New team member

Posted on October 4, 2020 by Web team

We would like to welcome our new team member Lauren Eaton-Jones as a welfare officer.

Lauren will be working alongside Alison, our current welfare officer, to help make sure the gym protects and supports gymnasts and creates a positive environment.

She is mum to Evie who has been with us since Preschool in 2016.

For her day job Lauren is a senior planner. She deals with a lot of policies and procedures which will also be ideal for all safeguarding procedures.

Lauren says: “I’ve wanted to be involved at the gymnastics club at some level and this post appealed to me as I’m always ready to listen and I’m looking forward to getting to know everybody a bit better. When things become more normal I’d like to be a familiar face for our gymnasts, coaches and parents, and will always be approachable and ready to provide support“

Over the past few weeks Lauren has been doing her training, completing the recommended safeguarding and protecting children workshop via Welsh Gymnastics, and also a ‘Time to Listen’ course which helps us to create a child-centred environment.

Both welfare officers can be contacted through the website. They are here to support gymnasts, parents and the coaches. 

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New bookable classes for under fives

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Web team

We have two new classes starting from 28 September.

Gym Tots: Monday & Wednesday, 9.30- 10.30am

This class is for children from crawling and up. It is £4.50 and is a free play session led by a gymnastics coach.

Accompanied Preschool Class: Monday & Wednesday, 11-11.45am

This class is for ages two years and up and is a structured session run by a gymnastics coach, costing £4.50.

Online booking is required for both sessions due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Numbers are limited but we will aim to run extra sessions should these become oversubscribed.

Please note below

  • Only one parent to accompany the child
  • Adults and children over 11 are required to wear a face covering in the gym
  • Please only bring essential items in to the gym
  • You will be required to wait outside until 5 minutes before the session starts
  • We ask that you wash yours and your child’s hands before entering the main gym
  • We ask that you leave the gym as soon as possible at the end of the session

The gym will be cleaned prior to the sessions and after the sessions to comply with Welsh Gymnastics guidelines.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

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Phased return to gym

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Web team

Over the last few weeks the club has been preparing to open the gym following the easing of lockdown restrictions by Welsh Government.

On Monday 17 August we are opening the gym with a phased return.

We’re starting with the Intermediate and Advanced classes and plan on a return of all classes in September, although classes will look and feel quite different from how they were before lockdown.

All measures are in place to protect our gymnasts and coaches and by completing a phased return we will be able to evaluate our processes.

step forward planAll members will receive information prior to starting back with a guide to help everyone understand how the gym classes will work.

We have our covid officer in place to oversee procedures and the whole team has completed all of the required training. As part of this we have had to update our privacy notice to include recording of contact information as covid-19 is a notifiable disease.

We look forward to welcoming all our members back very soon.

 

 

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Covid Officer

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Web team

We would like to introduce a new addition to our team.

Michelle Kenworthy is our Covid Officer. She will be on hand to help us navigate all the new guidelines set out by Welsh Gymnastics and British Gymnastics to help us open and run the gym safely for all our members.

Michelle has been working to gain knowledge on all things Covid and has completed the required Covid-19 Awareness Courses.

We’re happy to be working with Michelle and feel safe in the knowledge that we will have all the information to keep everyone safe.

Michelle is mum to Emelia in Development class.

If anyone has any questions or concerns regarding Covid Procedures please get in touch via the contact us page and we will help answer any queries.

Welcome Michelle.

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