Welcome to Cotswold Gymnastics Club. The largest and longest running gymnastics club in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. We cater for gymnasts of ALL ages, from pre-school to adults. We train artistic, recreational, FUNdamentals, freestyle / parkour, MyGym & cheer leading with over 400 members attending each week. Our sessions run on Monday, Wednesday & Friday evenings and all day Saturday using facilities at Cirencester Deer Park School. Whether you want to do an hour a week and learn some new skills or train for displays and regional competitions, we're ready!
Hey there cheerleaders!
On 21st August Cotswold Cobras will be holding a trialing session. This is to decide who will be in our competition team going forward for the next cheerleading competition season, 2018-2019. Find out more !
Dropping Off
We'd like to remind parents to come into the building when dropping off and picking up their children. Please ensure the session they are attending is running and please be prompt. Thank you
It's back - Gymnast of the Month!
In October we revived an award we call Gymnast of the Month.
Available to any gymnast in the club from pre-school to adults, recreational to squad.
Each month, the coaching team will put forward nominations from gymnasts they feel have done something outstanding! Learnt a new move, conquered a fear, excelled in competition, been exemplary in class... and decide winner who'll receive a lovely certificate presented to them in their session.
Click here to see the full list of winners...
Maud Armshaw (pictured right) - May 2018
for Determination & Skill! Learning Full Twist Straight Back Somersault with practice in the gym and at home
Millie Stenson - April 2018
for Ability! An outstanding performance in the Squad routine and Vault routine at the Springmas Display 2018
Finley Morrison - March 2018
Maud Armshaw (pictured right) - May 2018
for Determination & Skill! Learning Full Twist Straight Back Somersault with practice in the gym and at home
Millie Stenson - April 2018
for Ability! An outstanding performance in the Squad routine and Vault routine at the Springmas Display 2018
for giving her all in Gymnastics, learning her cartwheel and for being committed and enthusiastic in cheerleading!
Theo Taylor - February 2018
for Ability! Always listens and has improved his skill set really well. Also for successful Straddle Lift to Handstand!
Molly Rose - January 2018
for hard work! Molly works consistently hard and is very neat with her skills.
Joseph Gray - December 2017
for teamwork & creativity! Learning and helping create multiple routines ready for the Christmas Display.
Lola Willis - November 2017
for Determination & Commitment! Lola injured her foot during training and came back wanting to learn round off flic.
Lara Oodian - October 2017
for listening to coaches feedback and performing her Handspring Vault in time for Levels competition
Forest of Dean Novice - County
Floor & Vault Championships 2018
Well done to the Girls who competed at the Gloucestershire County Floor and Vault championships on Sunday 24th June. Some of our gymnasts were competing for the first time and we had a real mix of results with several 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishes and County Champions! Full Competition Results here.
North Cotswold v Cotswold Inter club Competition at GL1
A fun and friendly competition at Gloucester Leisure centre on Sunday 21st January. With so many gymnasts entering from both clubs we had Floor and Vault as well as four piece - Floor, Vault, Bars and Beams with some advanced tumbling and some wonderful moves and dismounts off Bars and Beam! See all the photos on the reports page.
SJP make a start on BAGA Awards
Head Coach Claire Marriott turned a team building event at St James Place Wealth Management into a gymnastics training session! She coached her colleagues through BAGA Badge number 8 and presented them with their Certificates and Badges.
I've been assured, they didn't wear high heels and did perform the moves.
Well done ladies.
Adult Gym
Cotswold Gymnastics run a Pay As You Go Adults session now on Friday evenings 7:00 - 8:00pm. £6.00 a session. E-mail Andy if you are interested.
Fundraising
As a registered charity, we aim to put all our profit back into the club by investing in new equipment, paying for coaching courses and putting aside money for big projects.
We're doing a Smarties challenge at the moment to raise money for one of gymnasts whose suffering from cancer, this isn't for the club, this is for Eleri and her family. So far we're at £350 and counting..
If you'd like to help out with fundraising either you'd like to make a donation, have a great idea for raising money or want to know more about what we do with the money we raise, get in touch...
Vacancies
We're always on the look out for enthusiastic people to join our team, we're currently looking for;
Level 3 Men's Artistic Coach - to help develop our Boy's squad, 1-3 hours minimum per week with focus on advanced tumbling and six piece.
Welfare Officer - be an additional point of contact in the club to listen to welfare concerns and provide support to gymnasts, coaches, parents, employees and fellow volunteers in potentially difficult circumstances. We're looking for 2 more to join the team.
Health & Safety Officer - review and develop our health & safety procedures to ensure we operate a safe and controlled environment for our gymnasts and coaches.
Committee Members - the team who work behind the scenes to ensure the club operates successfully. Be available to meet once a month and have a say in the important decisions we make as a club.
For more information click here