We are collecting Easter treats for Flintshire Foodbank. There will be boxes to collect donations of Easter eggs and chocolates at Gwernaffield and Buckley gyms on Saturday 6 April.
The foodbank is short of things like packets and tins of potatoes, custard and rice pudding as well as toothpaste and soap. And their website says they have plenty of beans, pasta, soup and sugar.
Development class gymnasts did themselves and the club proud at this weekend’s Deeside Sets which was a first four-piece competition for some.
Everyone passed their grades with distinctions and commendations for some gymnasts on Saturday.
5/6 Years
Vault – Daisy 6th, Mila 4th, Hollie 3rd, Evie 1st
Bar – Hollie 6th, Daisy 3rd
Beam – Hollie 6th
Floor – Leila 5th, Mila 4th
Overall – Hollie 5th
6/7 Years
Emelia was 6th on Vault and Floor, 2nd on Bar, and 3rd overall.
7/8 Years
All the girls performed beautifully with Lily RJ getting 5th on beam.
8/9 Years
Bar – Medi 6th
Beam – Erin 5th, Niamh 4th
Overall – Niamh 6th
And an extra well done to Medi for winning the poster competition.
Sunday’s competition saw older Development class gymnasts perform with “beautiful routines” and commended medals for everyone in their grades, according to coach Helen.
Special mention for Maddie Humphreys who got 6th on beam in the 9/10 Years competition.
Maddie Healy got 5th vault in 10/11 Years competition. She also won the poster competition.
Finally, thanks to young leaders and coaches for their help, and to Betty for judging all weekend.
Some advanced class girls attended a ‘run’ through competition on Friday at Deeside Leisure Centre before heading to Cardiff in a few weeks’ time for the real deal.
They competed in both compulsory and national level grades against girls from around the north area.
Macey and Mia entered national grade 4 with Megan and Zara entering national 3.
We also had Abi, Amelia and Bella competing at national grade 1. And Aiyla competed in the compulsory level 4 competition.
All our girls came away with ribbons, medals and trophies for their performances, with Aiyla 3rd overall in her compulsory competition.
In national grade 1, Abi was 4th overall, Amelia 2nd and Bella was champion. Mia was 2nd overall in grade 4, and Zara 4th overall in grade 3.
Coach Betty said while the girls showed “lots of fantastic work” there was still “time to work extra hard and go down to Cardiff and shine” next month.
A big thank you to coaches who judged and helped on the night.
Today we are celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD), writes welfare officer Alison.
Around the world, people are trying to bring a gender balance and this year’s theme is #balanceforbetter.
The girls quickly understood and started throwing some shapes together to symbolise balance – as you can see with these photos!
Buckley Gymnastics Club 
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