Spectators watched some fantastic jumping displays from the balcony and showed their support for the very determined athletes. There were a few shocked gold medal winners who were delighted with the results in some very close to call categories. Many children were taking part in higher categories for the first time, and many regulars on the scene got their rewards for the training hours they put in to better their score from last time. Rosie Fuller from Pointers club in Caterham was one of these, who achieved Gold in the Advanced category with an outstanding somersaulting routine. There were also huge smiles for 7 year old Amber Jackson from Coulsdon-based Anti-Gravity club, who won an amazing double-gold for her synchronised pairs display and tidy grade 9 routine.

Every competitor showed determination on the apparatus, and enjoyed a fun and friendly atmosphere at the popular event. Many expressed their anticipation of the next competition no sooner than straight after the medal presentation!

Pictured here are many of the medal winners with their certificates of achievement and huge smiles of joy. From top left to bottom right:

Lisa Henry (12, Springfit), Rosie Fuller (13, Pointers), Abigail Barker (13, Pointers), Grace Roberts (13, Pointers), Jasmin Limb (11, Springfit), Gracie Usherwood (11, Anti-Gravity), Jemma Denman (8, Anti-Gravity), Olivia Mullan(7, Springfit), Sasha Breen (7, Pointers), Jemma Belton (7, Anti-Gravity), Lucy Pidgeon (9, Springfit), Breeze Maclean-Hewlett (10, Anti-Gravity), Amber Jackson (7, Anti-Gravity), and Emma Knight (9, Springfit).

The competition is another step forward for the popular club who have just opened new branches in St Bedes, Redhill and Manorfield school, Horley, to much acclaim.
Spectators were impressed with the standard of ability on both apparatus, as nearly 100 proud parents enjoyed seeing children performing twisting somersaults and showing off technical beam moves.  Head judge Adam Reynolds said “the beam is a very difficult piece of equipment to perform on, and each gymnasts did fantastically well in front of the audience for their first time trying this.  They are all beaming!”

Pictured below are the fifteen trampette medal winners, from back row left to front row right:
Rachael Marklew (13), Shai Holland (14), Katie Pidgeon (12), Abbie Clifton (11), Rebecca Cummings (8), Lucy Pidgeon (9), Dexter Gauge (13), Amber Clifton (14), Cheynne D’Souza (11), Hannah Bagley (10), Jamie Kaye (10), Lucy Parker (9), Stacey Connor (9), Jordan Bannister (8), and Kirsty Chapman (9).

And six beam winners, from back row left to front row right:
Kate Pidgeon (12), Lucy Phipps (11), Lucy Parker (9), Abbie Clifton (11), Francesca Bagley (11)and Caitlin Healy (9).

Trampette winners

Beam winners

The staff at St Bedes have welcomed the club in on Wednesday evenings, to add to their already popular and diverse after-school activities programme, including sports such as football, badminton and dance.  The move was made possible thanks to the help of the East Surrey School Sports Partnership and with the support of the Headmaster, who is keen to extend the scope of his highly successful cheerleading classes.  Two additional boys gymnastics classes will be on offer for pupils and the wider community, as well as hugely popular adult gymnastics classes.

Springfit Club owner Adam Reynolds said “We are excited about this new opportunity to bring our popular classes to Redhill, and hope that many more people are now able to enjoy the activities we provide”.

There was a good turnout of friends and family to support the many gymnasts who has entered, and showed their appreciation as each child performed. The competition consisted of two disciplines, first being tumbling and then very well performed acrobatic performances. Acrobatics is a discipline which uses no apparatus but only the strength and trust of each other to balance, performed to music with entertaining dance moves linking elements.

There was success for many of the younger gymnasts who showed good control at the novice tumbling grades which preceded the older, more experienced gymnasts showing their new somersaulting skills at the more advanced Grade 8 level. Each gymnast performed to their best and wowed the spectators with their strength, control and agility.

Judges were very impressed with the steady progression of ability the gymnasts showed in their well choreographed acrobatic pair and trio routines.

Pictured below are some of the medal winners. From top left to bottom right, they are;
Hollie French, Lily Porter, Rachna Patel, Emily Charman, Amber Clifton, Rachael Marklew, Daisy Roadnight, Dominic Montgomery, Emma French, Zara Coen, Kaitlyn Galvin, Lucy Pigeon, Hannah Bagley, Zara Flint, Lucy Fish, Asha Caley-James, Katie Pigeon, Chelsie Kilgannon, Francesca Bagley and Abbie Clifton.

The parents sit-in sessions are arranged twice a year to showcase gymnasts’ progress and perform routines for spectators’ entertainment. They are a great way of helping the gymnasts get used to performing for a crowd, and provide parents with a great sense of pride at watching them perform.
Various apparatus is used to provide a variety of individual skills to show-off, as well as group routines created by the coaches, which everyone loves to watch and perform.
Each and every child was recognised for their excellent progress made in the last 6 months, and coaches’ rewarded one member of each class with a gold progress medal to the child they considered to have excelled themselves the most. Effort and enthusiasm was taken into account, and there was plenty of show on the day, as each child performed their best moves.

Pictured here from left to right are all the March progress medal winners at the club:
From Thursday 6:30pm boys class: Ben Langmead (9), Friday 5pm beginners: Charlotte Cain (10), Friday 6pm improvers: Sacha Copsey (8), Friday 7pm advanced: Abbie Clifton (11), Saturday 11am beginners: Katie Vaughan (5), Saturday 12pm improvers: Jess Derham (10), Saturday 1pm advanced: Lily Porter (11).

Spectators on the balcony at Moor House school in Oxted showed their appreciation for the athletes as each child took their turn on the stage to perform routines to the best of their ability. Some of the eventual winners were taking part for the first time, and enjoyed a fantastic atmosphere as parents and family members cheered on the competitors.

There were seven separate categories encompassing all abilities, and culminated in a crowd-pleasing synchronised pairs routine. The gold medals in this category were taken home by members of Springfit Club
from Horley, adding to their three other Gold medals tally of the afternoon.

Members of Coulsdon-based Anti-Gravity trampoline club took home four medals as well as placing second and third in the synchronised round, and Pointers club in Caterham took away all the medals in the advanced
level group. The impressive somersaulting and tight form of the higher level athletes included a stunning performance by Abigail Barker (13yrs) who won top spot with an unprecedented score of 19.10
out of 20.

The judges were suitably impressed with the high standards on show, and offered their appreciation afterwards, thanking everyone involved, and conveying congratulations to all.

Pictured here are the medal winners and other competitors from the day, from top left to bottom right:

Whitney Todd (Pointers), Amy Hodgetts (Anti- Gravity), Amber Jackson (Anti- Gravity), Jemma Denman (Anti- Gravity), Sharley Scott-Brown (Springfit), Yasmin Anderson (Springfit), Grace Roberts (Pointers),
Chloe Collins (Pointers), Jonathon Brown (Springfit), David Bryant (Anti-Gravity), Abigail Moore (Anti- Gravity), Emma Knight (Springfit), Abigail Ferguson (Springfit), Jasmin Limb (Springfit), Lauren Acutt (Pointers), Abigail Barker (Pointers), Lauren Monk (Springfit).

In 2009 we managed to collect a whopping 6064 vouchers.  This year we are hoping to reach the 7,000 mark, in order to buy even more new gymnastics equipment for use in your classes.

Please help us expand the resources available to members by collecting as many vouchers as you can, and depositing them in the box by the door at the club.

The scheme runs for only 15 short weeks, so put on your sweetest smile to the cashiers, kids…  They love it!

We have also sent the below photo in to try and win 500 free vouchers, in Tesco’s banner competition. Thanks to all those who joined in the shoot!

For further information on our equipment requirements and fundraising goals for the year, please see http://www.springfit.org/fundraising

Any fundraising proposals are always gratefully received!

Chosen from over 200 club members through all classes, Francesca was selected as the person who has shown great enthusiasm for the sport, and has improved in every aspect over the last year. Though training only 3 hours a week, Francesca has been able to achieve new moves as well as noticeably increase her strength and flexibility, which means she can go further than ever in all disciplines that she takes part in at the club. From performing acro pairs with her sister, to flying over the vault and tumbling advanced grades on the floor, she relishes every aspect of gym that Springfit club provides, and enjoys sharing her love of the sport with her classmates.

Here Francesca is pictured celebrating receiving the trophy during her Friday 7pm gym class.

Francesca Bagley - Fay Greene trophy winner for 2009

The trophy rewards effort in improving flexibility, strength, attitude and performance in gymnastics.
Zara has competed in regular competitions for the club, and shown a fantastic commitment to training. Her enjoyment of gymnastics is evident with the enthusiasm she puts into every class, and her attendance record is spotless. She is now an integral part of the Elite class, which provides further hours of training to members through invitation by the Head Coach of advanced classes.

It caps a fantastic year for Zara, who won a gold medal in her age category at the November inter-club floor and vault competition, following on from a second place medal in the grade 4 tumbling category earlier in the year.

She has declared her intention to continue showing the dedication to the sport that has seen her achieve such a great deal in a short space of time, and coaches at Springfit are always excited to see her compete.

Zara is pictured here receiving the trophy in front of her peers during the Thursday Elite class.

Zara Flint - Elite trophy winner for 2009

Over 100 club members came to help out throughout the event, taking on individual challenges too, and helping raise funds for new and exciting equipment, from pre-school gym soft play through to new floor
mats and throw in mats, asymmetric and high bars for girls and boys to use in their classes.

Some changed costumes every hour, dressed up or did face painting to keep the entertainment level sky high all throughout the endurance extravaganza. Others set club records for moves and skills, and one coach achieved 4,000 consecutive back bounces, over a 70 minute period at 4am!
The enthusiastic coaches formed a core team of motivated bouncers helping the early hours disappear, along with a healthy supply of midnight snacks! There was a lot of positive feedback from beaming club members and families, who came to show their support and help the teams out. The event ended with a roared countdown to a huge celebration by all those who had helped out. No doubt it then followed by a long sleep for those who had been awake for around 36 hours.

Altogether both clubs managed to raise over £1000, and appreciate all the help from the local community. Pictured here is a collection of coaches and members enjoying the fancy dress festivities.