Dorset & Wilts

The competition takes place this weekend. It's a great chance to make money for the club again.

We need your help by providing refreshments we can sell and by helping out with the various jobs on the day. Tsui is again coordinating the refreshments and a list is available. PLEASE HELP.

We will not require raffle prizes for this event, but they will be needed for July 4^th.

Children should be getting their competing times today.

SW Championships

Just to advise there is a slight alteration as to when the different categories compete at the SW Champs, please note they are as follows:

July 4^th at Gryphon – Prep A/Prep B, Novice Trio, G1 ALL PAIRS, G1 Men’s Groups

July 10/11^th at Taunton – ALL Tumbling on the Saturday. G1 Trios, G2 and above.

  We hope this makes sense, but if there are any problems or issues as a result of this please let Jane know.

Holy Trinity Fete and Westland's Display

On Friday 18^th June at approx 6 - 6.30pm, we need a handful of gymnasts to support the Holy Trinity School Fete. Plus, on Saturday 19^th June at approx 7.30pm, we also need a group to support a charity event at Westland's Leisure Complex. And possibly, on Gryphon Leisure Centre’s Open Day on June 20^th.

Sat 17th July - No Gym

Please note there will be no gym on Sat 17^th July. This is due to the fact that the club has the opportunity to get all coaches and a collection of gymnasts through several courses at a greatly reduced price. For example, Jane will be completing 4 courses - Strength & Conditioning, Renewal of Safeguarding Children, Supporting Assistant Coaches, and Club for All.

Club Tracksuits

Most of you will be aware that the club is in the process of purchasing club tracksuits for competitions so we look the part. The first order of 11 were worn at NDP finals and we are now going ahead with a further order that we hope will be with us for SW Champs in July. Although these are being purchased by the Club, the Committee agreed that a fee of £10 per annum would be charged, which would go towards the initial cost and help with the laundering of them. All tracksuits will be issued with a serial number and handed out prior to competitions. We aim to start collecting the £10 fees now and the first ones to pay will be given priority for those tracksuits that do arrive for July. Any lost tracksuits, the Club will expect the individual to pay for a replacement which is £60. Anyone who still requires a training hoodie, they are still available to purchase.

Summer Sessions

We have thought long and hard about sessions for the summer. We will continue to have no gym for the last 2 weeks of August. However, we agreed at Saturday’s committee meeting that once the schools break up there will be no gym on Thursdays, but the Saturday session will be extended by an hour from 12-4pm. This will allow us not only to do NDP work but also to start on our London Festival show, which will be bigger and better than ever. So, the last Thursday session will be 22^nd July and the first one back in the new term will be Sept 2^nd.

London Festival

We have now finalised the London Festival details. 39 gymnasts will be attending this year. With Sept being an expensive month with Fees, BGA Membership etc., many of you might want to pay in installments, please feel free to do this at any time between now and the end of Sept – Total cost £90.

  Our theme is now set as London Festival themselves are taking the theme Halloween (which unfortunately we have already done – although I reckon they are choosing this as we were so good!).

  We would like to link in with this though so have chosen the theme “HORROR MOVIES” and we have already started working on the music. Now you know the theme, you could start collecting things towards outfits, so if you see anything suitable please collect them. I envisage we will need Monks, Witches, Skeletons, Ghosts, Zombies, Vampires etc... in fact getting carried away I am already thinking about getting a coffin made as one of our props.

Bag Packing

After our success of raising £600+ at ASDA bag packing, Tsui has successfully secured slots for the following 2 opportunities:-

Sainsbury’s Sherborne – Sunday 12^th September (10-4pm)

Morrison’s Yeovil – Sunday 7^th November (10-4pm)

If everyone does a 2 hour slot we will be well manned and raise a lot of money.

Fees

Reminder that the 2^nd half’s Term fees are now due, along with £5 entry fees for each category at Dorset & Wilts and £10 entry per cat for SW Champs.

Committee Meeting

Saturday’s committee meeting was very poorly attended and we were disappointed. Can we just remind parents that it is your club and as parents everyone is invited to these meetings, and it is your chance to raise any issues or suggest ideas? Please try and support the next one.