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Regent Gymnasts Shine in Preston Ten Regent Gymnasts returned home with fifteen medals, 5 gold’s, 6 silver and 4 bronze from the Jack Frost Invitation Competition on Sunday. The competition brought together over 250 gymnasts and the Regent Gymnasts were up against some strong opposition with gymnasts competing from Blackpool, Mickleover, Skelmersdale, Apollo, Turton, Longridge, David Lloyd and the hosts Flic Flac. The competition was divided into various levels of age and ability with each having a Christmas theme and the gymnasts competing on Vault, Trampette, Range & Conditioning (R&C;), Bars and Tumble. In the Bright Stars 9 & under age group 18 gymnasts competed with Regent’s Chloe Besant performing exceptionally well in her first UK competition. Her R & C showed great strength and poise, a clean and precise performance on Bars and a superb Vault claimed her gold medal on all three pieces and an excellent second place overall. Rhiannon Le Maistre won a silver medal for her excellent performance in her R & C, also finish in 5th place on Bars and a creditable 5th place overall. Also competing was Ruby Mason who again put in a great performance finishing 5th place in R & C and 6th place overall. In the 9 & over age group Siobhan Harvey outshone this group beating 13 other competitors to finish in 1st place overall. Her winning performances came with a superb vault, a dynamic trampette claiming her two gold medals. A confident tumbling sequence won her the silver medal and she also went on to win two bronze medals for her R&C and Bars.

Above: Ruby , Chloe, Rhiannon and Siobhan Below: Ciara, Jade, Gabby and Danielle

In the Happy Xmas Trees younger level ten year old Joely Crichard was up against 15 strong contenders with the gymnasts from Blackpool taking the top 3 places overall. Joely showed some great height and technique in her somersault on the Trampette winning her the silver medal and she finished overall in 6th place. In the older age group Lotta Butler showed some elegance and grace throughout her competition. Her strong performance on bars managed to edge out the gymnasts from Blackpool and Flic Flac to win her the gold medal. She also claimed the silver medal for her performance in R&C. and finished in 4th place on the Vault and Trampette along with an overall 4th place. In the next level 10 year olds Jade and Gabby Morgan competed in the Snowman level along with Ciara Lambert and Danielle Biddulph. In the younger age group Jade and Gabby Morgan both performed well and just finished outside the medals. Jade showed her strength in the Tumbling with some great height in her somersaults which placed her in 4th place and finished in joint 6th place with Gabby in the trampette. This was Gabby’s first UK competition and she also finished in a creditable 6th place in her Tumbling. Ciara was competing in the older age group along with Danielle. Ciara had a good clean performance to win silver on bars and her performance on trampette won her second silver medal and she finished in 3rd place overall against a field of 12 strong gymnasts. Danielle took 4th place in the trampette performing her somersault sequence with great technique. Above : Joley, Lotta and Jade Head Coach Julia Falle said it was a great competition, this is the first time we have competed in the North West of England and I am really pleased how well they all performed. Each Gymnast received a participation medal and a certificate. Once the competition had come to an end each club was asked to perform a Christmas Group Dance. The Regent girls performed their routine in colourful costumes which was well received by the large audience.

Championship Results for Regent Gymnasts - The Girls

Eight Gymnasts were crowned champions at the Regent Gymnastics Squad Championships at Fort Regent on Saturday 17th October. Over fifty young talented gymnasts ranging in age from 6 to 14 years old competed at this annual competition, giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their achievements they have attained over the course of the year. A Southern Region Regional Judge flew over especially for the event and judged the gymnasts alongside Jersey’s only Judge, Julia Falle. The Judges were impressed with the excellent performances of all the girls and commented on the up and coming talent shining through amongst the Regent gymnasts. The gymnasts competed on the Vault, Bars, Beam and Floor, displaying a range of experience from those attending their first competition to Island Games veterans. The competition followed the Southern Region Levels rules that run from entry level 5 (starting at age 8) through to advanced level 2. (Pictured left - Caitlin Day)

For the older gymnasts, the competition was an opportunity to practice their routines and new skills they have learnt with International Performance Coach Chris Adams who has been visiting the club on a regualar basis to train the girls. Chris has already commented on the depth of talent of the girls who competed at levels 4, 3 and 2, 2 just one level below the full Federation of International Gymnastics code which is used at all International competitions including the Jeux Des Iles and the Island Games. For the youngest competitors who are not yet 8, a pre-level event was held to introduce them to a competition environment. The youngsters performed pre-set routines to demonstrate basic techniques, strength and flexibility on all 4 pieces. Again, Chris Adams has been working with this age group to help develop their talent. The youngest age groups started on the bars where Maddy Vardon (6) and Meg-Ann Ruderham (7) both performed well executed routines within their age groups, showing good strength and swing techniques to earn them 1st place and gold medal. All gymnasts performed well on vault, which was an extremely close competition, but Maddy Vardon (6) took 1st place and her second gold in her group beating the others in her age group by just 0.1. Charlotte Bannister (7) also performed an excellent vault with great dynamics and control to also gain her 1st place and gold medal in her age group. Lucy Quirk (6) & Sophie Le Boutillier(7) were the stars on beam with their elegant, sure footed routines gaining them gold on this piece in their respective age groups. The final and most difficult piece for the young gymnasts was the floor where they had to demonstrate a number of gymnastics skills, dance and coordination all to music. Matilda Le Boutillier (6) & Charlotte Bannister (7) outshone the rest to gain 1st place and gold medals in their age groups. The overall winning trophy in the six year old category was won by Maddy Vardon (pictured below), silver went to Sarah Shah and the bronze was won by Matilda Le Boutillier . Whilst in the seven year old category this was won by Meg Ann Ruderham with Sophie Le Boutillier winning silver medal and Charlotte Bannister taking bronze medal.
Apparatus medals winners were:- Vault - 6 yrs old Sarah Shah (silver), Millie Crowder, Lucy Quirk & Katie A’Court(bronze), 7 yrs old Meg Ann Ruderham & Jemima Butler (silver) Ellise Coleman & Sophie Le Boutillier (bronze) Bars - 6 yrs old Sarah Shah (silver), Millie Crowder (bronze), 7 yr old Sophie Le Boutillier (silver), Charlotte Bannister (bronze) Beam – 6 yrs old Sarah Shah (silver), Matilda Le Boutillier (bronze), 7 yrs old Meg Ann Ruderham (silver), Charlotte Bannister & Jemima Butler (bronze) Floor - 6 yr olds Sarah Shah (silver), Lucy Quirk (bronze), 7 yr olds Meg Ann Ruderham (silver), Jemima Butler & Sophie Le Boutillier (bronze)	(Maddy Vardon)
The next group to compete were the Intermediate Gymnasts and they competed on two pieces of apparatus, Vault and Floor. Mia Harvey who coaches these groups was very pleased to see how all the gymnasts rose to the occasion and performed some well executed routines, which reflected in their overall results. Double Gold medal winning performances for both Tegan Parker (Under 9’s) and Lucy Duggan (Over 9’s) with some precise and controlled work in both the Floor and Vault secured them the individual apparatus gold medal and they both went on to win the overall trophies in their respective age groups. Kiah Kuppe (7) finished in an excellent overall second place winning the silver medal and also picked up a further silver medal on vault and a bronze medal for her floor. Julia Russ (7) and Rebekah McBride (7) won silver on floor and bronze on vault respectively. Julia also finished in overall 3rd place to win the bronze. Nicole De Sousa and Chloe Jeanne both competed well finishing in overall 5th and 6th place respectively. Further medals were won in the Over 9’s with Francesca Mallet performing consistently on both floor and vault to win the bronze medals. A silver lining for Libby McCloskey and Megan Hollingsworth who finished in joint second place on floor and Chloe Swetenham who just moved up into this group was a proud winner of the silver medal on vault. Also taking part was Aimee Robinson who just finished out of the medals in 4th spot and Megan Hollingsworth also put in good performances. In the Intermediate 12 years & over age group Jenny Russ had two solid performances to win the gold medal on vault and joint silver on floor with Jodie Bull. Jenny went onto win the overall trophy ahead of her club team mate Laura Kearns whose strong performance on the vault secured her the silver and her well executed floor won her the bronze. Libby Brecknell’s polished routine with excellent choreography claimed her gold medal and overall third place in her age group. Jodie Bull finished a well deserved third place overall and Lauren Mollet fairly new to the sport secured the bronze with her performance on Vault. It was then the turn of the Elementary squad gymnasts who were competing on vault, bars, beam and floor at were being marked on the Southern Region level 5 rules. Nine year old Libby Rothwell’s solid powerful handspring vault secured her 1st place and the gold medal with Rhiannan Le Maistre (9) taking silver and Lillie Godden (8) finished in 3rd place for the bronze. On the bars the hard work and determination of 10 year old Jasmin Deffains gained her the well earned gold medal for her clean performance. Harley Little’s (9) flowing routine gained her the silver medal and Ruby Mason (9) strength showed through in her performance to win the bronze. A closely fought competition on beam with only 0.50 splitting the first three places. Rhiannan’s steady performance gained her the gold medal, silver was won by Libby and the bronze went to Harley. On floor the girls performed their routines with confident and having performed for the first time some new tumbling sequences. Libby and Harley both showed style and confidence to win them the joint gold medal. Lillie performed her routine with grace and delightful dance to win the silver and Rhiannan finished in 3rd place with a great performance. Chloe Besant (9) performed well to finish just outside the medals in 4th place only 0.10 points from the bronze medal position. The overall trophy was won by Rhiannan Le Maistre, silver was won by Harley Little and bronze went to Libby Rothwell. The final group of gymnasts in the competition was the advanced and senior squad gymnasts and they were competing at level 4, 3 & 2. Holly Kempsey (11) and Charlotte Sweeney (13) both stood out ahead of the pack both taking gold medals on 3 pieces of apparatus and the overall winners trophy in their respective groups. Holly produced a fantastic handspring vault with 0.70 of a mark ahead of 2nd place and went onto Bars to compete a polished routine showing great strength. Her floor was well executed with some good acrobatic sequences. Charlotte performed a beautiful beam routine with high leaps, elegant dance and a range of solid backward flics. She followed this with a well choreographed floor routine which contained some powerful twisting somersaults and then went onto nail a solid dynamic vault. Also claiming a gold medal was 10 year old Joely Crichard for her superb beam routine and Jasmine O’Donoghue (12) for her well performed bar routine.
(Ciara Lambert, Charlotte Sweeney, Jasmine O'Donoghue)	The runners up medal winners were:- Under 12’s Vault :- Siobhan Harvey, Jade Morgan (Silver), Gabby Morgan (Bronze) Bars :- Charlotte Long (Silver), Joely Crichard (Bronze) Beam :- Charlotte Long (Silver), Gabby Morgan, Siobhan Harvey, Hollie Kempsey (Bronze) Floor :- Jade Morgan (Silver), Gabby Morgan, Charlotte Long (Bronze) Over 12’s Vault :- Danielle Biddulph (Silver), Jasmine O’Donoghue (Bronze) Bars :- Shinarah Le Blancq (Silver), Ciara Lambert (Bronze) Beam :- Ciara Lambert (Silver), Caitlin Day (Bronze) Floor :- Jasmine O’Donoghue (Silver), Elizabeth Appleyard (Bronze)

All the gymnasts received participation certificates presented by Arthur Falle (Club President) who said it was great too see so many gymnasts in the line up showing the Club continues to flourish and it made him very proud to see his all three daughters involved and six year old grand daughter Matilda competing in her first club championships.

Championship Results for Regent Gymnasts - The Boys

Nine year old Wilson Ibbet (pictured right)was delighted after winning 3 gold medals and the overall trophy in the boys section of the Regent Gymnastics Club Championships at Fort Regent this week. Wilson displayed some excellent routines showing strength and control throughout his work to claim all three gold medals on the Parallel Bars, High Bar and Vault. The boys taking part were between the ages of 5 years to 10 years old and are all members of the boy’s squad who are trained by Paul Bain and Arthur Falle. The competition was divided into two age groups, 5 – 7 years and 8 – 10 years.

In the younger age group newcomer Michael Schaffrath (7) who shows great potential for the future, won 2 gold’s and a silver following three superb performances on the Parallel Bar, High Bar and Vault. Whilst six year old Michael Harvey shone through on Vault with a clean and precise performance to claim the gold medal and also had 2 good performances on the P Bars to claim silver and won a bronze on the High Bar.

Five year old Raphael Ibbet the youngest competitor in the competition showed his strength and confidence especially on the High Bar with his performance winning him the silver medal, he also claimed two bronze medals for his High Bar routine and vault.

Also taking part in this group was: - William Davy (7), Ilyda Evered (7) and Daniel Wycherley (6)

In the 8 – 10 year old group Josh Brady (9) had two good performances winning silver on High Bar and Vault, whilst Fraser Armstrong (10) claimed silver on Parallel Bars and bronze on vault. Matthew Bain and Sebastian Charman showed strength in their performances to claim the bronze medals on the Parallel Bars and Vault respectively.

All the competing gymnastics were presented with participation certificates for their efforts.

Coaching / Training Clinics We have been very fortunate to acquire the expertise of International Performance Coach Chris Adams from Aylesbury Gymnastics Academy who has a wealth of experience in coaching at International level and is especially knowledgeable in Bars and Tumbling. Chris will be visiting us on a regular monthly basis for the foreseeable future to help with the development of our training programmes for all our squad gymnasts from minis through to the senior gymnasts. He will also be working closely with us to plan and prepare for all future competitions as well as the Jeux des Iles and the next alternative Island Games which is being hosted in Jersey in 2011. We hope that all gymnasts and coaches who will be involved with these training clinics will give 100% support and commitment to this exciting venture for the Club. The dates of the first two training clinics are:- Saturday 19th – Sunday 20th September 2009 Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th November 2009 Further details of these weekends to be advised.

June 26th-July 4th - Aland Island Games

The Aland Island Games 2009 gymnastics competitions kicked on Monday with the Team Floor and Vault events. Both Jersey teams performed well against strong competition with the ladies team finishing sixth, just 0.1 behind fifth-placed Menorca and the men finishing third out of the four teams competing. The Individual Apparatus competition on Wednesday saw an excellent performance from Matthew Maletroit who took gold on the parallel bars, silver on the high bar and silver on rings earning him second place overall just behind Commonwealth Games gymnast Alex Hedges. Jersey’s Matthew Hill also performed well to place equal second on pommel. In the ladies’ event, Charlotte Sweeney (pitured above, right) was the top Jersey gymnast placing 11th overall with her best performance on the beam in which she finished ninth. The Jersey girls were strong on asymmetric bars with Elizabeth Appleyard (pitured above, left) placing seventh and Lisa Day ninth. The gymnastics events concluded on Friday with the Set Apparatus competition. Again the men performed well and Matthew Maletroit came away with silver on Rings and High Bar and bronze on Parallel Bars. Mathew Hill also received bronze for his Pommel routine, just beating Matthew Maletroit by 0.3. Ben Frith, competing for Jersey in his 7th Island Games, came 4th on Floor and 5th on Parallel Bars and James Evans and Andre Romeril fought it out on Parallel bars to end up with the same score and placing joint 6th. The ladies put on a good performance with asymmetric bars again being their strongest piece, placing Shinarah Le Blancq, Elizabeth Appleyard and Charlotte Sweeney 14th, 16th and 17th respectively. Elizabeth Appleyard also placed 16th on the Vault and Beam, sharing her beam placing with Charlotte Sweeney.

June 26th-July 4th - Aland Island Games The Island Games girls gymnastics team are all set for their trip to Aland on Firday 26th June 2009. The team will be representing Jersey in a total of 3 competitions: Team floor and vault competition Set 4-piece competition Individual apparatus & all round competition The Jersey gymnasts will be competing against islands from around the world including Aland, Bermuda, Isle of Man, Ynys Mon, Faroe Island and Menorca. We wish them all the best of luck! Picture - Top row, left to right - Julia Falle - Team Coach, Lisa Day, Shinarah Le Blancq, Elizabeth Appleyard and Mary Appleyeard - Team Assistant Coach (all from Regent). Bottom row, left to right - Charlotte Sweeney (Regent), Ciara Lambert (Regent) Aimee McDonnell (Jersey Gymnastics).

May 26th-May 30th 2009 - Majorca Jeux des Iles Lisa, Shinny, Charlotte and Lizzy had a successful week in Majorca at the 2009 Jeux des Isles. The Jersey Team competed against 25 gymnasts from eight islands: Corsica, Guadeloupe, Sicily, Sardinia, Martinique, Elbe, Majorca who entered 2 teams and of course, Jersey! The gymnasts performed well on both days of competitions. In the team event they worked well together to place a credible 6th overall. In the individual apparatus competition Lisa Day qualified for the Vault final, a first for a gymnast representing Jersey. She competed well and finished in 6th place in the Vault final. The competitions were of a very high standard and for Lisa to qualify for a final was an excellent achievement. Well done to all the girls!

25th April 2009 - "Tumble-a-thon" Regent Gymnastics Club held a "Tumble-a-thon" on Saturday 25th April at the Queens Hall, Fort Regent. The event was held to support the gymnasts in raising money for the club and also to help support the Gymnasts going to the Island Games. So far the event has raised over £500 but the money is still being collected! Thanks go to everyone who supported this event.

23rd April 2009 - Gymnasts all set for Aland JERSEY’S gymnasts are itching to get stuck in to the Island Games in Aland this summer -particularly as it may be the last chance they get for a while. Gymnastics was not included at the last Games in Rhodes in 2007, and there is a strong possibility that it will again be overlooked when the Games are held in the Isle of Wight in 2011. The Jersey men’s team is made up of five members from the Jersey Gymnastics Club and includes Ben Frith, also the team coach, who has been competing in the Island Games for over a decade – winning six gold medals in Jersey in 1997. The six-strong girls’ team is made up of five from Regent Gymnastics Club and one from Jersey Gymnastics Club. They are all newcomers to the Island Games. • Picture (above): The girls’ team of Elizabeth Appleyard (14), Lisa Day (15), Aimée McDonnell (12), Charlotte Sweeney (13), Ciara Lambert (12) and Shinarah Le Blancq (14) • Picture (below): The men’s team of André Romeril (14), Matthew Maletroit, Ben Frith, James Evans and Matthew Hill (16)

19th April 2009 - Southern Region Silver Medal for Hollie Kempsey Regent Gym Club’s Gymnast Eleven year old Hollie Kempsey had a superb competition in the Grade 12 Southern Region Grades final in Milton Keynes on Sunday winning the overall silver medal. Kempsey was competing against some strong competition from eleven other clubs, representing Hampshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. After qualifying in fifth place two weeks ago at the Hampshire County Grades competition in Portsmouth Kempsey moved up three places overall in the Regional Finals. Kempsey’s first piece of apparatus was Vault. This is were she excelled with a powerful and dynamic Handspring to secure first place with an excellent score of 12.55 repeating her success on this apparatus and an improvement in her score of 0.05 from the county qualifying competition. Kempsey showed her strength and determination on the next piece of apparatus which was asymmetric bars. After a nasty fall from the apparatus in warm up, Kempsey picked her self up and completed a confident and steady routine to finish with a score of 10.30. On beam she also performed well demonstrating an excellent Handstand, Free Forward Roll and Somersault dismount combination to finish is a creditable 5th place with a score of 10.70. On Floor Kempsey went out and performed her final piece of apparatus with grace and poise and some well executed tumbles to finish in 4th place with a score of 10.70. Once the competition was finished the gymnastics presented themselves onto the floor for the medal presentation. Kempsey finished in overall 2nd place to take the silver medal with a score of 44.25. The overall winner of the gold medal went to Rosie Bryant (Ville) (45.60) and bronze Amey Adams (Dynamo) (44.20).

18th April 2009 - Gymnastics Coaching Success A further eleven coaches have attained their British Gymnastics 'Core Proficiency Award Scheme' coaching certificate, following a six-hour coaching course held recently. This new award scheme coaching certificate was introduced into British Gymnastics this year and already total of 22 candidates have obtaining their introduction coaching certificate through this new scheme. The course was run by British Gymnastics tutor Alan Lavelle, was held in the Queens Hall, Fort Regent. The following coaches came through with flying colours: From Regent Gymnastics Club – Rochelle Allison, Paul Bain, Nina Jones, Clare Germain, Laura Butler, Jodie Morgan, Alexis Macfarlane and Anne-Marie McDonnell Sweeney. From Jersey Gymnastics Club –Steph Hill, Linda Neale and Donna Gouviea From Jersey Specials Gymnastics Club – Susan Romeril

4th April 2009 - Jeux Des Isle Team ready for Majorca A TEAM of 31 young athletes from across six sporting disciplines will travel to Majorca next month to represent Jersey at the 13th Jeux des Iles. And they have helped on their way, just in time, by a local bank already involved in sponsoring London 2012. The Jersey team, who will compete against 18 other islands between 28-30 May, includes representatives from swimming, gymnastics, athletics, tennis, table tennis and sailing. Lloyds TSB Offshore have agreed to sponsor the team for this year, coming on board just at the right time according to Jersey team manager, Hugh Raymond. The team consists of Althletics: Hugo Barette, Marc Alner, Sam Dawkins, Elliott Dorey, Felicity Johnson-Deeley, Nicola Milner, Molly Jehan, Shadine Duquemin. Table tennis: Josh Band, Max Tupper, Hugo Tupper, Jodie Le Maistre, Kelsy Le Maistire, Helen Liron; Sailing: Laurence Carter, Paul Myatt, Elizabeth Ellison, Lily Carter; Gymnastics: Lisa Day, Elizabeth Appleyard, Charlotte Sweeney, Shinara Le Blancq; Swimming: Becky Lowe, Natasha Stuttard, Leila Osman; Tennis: Six players still to be selected.

29th March 2009 - Hampshire Success for Regent Gymnasts Hollie Kempsey from Regent Gymnastics Club returned from the Hampshire County Grades Competition with excellent results to qualify for the Southern Region Finals on the 19th April at Milton Keynes. The competition included a total of 13 different clubs from Hampshire. Regent’s Hollie was the top scoring gymnast from Jersey competing in Grade 12. Hollie performed consistently through out to finish with an overall score of 43.50 and a creditable 5th place overall. Regent’s Joely Crichard (10) also performed well throughout finishing in 18th place with a score of 40.20. There were also some excellent individual apparatus performances with some girls finishing in the top six places. On the Vault Hollie excelled with an excellent powerful vault to secure her the top score of 12.50 to finish in first place overall. Jade Morgan also performed well on the Vault to score 11.70 (5th place) and Kinvara Robertson scored 11.60 (6th). On Beam Hollie once again showed a confident performance to score 10.20 and 6th place overall. Also gaining from the Hampshire competition experience in Grade 12 was: - Charlotte Long & Caitlin Day. At Grade 14 five Regent Gymnasts competed with a total of 55 gymnasts taking part in this Grade. It was the girl’s first UK competition and they all performed well. Ruby Mason (8) was Regent’s highest scorer finishing with a score of 54.15 showing great strength and control on bars to score 11.30. Rhianna Le Maistre (8) finished with an overall score of 53.85 and her top score of 11.50 for her vault. Both girls gained the qualifying scores for the Regional finals. Libby Rothwell (8) performed a well executed floor to score 11.90 with an overall score of 53.35 and Lillie Godden showed her strength on Bars to score 11.40 and overall score of 53.55. Jasmin Deffains finished with an overall score of 50.95. Grade 13 – A total of 35 gymnasts took part and Regent’s Harley Little, Siobhan Harvey and Saoirse Robertson were competing and were awarded some excellent individual scores. Harley was Regent’s top scoring gymnast performing well on her range and conditioning to score 12.40 to finish 3rd place with Siobhan Harvey performing well on floor to score 11.60 and finish in 8th place. Regent’s senior gymnasts’ were taking part in Grade 11 and 9. In grade 11 Jasmine O’Donoghue performed consistently throughout to achieve the pass in this grade and 8th place overall with a score of 40.20. Ciara Lambert placed 11th overall with her highest score of 10.80 on Vault. In Grade 9 Lisa Day came out in top spot with an excellent performance on the floor with some complex tumbling sequences and dramatic dance to score 11.20. Lizzie Appleyard top performance was her vault which earned her a score of 11.10 closely followed was Charlotte Sweeney with vault score of 11.00 and Shinny Le Blancq best performance was on the floor. All these four girls will be competing at Jeux des Iles in Majorca later in May.

27th - 29th March 2009 - Coaching Coaches! Level 2 (Coach) and Level 3 (Club Coach) General Gymnastics coaching courses were held at Mont A l'abbe and Fort Regent.

2nd March 2009 - Tumbling Times! Regent Gymnastics Club has launched a new bi-monthly newsletter 'The Tumbling Times' which aims to keep club members and their families up-to-date with forthcoming social events and fundraising activities for the club. Keep your eyes open for the next issue!

27th February 2009 - Majorca hosts 2009 Jeux des Iles Gymnasts from Regent Gymnastics Club will be representing Jersey in this years Jeux des Iles which is being held in Majorca. With less than four months until the event, organising committee COJI – Comité d’Organisation Jeux des Iles – has finally decided that the annual event will be held on the Balearic isle during the last week of May. The news is somewhat of a relief to Jersey team manager Hugh Raymond, who has been eagerly awaiting confirmation of the event location and dates in order to sort travel plans as quickly – and cheaply – as possible. He said that Majorca might not work out to be the most cost-effective destination, but costs aside, he was sure that it would prove to be a perfect location for the event.

2nd February 2009 - Gymnastics Coaching Success Eleven coaches have attained their British Gymnastics 'Core Proficiency Award Scheme' coaching certificate, following a six-hour coaching course this weekend. The new Award Scheme is designed for gymnasts between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age and allows the coaches to help with recreational gymnastic classes. The course was run by British Gymnastics tutor Alan Lavelle and was held in the Queens Hall, Fort Regent. The following coaches came through with flying colours: From Regent Gymnastics Club - Elizabeth Appleyard, Lisa Day, Emily Hacquoil, Shinarah Le Blancq, Lisa Luce, Jodi Powell and Laura Winter. From Jersey Gymnastics Club - Rachael Ollivro-Du Heume, Andre Romeril and Devon Potter. Also, Laura Woodley an ex Regent and Island Gymnast who is now living in Cyprus travelled over to attend the course.