Yeovil Town Family / Season Ticket Release Day

This will take place on Sunday 26th July. We will have the air track and half a floor for training and display purposes. We want to look as impressive as possible so as many of you that can make it please do so. Gymnasts can wear whatever leotard they like, but please arrive in your Gryphon West gym tracksuits \ hoodies.

Arrive Yeovil Town FC – 12.30 - Meet on the Astroturf.
Active gymnastics 1 - 4.30pm

Come and meet some of the players, socialize and have some fun. In the event of rain on the day, please ring Jane.

London Festival

Total costs of the London Festival have been calculated at £80 per gymnast. Having already paid your £10 deposit the balance of £70 will be due as detailed below.  If any gymnasts are not planning to use the mini buses for transport or the accommodation provided, then please let Katie Donaldson know as soon as possible.

The London Festival is soon going to be upon us and costumes this year are a “Circus” theme, can you please start making your costume over the summer holidays to have ready for dress rehearsals in September.

Advance Warning BGA Membership

This is just advance warning that all people need to renew their BGA membership in September. This has gone up from £27.50 this year to £36. All those going to London will have needed to have renewed this before we leave. If you prefer to spread some of the costs, please feel free to pay either the BGA money or some money towards the London Festival before we break up on the 13^th August.

Upcoming Fees

BGA Membership:          £36 (This has to be paid to enable attendance at the London Festival)

Term Fees:                       1st Child £95.00                         Half-Term £47.50
                                           2^nd Child £85.50                         Half-Term £42.75

One Session:                    £61.00 Full-Term                         Half-Term £30.50

London Festival:               £80.00 including deposit

  Anyone wishing to pay on-line can now do so – Just ask Katie Donaldson for the relevant bank account number and sort code and please make your payment to Gryphon West Gym Club, remembering to add your gymnast's name as a reference.

Fundraising

The club are pleased to provide feedback that reads very pleasantly towards this year's fundraising efforts and we'd like to thank everyone who has helped at any of the four events at which we've raised the following profit:

• Schools                       - £615.17

• SW Prelims A/B         - £535.98

• Dorset & Wilts            - £284.68

• SW Champs A/B G1 - £766.95

This comes to a grand total of £2,208.78 purely from refreshments and raffles. This makes a big difference to the club and a huge thanks to all involved.

Yate Feedback

Jane would like to provide some feedback from this weekend's competition.

Our highest G1 Trio was Mollie, Jemima and Alice who came 11th out of 29. At G2 Women's Pairs, Nicky & Maddie came 6th out of 28. At G2 Mixed Pairs, we came so close to the medals, taking 4th, 5th and 6th places out of 11. The highest of these was Nick & Alice who were only 0.05 off the bronze medal.

At G3 Women's Pairs, Jo & Sarah, after a poor balance routine which left them lying 7th at the halfway point, performed a far better tempo routine moving them up to finish 4th out of 10. G3 Mixed Pairs saw Nick & Sarah take the gold, but James & Sammy had to settle for bronze after Sammy hurt her ankle and were unable to complete their tempo routine. This same injury also impacted on the G3 Women's Trios, so Jo, Nicky & Sammy had to settle for 5th.

James & Craig were the only competitors at Men's G4 Pairs so took the gold with very respectable scores. The G4 Men's Four were again on their own, but also took some great praise over the weekend for their routines. In fact, they scored Gryphon West's highest score of the weekend.

Overall, the club received real comments of praise from other clubs including City of Bristol, Harriers, Eagles and very importantly, from King Edmund's. Well done to everyone who competed.

Monday Training

Next week is the last session on a Monday before the summer break. If you know you owe money, please pay up to save Jane hassling you! Also, please note that we will be in the Main Sports Hall not in the Upper School Hall.

Yeovil Town Fun Day

A quick reminder that we are taking part in the Yeovil Town Season Ticket day on Sunday 26th July. Make sure you have it in your diaries. This is an afternoon event and more details will follow.

Coaches Meeting

This takes place this Sunday to review the way we work and partnerships, so please return your questionnaire slips before then.

Southwest Prep A&B, Grade 1 Pairs & Tumbling

This Sunday sees us host the SW Championships for 2009 and your help is once again required. Remember, we all benefit from the fundraising, so please support the club whether you are competing or not.

Help is required in the following areas:

• Refreshments - We again need refreshments we can sell and actually we could do with more cakes and less sandwiches this time. Tsui has a list, so please attach your name to an item of food. Again, on the day, we need help on the refreshment stall and we will ensure that you get to see your child compete. If everyone were to do just one hour, we would have more than enough support.

• Raffle - We still have some prizes left from the last competition. However, we could do with some bottles of wine and some children's toys. If you have any spare, please bring them in on Sunday.

• Setting Up & Clearing Away - Once again, we'll need to set things up and clear away after the competition and all help is greatly appreciated with chairs, floor etc.

Additionally, all the Southwest t-shirts have been ordered and will be delivered in time for this week's competition. Please can we have your money as soon as possible as the club has paid for these upfront. All monies to Katie or Jane.

Yeovil Town Family / Season Ticket Release Day

On Sunday 26th July, we have been invited to attend Yeovil Town where we will have the Air Track and half a floor for training and display purposes. Try to keep this day free as we want to look as impressive as possible. In September, we may well be performing as half-time entertainment for a League One match, so we want to create a good impression. Mark it in your diary! For more details about the event please see http://www.ytfc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10673~1701257,00.html

Coaches Meeting

We have already set up a day for our next Coaches Meeting which will be immediately after the Yate competition to review partnerships etc. This will be on Sunday 19th July.

We are keen to get this right, so we would appreciate it if you have any strong preferences please let Jane know using the slip that was provided on the most recent Newsletter. We obviously can't promise anything, but we will look at your requests.