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Novice 4 3 2 1 Out of age Championships

Well done to Sarah Perry and Lydia Walker, In the Under 14 Junior Level 4 Competition Sarah came 1st on Vault, 2nd on Beam and 3rd on Floor. In the Under12 Novice competiton Lydia was placed 3rd on Vault.

2006 challengecup results

2006 Challenge Cup results

Northwest Floor and Vault Competition : Rochdale, June 2006

Another good competition for Blackpool Gymnastics Club, with 14 Medal Winners from 2 days of competition. Click on the link below for Photos of the medal winners.

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The full results can be found here

World Cup 2006

Friday 9th June was a night for supporting the England football team so everyone dressed up in their England colours. Even some coaches...

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Schools Competition

Blackpool Sports Centre was buzzing with excitement this week when 40 pupils from across Blackpool took part in a special festival of gymnastics.

Eight primary schools and about 40 children competed in the event, following its successful debut last year.
Most of the youngsters, aged between seven and nine, were fairly new to gymnastics or had never taken part before. The winning team, Stanley, will represent Blackpool at the Lancashire Youth Games on Saturday July 8.
The gymnastics competition has been developed in partnership with the School Sports Partnership (SSP) and with special input from British Gymnastics.
The youngsters were following a number of routines which had been developed by Janet Mankowska, Gymnastics Development Officer at Blackpool Council. Janet and her team developed a special DVD to support the schools, which outlined the routines and suggested the skills and techniques required.

Thanks to all the coaches, parents and children from the club who helped at the event.

Double Success for Blackpool Gymnasts

Two of Blackpool’s elite gymnasts are enjoying high-flying success, following their latest qualifying competition in Southport.

The duo triumphed at the compulsory Level 4 North West elite grades Championships on Sunday Match 19, beating off competition from six other clubs from around the North West.

Katrina Kelly and Charlotte Radford will now compete as a team of four for the North West at the national finals held in Birmingham on May 6. Katrina, nine, came first overall in her very first four-piece gymnastic competition, with a second on beam, third on floor and first on range and conditioning.

Stanley School pupil, Charlotte, was fourth overall and will join her training partner Katrina to form part of the North West team of four at the national finals.

Katrina and Charlotte train for up to 20 hours per week under supervision from their coach Samantha Mankowska at Blackpool Sports Centre and Collegiate Sports College. Katrina and Charlotte are also members of the North West Elite Squad along with another five of Blackpool's Elite gymnasts.

Megan Wills, 13, from St-Mary's High School, also competed in Southport in the compulsory Level 3 out-of-age competition. Megan was overall runner-up, achieving first place in range and conditioning, second on bars, second on floor and beam and third place on vault. Megan also trains for up to 20 hours a week under supervision from her personal coach, Ian Walsh.

Paul Walker, Director of Leisure, Cultural and Community Learning, said: “The dedication of both gymnasts and their coaches has undoubtedly paid off. Their commitment to achieving the highest standards and receiving awards makes all the hard work worthwhile.”

Grades and Phil Tighe

March has been a busy month for competitions. Starting with the Club grades then the Phil Tighe and finishing with the Compulsory grades.
Many hours and a lot of hard work is put in by both the gymnasts and coaches during the preparation for these competitions. As a reward for all this effort we have seen some good results.

A big thanks has to be said to all the coaches who judge for the club at these competitions and to the parents who acted as helpers. Without their support we would not be able to enter to these competitions.

Well done also to the coaches and parents who made it through the snow to Stalybridge.

Competition results.

Thirteen of Blackpool's club gymnasts competed at the Phil Tighe Competition in Stockport on the 11th/12th March.

Over three hundred gymnasts and sixteen clubs from around the North West competed in the Phil Tighe floor and vault low level recreational competition.

Under Eights competition no music.

Ellie Mae Gunther aged seven, came third overall in the under eights competition and took third place on floor.

Team mate Megan Grundy aged seven came fourth overall and third on floor.

Under Tens competition no music.

Ten-year-old Abigail Hulme came first overall, first on vault and first on floor making a clean sweep in the under eight section.

Sophie Mansfield aged 11 was runner up overall, second on vault and second on floor.

Ten-year-old Nicole Wainwright came third overall and third on vault.

Team mate Alisha Johnson came third on floor.

Under Twelve's competition no music.

Alice Brown 1st on Floor, 1st on Vault, 1st Overall

Eleven-year-old Rebecca Horn came second overall, first on vault and third on floor.

Over thirteen's competition no music.

Claire Burgess aged Thirteen came first overall, first on vault and first on floor making a clean sweep in the over thirteen section.

Over Thirteen's competition with music.

Fourteen-year-old Morgan Hanley came first on vault.

Jodie Hanley aged fourteen came second on vault.

All of the above gymnasts train three days a week at Blackpool Sports Centre and Collegiate Sports College.

Janet Mankowska Gymnastic Development Officer for Blackpool Borough Council said; I am very proud of both the gymnasts and coaches success they all work very hard.

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A report from Blackpool Council News

A quartet of Blackpool schoolgirls are on their way to represent Lancashire in the North West Regional gymnastics grades competition.

The youngsters beat off competition from 124 gymnasts from eight clubs when they took part in the grades competition held in Southport on Sunday March 5.

They will now compete against the cream of the North West at the regional grades finals held in Stockport on Sunday April 2.

Layton School pupil Lauren Codling, aged 11, came first overall in the Grade Four ‘out of age’ competition, with a first on vault, second on bars, first on floor, and first on conditioning.

Ten-year-old Sarah Perry, who attends Arnold school, came second overall in the Grade Four ‘out of age’ competition. Sarah also took second on vault, first on bars, first on beam, second on floor and second on conditioning.

Both Lauren and Sarah will make up a team of four along with two other gymnasts from Lancashire to compete against Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside and the Isle of Man.

Meanwhile, Amy Neve, aged eight - a pupil at Bispham Endowed - also took top honours in the Grade Six ‘in age’ competition, winning first overall, first on vault, second on bars, first on beam, third on floor and first on conditioning. Amy will join three other youngsters to compete for Lancashire on April 2.

Nine-year-old Lucy Wells, from Arnold School, came fifth overall in the ‘out of age’ Grade Six competition and will go to Stockport as a reserve for Lancashire’s ‘out of age’ Grade Six team. The talented youngsters from Blackpool gymnastics club will travel to Stockport for the Regional finals.

Janet Mankowska Gymnastic Development officer for Blackpool Council said: " The kids worked really hard for this competition training up to twenty hours per week at both Blackpool Sports Centre and Collegiate Sports College. They competed fantastic on the day. I'm really proud of them."

Cllr David Owen, Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure said: “Once again Blackpool is proving a force to be reckoned with when it comes to gymnastics, thanks to the sheer commitment of the competitors, the dedication of the coaches, and the excellent facilities we are able to provide. Well done to everyone that took part in the competition, I have every faith the Blackpool team will serve the town well in the regional finals.”

Challenge Cup Report from Blackpool Council News Blackpool Gymnasts’ Success At The Double Two young Blackpool gymnasts have secured fantastic wins at a national gymnastics event. The British Challenge Cup, held in Aldershot, attracted 50 gymnasts from around the country. The cup is based on a modified code, which means it is for youngsters who haven’t quite made it into the British championships and can act as a step on the ladder to this. Vanessa Hull secured silver with a magnificent second place overall and a fantastic first place in both the beam and bars categories. Melanie Evans also did the town proud with a splendid 12th place overall. Melanie attends Hollins School in Accrington, but travels to Blackpool for her training and has been a gymnast for three years. Vanessa attends Highfield School in Blackpool and has been training for four years. The dedicated duo, both aged 12, train with the Blackpool Gymnastics Club at Blackpool Sports Centre and Collegiate High School. They each put in over 20 hours of training across six sessions each week. Training sessions include cardiovascular, resistance and conditioning training as well as exercises on each of the key apparatus. Coach Janet Mankowska was delighted with the girls’ results, saying, “This is the first time we’ve entered the competition and we realistically though we might manage to come somewhere around half way so to come out with such high placing was a massive achievement. We are enjoying ever more successes since the Council put in funding for full-time facilities.” Cllr David Owen, Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure said, “The Council is always looking for ways to improve the health and sporting life of all our residents and the gymnastics club is clearly one instance of this.” “The achievement of Vanessa and Melanie reflects the dedication and time they each give to their training and I congratulate them both.” Back to top
		Vanessa Hull

		Mellanie Evans

Congratulations to Kathryn Ellor.

After her 5th place finish at the Age Group championships, Kathryn has been selected to train with the National squad at Lilleshall where she will train 4 days a month starting in February.

Christmas Disco at the Edge in Poulton.

Everyone had a good time at this years Christmas party, where there was a good turnout from all sections of the club. Thank you to all who helped organise and run the evening. Over £360 was raised from the raffle, tom bola and auction. Thank you also to the management at the Edge for the use of the venue and a £50 donation to the club.

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