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Okehampton Gym, Trampoline and DMT Club ran a ‘Bring a Parent to Gym’ week in July, where parents of children in the pre-school and beginner classes could come and learn gymnastics skills with their children. The event was part of OCRA’s Sportsweek, which promotes health and fitness for all.
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Okehampton Gym, Trampoline and DMT Club wowed audiences with a tumbling and trampolining display on 10th July. The display was part of OCRA’s Sport and Fitness Festival, a week of fun sporting activities where anyone can come along and have a go.
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Congratulations to the West Devon gymnastics team who won the Devon Games team gymnastics competition on 3rd July. The gymnasts were selected at area trials and performed a floor routine, a body management exercise comprising strength and flexibility skills and a vault exercise. The team selected for West Devon was Demelza Brock, Eloise Cole, Shea
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Okehampton Gym, Trampoline and DMT Club had a good day at the Tornadoes competition in Totnes on 1st May, coming away with six medals. For many, it was their first experience of a trampoline competition. For the more seasoned competitors, it was a chance to try out a higher grade.
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The Down’s Syndrome Association visited OCRA’s special needs class, SNAP, as part of Down’s Syndrome Awareness week, to see the impact our sessions have had on children and young people with disabilities in Okehampton and the local community.
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We are running a ‘Sponsored Skills!’ event after half term to raise money for a sprung track. This can cost between £6,000 and £15,000, so we need as many gymnasts to get involved as possible. Gymnasts must be 5 years or over to take part. Each gymnast will set themselves a target, e.g. 100 forward
Well done to the West Devon gym team Katie Chapman, Melissa Doble-Headon, Oscar Hughes, Poppy Twort and Adam Voaden, who secured a bronze medal at the Devon Youth Games with superb performances on floor, vault and body management.