Club History - 2010

Floor and Vault Judges		Claire Hart Beth Holland Mark Underwood Emma Powling Charlie Clayton Finn O’Loughlin Rod Churchill
Level 3 General Coaches		Rosie Arnott Rebecca Kent

David Jones joins the Level 3 General Coaching Team having previously coached in Malvern. A warm welcome is extended to David. Jasmine Hart wins a place in the Gloucestershire County Girls 4 piece FIG Team in the South West Inter Counties Championships – June 2010. Emma Powling is chosen as 1st reserve in the Gloucestershire County Girls Floor and Vault Team MOD FIG in the South West Inter Counties Championships – June 2010. Jasmine Hart and Scott Taylor chosen to represent the South West in the British National NDP Tumbling Finals – May 2010. Sponsorship from Glen Dufty £1560, Mira Showers £250 and St Roses special Needs School £1000 along with Club Funds enabled the club to purchase a half length Carbon Fibre Tumble track. Novice Floor and Vault – June For many entered from the club it was their first competition Novice 2 age 8 Isobel Lloyd overall 3rd place (1st on floor) Novice 2 age 10 Isabel Ovens overall 3rd place (2nd on floor) Novice 2 age 11 Hannah Tilley overall 3rd place (1st on vault) Other placings Freya Hartley (Novice 1 age 7) 2nd= on vault Georgia Schofield (Novice 2 age 10) 3rd on vault Grace Sheppard (Novice 2 age 11) 3rd on floor Victoria Jones (Novice 2 age 12/13) 1st on vault Katie Castle (Novice 3 age 9 ) 2nd= on floor Jemma Powell (Novice 3 age12/13) 1st on vault

Club History - 2009

GYM MARK re application successful, this now means the club has held the coveted British Gymnastics award, along with Club Mark since 2004.

Level 3 General Coaches		David Webb Rod Churchill
Level 2 General Coaches		Amanda Aston Carrie Ann Bailey
Level 1 General Coaches		Fin O’Loughlin Freya Churchill Beth Holland Rachel Harris Spyross Parissos
Award Scheme Coaches		Robert Penny Charlie Clayton Emma Powling Mark Underwood

Jasmine Hart wins a place in the Gloucestershire County Girls Floor and Vault team in the MOD FIG group. Sponsorship from St Roses Special Needs School, Stroud, of £2500 enabled the club to replace 8 landing mats.

Club History - 2008

Robert Penny – British Champion NDP 3 Tumbling
Level 2 Women’s Artistic Coach – Emily Stephenson
Disability Coach of the Year (Gloucestershire Awards) – Dave Powell

Level 2 Women’s Artistic Coach		Emily Stephenson
Disability Coach of the Year (Gloucestershire Awards)		Dave Powell

Club History - 2007

Club Judge Tumbling		Emily Stephenson
Club Judge Tumbling		Lisa Hallas
Club Judge Tumbling		Trevor Roberts

Keeley Iddles wins place in the Gloucestershire County Girls Floor and Vault team in the MOD FIG group - 29th April

Club History - 2006

First Aid Appointed Person Course.		Dave Powell
First Aid Appointed Person Course.		Maria Powell
First Aid Appointed Person Course.		Rosie Arnott
First Aid Appointed Person Course.		Dawn Ellis
First Aid Appointed Person Course.		Jean Hallas
First Aid Appointed Person Course.		Lisa Hallas
First Aid Appointed Person Course.		Kirsty McKenna
First Aid Appointed Person Course.		Trevor Roberts

Regional Judge - Womens Artistic Gymnastics.		Dave Powell
Regional Judge - Womens Artistic Gymnastics.		Emily Stephenson

Also Dave Powell has qualified to Tutor Teachers

Club History - 2005

Club Coach General 2005		Lisa Hallas
Club Coach General 2005		Michelle Godsell
Club Coach General 2005		Jean Hallas

Club Coach Pre School 2005		Jean Hallas
Club Coach Pre School 2005		Dave Powell

Assistant Club Coach 2005		Rosie Arnott
Assistant Club Coach 2005		Kirsty McKenna
Assistant Club Coach 2005		John Godsell

Club Judge 2005		Emily Stephenson
Club Judge 2005		Michelle Godsell

Club History - 2004

2004 Gym Mark and the Sport England Club award.
The above awards were obtained, after much hard work, in December.

Appointment of Welfare Officers.
In May 2004 the club in line with its desire to achieve the Gym Mark appointed two Welfare Officers in Dawn Ellis and Jean Hallas.

Coaching provision.
The club had started with one coach, which was Dave Powell. With the various expansions to the club and the growth of the clubs membership the club can now boast ten qualified coaches and at present three helpers.

June 2004 Conception of Development squads.
The successful structure of the club with the infusion of the pre school members in to the recreational classes has meant that a number of potential competitive gymnasts have been identified. The creation of two development squads one for girls and one for boys meant that extended training could be offered to those concerned.

2004 Grant from SWAGA.
A grant from SWAGA enabled the club to purchase Pre School Kit, which could also be used for any courses that might be run. 2004 Grant from Cheltenham Borough Council. Another successful application for a grant enabled six safety modules to have the foam replaced.

Club History - 2003

2003 Grant Awarded.
A successful application to Cheltenham Borough Council for a grant meant that with club funds a New Vaulting Table could be purchased thus enabling all to experience the new vault. .

July 2003.
Agreement was reached with the school over the installation of the Asymmetric Bars and the High Bar and further storage for Beams and more mats. The club was now able to function on the girls' side in Four Piece training.

Club History - 2002

May 2002.
Negotiations regarding storage were conducted with the centre management and agreement reached that one of the storage cupboards could be used for some of the equipment. This enabled the floor mats, large safety mats and the tumble track to be stored. The club was able to focus on Floor, Vault, Trampette and Tumbling. Successes were achieved in Tumbling with gymnasts representing the South West at the National Finals in 2003.

April 2002
The recreational classes were reintroduced at Bournside Sports Centre on a Friday night. Many members did not rejoin as the location of the venue and the evening offered was not convenient.

February 2002.
Dave Powell head coach also ran a successful Circuit Training session at Bournside Sports Centre. The centre was approached as to the possibility of running a session for the Competition Gymnasts if only once a week. The Manager agreed and a simple training session was set up on a Saturday afternoon. The clubs equipment was still in storage elsewhere as Bournside at this time had no storage facilities available.

February 2002.
A change of Headmaster at Rowanfield Junior School meant a change in the fortunes of the club. The school governors brought in a rule that equipment, brought in for a class, had to be removed from the hall or room that was hired, after each session. The Club's equipment had been stored in the hall quite safely up till now. With the amount of equipment that the club now owned this was going to prove impractical and the club had to seek new premises. All classes at the school were suspended, which had a devastating effect on the club's membership.

January 2002.
This year saw a further expansion to the club's activities in the creation of a Pre School section. With the School not being available during the day meant that another venue had to be sought. SS Philip and James church was approached with a view to operating the classes out of the Church Centre. Agreement was reached and some Pre School equipment was purchased, Classes started at the end of the month. This section of the club provides an avenue into the infant recreational group on a Friday evening or even in to the development squads.

Club History - 1999

March 1999 Club expansion.
It was soon realised that the club had to move forward and develop its own member base for potential competitive gymnasts to be invited to join the small competition group. In March 1999 two recreational classes were started on a Monday evening. These classes were soon full a waiting list evolved. It did not take long before interest was shown by older participants and a senior recreational class was set on up on the same night.

January 1999 Purchase of equipment.
On retiring from Severn Trent the package included a lump sum, which had been invested. It was decided by the joint partners that some of this could be loaned to the club, interest free, thus enabling some much needed equipment to be purchased. By now five gymnasts had joined the club and to their delight in February 1999 they came to training to be confronted with training facilities on Asymmetric Bars, a Beam, a Vaulting Horse, a new Trampette and new matted floor area.

1999 - Clubs inception - Bristol help.
Talks with the Headmaster of Rowanfield Junior School proved very positive, as he was an enthusiast of gymnastics. The club was started on 5 January 1999. At the start only the small amount of school mats and a wooden vaulting box were available for training. Two gymnasts took the initial plunge to join the club and Rowan Gymnastics Club had arrived in Cheltenham. The Bristol School of Gymnastics, with the loan of a trampette and a springboard, gave help. This was most welcome and the clubs are still good friends.

Club History - 1998

1998 - Retirement from Severn Trent Water by Dave Powell.
Though this was achieved in July of 1998, it proved to be a positive event for the club.

1998 - encouragement from two parents.
Encouragement from two parents to move on and set up a gymnastics club brought about the ideas that have created Rowan Gymnastics Club.