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News Update - 16th May 2026
Hi there Parents & Gymnasts,
Summer & Autumn Term 2026
Our Summer term is underway with some vacancies in all groups.
Reservations for new gymnasts in the the Autumn term are being taken. Those already with us have guaranteed renewal places.
Please email any enquiries to the address on the links page.
Gym Collect
We are repeating our successful collection service to girls in Reception / Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 at St. Lawrence.
Every Wednesday we collect gymnasts from St. Lawrence at home-time and escort them to the Village Centre next door.
There they have their own snack / drink and prepare for their gymnastics class running from 4 to 5pm.
Parents or carers can then collect their children at 5pm.
Gym Collect fees are £5 a week.
Please email the Club for reservations or with any queries.
Class Photos 2026
All Class photos are now available at the Club. Just £1 a page.
Four opportunities to watch your child's gym Summer 2026
We are performing at St. Wilfrid's School Burgess Hill Summer Fair on Saturday 6th June. The Fair runs from 11am to 2pm and we will be performing at 12 midday.
We are performing at Albourne School's Summer Fair on Saturday 27th June. The Fair runs from 12 to 3pm and we will be performing at 1pm.
All children are invited to participate - regardless of age or school. We will practice display items during classes and invite some of our competition entries to
repeat their routines.
Over eighty Juniors and Seniors have entered the Annual Championships on 4th July from 8.30am to midday. The Village
Centre will be open to spectators all morning - free entry.
We are going to perform at Hurst Festival's Super Sunday on the 20th September at 1.30pm. We are encouraging as many gymnasts as possible to perform,
from our pre-schoolers through to our teens. We will practice the display in regular classes. Please book the date and venue - South Avenue Recreation Ground.
Annual Championships, Saturday 4th July 2026
Entries are open for our Annual Championships. A record number of entries have been registered. There will be Floor Solos, Sports Acrobatic Pairs and Vaulting competitions.
Entries and spectating will be free.
So that children will be able to participate in the St. Lawrence Fair procession, the competitiona and presentations will be completed before 12.20pm.
Emergency contacts
Please can you ensure that any changes of address have been given to us, together with any phone number changes or alterations in emergency contact information.
Funding Help
We are pleased to announce that we are currently being given assistance by Tescos, Mid Sussex District Council, Sussex Police & Clarion Futures.
Burgess Hill Town Council, Hassocks Parish Council and Hurstpierpoint and Sayers Common Parish Council have now given us financial support.
This funding is enabling us to offer free competition entries and free British Gymnastics Awards.
Thank you to everyone involved.
Sayers Common 3 year-olds
We are particularly interested to hear from parents of 3 year-olds living in Sayers Common. The Sayers Common Community shop has offered to
fully fund their first term.
Leotards
All sizes are now available.
Leotards are now costing us from £40 to £69. Please note that leotard prices to you are now £30 (XXS, XS & S), £35 Medium & £40 large.
While we accept leotard & shorts for gymnasts first term, we then need them to obtain our Club kit for following terms.
We welcome either donations or purchase of leotards no longer needed.
We usually have a few second-hand ones available.
Balls, Hoops & Ribbons
All of these items are available now from the Club. Made to international competition standards the costs are :-
Balls £12, Hoops £9 & Ribbons £7 .
Awards
Over sixty gymnasts have already passed their British Gymnastics awards this term. We do not charge for awards, they will be presented in the last week of our term.
Fees
Fees for the Summer term 2026 are the same as last term, they are £50 for main club and £45 Pre-school. Awards, competition entries and a
subsidy on clothing are all included.
Website update
We now have all of our Club policies available on this website - look for the Policies section on the tabs below.
The links page now has direct email links to the Club and another link to our Welfare Officer.
If you have any queries about the Club please do not hesitate to contact us.
Our email is
contacthurstgym@gmail.com
(Available on our Links page.)
If you have any urgent queries, please phone 01273 - 832366 and we will try to answer you.
New Gymnasts
Parents of new gymnasts are advised that we meet in Hurstpierpoint Village Centre, Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9UY.
There is a free car park opposite, but on the right hand side you need to show one of the MSDC time clocks up to 6pm.
Gymnasts are reminded that they should not be wearing any jewellery, bracelets, friendship bands or ear-rings.
(If ears were pierced in the last six weeks you will need to tape over your studs.)
All work is done barefoot without shoes, socks, tights or leggings.
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