Athlone Gymnastics Club

Apologies, there was a typo on the closure date in the previous message – it should read :-

Closed for all classes from Saturday, 25th October to Saturday, 1st November (both dates included).

Classes as normal on Sunday, 2nd November 2025.

This is a planned closure and has been factored into our term dates.

Apologies for the confusion.

For anyone who is planning to get away over the midterm break, our closure dates are as follows :-

Closed for all classes from Saturday, 25th October to Sunday 2nd November (both dates included).

Enjoy the break!

Our new term begins from Wednesday, 3rd September and we are super excited to see all our returning gymnasts and to welcome those who are joining us for the first time. This is the beginning of the new gymnastics year and we look forward to another fun-filled and exciting time ahead.

A few helpful reminders for everyone :-

• MOST IMPORTANT – Ensure that your child has been confirmed as being registered with us before arriving to the gym as we can only accept children whose completed registration we have received. Please do not assume that if you turn up, your child can be accepted as this is not the case.
• We operate a drop and go system and due to space restrictions, we do not have a waiting/viewing area in the gym for parents.
• Drop off and collection is at our main glass doors and please note that the car park is extremely busy at certain times so it is important to collect only at the doors and not ask the child to run across to a waiting car in the park.
• Please be on time dropping and collecting and bear in mind that there are roadworks ongoing in Monksland so allow extra time for delays.
• Long hair must be tied back before arriving to class.
• Children should bring a bottle of water for during and after class.
• Only wear clothes that are suitable for sport – shorts, leggings, t-shirt, leotards are optional – no jeans, skirts, dresses, tights, crop tops or jewellery.
• Shoes that are easy to get on and off are most suitable (e.g. crocs).
• We operate a no-phone zone, if you child needs to bring a phone with them for after class, we would request that it be powered off whilst in the gym to avoid being distracted by it.
• Please, please read messages that are sent out from us as they contain information that is relevant and you may miss important dates, etc., if you ignore them.
• If you have any queries, please drop us an email to administrator@athlonegymnasticsclub.ie

We have a limited number of spaces available for the new term of gymnastics which starts early in September.

This is for new members only and not additional classes for existing members.

Spaces are all on a first come basis and classes are for specific age groups. If your child’s year of birth is not listed, this means that, unfortunately, we do not have space for that age for this term as those classes are already full.

Please note : we only take children from age 6 upwards, depending on space available.

Once you have completed all the fields on the form and made the payment, you should receive an email from Jotforms and a receipt from PayPal, these are automatically generated. If you do not receive them, the registration has not been successful. Once the spaces have been filled, the link will disable. If there is another class for that age group, you can try for a space there but spaces fill up quickly so early booking is highly recommended.

Saturday 12.15-1.15pm – Girls born in 2014

https://pci.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-sat-1215-115-

Saturday 1.15-2.15pm – Girls born in 2014 & 2015 *** FULL ***

https://pci.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-sat-115-215-p

Saturday 3.15-4.15pm – Girls born in 2013 to 2016 *** FULL ***

https://pci.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-sat-315-415-p

Saturday 4.15-5.15pm – Girls born in 2012 to 2015

https://pci.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-sat-415-515-p

Sunday 9.00-10.00am – Girls born in 2014 to 2016 *** FULL ***

https://pci.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-sun-900-1000-

Sunday 10.00-11.00am – Girls born in 2012 & 2013

https://pci.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-sun-1000-1100

Sunday 11.00-12.00pm – Girls born in 2014 & 2015

https://pci.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-sun-1100-1200

Sunday 2.30-3.30pm – Girls born in 2015 to 2017 *** FULL ***

https://pci.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-sun-230-330-p

Friday 5.00-6.00pm – Girls born in 2015 & 2016

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-1—-new-members-friday-500-60

We are closed now for our annual break until 11th August.

Don’t forget we still have 3 Camps running in August, there are just a few spaces still available in each one, open to members and non-members, no experience necessary. The links are available below for booking

11th – 14th August 9.30-1.00pm

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/summer-recreational-camp—11th—1

11th – 14th August 2.00-4.00pm

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/-summer-recreational-camp-afternoon

18th – 21st August 9.30-1.00pm

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/summer-recreational-camp—18th—2

Links have been sent out to all our current members to re-register for the new September term, these links have been sent by text message to the number registered with us and will show ‘AthloneGym’ as the sender. If you have not received this link, please get in touch with us ASAP to administrator@athlonegymnasticsclub.ie so that we can send the link again and you don’t miss the deadline to register. Please do not reply to ‘AthloneGym’ as it cannot receive messages.

We realise there are many children waiting patiently to join our club and we are doing our best to accommodate as many as we can. Last year alone, we took in over 150 new members after creating additional classes to try and meet the demand. If you haven’t been successful yet, please make sure you have subscribed to the mailing list on our website so that you receive an email notification anytime spaces go live on our website, they are snapped up very fast so you need to be quick!

As our existing members have to register first, we do not know yet what spaces we will have or what age they will be for so please bear with us in this regard. Any available spaces will be advertised later in August, no definite date yet but keep an eye on our website for this. We do not keep a waiting list for new members, all spaces are on a first come basis only.

A huge Thank You to all the fantastic gymnasts who took part in our annual Club Competition on Saturday, we really saw so many amazing performances throughout the day. We had a record attendance this year which meant that the standard was even higher than other years. Coaches have been working with the gymnasts on these routines for the past few months and it was obvious from how well they performed on the day.

Congratulations to all our podium placers but also to all those who didn’t get onto the podium this year, in our eyes you are still winners and we look forward to seeing even more progress next year.

Thanks to parents and families for supporting this event and congratulations to the 3 members who won €100 off their fees for next term :

Session 1 – Ellen Jordan

Session 2 – Lucie Melia

Session 3 – Anushka Singh

Finally, a very special word of thanks to our fantastic team of coaches, judges, leaders, helpers, Committee and all who helped to make this event possible. Thanks to Mick who stayed behind afterwards to tidy up and not forgetting our youngest helper, Michael, who did a great job!

Our gymnastics term has now come to an end and we would like to thank everyone for their support. Over the next few weeks we will be sending out updates for September with payment links, etc., so please make sure to keep an eye out for any messages from us. It is really important that you read any communications that we send out as otherwise you may miss out on updates or information which is relevant to your child including various deadlines for registrations, etc.

Over the Summer we have a number of camps running, open to members as well as non members, please see the post under ‘Gymnastics Camps’ for dates, links, etc. Some camps are now full so if you are booking for more than one child, please check with us beforehand in case there isn’t space.

Wishing everyone a lovely Summer.

Our Club AGM will be held on Monday, 7th July 2025 at 8.00pm in The Athlone Springs Hotel, Monksland.

All parents of club members are invited to attend and join us for refreshments afterwards. We would love to see some new faces get involved, either by joining the Committee or helping out with fundraising events and sharing some of your ideas and skillsets with us.

Only 2 days left to get your ticket for our fabulous prize, click on the link below to be in with a chance – winner will be announced on Sunday!

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/raffle-june-2025

Scan the code above or click on the link below to enter the draw, and don’t miss your chance to win an amazing prize! The winner will be announced on Sunday, 15th June, so make sure to submit your entry as soon as possible. This is a great opportunity to potentially walk away with something fantastic!

Best of luck everyone!

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/raffle-june-2025