorship means that there is more cash to go towards finding another facility. It would be great not to have to continue putting out and clearing away equipment after each session 5 times a week.

The equipment bought with the sponsored Gym-in monies and a very generous private donation have allowed us to buy the following:
6 various sized air mats, springboard, covers for the mushrooms, various repair equipment and a large shipping container.

We hold regular Taster sessions on a Saturday afternoon. If you have been on our waiting list for over a year and nobody has contacted you, it could be that your details are not up to date. If this is the case could you please reregister your details as we may have been having trouble contacting you. Enter or re-enter your details by clicking here.

If you know any If you know anybody who wishes to go on the waiting list please register here as we endeavour to take on new members as soon as spaces are available.

Taster sessions for
new gymnasts

11th June 1-3pm

Competition Results
Level 4 and 5 apparatus championships

In July this year 21 gymnasts entered the level 4 and 5 apparatus championships at Stevenage. We had an exceptional day coming home with 25 gold medals, 21 silver medals and 10 bronze medals.

County Recreational finals

We had an extremely successful day at Norwich Gym with 16 gymnasts qualifying for the Regional Recreational Apparatus finals

Regional Recreational Apparatus finals

We had an exceptional day at Pipers Vale in Ipswich, bringing back 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. We also missed 2 bronze medals by 0.05 of a mark!
All of our gymnasts performed and behaved in a way to make the club very proud of them!

Level 5 Floor and Vault Competition

We had 6 gymnasts competing in this competition who won 4 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal. An excellent result for Easton, well done girls!

Mens & Womens Artistic results

We have had gymnastics i both county and regional finals this year to the results follow the link below.

To see full reports and results click here >>

Uniform

Can all club gymnasts ensure that they are wearing the correct uniform for training! That means no fashion accessories e.g. Ankle warmers, hoodies etc. You are not on the catwalk, you are here to train! If you are unclear as to what you can and can't wear, please speak to a coach.
We now have club T-shirts and leotards in stock for both boys and girls. Please note we no longer have a standard club leotard and we only stock our girl's competition leotard. These have also increased in cost. Prices are as follows:

Girls Competition Leotards
Size 32" and below £42.00
Size 34" and above £47.00

Boys unitard
Size 32" and below £25.00
Size 34" and above £28.00

Club T-shirts
All sizes Child and adult £4.50

Hoodies ( not to be worn for training)
Childrens £22, Adults £25
We have been informed there will be a price increase from 1/1/2011

Important date for your diary!

AGM - 21st September 2011 at 7.30pm

Display- Saturday 17th September 2011

New Facilities

Our hopes of moving any nearer to getting the funding for a new building have taken a knock due to the economic situation and the fact that certain funds across the country have been frozen indefinitely.
We are therefore trying other avenues to find an existing building within 5 miles of Easton which would be a suitable venue in the short term.

Keeping up to date

Keep up to date with all dates and events happening in and around Easton Gymnastics Club. Follow this link to see training days, cancellations and major events;
www.thegym4u.co.uk/traininggame/onlinediary.html

REMEMBER you will need your username
and password

Changes

Each term there will be beginners starting, gymnasts moving up and the changing round of working groups within the club. Please help to make these gymnasts settle in to show what a great friendly club we are.

Absence
If you are ill or are going to be absent e.g. holidays, parties etc please inform a coach if you know in advance or phone a coach on the day (the contact numbers are on the back of your membership card). If, after 2 weeks you don’t tell us that you won’t be here, we may assume that you know longer require your space. Easton Gymnastics Club membership is much sought after and places are at a premium.

Waiting List

If you know of anybody wanting to join the club, probably the easiest way to do it is online, simply go to www.thegym4u.co.uk/enrolmentonline.html

We run open sessions every couple of months for those that are on the waiting list. Once they have had 2 trial sessions, there is a possibility they will be offered a place depending on whether spaces are available at the time.

Tesco Vouchers

We are collecting the Tesco Vouchers this year, so please either put them in the Collection Box or hand to a coach. Ask your family and neighbours too!

As of July 1st 2009 Pennie Bartram was appointed 'Senior Administrator' for Easton Gymnastics Club. Due to increasing demands on the clubs administration the committee has appointed Pennie as 'Senior Administrator' to be the central contact for all information and to administer and manage most of the club's day-to-day paperwork. In future all correspondence should go via Pennie who will then distribute to the correct personnel.

If you have a problem about your session, fees or questions about the club and its classes please contact:

Senior Administrator: Pennie Bartram

Telephone: 07852 998764

Email: pennie@thegym4u.co.uk

Please contact Pennie outside training hours via the above

Lateness

Please ensure that you turn up 10 minutes before your session to help with equipment and allow a prompt start. A lot of you are turning up late. This disrupts the warm-up and takes up valuable time. If you arrive later than 10 minutes after your session has started you will not be allowed to join in.

Parents Help

A big thank you to all who help set up and clear away the equipment each session and it is good to see some new faces helping too, especially when the coaches have not been able to lift.If you can spare time to help set up or clear away it enables the gymnasts to start the sessions on time and leave fairly prompt too. Please be mindful that all help is voluntary therefore the more help the easier it is for all concerned. If you can help in any way then please speak with one of the committee members or one of the coaches. Also thank you to those of you that helped with the Health and Safety checks and with the hoovering of the mats.
We are truly grateful.

Health & Safety

• Don’t forget to register when you arrive and when you leave.
• Tie back long hair.
• No shoes
• No jewellery
• No loose clothing
• No open top drinks
• Don’t share your chalk!

Child Welfare & Protection

If you have any issues or problems regarding the welfare of the gymnasts or staff of Easton Gymnastics Club, please do not hesitate to contact one of the designated qualified Welfare Officers.

Jackie Tel: 01603 745430	Serena Tel:01603 867190	Pennie Tel:07852 998764

Easton Gymnastics Club
www.thegym4u.co.uk
Registered Charity 1104925