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.

Well done to Claire Goulden this past weekend, who was successful in passing her Level 1 Trampoline Coach assessment.

Claire has been helping out for over 6 months now, and having put in a huge number of hours through both coaching and completing the theory tasks required from the course, we are delighted that she has been rewarded by passing her final assessment. We look forward to watching and helping Claire continue to develop, and seeing our members benefit from the skills and knowledge that she offers.

Dan made the 600+ mile round trip up to Newcastle for the final Spring Event Series competition of the season on Sunday 15th June, along with Sylvia and his family. Having previously achieved 2nd and 3rd place positions at the previous events, Dan came 2nd in the TPD group, hopefully doing enough to qualify for the National Finals.

Gymnasts and clubs from around the country made the trip down to the Westcountry to take part in the 1st Regional Team Finals event.

Up to 3 gymnasts from each regional level and age group were invited to represent their respective regions. Alton TC were fortunate to have three members make the journey to represent the South: Chloe, Katherine and Mike.

Westpoint Arena, the largest exhibition and entertainment venue in the South West, known for hosting everything from rock concerts to the annual Devon County Show, was suddenly transformed into a Trampolining complex, with hundreds of spectators enjoying the action. With all four panels and the Double Mini-Trampoline providing constant excitement, the crowd were always kept informed by the busy and entertaining announcing by Olly Monroe.

Chloe was up first, and having unfortunately making an error in her set, showed great character to return and finish her second routine, finishing 12th.

With only two men having qualified, it was the South vs Scotland in the Grade 5 Over 17 Men where, despite two competent routines in front of friends and family, Mike came 2nd on his return home to Exeter.

In a large and highly competitive group, Katherine produced two good routines to achieve a top 10 finish.

Our coach Louise was also competing, and after a fall in her first round, recovered well to score the 3rd highest score in her group and gain more points for the South.

When the final presentations were made at the end of a full day, the Southern region achieved 3rd place. Congratulations to the South-West, and to all of their coaches and performers for being crowned overall champions. As hosts as well, there were a huge number of people who contributed to the smooth running of the day. Thank you to the South-West region for hosting, and to Janet Payne for organising the Southern Region at the event.

Finally, well done to everyone who competed. It was such a fantastic accomplishment to reach the Finals, and the event will have been on a much larger scale than many will have ever experienced before – you should all feel proud of your achievements!

Full results are available on our Downloads section or can be downloaded here: [wpdm_file id=23]