Wirral Gymnastics Club

Tumbling - British Tumbling Tournament - 1st/2nd December 2007 - Stoke

Hannah Saunders has just become British Champion, after competing in the British Tumbling Tournament, age 11/12 year age group in Stoke. Competition was tough but she qualified for the finals where she tumbled her way down the track to win the title. Hannah has recently returned from Quebec, Canada where she represented Great Britain in the World Tumbling Championships. This was her first international and she finished in a very respectable 9th place, which was a fantastic achievement.

Sian also competed in the British Tumbling Tournament, in the age 9/10 age group where she also got through to finals and came 3rd. This was the first time she has competed at such a high level so she has done extremely well.

Well done to all the tumblers who have worked so hard over the last few months - they all deserve a well earned rest over Christmas!

 
North West Novice Championships November 2007

We only had three gymnasts in this competition but what a day. Claudia did a lovely floor routine taking bronze position and Sian had a fantastic bar routine taking silver. Sian had a good all round competition and as a result came home as North West Champion. It was a tough competition and the girls had to work hard but it paid off - well done to all the gymnasts.

 Wirral Interclub Competition November 2007

Many thanks to all the gymnasts, parents, coaches and judges from Wirral, Oval and Neston gymnastics clubs who helped out at the November 2007 Wirral Interclub Competition. A great time was had by one and all! The gymnasts put on a tremendous show for everybody, both in the competitions and the displays. Everybody did really well, and the results speak for themselves. Click on the PDF icon below to see the results sheet in full.

Training Leotards
Club training leotards are now on sale. There are three separate styles on offer. See the club notice boards for prices. 

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Linda Thomson on becoming an Assistant Club Coach Women's Artistic, and to Michelle Foster and Nicola Williams on becoming Women's Artistic Club Judges. Great news! Anybody else who is interested in becoming more involved in club activities, please feel free to just come and speak to any one of the coaches.

County Floor and Vault Championships, Fit City Salford, October 2007

What a day for all age groups and all categories! Wirral gymnasts entered in 10 categories and took the County Championship trophies in 8 of them. Special congratulations go to Freya, Autumn, Thea, Sarah, Lauren, Maddie, Aisha and Rebecca, our new Champion's lineup!

 As well as these trophies, our gymnasts took a haul of medals that any club would be proud of. Jess took Gold on the Vault, Bronze on Floor and Silver overall in the Pre-novice Under 9s; Alex took Silver on Floor, Bronze on Vault and Silver overall in the Novice Over 10s; Mollie took Silver on Floor in the Pre-novice Under 9s and Bronze in the overall; Victoria took Silver on the Floor and Bronze overall in the Intermediate Over 12s; Kira took Silver on the Floor for the Novice Under 9s; Bethan took Silver on Floor in the Pre-novice Under 7s; and Amée took Bronze on the Vault in the Novice Under 10s. Rachel and Christa each did lovely Floor routines and strong Vaults but were just pipped for the medal positions, both being placed fourth overall. Congratulations to everybody who took part today, it was a tough competition, but everybody did themselves and the club proud.

 
Mens Artistic, Southport, October 2007

Just to make the day even trickier, the boys competed in their own competition today in Southport against clubs from all over the country. Congratulations to Andrew who came third and Jacob who came 5th in their respective categories.

North West Sports Acrobatics Championships, Liverpool, October 2007

Tricky one for coaches and parents here. On the same day as the County 4 Piece, our gymnasts also went to the North West Sports Acro Championships held at Park Road in Liverpool. Congratulations to Josie, Stacey and Sophie who took Bronze in the Grade 2 Womens Groups.

County 4 Piece Championships, Fit City Salford, October 2007

On the 14th October, three of our WA 4-piece gymnasts took part in the County Championships, held this year in Ordsall, and they all came home with a medal. Claudia won a Gold medal for her bars routine, Sian took Silver for her Beam routine, and Ashlea took Silver on Bars and topped it off with a Bronze for the overall competition. Great job, everybody!

Tumbling League, Gloucester, October 2007

Five of our tumblers entered the tumbling league competition and all five came home with medals!! This was the first tumbling competition for two of our tumblers, Sian and Claudia, so it was quite a daunting experience. Everybody kept their cool, however, and showed what they are made of. Sian, Claudia and their teammates Aisha and Hannah took third position in the junior team section. Hannah also won her age group along with Mica who won the senior section.

Wirral Gymnastics Parent's Association

A Wirral Gymnastics Parent's Association has been newly formed, and is already raising money for the club.

Baby Shower

As most of you know, Nicky Harris, our Club Choreographer will be going off shortly to produce a baby sister for Siobhan. Congratulations from everybody at the club, and thanks to everybody who came to the baby shower on the 1st September, 2007.

Neston Sets Competition, Neston, July 2007

On the 1st July, Wirral joined 8 other clubs from Wirral Cheshire and Wales to compete in the annual Neston Sets competition. The 39 Wirral gymnasts performed extremely well, and between them brought back 15 Gold, 13 Silver and 13 Bronze medals. Jacob Chan and Rebecca Blacklock had a brilliant day, taking Gold in both of their Floor and Vault competitions. In addition to the 41 medals, and despite some fierce competition from the hosts, Neston, Wirral took the overall Club Shield for the third year in a row.

 
North West Junior Sports Acrobatics Competition, Liverpool, July 2007

A new direction for the club as Wirral Gymnastics Club entered it's first ever Sports Acrobatics competition at the Park Road Sports Centre in Liverpool the 8th July 2007. Having decided in February that Sports Acro training should be added to the weekly routines to offer the gymnasts a new challenge, the gymnasts and coaches decided between themselves that they would like to enter a Sports Acro competition. Wirral's two pairs and a trio entered the competition and came away with 2 silver medals after only a few months of training in the new discipline. The first gymnasts to compete for the club in a Sports Acro competition were Rebecca Blacklock and Maddie Parnell, who were just pipped for a medal position. Congratulations to Aisha Stalker and Josie Sedgwick-Davies who took Silver in the Grade 1 Women's Pairs up to 50, and to Sophie Gradden, Josie Sedgwick-Davies and Stacey McGee who took Silver in the Grade 2 Women's Groups up to 50. Is this going to be the start of success in a new form of gymnastics?

 
North West Floor and Vault Championships, Salford, June 2007

On the 2nd and 3rd of June, Wirral competed in the NW Floor and Vault championships at Fit City in Salford. The weekend was a great success and the gymnasts returned with 6 Gold, 7 Silver and 1 Bronze medal. In addition, the club can now boast 3 North West Floor and Vault Champions. Lauren Buchanan is the Under 12 Novice Champion. Rebecca Blacklock and Stacey McGee are jointly the Over 12 Intermediate Champions.

Phil Tighe Competition, Stalybridge, April 2007

20 Wirral Gymnasts competed over two days in the annual Phil Tighe Competition held at the Copley Recreation Centre on the 21st and 22nd April. The competition this year was very tough against more than 500 other gymnasts from clubs all over the North West. The results were incredible, with our gymnasts taking 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze medals between them. Stacey McGee took the Champion's Trophy in the Over 13s age group. Aisha Stalker took the Champion's Trophy in the 10 and Under age group, repeating her success of last year. Aisha was also confirmed as having taken the highest combined sore of the weekend. Great results, everybody!

British Tumbling Championships, Wakefield, April 2007

On the 21st April, Hannah Saunders and Mica Parry were placed second in their respective age groups and were selected to represent Great Britain in the International Age Group Championships in Quebec, Canada, in November 2007. Great performance, and we'll all be cheering for you in November!

North West Club Grades Competition, Stalybridge, March 2007

There was some tough competition this year, but Wirral gymnasts acquitted themselves well. In particular, Hannah Saunders was placed third in the the Grade 3 Vault competition and Siân Foster who was placed second overall in Grade 5. Great job!

Sports Acrobatics Coaching, February 2007

Congratulations to Michelle Stalker, Diane Garrett and Nicky Harris who have all successfully passed their Sports Acro Club Coach qualifications.

County Club Grades Comp, Neston, February 2007

Another good day for the club with all entrants passing their grades, and with two of our gymnasts taking the county crowns. Siân Foster is the new Grade 5 in age County Champion, and Ashlea Thomson is the new Grade 5 out of age County Champion. This is a fantastic result for the girls and reflects the hard work they have both been putting in