Athlone Gymnastics Club

A big ‘Thank You’ to Elaine from Hutchinson Davidson & Son., Solicitors in Ballinasloe who very kindly donated a One 4 All Gift Voucher to our Christmas Raffle, Elaine very generously also donated a prize to us last year and we sincerely appreciate the donations.

Another of our donors from last year who has been very generous to us again this year, Eaton Neary, Accountants in Athlone, also very kindly donating a One 4 All Gift Voucher to our raffle. Many thanks Dermot, truly appreciate the gift.

Thank you to Cunninghams Pharmacy for their very generous donation of a voucher to spend instore. Both pharmacies in Monksland and Dublin Road have a huge selection of gifts to choose from.

Sincere thanks also to Custom Cuts in Athlone for their very kind donation, somebody in the draw can enjoy some ‘me’ time over the festive season. Thank you Amanda, we really appreciate it.

Another fantastic raffle prize of a 3 course dinner for 2 people in the fabulous Athlone Springs Hotel, right here in our neighbourhood – giving someone a break from the cooking!

Check out the offers they have in the hotel and leisure centre at www.athlonespringshotel.com

Thanks so much to the hotel for the lovely prize, just another great addition to our raffle, taking place next Sunday, 17th December.

Thanks sincerely to Athlone & Castlerea Credit Union who very kindly donated a €100 voucher to our Christmas Raffle, to spend in Athlone Town Centre Shopping Centre, lots of great shops to choose from to treat yourself or someone else! Thanks for your generosity.

We have a very small number of spaces available for Term 2 which starts this weekend.

It is really important, for insurance and registration purposes, that you enter the correct date of birth, especially the correct year as we are only accepting registrations as outlined for each link. Any incorrect entries will be cancelled, unfortunately.

The classes listed below are the only classes where we have space available at this time.

Please register using the links below, spaces are strictly on a first come basis. Once the spaces have been filled, the link will close and no further registrations can be accepted.

Saturday 4.15-5.15pm – Girls born 2012 to 2014 only

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-2-new-members—sat-415-515-

Sunday 10.00-11.00am – Girls born in 2013 only

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-2—new-members—sun-1000-11

Just one of our fabulous prizes up for grabs in our raffle on 17th December. This was very kindly donated to us by our neighbour Paul in Kreative Salon Services right here in Monksland, thank you so much Paul, we really appreciate your generosity, what a lovely hamper to win!

We have a limited number of spaces available for Boys in our Sunday class in Term 2.

Please note the following before registering :-

Spaces are for Boys born between 2012 and 2014 only

These spaces are for beginners only and not an additional class for existing members

Please ensure details are entered correctly on the form, especially date and year of birth

Class runs on Sunday mornings from 9.00-10.30am

Spaces are strictly on a first come basis and once they have been filled, we cannot offer additional spaces

All sections of the form need to be completed along with the payment, otherwise the form will not be submitted. Once submitted, please ensure you receive an email from Jotform and PayPal confirming the registration, maybe in Junk mail. If you do not receive these, it is unlikely that the form has been successfully submitted and, therefore, the place not guaranteed.

All our coaches are qualified gymnastics coaches, have completed their Safeguarding Training and are fully Garda Vetted.

Boys Class Sunday 9.00-10.30am link

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/term-2—new-members-sun-900-1030am

Tickets are currently being distributed through our members at the end of all classes.

We have some fantastic prizes coming in to support the main prize of the PS 5, stay tuned for more details over the coming weeks.

We recently returned to the National Indoor Arena for the National Series Competition which saw some of our competitive gymnasts compete in all four apparatus over two weekends. These girls are probably the hardest workers we could imagine and we are delighted to have them represent our club with such enthusiasm and pride.

The standard at the competitions was exceptionally high with clubs competing from all corners of Ireland and it is always such a joy to watch the super routines on display, especially from the Athlone gymnasts! Some of our girls were extremely unlucky not to take home a medal this time, they came so close and should be extremely proud of themselves and we have no doubt their day will come again to step onto the podium.

Congratulations to our medal winner – Mya – who won a bronze on vault, a super performance and a well deserved medal – well done Mya.

Thanks to Saoirse for accompanying and looking after the girls over the two weekends and to Tara for judging at the competition, well done ladies!

Good luck to the girls competing in the upcoming National Series competitions in the National Indoor Arena. They have been working really hard on their routines throughout their Summer Training and since classes resumed in September. Our competitive gymnasts train for 12 months of the year, unlike many other sports, it is not a seasonal sport. These girls have been super committed to their training, very rarely missing a training session, and we wish them everything they dream of and much more. We couldn’t be more proud of them.

Best of luck Kate, Orlaith, Aoibhinn, Isla, Mya, Laoise, Saoirse and Sarah.

Thanks as always to the dedication and committment of their coaches, Saoirse and Tara, for their work in preparing the girls for the competitions, none of this would be possible otherwise.

As ever, thanks to the parents for getting the girls to training and supporting them, especially the early morning sessions, we know it can be difficult, particularly on days off, but we have no doubt the pride of seeing them compete in a national competition is worth every moment of it!