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Thank you to the Manor House Hotel!
A big thank you to the Manor House Hotel for their generosity in purchasing a tumbling landing mat, soft play wedges and a soft play cylinder for Okehampton Gymnastics Club. The 3m x 2m landing mat will enable us to prepare our tumblers for competitions, and the soft play wedges and cylinder are versatile pieces … Thank you to the Manor House Hotel! Read More » ...
Bounceathon!
Okehampton Gym and Trampoline Club did more fundraising this summer with a Bounceathon on 19th August, where children could come along and learn skills on trampolines, trampette and air track at only £5 for two hours! The day was run entirely by volunteers so thank you to everyone for your hard work! ...
£10,000 grant awarded by Sport England for NEW adult gym and trampoline session!
We have recently been awarded £10,000 by Sport England to run an adult gym and trampoline session on a Thursday, 8.30-9.30pm! The session is for teenagers and adults (14+) and participants can choose whether they do gym, trampolining or both. ...
Okehampton trampolinists and gymnasts wow audiences at Super Sporting Sunday display
Okehampton Gym and Trampoline Club wowed audiences at Super Sporting Sunday on 16 July, with trampolining and tumbling displays that included double somersaults and double twisting somersaults. They also ran free have-a-go sessions for children and adults on the trampoline and inflatable tumble track. It was a great day, despite the wet weather! ...
Well done West Devon gymnasts!
Congratulations to the West Devon gymnastics team for coming first in the South West Youth Games gymnastics competition. An annual event, the competition requires gymnasts to compete a Key Steps floor routine, a vault exercise and a range and conditioning routine. The scores of the top four gymnasts in each team are then added together … Well done West Devon gymnasts! Read More » ...
Flyers go Streets Ahead
Okehampton Flyers came away with more medals from the Griffin trampoline competition in Street on Sunday 18 June. The busy competition had large classes and competitors from across the South West. Trampolinists were required to perform one compulsory routine and one voluntary routine, for which they could perform higher difficulty skills. The scores from the … Flyers go Streets Ahead Read More » ...
NEW sprung track for Okehampton Gymnastics Club!
Our hard work raising money for a sprung tumble track has finally paid off! We were able to purchase a Continental sprung track in July, meaning we can prepare our gymnasts to enter tumbling competitions. The Inner Wheel of Okehampton and the Rotary Club of Okehampton also made a very generous contribution of £300 each … NEW sprung track for Okehampton Gymnastics Club! Read More » ...
Flyers score at Bath Regionals
Okehampton Flyers Gym and Trampoline Club had a successful day at their first British Gymnastics Bath regional trampoline competition. Angus Bond won the NDP4 13+ class with two solid routines and a top score for range and conditioning. Miya Porter came 8th in the 11-12 NDP3 class, also with two excellent routines. Both gymnasts normally … Flyers score at Bath Regionals Read More » ...
Okehampton Gym Club on a roll
Okehampton Gym Club ran its first club tumbling competition in December. The competition was a fundraising event to raise money for a sprung tumbling track to enable its more advanced gymnasts to enter regional level competitions. Each gymnast from the club performed a basic pass on floor mats or an advanced tumbling pass on an … Okehampton Gym Club on a roll Read More » ...
High flyers from Okehampton Trampoline Club
Okehampton Trampoline Club came away with four medals from the Griffin Trampoline competition in Street on Sunday 13th November. It was a busy competition with a friendly atmosphere. The trampolines were top level 6x4s and 4x4s, so the children did well to adjust to the bouncier trampolines with only three or four practice warm ups. … High flyers from Okehampton Trampoline Club Read More » ...
A Hallowe’en disco to raise the spirits
Children and parents had a hauntingly good time at Okehampton Gym and Trampoline Club’s Hallowe’en party on Friday 28th October. Held to raise money for competition equipment, the fancy dress disco saw children and parents arrive dressed as vampires, princesses, spiders, ghosts and ghouls. ...
Hallowe’en disco!
We are holding a Hallowe’en fancy dress disco at the Pavilion in the Park on Friday 28th October, 6-8pm, £2.50 per person. This is a fundraising event to raise money for a sprung tumble track. The entry fee includes a free ‘vampire’ drink. As well as a disco, there will be Hallowe’en games for the younger children, … Hallowe’en disco! Read More » ...
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