News - September 2008

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Tumbling Run Grand Opening

Richmond Gymnastics Associations (RGA) new tumble track was officially opened by Her Worship the Mayor of Richmond upon Thames, Helen Lee-Parsons on Saturday 20^th September 2008.

As London’s top gymnastics tumbling Club, RGA are delighted to finally open the first full length track in the London region.

The RGA headquarters in Kew opened in 1999 and the association has built an excellent reputation locally and nationally. Planning for the track started in 2005 and after several years of fund raising and building challenges the track finally opened to the gymnasts in July 2008.

RGA has a strong squad of tumblers making them the most successful club in the London region with members ranging from just 7 years old through to Greg Boosey member of the GB senior men’s team.

John Jenkins Chairman of RGA said “We are very pleased to have finished this project and  to have this facility in place. It is great news not only for our own 1700 general and elite gymnasts who train with us on a weekly basis, but also the elite Gymnasts of London who now have a world class facility available to them”

Lyn Gray President of RGA added “Tumbling at RGA has gone from strength to strength since our appointment of two world class coaches in 2006 - Kath Peberdy, former Women’s World Tumbling Champion and Rob Small, former Men’s World Tumbling Bronze Medallist. Both coaches have brought a wealth of expertise and experience and we are delighted to add the last part of our strategic plan in the form of this new world class track”

John added “ This track would not have been possible without the commitment and help of RGA parents and funding from many organisations including : The London Marathon Fund, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Initiative Fund, The Mercer’s Company and Bechtel Ltd. We would like to pass our thanks on to all of them”

Congratulations were added by Chris Brockbank, Chairman of the London Gymnastics Federation Acrobatic& Tumbling Technical Committee “ Richmond has always been a strong tumbling and acrobatic club and with this new facility we look forward to  the region performing  even better in the future”  

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