Issued 28th March for Summer Term 2026

Hurstpierpoint Gymnastics Club
Summer Term Classes 2026
Most gymnasts will be in the same group next term. We look forward to seeing you all again, but please let us know of anyone leaving or if anyone needs to change day.
There are preschool places available and some places in the after-school Club.

Arts Competition - April 2026
The competition is this Saturday morning starting at 9am. Parents and friends are invited to come and enjoy.
NB The medal and certificates are to keep, the trophies to be returned at the end of the year, or earlier if you leave us. The trophies can be bought outright at cost.

Gymnastics Awards
Next week, the 24th to 26th March we will be presenting over a hundred gymnastics awards earned this term. About a third of gymnasts will be receiving awards. Please note that on average progress is an award each year, not an award every term. We are following the British Gymnastics original proficiency award scheme.
Parents are invited to attend on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday about fifteen minutes before the end of each class to see the presentations.

Fees Invoice
Our fees will be the same as last term. Our after-school fees will be £50 and our Preschool fees £45 per term. As always, this covers an average ten sessions, free awards, subsidised clothing and for Year 3 and above, it gives free entry to two competitions a year.
Please help us by paying fees online before coming, though if you are unable to, we can still accept cash or cheques.
Please contact us if you are experiencing any difficulties.
Account name
HGC Sort code 20-49-76
Account 33501949
Reference Your Childs name

Leotards
We are waiting for Large girls stock, but all other sizes are available. Next term they will still be £30 for sizes XXS, XS and S, £35 for Medium and £40 for Large. We can advise on the right size for your child. We welcome donations or purchases of second-hand leotards.

Club Championships
Our Annual Championships will feature Floor Solos, Floor Pairs and Vault competitions being held on Saturday 4th July.
We are aware that this is St. Lawrence Fair day in the village, but gymnasts will be finished before 12.20 to enable them to participate in the various floats.
Parents will once again be invited to see the performances.
We encourage all juniors (Year 3+) and above age children to take part if they wish.
Entry into the competition is welcomed and will be arranged by 21st May.
There will be additional free voluntary practice sessions on Fridays the 12th, 19th & 26th June for Solo and Pairs (not vault) between 4 and 6pm. Gymnasts may come on these dates at any time for the practices.

Competition rules are fairly simple: -
Vault: - two attempts, best score to count.
Floor: - at least ten moves from a supplied list, in a sequence to music.
Pairs: - at least five moves and three pairs balances, in a sequence, to music.
Routines should include dance and use instrumental music of 70-90 seconds. Three different competition CDs are available, containing numerous suitable non-vocal music tracks of the correct competition length at £2 each. We also have a USB memory stick with all 130 tunes at just £5.
If gymnasts wish to use their own music, it needs to be instrumental, 70 - 90 seconds long and recorded cut & ready as track 1 on a CD.

Group photos
We will be taking group photos from the 5th to the 8th May. They will be available the following week. NB The Thursday is closed so we will take them the week before or the week after.

Vacancies
We currently have vacancies in all classes including pre-school classes for boys at 1.30pm and for girls at 1.30, 2pm or 2.30pm.

Autumn Term Classes 2026
Most of our Pre-school children will be joining Reception in September and will move from Pre-school to the after-school Club.
All of the new Reception boys wishing to continue are offered places in the Tuesday 4.30pm to 5.30pm class. Please let us know if any will be leaving.
All of the new Reception girls will be offered a place on either Tuesday 4.30 – 5.30pm, or Wednesday or Thursday from 4 - 5pm. If girls have a firm preference for a day - or are not planning to continue in September, please let us know. If you are looking for a Pre-school place in September, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can plan ahead.

Sayers Common Pre-schoolers
Sayers Common Community Shop are still offering free places for Sayers Common Pre-school children in their first term.

Hall non-availability
We are unable to use the hall on Thursday 7th May due to elections.

Dates for 2026
Tuesday 14th April Term starts
Thursday 7th May Closed for elections
Tuesday 5th to Friday 8th May Group photos
Thursday 21st May Competition entries close
Tuesday 26th May to Friday 29th May Half Term (closed)
Fridays 12th, 19th & 26th June Free voluntary practices for Solos and Pairs (not vault)
Tuesday 30th June to Thursday 2nd July End of term and end of year Awards
Friday 3rd July Preschool presentations and term ends
Saturday 4th July Annual Championship competition (8.30 am to 12)
Tuesday 8th September Autumn Term starts

One Club rule
Please remember our one-club rule - we do not accept children who attend another gym club at the same time as us (apart from free teacher-led school clubs) - though children may join and leave us as they wish.

All the coaches and helpers at Hurstpierpoint Gymnastics Club wish you a happy Easter break and look forward to seeing you next term.



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