Buckley Gymnastics Club

Back to competing

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Buckley Admin

Coach Shelley, Zara R, Zara EM, and Coach Betty

After 18 months, competitions have finally started again.

Two of our Advanced gymnasts travelled down to Sport Wales National Centre, Cardiff, on Saturday 25 September.

Gymnasts Zara R and Zara EM competed in the Women’s Bronze Challenge Cup.

Along with Coach Betty, Coach Shelley was judge for the day.

Great results for a first competition back with Zara EM gaining a 3rd place on asymmetric bars and a 6th place overall.

Well done to both girls and thank you to the coaches for supporting the girls over the weekend.

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Squads selection for Aiyla and Liliana

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Web team

Roaring success: Aiyla and head coach Danielle (left) and Liliana with coach Milly

Congratulations to gymnasts Aiyla and Liliana who have been selected to take part in special training sessions at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff.

Aiyla will be part of the Welsh Women’s Artistic Preparation Squad which is for gymnasts who are working towards national representation along with the British Elite Grades Pathway, British Championships and National and International Competitions.

And Liliana has been selected for Welsh Development Squad which is run by national coaches.

Buckley head coach Danielle said it was a “great achievement and a fantastic opportunity” for the gymnasts.

It’s been a busy couple of days for Aiyla, who also took part in a competition in Lilleshall last night for Compulsory Level 2 grade which takes place in early October.

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Photos: Festival of Gymnastics

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Web team

Note. Click a photo to scroll through our slideshow

Well, wasn’t that a brilliant weekend of gymnastics – and fundraising?

The Festival of Gymnastics allowed us to get parents and gymnasts in the gym in Gwernaffield for the first time following the easing of restrictions.

The gymnasts got to show off their skills, including new moves, and to see others from the different classes – some for the first time.

Some parents have never been inside the Gwernaffield gym despite their children being members of the club for more than year.

So thank you to everyone who joined us.

We also hope you all got the chance to find out more about our plans for the gym extension.

We have to say a big thank you to Becca and the fundraising team for giving their time over the weekend as well as our coaches, and to everyone who looked after the stalls, served coffee, tea and cakes and erected the gazebo – twice!

It was a great start to our fundraising appeal, 50k for 50 Years, and we’ll let you know how much the weekend raised when we have a final figure.

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Watch: It’s the pits!

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Web team

Here’s a l👀k at how the gym could look if we achieve our plans to add new facilities, including pits, at our unit at Gwernaffield in time for our 50th anniversay in 2024.

Nothing is set in stone yet but, from these visualisations, you can get a sense of the additional facilities we hope to add in a new extension.

A big part of the extension will be pits – a crucial component if we are to help gymnasts take their skills to new levels.

But our plans depend on us raising £50,000 – and this is why we have launched the 50k for 50 Years appeal in time for 2024.

We hope you can help us by getting involved in our fundraising activities.

Bye for now 😁