Alton Trampoline Club hosted and ran an Interclub competition for all ages and abilities on September 28th. It was a friendly event with other local clubs all invited to take part. With the Regional season finished, ATC and members from Swallows, Mistrels, Xcel, Alpha, and Farnborough Flyers all took up the opportunity for their new and experienced members to gain some further competition experience, with over 140 gymnasts taking part.

27 members from ATC took part, and it was great to see some of the older members who weren’t competing come along to support the younger members. With such a wide spectrum of ages and levels, there were certainly highs and lows, with plenty of trophies up for grabs. There were medals also available to members from all clubs which were awarded for personal achievement and were dependent on the Form Score of routines.

Huge thanks to all of the volunteers that helped the event to run, and it was great to see so many people there. From the feedback received, it was a successful day all around and fantastic to see the enthusiasm displayed and the popularity of trampolining in the region.

Full results, as well as our ATC results video can both be viewed below:

The latest Club Newsletter has now been sent out to all of our members and is available to download from our Downloads section or can be downloaded here:

Please let us know if there’s anything you would like to be included in the next issue, and thanks as ever to Sonya for her work on the newsletter.

The Echo Arena in Liverpool hosted the 2014 Trampoline, Tumbling and Double-Mini Trampoline (DMT) British Championships, which saw an exciting and thrilling weekend with competitors from around the country competing for the British titles. Following his success in previous events throughout the year, Dan had qualified to compete in the Final of the Mens National A Category 2 section.

In a tight and closely-fought contest between himself, Nathan and Jago, Dan held his nerve to successfully complete his most difficult routine to date. He achieved 3rd place in the end, beaten to 2nd place by just 0.6. A great testament to the effort and hard-work put in, and a terrific achievement for Dan, who collected his medal amongst the lights and laser displays that greeted the crowd at the arena.

Well done to Dan for this fantastic result, and to all of the other competitors and coaches.

Alton Trampoline Club have purchased a brand new ‘Eurotramp’ Trampoline, along with a 4×4 trampoline bed for its members. We have been saving up for a while, and we look forward to seeing our members benefit from the competition bed, which is the same type of bed used in National competitions.

ATC is an all-inclusive club and is a proud supporter of the “I’m In Disability Gymnastics” scheme run by British Gymnastics (BG).

BG have just released their latest promotional video for Disability Gymnastics and you don’t have to look too hard to see two familiar faces from the club!

The video can be found on the Discover Disability Gymnastics section of the British Gymnastics website.

ATC enjoyed working with the parents and children of The Oaks Playscheme to provide them with the opportunity to try out Trampolining.

The Oaks Playscheme is a small non-profit making group who support children with special needs and their families in the local area. We were delighted to be able to welcome them and run a session designed for them to be able to try out Trampolining. It was a fun session with a wonderful group of children, and the beaming grins were a just reward for everyone involved. We look forward to working with them again in the future.

We are pleased to announce that we have once again passed our GymMark accreditation.

GymMark accreditation is awarded by British Gymnastics to clubs that it recognises as safe, effective and child friendly, providing a service in the community that children and young people, their parents/carers and others with a passion for Gymnastics can trust.

A lot of work from our volunteers goes into achieving and maintaining this accreditation, and demonstrates a continued development for the sport of Trampolining and the opportunity for people to get involved, enjoy and learn the sport. We are proud to once again be able to promote the Club as having achieved this status.

Come along and try out the exciting sport of Trampolining at Alton Sports Centre on Sunday July 27th from 10am – 2pm. We are excited to be part of the Alton Sports Centre Open Day, where a number of activities will be available for people to come and try out.

Whether you’ve tried the sport before, or want to give it a go for the 1st time, drop by and try it out. This is open to both members and non-members.

After 13 years of competing and coaching for Alton Trampoline Club, Francesca Hamilton is heading off to University. Cessie’s last session was this past Sunday 20th July, where it was an emotional farewell as she prepares to head off to study Sport at University.

It’s been wonderful to watch her develop as a performer, a coach, and a person over her time with the club. We would also like to thank her family for everything they have done over the years. We are sad to see her go, but wish her all the luck and success in the world in this exciting step in her life. She has been a great friend to all and has always been there to offer her support.

A wonderful day of competition took place in Gloucester this past weekend, as Aspire Springers Trampoline Club hosted a day of gymnastics and trampoline competitions for gymnasts with disabilities.

Six members from Alton Trampoline Club travelled West to take part, and for some this would be their first experience of a Trampoline competition. Some fantastic performances saw plenty of success and smiles from the gymnasts and parents alike, with the following results in their respective age groups:

• Marcus (Club Level) – 3rd place
• Leonora (Club Level) – 2nd place
• Robert (Regional Level) – 2nd place
• Alex (Regional Level) – 1st place
• Federica (Regional Level) – 1st place
• Dan (National Level) – 2nd place

Thanks to Sylvia and Andy for travelling to the event to support the gymnasts and to help out at the competition. We would also like to extend a huge thank you to Aspire Springers for hosting the event, and also Dawn Lawson deserves special mention for the work she put in to allow so many gymnasts to take part.

There was a warm and friendly atmosphere with competitors and coaching supporting each other, and it was a great event for everyone who took part.

The event was run as part of “I’m In” Disability Gymnastics programme by British Gymnastics, designed to provide opportunities for any to be able to take part in the sport of Gymnnastics. ATC are delighted to help support the programme with our all-inclusive policy, and the more people that are able to participate and try out the sport the better. Please contact us for further information, or see the British Gymnastics website to find out more.