Brentwood Trampoline Club

First Gala of 2012 at Hatfield

2012-01-30T12:52:00.000Z

All five of those travelling to Hatfield for this gala had cause for nerves, with Lauren & Lucy never having competed at National level before, Chrissie & Susanna venturing into FIG B for the first time, Kensie having hurt her foot the previous day and Josh determined to get back to FIG B. In the event there was at least cause for future confidence with either medals, qualification to finals or good experience to take away with them. To find out more about the results and how Kensie managed with (as was found out after the event) a broken bone in her foot, read the full competition report at http://brentwoodtc.org/hatfield_28-29jan12.htm.

Brentwood Grading H-D, 22nd January 2012

2012-01-27T12:34:00.000Z

With 45 competing once again we had the largest contingent in the grading competition. The day saw many competing at a new grade for the first time and so expectations were cautiously optimistic in the most part:

First time in grade or competition:

Becky Tompkinson (E), Vanessa Lewis (D), Eitan Robinson (G), Faith Everett (D), Georgia Tyrrell (D), Maddison Merritt (D), Tegan Roycroft (F), Ella Sandle (G), Jonathan Gibbs (D), Olivia Watson (E), Katie Cremer (E), Monica Dowling (F), Charlotte Lal (F), Georgina Davis (G), Maddie Newby (G), Chloe Waghorne (G), Ellie Moreton (G) and Abbie-Jo Goldsmith (D)

Qualifiers:

H to G

Mia Gray

G to E

Eitan Robinson

G to F

Josie Rollings,
Ramiyah Kendall,
Thea Taylor &
Georgina Davis

F to E

Ainslie Pews,
Holly Perry,
Tegan Roycroft,
Monica Dowling &
Charlotte Lal

E to D

Kendra Sherlock,
Jessie Durrell

D to C

Vanessa Lewis,
Faith Everett &
Joe Harris

Georgia Tyrrell & Maddison Merritt also hit the qualifying scores for this grade but since only the top 20% can be promoted and, with Faith, they were the only three competing in the under-13 age group, missed out this time round.

Trophies:

Winners - Mia Gray, Eitan Robinson, Faith Everett, Kendra Sherlock & Joe Harris;
Team winners - Under 11 girls H - Mia Gray, Erin Wells, Sophie Tyrrell & Molly Slawson, Under 13 girls D - Faith Everett, Georgia Tyrrell & Maddison Merritt, Under 13 girls E - , Under 15 girls G - Georgina Davis, Maddie Newby & Chloe Waghorne;
Second placed - Ainslie Plews, Josie Rollings, Vanessa Lewis, Ramiyah Kendall, Georgia Tyrrell, Holly Perry & Jonathan Gibbs;
Third placed - Charlotte Hussey, Emma Frost, Thea Taylor, Maddison Merritt, Tegan Roycrodt & Abbie Jo Goldsmith.

Personal Best Scores

Ainslie Plews - PB1 & PB2
Mia Gray - PB1 & PB2
Erin Wells - PB1 & PB2
Sophie Tyrrell - PB1 & PB2
Molly Slawson - PB2
Ramiyah Kendall - PB1 & PB2
Thea Taylor - PB2
Faith Everett - PB3
Georgia Tyrrell - PB3
Maddison Merritt - PB3
Kendra Sherlock - PB1 & PB2
Jessie Durrell - PB2
Holly Perry - PB1 & PB2
Tegan Roycroft - PB2
Emma Heptinstall - PB1 & PB2
Sarah Thompson - PB1
Joe Harris - PB3
Jonathan Gibbs - PB3
Monica Dowling - PB1 & PB2
Charlotte Lal - PB1 & PB2
Georgina Lewis - PB1 & PB2
Georgina Henwood - PB2
Alice Gibbs - PB1 & PB2
Ellie Marshall - PB1 & PB2

Detailed scores and placings on-line on our website now.

PB Challenge 2012

2012-01-09T14:07:00.001Z

Members waiting for results of PB Challenge

Saturday afternoon saw our first PB Challenge competition take place. We wanted a competition that was fun for everybody to take part in and we certainly achieved this with a great atmosphere. Nearly 30 competed, with most taking part in the 'handicap' section of the competition where their scores were adjusted relative to their personal bests. For a fuller report and individual results check our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/brentwood_07jan12.htm.

Annual report 2011

2011-12-26T13:24:00.003Z

Our annual report is now available to view on-line on our website in the downloads section. Members and parents are encouraged to read this ahead of the club's AGM on 7th January 2012 which will start at approx. 6pm after our internal competition and snacks. The agenda will be as follows:

Minutes of AGM 2010 available for inspection
Welcome
Change of Committee Members during the year
Election of Officers
Annual Reports

Chair’s report
Treasurer’s report
Coach’s report

A.O.B.

Xmas & New Year opening

2011-12-19T15:58:00.002Z

Brentwood Trampoline will remain open throughout the Christmas Holiday period with only minor changes to its programme. All changes are documented on the club website at brentwoodtc.org but, in summary:

Christmas Eve, pre-pay sessions earlier, 'pay-as-you-go' moved to preceding Wednesday 21st at 4pm;
Christmas and Boxing Day Bank Holidays - (Monday & Tuesday) - centre closed
New Years' Eve, pre-pay sessions earlier, 'pay-as-you-go' moved to preceding Wednesday 28th at 4pm
New Years' Day Bank Holiday - (Monday) - centre closed;

Schools' Regional Championships - 4th December

2011-12-07T13:53:00.001Z

With one of our biggest entries at schools for some time we had 19 members representing their schools at this competition and 14 of them have secured places at the Zonal finals in Shrewsbury in January where they will compete against others from the Midlands regions and Wales. Members did particularly well in the Elite groups taking all 4 girls titles available. The total haul of trophies was as follows:

Winners - Maddison Merritt (U11 Elite), Olivia Watson (U13 Elite), Susanna Badley (U15 Elite) & Chrissie Law (U19 Elite), Under 11 Novice Team from Long Ridings (Sophie Tyrrell, Mia Gray & Erin Wells) and Under 15 Elite team from Cooper Coborn (Susanna Badley, Lucy Phillips, Emma Brereton & Ellie Guy)
Second place - Faith Everett (U11 Elite), Ramiyah Kendall (U11 Novice)
Third place - Georgia Tyrrell (U11 Elite)

There were also some very close misses with Sophie Tyrrell just 0.1 off 3rd place in U11 Novice, Emma Heptinstall just 0.1 behind Sophie in 5th and Lauren Michaels just 0.3 behind Lucy in the U13 Elite. For some this was a first ever competitive experience and for them the best result was that they enjoyed the day and are raring to compete again.More detailed results are available on our website at www.brentwoodtc.org/harlow_04dec11.htm.

Christmas Shopping?

2011-12-01T12:28:00.001Z

Go to
http://www.spendandraise.com/brentwoodtc/
and start earning money for the club.

Then don't forget our on-line shop which allows you to access all the top e-tailers (Amazon, Play.com, New Look, Sainsbury's, and hundreds of others) - get their regular great prices and still earn money for the club.

You can search directly for the item you want to buy, browse by shop type or by supplier name - it couldn't be easier.

MP visits 12th Open Comp

2011-11-08T14:06:00.000Z

The Rt. Hon. Eric Pickles, Member of Parliament for Brentwood and Ongar, was the surprise VIP guest at the 12th annual Open Trampoline Competition hosted by Brentwood Trampoline Club at the Brentwood School Sports Centre. Attracting nearly 300 entries from around the East & London regions, competing in 29 different classes, this is one of the largest events of its kind every year and also keeps alive the memory of Georgia Cordery with two trophies available for those showing the highest quality form.

With competitors ranging in ability from raw beginners competing at I grade to national standard competing at B & C grades the day offered a wide range of experience for the audience with many youngsters in their first competition delighting the audience and judges alike. The top end of competition was more demanding with many of those competing at grade C & above expecting to be in the hunt for the prestigious Georgia Cordery trophies.

Eric Pickles said:

"I was very surprised to see so many people here. It is a much larger event than I thought it would be and I am impressed with the amount of organisation that has obviously gone into producing a very successful competition. It is particularly good to see so many young people enjoying their sport."

Later Mr Pickles was pleased to be able to present some trophies and team awards including (see picture) those for Vanessa Lewis (right) and Abbie-Jo Goldsmith (left) taking 1st & 2nd in the Over-15 E grade joined by Nicola Miller (centre) to take team gold as well.

For the third year running, both Georgia Cordery trophies were won by members of Brentwood Trampoline Club with Kensie Sherlock taking the over-13 trophy (Brentwood's Lauren Michaels in 3rd place) and Joshua Newman taking the under-13 with Georgia Tyrrell & Maddison Merrittt (both only grade E) making it a Brentwood 1-2-3. The club was also pleased with its overall results with 16 individual trophy winners, 5 team winners and almost too many new personal best scores to count. More details of the results are available at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/brentwood_30oct11.htm.

Long trip but worth the drive

2011-10-23T13:22:00.000+01:00

Photocall attended by half our competitors shown in
our training hall in Brentwood School

Brentwood Trampoline Club had cause for celebration last weekend following a long day at Easton College, Norwich. The event was just one of four British Gymnastics grading competitions held each year where performers have the opportunity to prove their ability to move onwards to higher grade competition. For this reason the club's Head Coach, Paul Kitchen was delighted that 26 of the club's competitors had made the long journey as he says:

"It's a long way to go but an important journey to make to test the competitor, and their family's, resolve since when they qualify to National competition the journeys become longer and involve overnight stays."

Paul was equally pleased with the results with 15 of Brentwood's competitors achieving the targets needed for qualification giving a 58% success rate against a competition average of just 34%. Of course, the club also gained a fair share of trophies with 12 individual podium places and 3 winning teams - full details of the individual success stories are on the clubs website at www.brentwoodtc.org/easton_16oct11.htm.

The next challenge for the club is to host its annual Open Competition at their training base in Brentwood School Sports Centre where they are expecting nearly 300 competitors to be chasing, among other awards, the Georgia Cordery Form trophies for under-13 and over-13 trampolinists. These trophies are awarded each year to those who display the highest quality skills, rather than difficulty, and are in memory of Georgia Cordery.

Launch of new tracksuit

2011-10-11T11:14:00.001+01:00

Our new tracksuit is now available to order for delivery in time for Christmas.The stylish Italian tracksuit is made by Errea and embroidered with the clubs name, logo and herald on. Navy and white the suit includes red stripes. We hope all our members will want to buy one especially if they are competing for the club. It is important that members feel they belong to our club and are proud to wear our club clothing and that we as a club look the best when at competition.

We have 6 tracksuits of various sizes at the club in order that you can try one on to get the best size and fit, the sizes noted are continental and therefore not easily transferable to UK sizes. We will order a selection of sizes so hopefully everyone will be delighted with fit.

These tracksuits can only be ordered in batches with the first deadlines for ordering having been set as 30th October (for delivery in time for Xmas) and the end of February 2012. Children's sizes will be £35 whilst Adult sizes £40 inc VAT.

To ensure you get yours please place your order with Graham Parker, cheques made payable to Brentwood Trampoline Club. Delivery will be pre Xmas.

Don't forget we also have a wide range of other club clothing a selection of which is in stock, unfortunately we do not have a place to display it easily. Please refer to the club website for details and if you have any queries then please do not hesitate to contactGraham.

All clothing will be on display at our Open competiton on 30th October.

Any queries please e mail grahamparker963@btinternet.com or 07947 606568.

Newsletter posted on website

2011-09-05T11:07:00.000+01:00

Reporting on nationals success, Jack Petchey updates, upcoming social events, fundraising ideas and competitions the newsletter also asks wonders if everybody is really prepared for competitions and judging. Read more on-line from our website.

National Finals - Two Golds, One Bronze

2011-07-26T14:11:00.001+01:00

Susanna, Josh & Chrissie with their medals

For national trampolinists, the culmination of their efforts throughout the competition season is to attend the National Finals and the icing on the cake is to make the finals day having ended in the top-8 following the preliminary rounds on the first day. For 3 Brentwood Trampoline Club members this past weekend was their chance to show just how good they were as the finals were held in the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.

For the past 3 years Chrissie Law, from Brentwood, has made the Finals but missed out on finals day achieving a best result of 29th last year; this year, however, she has stepped up a gear and was more confident having finalled consistently in the gala competitions she had attended making 4th place on a few occasions. For Susanna Badley, from Harold Wood, and Josh Newman, from Noak Bridge, this was to be their first experience having only graduated from regional competition last October.

Competing in the NIA is a daunting experience as each group of competitors walk into the huge arena from behind the curtained training area to music and loud clapping from audience and officials alike and many find their nerves begin to take hold at this point. This year the three Brentwood Trampoline Club members overcame all nerves and put on a wonderful display on the qualifying day to impress the judges with their great form and saw all three move into finals day in top three places. Chrissie, in particular, had excelled posting all new personal best scores in her efforts to put past years disappointments behind her.

Finals day and and there was plenty of time for nerves to build up as other finals went before them but finally time came for Susanna & Josh to compete in their respective groups, Chrissie had longer for nerves to build as her final was later in the day. All three, however, prevailed with Susanna becoming under-15 girls National C champion, Josh under-13 boys National C champion and Chrissie taking 3rd place in the under-19 girls National C with yet another personal best score.

Brentwood Trampoline Club takes its competitive training seriously and so work resumes throughout the summer period towards next years competition season, (unlike many other youth groups) the club remains open throughout the summer period for both competitive and recreational trampolining and regularly has pay-as-you-go spaces. If you are interested in taking the sport up just check the club's web-site (www.brentwoodtc.org) for session times.

Jack's visit

2011-07-15T16:17:00.002+01:00

Jack Kelly, England National Development Coach for British Gymnastics and erstwhile coach to no less than two former world champions, popped in to Brentwood Trampoline Club this week to oversee the final preparation of the club's 3 National Finallists. The Nationals, taking place next weekend(23rd/24th July) at the NIA in Birmingham, is the culmination of every gymnasts competitive year and based on their performances this year all three stand a good chance of winning a medal.

Pictured with Jack are Chrissie Law, 17, from Brentwood who will be competing in the Under-19 Ladies national C finals, Josh Newman, 12, from Noak Bridge who will be competing in the Under-13 Boys national C and Susanna Badley, 13, from Hornchurch who will be competing in the Under-15 Girls national C.

All three have trained with Brentwood from their very early days in trampolining and have progressed through the grading system delighting audiences wherever they compete with the elegance of their style - a trademark of the club which prides itself on high-quality above all else.

Congratulations to Ainslie Plews

2011-06-19T20:19:00.001+01:00

Olive Law presenting Ainslie's
Jack Petchey award

.. our June Jack Petchey winner. Nominated for her friendly manner and hard work in training she has also been rewarded with recent competitive success. Ainslie has also started on her Level 1 Coach award and we look forward to seeing more of he around the club over coming years.

The next round of Jack Petchey nominations will be coming up after summer so can members please keep their eyes peeled for the nomination box then. To find out more about Jack Petchey awards visit our dedicated page on our website.

Easton Open results

2011-05-23T16:02:00.000+01:00

Some of our happy travellers

Yesterday we had 15 travel to the outskirts of Norwich for an Open competition hosted by Dragons. Following hot on the heels of the grading we hosted last weekend the accent of this event was on fun with Synchro as well as Individual competitions. The outcome exceeded all expectations with no less than 7 of the 15 winning their individual groups, two coming 2nd and another 3rd. The synchro was slightly less succesful though with one 2nd placed pair and two 3rd placed and another member in 2nd place in the Russian Roulette. You can read more about this and other results by checking on our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/comps_this_year.htm

Brentwood Trampoline Grading - Highlights

2011-05-15T19:19:00.002+01:00

Wow, what a day for BTC - well done to all our competitors for doing their best and, in the main, succeeding. More details (and pictures in due course) online on our website but to give you an idea of how well they did, how about these statistics:

48 competitors
8 first timers and 10 first time in grade (say one-third)
22 trophies (nearly 50% of our competitors)

7 winners
7 second-placed
8 third-placed

6 winning teams
11 qualifiers
36 equal or new personal best scores!

Many thanks to all our officials and helpers who made it a great day for the kids in particular, also to Neil at Cangaroos for keeping the results flowing through so folks didn't have to wait too long for presentations.

Jack Petchey Update

2011-05-11T13:32:00.001+01:00

Nicola, Gemma, Vicky, Becky & Joe

As ever, our young members have been working amazingly hard and a stunningly large number have already been nominated for Jack Petchey awards this year. Open to all members aged between 11 and 25, these awards are made to those who set the best examples to other members. Find out more about the latest winners (pictured right) on our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/jack_petchey.htm. Well done to Celia, our new Jack Petchey coordinator for stimulating such interest.

BG Young Leaders Camp...

2011-04-14T14:49:00.002+01:00

Young Leaders Camp 2011
Are you actively volunteering in gymnastics and aged between 16 and 19 years old? With three successful Young Leaders Camps under its belt, British Gymnastics is set to recruit another 50 Young Leaders to attend the leadership event of the year! You will have the chance to take part in many different, new and interesting activities and workshops alongside 150 of England's top Young Leaders and volunteers. Be prepared to tackle anything that gets thrown your way and to enjoy yourself to the full!

To find out more information about the Young Leaders Camp 2011 please click here!

Historic trampolinists & memories

2011-03-23T09:50:00.001Z

A regular correspondent with this club, Tim Blake, son of Ted Blake who introduced competitive trampolining as we know it to the world, recently passed us a link to this wonderful footage of trampolining in the late 1960's, Tim identified some of the performers as follows: "It shows Paul Luxon and (I think) Bobby Stroud who trained at Regent St Polytechnic together. I can also pick out Dave Curtis and possibly Mike Williams but that’s about it.". Commentary is in French, nevertheless enjoy:

retrouver ce média sur www.ina.fr

Commenting on the footage Paul Kitchen, identified some names and memories "I used to train some with Bobby at Crystal Palace until the manager caught us getting free training in one of the downstairs gyms. Surprised not to see Paul Wainwright there as he was Pauls synchro partner. The girl who is seen looking on from the tramp side is Wendy Wright. Competed alongside Biz Scales (Baldwin) in the same era. Di Bullen was coached by George Stephenson who coached me for a while in 73." as did Jack Kelly "I recognise a lot of these people including Ute Luxon (nee Czeck), Jane Pullen, Diane Bullen, Alan Gonzales and of course Paul Luxon (probably about 15yrs old) and Dave Curtis. A couple of the Swiss guys stayed and trained with me in Harlow. Most of the comp footage seems to be in a German sportshall I recognise though I wasn't there at the time."

Read more about trampolining history on our website.

Saffron Walden Grading Highlights

2011-03-07T11:42:00.004Z

Faith, Maddie & Alex - a winning team

33 entered, 32 competed, 6 winners, 3 second placed and 4 third (41% medal-rate!), and 13 qualified to higher grades - 19 set new improved PBs as well! We also had 5 winning teams meaning only 6 of our entrants came home with nothing.

Winners: Charlotte Hussey, Lauren Bembrick-Taylor, Joe Harris, Georgia Tyrrell, Lauren Michaels & Lucy Phillips,
Second: Emma Frost, Faith Everett & Jessie Durrell,
Third: Natalie Shade, Nicola Miller, Jonathan Gibbs & Alexandra Bartkowiak
Qualifiers G to F: Nicola Miller, Lauren Bembrick-Taylor, Holly Perry, Katie Cremer & Charlotte Lal
Qualifiers F to E: Charlotte Hussey, Natalie Shade, Joe Harris, Jonathan Gibbs, Georgia Tyrrell, Jessie Durrell
Qualifiers E to D: Lucy Phillips
Qualifiers D to C: Lauren Michaels
Winning Teams: Faith, Alex and Maddie; Vanessa, Abbie Jo and Emma; Georgie, Jessie and Emma; Holly, Katie and Olivia; Nicola, Gemma and Becky.

More details are on our website.

Highly qualified at Gillingham

2011-03-04T16:45:00.000Z

Josh & Susanna with medals

Three Brentwood Trampoline Club members enjoyed the short journey to Gillingham last weekend before notching up a highly impressive set of results and raising many an eyebrow as they set a quality benchmark.

Susanna Badley was first of the three to compete in one of the first groups of the day. With 48 Under-15 Girls National C competitors it was a long wait until the end result was known but from the beginning she didn't relinquish her lead. With a 0.5 advantage after the set round she pulled away further after the voluntary, now 1.3 clear and yet more in the final round ending 2.2 clear of the second placed girl despite her having a 1 point tariff advantage. As well as the win she also gained an Enhanced Score qualification to FIG B competition and 3 new personal best scores.

Joshua Newman was competing next in the 14-strong boys equivalent group. having had a niggling injury in the preceding weeks he was planning on simply repeating his set routine in the voluntary rounds giving him a 2 to 3 point tariff disadvantage against the main contenders. Despite this he was in 2nd place after the set and posting consistently higher form marks than others maintained that position to the end. As with Susanna, Josh's performance was also rewarded with an Enhanced Score qualification to FIG B and 2 new personal bests.

Chrissie Law was competing in the Under-19 Ladies National C class. After the set round she was lying in 1st place, the voluntary round, however, saw her maintain excellent form scores higher than all her nearest rivals but fall back to 3rd place as opponents with nearly 2 clear marks of tariff advantage overhauled her. In the final round Chrissie maintained her form with nobody getting close but, once again, higher tariffs held sway and she ended in 4th place - in a group of 40 an excellent return capped nicely with a FIG B qualification as well as 2 new personal bests.

Book now with Barracudas while their January BOGOF is running...

2011-01-19T10:33:00.000Z

... and as long as use our code (BRE TRAM 11) the club will be paid £5 for every child-week booked. The bookings do not need to be made by members - just by folks using our code so tell your friends as well! If you miss out on the January BOGOF the code will still ensure that Brentwood Trampoline Club benefits from the commission payments - simply quote the code or enter it in the promotions box if you book on-line.

Competition Successes 16th January...

2011-01-17T14:40:00.000Z

Under-13 F Team

... were as follows:

Grading - Hitchin

Joshua Newman - won under-15 D, qualified to C, new PB2
Emma Frost - won over-19 D
Vanessa Lewis - won over-15 G, (leapfrog) qualified to E , new PB1 & PB2
Becky Tompkinson - third over-15 G, new PB2

Vanessa, Becky with Gemma Pratt & Victoria Patterson - team winners

Joseph Dulieu-Hasler - second under-15 F
Faith Everett - second under-13 F, new PB2
Kendra Sherlock - third under-13 F, new PB1 & PB2

Faith, Kendra with Alex Bartkowiak & Georgia Tyrell - team winners

Holly Perry - third under-13 G

Competition report with more pictures will be online when official scores have been received.

Schools Zonals - Cardiff

Maddison Merritt - second under-11 Elite, qualified National Finals
Susanna Badley - won under-13 Elite, qualified National Finals

Susanna with Lucy Philips and (non-club members) Lucy Kingsman and Olivia Watson - won team under-13 Elite, qualified National Finals

Honourable mentions also to Lauren Michaels who equalled 3rd place but missed qualification on tie-break, Chrissie Law coming 5th in a very strong group and Emma Brereton & Ellie Guy who, with their team-mates, came 4th in the under-15 Elite.

Once again, a competition report will be placed online once official scores have been received.

GymMark success again

2011-01-11T14:29:00.000Z

We are delighted to announce that, following our 3rd annual review since being the first trampoline club in Essex to achieve GymMark, we have once again been found to be operating in accordance with all of British Gymnastics guidelines. As well as being one of the strongest competitive clubs in the region this further assures members and the public that we operate in a safe, effective and child-friendly manner as well.

Coming Soon - book Barracudas with us...

2011-01-10T12:26:00.001Z

... their holiday camps are a popular activity we know for many of our members - well this year Barracudas are offering to pay the club £5 for every booking made using our code. Look out for a poster and/or leaflets at club in the next couple of weeks.

New Year's Rave & AGM on 28th January

2011-01-07T19:03:00.000Z

The club’s AGM and annual party in December was cancelled due to bad weather, but the AGM has to take place and we don’t want you to miss an excuse to enjoy a night out. Happily the event has been rescheduled for Friday 28th January from 7pm.

The venue will be the function rooms at the Courage Hall. Some light food will be provided and the bar will be open. As previously, the AGM itself will be a short meeting in which the committee will present its report and committee members will be elected. Copies of the reports can be found at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/reports.htm.

The AGM will be followed by a New Year Rave with a surprise DJ.

Jack Petchley medals will be handed out to all members who won the award last year (see http://www.brentwoodtc.org/jack_petchey.htm). If that includes you, please make a special effort to attend as the medals can only be given to those who make it to this event.

All members and their family are encouraged to come along.

New bed for Christmas

2010-12-21T12:04:00.005Z

Courtesy of a Jack Petchey Project Grant of £500 and a contribution of £1,300 from Brentwood School, the club has taken delivery of a new 5x4 bed and springs costing nearly £2,100. The balance came from club fund-raising in the form of our Open competition held in September.

The Project Grant was linked to last years Leader Award winner, Steven Nicholls - members are reminded that a Leader can be nominated every year and, so far, nobody has been nominated for 2010 - find out more about Leader Awards on our website here.

Early trampolining newsreel

2010-12-13T15:03:00.003Z

Brentwood's place in UK trampoline history has been fully documented on our website but a correspondent recently alerted us to an amazing piece of newsreel footage - check this out:

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...click on the picture to view the newreeel on Pathe's website. Although the film was taken at Loxford School, Ilford, the teacher, Ted Blake, spent most of his life in and around Brentwood and ran Nissen's UK operations from here for many years. Find out more about this on our website.

Off to Cardiff

2010-12-06T13:13:00.003Z

Club members’ saw success in yesterdays Regional Schools competition in Harlow and will be travelling to Cardiff in the new year for the Zonal finals. Individual qualifiers were winners of their respective Elite age groups Chrissie Law (Brentwood School), Susanna Badley (Coopers Company & Coborn) & Maddison Merritt (Downham CofE Primary) being joined by Lauren Michaels (Gaynes) taking third place (behind Susanna). Others qualifying in their age group Elite team events were Lucy Phillips, Emma Brereton & Ellie Guy (all Coopers Company & Coborn).

Good luck in Cardiff girls!

AGM Postponed

2010-12-02T10:15:00.004Z

As a consequence of the near-tropical weather conditions we are enjoying at present (hmmm), the committee has decided it is right to postpone the AGM scheduled for tomorrow evening.

We have not yet set a new date but it is likely to be on a Friday early in the new year when we will also have a belated festive celebration.

Also to note that during these weather-beset days all members are advised to check the website for an update on training sessions before travelling, we will normally find out if the centre is closed shortly after 3pm.

Snow Update

2010-11-30T11:33:00.006Z

With snow still falling it is not certain whether trampolining will be on tonight - this decision will be made by Brentwood School Sports Centre later this afternoon. If the decision is made to:

close then we will update the website calendar (www.brentwoodtc.org) as soon as we hear and you are encouraged to check this before travelling.
remain open then we (coaches) will do our utmost to ensure that all is ready for you to attend as normal.

This advice will also apply to any future days of possible snow-disruption.

UPDATE : As of 3pm, 30th November, BSSC have yet to make a decision but expect to do so shortly after 4pm.

Buying a leotard for Christmas?

2010-11-28T13:19:00.003Z

If so, be very careful where you go. One of our members has recently been stung by a company she had taken to be the suppliers of our club leotards. Following an order she has received no leotards and despite assurances they were re-sent has still not many weeks later. To avoid doubt, the only Star Leotards company we deal with is based locally in Billericay, their website is at www.starleotards.co.uk (pictured here) and they can be contacted by email at info@starleotards.co.uk. Any other firm calling themselves Star Leotards will not be the one we trust.

2010 Annual Report online

2010-11-20T18:11:00.005Z

The club's annual report is now on our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/reports.htm where you can also find a copy of the minutes from last year's AGM. All members attending the AGM on 3rd December (starting at 7pm) are encouraged to read these before the evening in order to keep the meeting part as short as possible. Don't forget we are in a different venue this year (Brentwood Cricket Club's clubhouse at the old County Ground on Shenfield Road).

As well as Disco there will also be award presentations to this years Jack Petchey winners with a representative of the Jack Petchey organisation joining us.

There will be snacks available but please do remember to bring your own drinks and glasses.

Our Jack Petchey winners

2010-11-10T09:57:00.003Z

... for September to November were announced recently. Kensie for her hard work to get back to national level, Alex for dedication and passion and excellent results and Laura for her positive contribution to the club. Find out more about these awards on our Jack Petchey page.

Gazette Article

2010-11-08T12:50:00.003Z

For those unable to get a copy of the Brentwood Gazette with a news report of the Open & Easton Grading competitions, the online version is available at the 'thisistotalessex' website.

All articles submitted for publication are also published on our own website here, not all, sadly, are printed.

Buying Online This Christmas?

2010-11-08T12:18:00.002Z

If so, why not access your favourite e-Tailer through our webshop. The prices, offers, discounts will all be the same with the single difference that they will pay commission to the club! A recent purchase of a TV for less than £300 on Amazon by one of our members delivers nearly £3 in commission. The website is dead easy to remember - just type in buy.at/brentwoodtc in your browser and either search there or click through to your favourite online shop.

The latest update from buy.at includes new offers and shops:

SPECIAL OFFERS
Activity Superstore – 10% off everything

Use code ‘ASNOV10’ to receive 10% off everything
Expires: Friday 31st December 2010
Commission: 15%

PLAY – 25% off selected board games

25% off selected board games like Monopoly, Yahtzee, Pictionary, Jenga, Twister and many more
Commission: 6% on clothes, 3.5% on Mobiles, 2% on DVDs, CDs, Books & Games, 4% on Gadgets, 0.5% on PCs & Electronics and 1% on Game Consoles

ASDA grocery– 3 for £10 on selected Wine

Great offer in the build up for Christmas: Get 3 bottles for £10 on selected wine
Commission: £.5.50 for new grocery customers (minimum spend £25)

Thorntons – 3 for 2 on selected treats

Thorntons is offering 3 for 2 on a great selection of treats from Chocolate Smothered Orange Slices to Continental chocolates. Grab three items from the 3 for 2 selection and get the cheapest FREE!
Commission: 8%

Game – Call of Duty: Black Ops for only £24.99 (RRP£42.95)

Call of Duty: Black Ops launches tomorrow Tuesday 9th November and GAME has a limited launch offer which allows you to get the Standard Edition on Xbox 360 or Play Station 3 for only £24.99 when bought with selected titles
Please see their website for full Terms and Conditions
Commission: 3% on software sales, 1.5% on Solus hardware sales

Dare 2b – 60% off sale

To help launch the new autumn/winter range you can now get 60% off hoodies, fleeces, shorts, jackets and much more
Commission: 6%

Superdrug – 3 for 2 deal

This fantastic 3 for 2 offer gives you the chance to get some amazing deals. You can mix and match any items that have the ‘present’ icon and get the cheapest free!
Expires: Tuesday 16th November
Commission: 6.5%

Hotels – up to 40% off winter beach holidays

The fabulous winter sale has launched and you can save up to 40% on winter beach holidays to Barbados, Thailand, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Tunisia and many more!
Expires: Book now until Wednesday 15th December and travel between now and Monday 31st January 2011
Commission: 6%

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Commission: 30% off the membership value
Note: Get 12 months membership for the price of 9. There’s a FREE pair of binoculars for you too!

Olympic trampolining

2010-10-28T10:43:00.003+01:00

Coming soon right here in London will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to watch the Olympic Trampoline finals. Rarely will you have the chance to see up close this iconic festival of sport, especially with it being right here on our doorstep, less than 17 miles away!

The top 16 men and women will perform to win the coveted gold medal only available once every four years and seen as the most desirable medal to own. There is something very special about being an Olympic Champion it ranks alongside becoming World Champion in your chosen sport.

The London Olympic finals will be held at the O2, the old Millenium Dome, named as North Greenwich Arena for the duration of the games. The dates are still provisional at this time and are set as 3rd & 4th August 2012. Ticket prices have been announced as £185, £115, £75, £40 & £20 with tickets going on sales next March. If you want to be there then book early. For £185 you might be spotting for them! There are special prices available and this includes young people who are 16 years old or younger (at 27 July 2012) will pay their age for a ticket. Seniors aged 60 and over (at 27 July 2012) will pay £16. (That's Paul!)

Graham.

Easton Grading Results Now Online

2010-10-25T10:02:00.004+01:00

It was a long journey there and back, for some lasting most of the day following a breakdown, but it was worth the trek. With 21 competing on the day we had 14 trophies (and 7 medals), 14 improved personal best scores and 9 qualifiers!

Individual results and scores and more pictures are on our website at www.brentwoodtc.org/easton_17oct10.htm. Pictured right one of our winning teams on the day

Discounts on Gym Membership

2010-10-25T09:52:00.005+01:00

A little while ago we announced that Brentwood School Sports Centre offer us a discounted membership rate (thanks to Celia Badley for negotiating). If you want to benefit from this approx 24% reduction and waiving of joining fees (net costs £35 per month gym and pool or £26.50 for gym or pool) you simply need to speak to Reception and ask for the 'Brentwood Trampoline Club Corporate Rate'. They will then know how to process your application.

Easton Grading Programme

2010-10-10T18:15:00.003+01:00

... is now online on our website together with a link to directions to the venue; from Brentwood you will need to allow yourselves a good 2 hours I'm afraid and, since the comp starts at 9:30, that means an early start for most of us! No programmes will be on sale at Easton so please do print a copy before you go if you want one. Organisers have advised us that the competition will be held in the tennis centre rather than the sports centre used for previous competitions (its on the right had side as you drive in towards the Sports Centre).

Good luck to everyone competing!

Brentwood Open Results

2010-10-04T16:08:00.003+01:00

Results, pictures and comment are now all available on our main website. Some statistical highlights for our club entry are as follows:

39 competed on the day;
14 were competing for their first time (several in G);
27 won trophies or team medals:

5 x 1st place (Becky Tompkinson, Joe Harris, Joshua Newman, Susanna Badeley & Hannah McCann - Joshua & Hannah also won the junior & senior Cordery Form Trophies)
6 x winning teams (O13 M&F H, U11 F G, U13 F G, U13 F F, O13 F F, U13 M&F E)
3 x 2nd place (Faith Everett, Georgia Lewis & Chrissie Law)
5 x 3rd place (Gemma Pratt, Fiona Humphries, Madison Merritt, Georgia Walker & Daniel Frost)

12 new personal best scores were achieved

Jack Petchey

2010-09-27T10:25:00.003+01:00

A reminder, please, to all members that September nominations are open at http://www.brenwtoodtc.org/jack_petchey.htm. If no members have made a nomination by Friday the coaches will have to choose a suitable winner.

Brentwood Open 2010

2010-09-26T23:04:00.004+01:00

The raw results are now available online in Excel or Adobe Acrobat format. These are likely to be replaced with more refined versions in due course so if you find them to be unavailable please check the main competition page on our website for the latest version. These results are sorted by grade, competition group and finish place showing rankings for all performers. Relative rankings for eh Georgia Cordery form trophies are also shown. Tie-break rules have only been applied to the first 3 places.

Updated Open Programme now online

2010-09-21T11:32:00.001+01:00

Following receipt of a number of changes and corrections we have issued a final version of the programme online. Please note that this version supersedes the previous version and although all groups remain on the same panels the changes we have received mean that some groups will be starting some 15-20 minutes before or after their previously advertised times.

Brentwood Open Programme is now online

2010-09-18T13:06:00.004+01:00

... to download from our website. No printed copies will be available for purchase on the day so please do ensure that you/your members have printed off what they need in advance.

We look forward to welcoming you all next weekend.

Brentwood Open Timetable

2010-09-15T14:49:00.004+01:00

The timetable and officials list can now be downloaded from our website. With nearly 300 entries we have extended to 4 panels (panel 1 with a choice of 4x4 & 6x4 and all others with 6x4s). The centre will be busy so please do try to ensure that you arrive in plenty of time, overflow parking is available at the Town Hall just round the corner from the centre.

The programme is set up to ensure that the middle of the day and the middle panels display the highest grade gymnasts so, if you are new to trampolining or just want to take a look to see what it is all about, schedule your day to be there between 12:00 and 2:30 on 26th September. Georgia Cordery Form Trophies will also be presented on the day, this year by way of a memorial for this courageous teenager who died earlier this year.

Late Notice Cancellations

2010-09-06T23:10:00.002+01:00

There will be no trampoline sessions on Tuesdays 7th September or 14th September due to school seminars using Courage Hall. Apologies for the late notice, this was due to a communications failure. Please note that for PAYG members we have sessions available on Saturday between 14:00-15:30 and 15:30-17:00.

Phil Gibbs (Brentwood Trampoline Club secretary)

Jack Petchey nominations

2010-09-01T13:29:00.000+01:00

Nominations are now open for the September Jack Petchey Achievement Award. Nominees should be aged between 11-25 on the date of nomination and will not previously have received an award from the club.

Nominees need not be the cleverest, the fastest or the best looking! But they need to be exceptionally hard working or have done something really positive for other people.

To check previous winners and to get a nomination form visit the club's Jack Petchey webpage.

Need a new leotard?

2010-08-14T20:24:00.004+01:00

Star Leotards will be visiting us on 23rd August at 7pm for anybody needing a new leotard, shorts etc... If you need one it would be good for you to let them know in advance so they can bring appropriate sizes to try on. Remember all leotards ordered are made to size and are not 'of the peg' so if you need one for the Open or October Grading now is a good time to order.

News on fees from September

2010-08-14T19:47:00.006+01:00

We are pleased to announce that we are able to reintroduce discounts (of up to 25%) on members' fees with effect from September. To read more about how you can benefit from this please read the letter on our website.

Ipswich Grading results

2010-06-07T11:37:00.004+01:00

We had some really great results in Ipswich with lots of trophies and qualifications through regional grades and many personal best scores as well.

Highlights were:

First time in grade:

Georgia Lewis;
Lauren Michaels;
Lucy Phillips;
Susanna Badley; and
Joshua Newman.

Qualifiers:

G to F

Kendra Sherlock and
Natalie Shade.

G to E

Maddison Merritt.

F to D

Lauren Michaels and
Lucy Phillips.

D to C

Kensie Sherlock
Daniel Frost

Trophies:

Winners - Maddison Merritt, Natalie Shade, Joshua Newman, Kallum Sherlock, Lauren Marchant & Daniel Frost and Team winners - Maddison Merritt, Kendra Sherlock, Lauren Benbrick-Taylor & Tegan Roycroft;
Second placed - Lucy Phillips, Abbie Goldsmith, Kensie Sherlock & Emma Frost;
Third placed - Kendra Sherlock, Emma Brereton, Jospeh Dulieu-Hasler, Georgia Lewis & Susanna Badley.

Personal Best Scores

Maddison Merrit - PB1 & PB2;
Kendra Sherlock - PB2;
Natalie Shade - PB1 & PB2;
Lauren Michaels - PB1 & PB2
Lucy Phillips - PB1 & PB2
Emma Brereton - PB2; and
Kensie Sherlock - PB1, PB2 & PB3.

Shenfield School Awards

2010-05-21T09:57:00.003+01:00

Congrats to two of our young coaches for the recognition they received at the recent Shenfield School Sports Awards. Sophie Banks received the award for A-Level Student of the Year and Vanessa Lewis for Student Sports Coach of the Year. Both very well deserved as we know from their efforts in the club.

Well done!

Ipswich Grading - 6th June

2010-04-23T15:37:00.002+01:00

Entries for this comp have to be with Olive by 5th May. Get entry form either from our website or your coach.

George Nissen - sadly missed

2010-04-08T23:25:00.004+01:00

We have been advised by Tim Blake, the son of the Nissen UK Chief Exec Ted Blake who worked with George Nissen to develop the modern sport we know today, that George Nissen, the inventor of the modern trampoline, passed away. He died this morning at 3:10am (London local time) mid-evening Wednesday 7:10pm (San Diego California local time - 7th April) at the age of 96 from complications from pneumonia. His wife and family were in attendance at his bedside. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

George Nissen was an inspiration and despite his age was always in attendance at the annual Nissen Cup, the longest running international competition in trampoline named in his honour, where he would still perform tricks to delight the audience. More details about Nissen's contribution to trampolining are at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/history.htm and associated pages.

January - March Jack Petchey Nominations

2010-03-30T14:52:00.006+01:00

Nominations are now open for achievement during January, February & March 2010.

Remember that Jack Petchey awards are intended for those who have shown hard work, commitment or other outstanding behaviour – not necessarily always the best trampolinists.

Members, parents, coaches and others involved with the club may nominate any of those listed below by email to dave@brentwoodtc.org stating who you are nominating, why and for which month (without these details your nomination may not count).

Please make no more than ONE nomination for each month.

Nominations close on Sunday 18th April.

Eligible members (aged 11-25 and not a previous winner) are:

Abigail Spink
Amy Benson
Amy Richardson
Becky Tompkinson
Bethany Chambers
Bethany Marmoy-Haynes
Bryony Boston
Charlotte Lal
Chelsea Clark
Chloe Bell
Chloe Franklin
Claire Fogarty
Clark King
Cory Barton
Dana Pamenter
Ellen Houghton
Ellie Guy
Emily Marmoy-Haynes
Emma Brereton
Emma Frost
Emma Richardson
Fiwasewa Ojutiku
Gemma Pratt
Georgia Lewis
Grace Balmford
Greg Humphries
Harriet Gill
Imogen Pratt
Imogen Spanton
Isabella Field
Joshua Newman
Kensie Sherlock
Kiera Booth
Kitty Maguire
Laura Studd
Lauren Marchant
Lauren Michaels
Lottie Heaney
Louise Jagger
Lucy Phillips
Lydia Jamieson
Marie Ashworth
Mark Robinson
Megan Lomax
Milly Blandford
Monica Dowling
Natalie Shade
Natasha Wood
Oliver Pope
Rebekah Francis
Robyn May
Roselle Cullender
Sam Digby
Sophie Brooking
Tilly Ashcroft
Tracy Meadows
Vanessa Lewis
Victoria Patterson

Winners can make suggestions on how to spend the money – do you have any ideas on how to make our club better by spending the money we get? If so make a suggestion.

Trampolining on telly...

2010-03-15T09:15:00.002Z

BBC2 Flog It! programme has a feature on Brentwood's role in trampoline history today (Monday 15th, BBC2, 3:45pm). Club members are shown performing some moves - should be worth looking to see how the pro's film trampolining for effect.

Bouncing Higher

2010-03-08T14:21:00.001Z

The following announcement on the BG website affects international competition from this September onwards and is highly likely to filter into UK competitions over the next year to 18-months so good reason to start to work on getting those routines a little higher:

The FIG Executive have approved a new Code of Points for Trampoline which will come into affect on 1st September 2010 and which will include Time of Flight to be used in all rounds of individual competition (first, second and final routines).

The Time of Flight will be added to the current scoring system i.e. a routine score is E+E+E+D+T (T=Time of Flight).

The FIG EC has also approved a document that outlines the functional properties of the “machine” (TMD - Time Measuring Device) developed by the TRA-TC and the Apparatus Commission together.

For further information please visit the FIG website.

Hull Gala Results

2010-03-07T20:15:00.004Z

A very good weekend for us in Hull. Saturday had Hannah McCann and Charlotte Webb entering their first FIG B event whilst Sunday we had Chrissie law & Anthony Williams in the National C competition. Hannah & Charlotte were not able to repeat their 1/2 in their last National C but did very well indeed beating many regular FIG B competitors taking 4th and 5th places respectively. Anthony & Chrissie both also finalled with Anthony taking 5th and Chrissie 7th.

Detail report is online at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/hull_06-07mar10.htm

Early Season Highs

2010-02-08T11:54:00.003Z

Early season has been seeing Brentwood excel in all areas of competition. We have seen our members succeed in both regional and schools competitions and this weekend was the turn for national competitors. There were mixed results at the Gloucester Gala weekend with a disappointing day for Chrissie but delight for Hannah and Charlotte streaking away from the competition with a 1-2 placing (decided between them on tie-break), a new personal best for Charlotte and qualification for both to national finals/FIG B competition. Read more on our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/gloucester_06-07feb10.htm.

School's Results

2010-01-28T13:39:00.005Z

Apologies to our members competing in the Zonal School's Finals on 17th January for not getting this on-line sooner but despite being late, we're pleased to report an excellent day for our members:

Charlotte Webb took second in the under-15 girls Elite;
Daniel Frost (despite being 2 grades lower than most) narrowly missed qualification to nationals in 4th place in under-19 boys Elite and is now sweating on somebody above him dropping out;
Maddison Merritt won the under-11 girls Novice;
Susanna Badley won the under-13 girls Novice closely followed by Fiona Humphries and Lucy Phillips making it a 1-2-3 for the region and club;
Susanna & Lucy were also joined by Emma Brereton and Ellie Guy in winning through as a team for Coopers Coborn.

Brentwood Grading 24th January 2010

2010-01-25T15:47:00.007Z

From Brentwood Grading 2010

Some disappointments I know but by and large a really successful day. First of all thanks to all of you who turned out to help set-up and took on tasks during the day but particularly very big thanks to the small number who were there Sunday evening putting it all away again.

A full report is on our website here but, in the, meantime headline news is:

34 club members taking part in 12 different classes;
7 individual and 7 team winners;
4 taking second places;
2 taking 3rd places;
8 improving on personal best scores;

On the downside, only 5 managed to achieve qualifying scores (although a few were only a few decimal points off) - judging really is very tight right now it seems.

Start times for Sunday's Competition

2010-01-21T09:58:00.004Z

It has been confirmed that, after accounting for late additions and withdrawals, the original programme timetable for the rescheduled grading this Sunday will be maintained. The scheduled start-times for everybody, therefore are as listed below although please do ensure you arrive at least 30-minutes earlier for all start times after 10am (10am entries please arrive by 9:45).

Under 13 Male G - 12:10 - Jonathan Gibbs & Joshua Newman
Under 13 Female G - 10:00 - Lauren Bembrick-Taylor, Madison Merritt, Kendra Sherlock, Lottie Heaney, Alex Bartkowiak, Rebecca Martin, Abbie-May Durrell, Jessie-Rose Durrell, Tegan Roycroft, Georgia Tyrrell, Susanne Badley, Annalie Collins
Under15 Female G - 10:00 - Alice Gibbs, Emma Brereton, Milly Blandford, Grace Balmford
Over 15 Female G - 13:10 - Tilly Ashcroft, Natalie Shade, Vanessa Lewis
Under 13 Female F - 13:30 - Victoria Webb, Emma Martin
Under 15 Male F - 12:10 - Joseph Dulieu-Hasler, Jamie Perry
Over 15 Female F - 12:10 - Charlotte Hussey, Lauren Marchant, Abbie Goldsmith
Under 15 Male E - 12:40 - Kallum Sherlock
Under 15 Female E - 12:40 - Kensie Sherlock
Over 15 Female E - 14:10 - Georgia Walker, Sophie Banks
Over 15 Male D - 10:00 - Daniel Frost
Over 15 Female D - 10:00 - Emma Frost

No programmes will be on sale on Sunday, to download a copy of the full programme updated with our club's changes, click here.

News Updates

2010-01-15T15:26:00.002Z

We are issuing an important news update to members at the moment addressing a number of key topics. If you have not received one during training sessions please see Dave before or after training. Alternatively, you can download a copy by visiting our website here.

Brentwood Grading - Postponed

2010-01-08T13:27:00.001Z

Following discussions with ECGA about Sunday's competition, the decision has been made to postpone it until 24th January.

This decision has been taken because travel in the outer reaches of the region are still predicted to be difficult on Sunday and for many it would be unsafe to travel.

More Snow Update

2010-01-07T11:17:00.002Z

Although most of the local schools are closed today it seems that Brentwood School is functioning normally and, having just called the centre, they expect to be open this evening until 9pm again so it looks like Thursday sessions will be running pretty much as normal. Please check back later for any update to this though.

Snow Update

2010-01-06T14:11:00.003Z

--UPDATE--

The centre has just confirmed that they will be open this evening until 9pm and so we will be running sessions as normally as possible.

--END UPDATE--

There has been quite a lot of snow in Brentwood overnight and today and several schools (including in the last hour) Brentwood School are either closed or have sent pupils home early. As at time of writing, though, the Brentwood School Sports Centre has not yet made any decision about whether or not they will be open as usual this evening. Please check back later for updates.

Schools Competition Results

2009-12-07T09:22:00.004Z

A number of our members were competing in the Regional BSGA trampoline competition yesterday with a goodly number of them making it through to the Zonal Round in Nottingham on January 17th. The successful members were:

Charlotte Webb representing Kesgrave HS, winning under 15 Elite;
Daniel Frost, representing King Edward 6th Grammar, taking 3rd place in the under 19 Elite
Kensie Sherlock & Rebecca Martin, representing St Martins, members of the 2nd placed under 13 Elite team
Maddison Merritt, representing Downham C of E, winning the under 11 Novice;
Susanna Badley, representing Coopers Coborn, winning the under 13 Novice;
Fiona Humphries, representing Brentwood School, taking 2nd place in the under 13 Novice;

Well done to all.

Brentwood TC Awards Evening

2009-12-05T18:17:00.004Z

Last night we held our Annual Awards evening and were pleased to see so many of our members turn up to celebrate the Jack Petchey Achievement Award winners' success. It was also a great opportunity to thank Steven Nicholls for his six years service as Chairman by presenting him with the Jack Petchey Leader Award. Read more on our website here.

Minutes and Reports for AGM go online

2009-11-28T14:53:00.002Z

In order to ensure that we do not spend too much party-time next Friday listening to annual reports we will be publishing them online on our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/reports.htm. Last years report and Minutes are already available and this years report will also be loaded there shortly. Please do read them in advance if possible and feel free to raise any questions you may have during the brief AGM.

Xmas Shopping

2009-11-18T10:51:00.002Z

Just a quick heads up that it is possible not only to save yourselves some money whilst shopping online but you can also make money for the club at the same time.

You can do this by going to http://buy.at/brentwoodtc and linking to your preferred online retailer there. Depending on what you buy, this will result in the club receiving a commission payment that can be quite substantial in some cases (e.g. I recently renewed my car insurance through this site and saved £30 against my old renewal quote and made £55 for the club!) Top retailers on this site include M&S, Amazon, Game and many many more.

Party Time

2009-11-11T11:40:00.004Z

Our Annual Xmas Party is taking place on December 4th at 7pm. We have a great disco playing for us with 'Jolly Jenny' offering karaoke opportunities, a variety of games and other entertainment as well.

As ever, we will ask adults, and older members who might be interested, to join us for a brief AGM whilst the younger members enjoy the fun - we normally manage to keep the AGM down to less than 20 minutes and all reports will be posted on-line in advance to help us achieve this. This will then be followed by presentation of medals to Jack Petchey Award winners and snacks. The bar will be open to paying customers.

This year, we are really keen to attract some new blood onto the committee with several vacancies including that of Chairman (Steven Nicholls is standing down after 6 years in the hot seat!) Any contribution to the committee (no matter how small) is truly welcome and we promise you will not be left high and dry!

Are you a regular user of eBay?

2009-11-04T14:14:00.003Z

If you are it might interest you to know that you can access eBay through a special Brentwood TC link that will share some of eBay's commission with our club. Click the link here in future and every purchase or sale you make will help contribute to the club's running costs without costing (or losing) you a penny more! It will even access you normal login account for you seamlessly.

Our main shopping affiliate site also has lots of other mainstream eTailers available with identical prices as if you shopped there directly - you can check these out here.

Jack Petchey Winner - September

2009-10-27T09:46:00.003Z

Congratulations to Annalie Collins for being the Jack Petchey winner for September. Pictured right is Annalie receiving her certificate and cheque from Jack Kelly, erstwhile National Squad Director, who just happened to be visiting us last night.

Annalie's award was a recognition of her steady development of skills and quiet unassuming character which saw her enter her first competition last month, get entered into the wrong grade, get moved into the correct group and then despite all that beating many much more experienced club-mates. Well done, Annalie and well-deserved.

Nominations for the October winner are now open, eligible members are listed on the notice board.

The "Flog It!" team pays a visit

2009-10-23T14:10:00.005+01:00

Brentwood School & Brentwood Trampoline Club were pleased to welcome the BBC's Flog It! team recently with it's presenter Paul Martin. This popular antiques programme regularly includes a segment on some item of historical interest in the local area. Their interest had been stimulated by the history article on our club's website which showed how a local man, Ted Blake, made significant contributions to the development of competitive trampolining. All being well the show, which should be broadcast next year, will show Tim Blake (Ted's son) being interviewed in the school's library and Hannah McCann and Scott Gregory being interviewed and also performing for Paul in the Courage Hall. Apparently one of Paul's fond memories of his school-days features the school trampoline on which he recalls doing somersaults. Pictured are Tim, Scott, Paul & Hannah.

Results from Easton Grading

2009-10-13T13:59:00.003+01:00

We had a long day on Sunday with some high emotions at times but some decent results. Three winners were Sophie Banks, Jospeh Dulieu-Hasler and Kallum Sherlock, four third-placed were Jonathan Gibbs, Jamie Perry, Abbie Goldmsith & Kensie Sherlock (Kensie on zero final) and although not making a podium position, Emma Martin qualified to grade F. Georgia Tyrrell also got closer to qualifying with two new PBs. Not too bad from thirteen competing on the day. More details on our website here.

September Jack Petchey Nominations

2009-10-08T13:14:00.003+01:00

Nominations are now being sought for achievement during September 2009. These awards are intended for those who have shown hard work, commitment or other outstanding behaviour – not necessarily always the best trampolinists. A list of eligible members will be posted on the small noticeboard. Please make no more than ONE nomination by email to dave@brentwoodtc.org stating who you are nominating and why.

Results from the 10th Brentwood Open

2009-09-27T19:43:00.008+01:00

Well it's all over once again and we managed to finish pretty much on time and hopefully everybody who attended felt their visit was worth while. We had 233 entries by close of play (33 from our own club) from 18 clubs from as far as Norwich & Cambridge and as near as round the corner. The full set of results are being sent to all clubs and are also available on our website. In the meantime, a big thank you to all helpers and officials who helped the day run smoothly.

Thank You!

Our own members highlights are:

H & I Grades
We had quite a few new competitors competing in these grades and for many of them it was simply about experiencing a competition for the first time, these included Laura Bloomfield, Ruby Blandford, Rebekah Francis & Ellen Houghton - well done for stepping up to the plate.

G Grade
Our under-9/11 girls team of Emma Martin, Tegan Roycroft, Georgia Tyrrell and Jessie-Rose Durrell won their group with Emma also taking individual 3rd place. Jessie & Georgia were not far behind in 4th & 6th out of 15 competitors.

This team success was replicated with the under-13 girls, Fiona Humphries, Susanna Badley, Alice Gibbs & Emma Brereton with Susanna also taking individual 2nd closely followed by first-timer Annalie Collins in 4th and Alice Gibbs in 5th.

The next whiff of success we had was with the under-17 girls with Tilly Ashcroft and Catherine Zalicks taking individual 2nd and 3rd places. Emma Meadows (one of our regular adult bouncers) also competed for teh first time in the Over-17 and missed 2nd place on tie-break buit was pleased with 3rd, the winner of this group was Natalie Shade bouncing for Tiptree but also a regular visitor so well done to Natalie as well.

F Grade
Highlights in this grade were Abbie Goldsmith winning the under-15 on tie break and Charlotte Hussey in her first outing at this grade in 5th. Lauren Marchant was convincing winner in the Over 15.

E Grade
This grade saw another team success with Sophie Banks, Georgia Walker and Harriet Gill, Sophie narrowly missed a medal as well ending in 4th overall.

D Grade
A mixed result with Daniel Frost winning the male competition by a good margin but Emma Frost completing her new higher tariff vol but just not quite getting the form marks she needed to challenge in the female group.

C & above
This group saw Natasha Wood winning with Chrissie Law in 6th place.

There is more detail on our website.

Free bouncing tomorrow

2009-09-25T14:58:00.003+01:00

We are setting up for the Open Competition between 6-8pm tomorrow 26th and all help will be warmly welcomed. Once everything is set up there is scope for helpers to have a free bounce giving opportunity for last minute practice before the comp and possibly even to judge each other. (Competitors from other clubs also welcome if you fancy helping out first!)

Any raffle donations will also be gratefully received.

10th Brentwood Open - 27th September

2009-09-20T16:50:00.004+01:00

The timetable, officials lists and starting order are now available on-line on our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/brentwood_27sep09.htm. The competition will start with warm-ups for the first round competitors at 10am and is scheduled to finish by approximately 4pm.

Recognition - Brentwood Sports Awards

2009-09-07T11:15:00.004+01:00

We were delighted, once again, to be invited to the Active Brentwood Sports Awards last Friday. We had two short-listed nominations and had also been reaffirmed as an Academy Club member and were there to receive a cheque in respect of that accreditation. Our club chairman, Steve Nicholls received the £500 cheque for us. Our short-listed nominations were for:

Young Sports Personality - Hannah McCann, nominated among other things for her successful defence of her National Title and representing East of England in last years Home Nations competition (Paul Kitchen attended on her behalf);
Services to Sport - Dave Kingaby, mainly nominated for his 16 years service with the club, and work undertaken with other Academy Clubs to develop and promote a joint website presence.

Both of these were successful in being rated as Highly Commended but, sadly, no trophies this year!

National Finals Report

2009-08-27T12:22:00.003+01:00

Whilst many of us were heading away on our summer holidays, five of our members were heading to the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham for the British National Finals. All had qualified to be there during the year by achieving qualification through competition and this grand gala event was the culmination of their competition year.

Full details of their successes and disappointments are on our website now - click here to read the full report. In summary though:

Hannah McCann won the Under-15 National C competition with Charlotte Webb in the same group finishing 23rd following a slip in her vol;
Stephen Page came 4th in the Under-19 FIG B competition with Scott Gregory (recovering from flu) simply running out of steam in his vol and finishing in 30th place;
Chrissie Law ended in 59th place in the Under-19 National C.

Cancelled sessions 24-27 August

2009-08-19T10:56:00.005+01:00

There will be no trampolining sessions taking place on week-commencing 24th August. We apologise to all our members and guests for this short notice which was entirely outside our control. The cancellation is as a result of work the school have decided to do, at very short notice, to refurbish the sports hall floor. Please rest assured that all prepaid sessions will be refunded in your next quarterly invoice.

Reduced rate membership offer

2009-08-13T12:31:00.004+01:00

As members will be aware, we are one of the select few clubs in the Brentwood area who are members of the Brentwood Academy Club scheme which is run by the council to recognise clubs of excellence.

In order to recognise this further the Brentwood Leisure Trust has recently announced a reduced rate of membership at the Brentwood Centre for all members of Academy Clubs.

This means you could enjoy unlimited use of the gym, aerobics classes, the swimming pool and all the racquet sports for just £25 a month (normally £35). Joining in August gives an added bonus with the first 6 weeks for the price of 4!

New clothing catalogue - first orders

2009-08-08T17:36:00.002+01:00

Graham is keen to place the first orders for club-approved clothing in the next couple of weeks. Can you please make sure you have checked out the catalogue (online at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/club_clothing.html) and place your orders with Graham as soon as possible.

Presentation to Georgia

2009-07-16T14:38:00.002+01:00

Last night we were pleased to be able to give Georgia Cordery over £1,000 towards her appeal fund for Teenage Cancer. The money was the profit raised from the Open competition we held with support from Recoil Twisters and Levitation. Read more on our website here.

Pictured are Charlotte Webb (Brentwood), Hannah McCann (Brentwood),Alexis Wilson (Levitation), Stephen Page (Brentwood) & Georgia Cordery.

New clothing catalogue now available

2009-07-08T15:21:00.004+01:00

After lots of hard work designing and negotiating supply agreements, Graham is pleased to announce that the new clothing range is now available to order. All garments are made to high quality standards and reflect the club's logo and name in a professional manner. Extending to cover fleeces, hoodies, polo shirts, t-shirts, shorts and much more you can see the range on our website here and download a copy of the brochure and order form. Any queries please feel free to chat to Graham on club sesions or call him, if he is busy, on the number provided on the brochure.

Summer dangers

2009-06-30T11:18:00.002+01:00

With google showing a marked increase in searches for trampolines over May and June it is likely that many parents are considering buying garden trampolines thinking of the hours that will be whiled away for their kids over the long holiday. For many, though, many hours may also be whiled away in A&E departments with one Scottish hospital recently having reported treating nearly ten injuries a week over a 6-week study period!

Brentwood Tampline Club recently issued an announcement to local newspapers giving advice on this subject - read it on our website here.

Void Dates

2009-06-23T16:08:00.003+01:00

Due to end-of-term events taking place in the Courage Hall we are not able to run sessions on the following dates:

Thursday 25th June
Wednesday 1st July
Thursday 2nd July

There is, however, one of our regular pay-as-you-go sessions on Sunday 5th Julyfor anybody interested. These Sunday sessions are £6 each (or free for any member coming with a paying guest) and run frmo 10:15 - 11:45.

Jack Petchey Winners - May & June

2009-06-18T10:45:00.004+01:00

Last night we announced our latest two Jack Petchey Award winners. Both girls received their awards for hard work in training which has translated itself into competitive reward in recent competitions.

May 2009 - Victoria Webb, presentation made by her sister, Charlotte Webb, a national competitor:

June 2009 - Fiona Humphries, presentation made by Scott Gregory, a national and international competitor:

First Pegasus Open Results

2009-06-16T10:54:00.004+01:00

What a great half day this was for some of our keener young members. Held at the Gainsborough Sports centre in Ipswich this competition focussed on the lower Club and Regional grades and our members came away with a nice haul of trophies. With just 10 members making it there on the day all bar 2 came away with a trophy or medal and those who didn't were pleased with their performances.

To find out more and get full results visit our website here.

Coach of the Year 2009

2009-06-09T10:07:00.002+01:00

Following his success in last year's Brentwood Sports Awards, Paul Kitchen was delighted (if not obviously so from the photo) to be chosen as Sports Coach of the Year by Brentwood Sports Council at the Brentwood Centre last week - well done Paul.

Sunday Sessions

2009-06-02T10:15:00.002+01:00

Because we are now attending a competition in Ipswich on 14th June we have moved our next Sunday session to 21st June instead - hope to see you there!

Brentwood Grading - 31st May

2009-05-31T19:06:00.004+01:00

On balance our members experienced a good competition today with some moving up a grade, others just achieving that breakthrough-competition where it seems that they may soon be ready to move on and with others actually getting that elusive qualifying score. Highlights were:

First time in grade:

Alice Gibbs & Abbie Goldsmith.

Qualifiers:

Victoria Webb, Jamie Perry, Lauren Marchant & Kensie Sherlock.

Trophies & medals:

Jamie Perry, Victoria Webb, Rebecca Martin, Emma Martin, Tegan Roycroft, Lauren Marchant, Joseph Dulieu-Hasler, Abbie Goldsmith, Georgia Walker & Daniel Frost

Personal Best Scores:

Victoria Webb, Emma Martin, Alice Gibbs, Jonathan Gibbs, Jamie Perry, Tilly Ashcroft & Joseph Dulieu-Hasler.

Find out more about their performances in our competition report.

Free tickets for England vs Australia cricket match

2009-05-22T13:45:00.002+01:00

Okay - this is between the Women's teams but England are world champions and Australia will make a fight of it.

We have been offered free tickets for the match at the Essex County Ground, Chelmsford, on 29th & 30th June (starting 10:45am and 2:30pm respectively). If you are interested in tickets please let Dave know as soon as possible.

Extra Competition in Ipswich

2009-05-21T14:14:00.002+01:00

We have been invited to an extra Open competition in Ipswich - this is running grades Club I, Club H and Regional G so is an ideal competition for first-timers to test their mettle.

We will not know specific times until shortly before but the competition is on Sunday 14th June and we need entries in as soon as possible - venue details and download entry form are available online at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/competitions.htm.

South Shields Gala Weekend Results

2009-05-20T13:57:00.003+01:00

Good work by Charlotte Webb at South Shields saw her reaffirm her position in the top ranks of the Youth Girls National C competition this year. Following a disappointing set round where she was half-way down the field she made a great recovery and just missed a podium position in 4th place overall. Read more on our website here.

Jack Petchey Winners

2009-05-12T16:50:00.003+01:00

Congratulations to our latest Jack Petchey Award winners. With a range of achievements they represent an excellent cross-section of our club:

Georgie Harris received her award for February to reward her hard work in training;
Kallum Sherlock received his award for March when he showed demonstrable improvement in form; and finally
Charlotte Webb received her award for competitive successes in April.

Read more on our website at http://brentwoodtc.org/jack_petchey.htm

Cardiff Gala Weekend results

2009-04-28T14:06:00.003+01:00

Mainly positive results from this weekend (25th - 26th April) with only one slip.

Stephen Page & Charlotte Webb both came away with 3rd place trophies and promotion offers (to FIG A and FIG B respectively), Anthony Williams made finals into 4th place but then dropped back and both he and Chrissie Law qualified for Nationals (Nat C). The only slip came with Hannah McCann, going into the vol in 4th place, adding an extra move at the end and missing her first ever final at this level.

Detail results are on our website here.

Get 50% off from Littlewoods Direct

2009-04-24T09:26:00.004+01:00

Some of you may be aware that we have an affiliate shopping link where every purchase you make will result in a donation to the club and even small purchases soon add up. This, though, is an offer that is too good to pass up - Littlewoods Direct are offering £30 off your first order of £60 or more or £10 off an order over £25. Simply visit their website through our affiliate link http://buy.at/brentwoodtc and use voucher code ZG754 or ZG561 respectively.

Brentwood Grading - Entries Invited

2009-04-21T12:06:00.004+01:00

The Brentwood Grading is being hosted by us in the Courage Hall on 31st May 2009. If you have been told by your coach you ought to enter this competition then please note that:

the closing date for entries to be received is Thursday 7th May;
each entry is £6.00;
the competition is for grades G - D only and age groups under-13 (not D), under-15 and over-15;
minimum age-this-year to compete is 6 for G to E and 9 for D;
you ought to have a new-style club leotard to compete at this competition; and
there will be a last minute training opportunity on 30th May when we need as much help as possible to set up.

An entry form can be downloaded from our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/competitions.htm

If you are entering (or taking somebody to) a competition for a the first-time you might want to read a little more about how a competitiojn is organised by checking our website at http://www.brentwoodtc.org/competition_organisation.htm.