Lasswade Gymnastics Club: Latest News

Lasswade Success at Scottish Championships

The Scottish Championships were held in Perth on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June

with Lasswade having a total of 6 gymnasts competing at this prestigious event.In the

Women's All round Kendal Smith was in the Seniors category with Holly Ramage, Brooklyn

Mcdonald and Jenna Scott challenging for the Espoirs. Both Kendal and Holly gave tremendous

performances and each won the overall silver medal. Brooklyn came a very credible 12th with

Jenna just behind at 13th.The overall team were just pipped out of the medals coming 4th overall.

Kendal and Holly were back in action again on the Sunday in the Womens Apparatus final qualifying for

all four finals. Kendal won the silver Medal on Beam but due to injury had to withdraw from any

further participation. Holly won the Gold Medal on Vault and Floor and Bronze on Bars.

Based on their performances at these Championships both Kendal and Holly have been selected

to represent Scotland at the UK School Games in August. Great news again, watch this space for an

update on their progress in the UK Games.

But.............. it wasn't just the girls representing our club, We also had Steven Gardner and

Paul Fowler competing in the Mens All Round Under 16 category.Steven gave a fantastic

overall performance to take the Bronze medal. Unfortunately, Paul only managed to compete in

the Pommels, Rings and Vault before he had to withdraw due to injury. However, they both

qualified for the Apparatus Finals on Sunday where Steven won the Gold on Floor and

Vault and Bronze on the High Bar. Well done Boys, Further proof that Lasswade are becoming

a well recognised name in Mens Scottish Gymnastics.A full breakdown of all results are

available on the results page.

Holly at British Espoirs in Guilford

On saturday 7th June, Holly Ramage travelled to Guilford to compete in the British

Espoirs competition. Holly performed brilliantly and her combined vault scores placed her

6th on vault final qualification, Thats 6th in the whole of the Great Britain, Amazing!!

She will now travel to Guildford on 29th June for Espoir Vault Finals.

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Also, on floor Holly came 10th and is first reserve for the floor finals. Another

magnificent achievement. Well done Holly. A full breakdown of all results are

available on the results page.

Holly And Rachael Represent Scotland in Madrid, Spain

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Holly Ramage and Rachael Melrose along with Amy Regan from City of Glasgow were selected to represent Scotland at the Torneo Internacional C.G.A. Pozuelo, Madrid, Spain on Sunday the 11th of May. Holly competed in the Espoirs category and won Gold on Vault and Floor, Silver on Bars and Beam and the overall Gold medal.

Rachael competed in the Under 12 age category and won Gold in Bars, Bronze in Floor and the overall silver medal. Both Holly and Rachael are pictured reciving their medals and trophies. This is yet another first for our club to have gymnasts not only representing Scotland in International competitions but to achieve such magnificent results. Well done to all concerned.

Kelsey takes Gold at Scottish Gymnastics 3 piece Level 5 Competition

On the 26th April, Lasswade had a total of 8 gymnasts competing in various age

groups at the Scottish Gymnastics 3 Piece Level 5 Competition. Firstly, Kelsey Haig and

Abbi Roseburgh were in the age 8/9 years where Kelsey gave a brilliant performance

coming 1st with Abbi coming a close 3rd. In the 10/11 yrs Kiera Gleed was 19th and in the

12/13yrs Brodie Sandilands excelled in 2nd place, with Christey Young 5th and

Jenny Baldwin 6th. Finally,in the 14+ years Michelle Purves came a very credible 3rd.

Again, well done to all the gymnasts,coaches, parents and helpers who help

make this a memorable occasion. Full Details of all the results are updated

on the results page.

British Club Grade 2 National Finals

With a group of our gymnasts already away competing in Perth (see above), on the

same day, 26th April, Brooklyn McDonald was busy in Birmingham competing in the

British Club Grade 2 National Finals. The competition was very stiff with the best gymnasts

from all over the United Kingdom. Brooklyn performed well coming 49th in theUK. Well done Brooklyn.

British Men's National Club Grade Finals

On the 5th May, Stuart Ball, Lee Perfect and Alasdair Ball travelled to Newcastle to compete in the

British Men's National Club Grade Finals. All three were in the primary 3 category and out

of a total of 65 competitors in this category, Stuart came 14th, with Lee 19th and Alasdair 26th.

Our 3 Boys were placed 1st,2nd and 3rd respectively out of the 6 Scottish boys who qualified

for this competition. Full Details of all the boys results are updated on the results page.

Alex takes GOLD medal at Club Grade 6 Competiton

On Saturday the 19th April, Alex Wight, Mica De Costa and Jennifer Evans travelled to the Bells Centre, Perth, for their first experience of competitive gymnastics. The competition was overwhelming with approximately 77 gymnasts competing at the Club Grade 6 Level.All 3 girls performed brilliantly and achieved distinction passes. A special mention must go to Alex who came 1st in all five appatarus as well as winning the gold medal overall. Her score was more than 3 full marks above the girl coming second.Pictured are Alex (left), Jennifer (middle) and Mica (right) with their proud coach Rachael Purves.

LEE, STUART AND ALASDAIR QUALIFY TO REPRESENT SCOTLAND

On Sunday 9th March, Lee Perfect, Stuart Ball and Alasdair Ball were

competing in the Primary 3 in Age MA NDP Scottish Heats competition at

Bellahouston, Perth. All three gave brilliant performances with Lee Coming 1st,

Stuart 3rd and Alasdair 4th. They have all qualified to represent Scotland at the

National Finals to be held in Newcastle on 3rd /4th May. Well Done Boys.

At the same competition Gary Tickle was competing in the Primary 4 (out of Age) level.

Now, normally competing out of age means that a gymnast is older than the ‘in age' specified

for each competition level. Gary however, was competing in the out of age category because

he was a year younger than the age 9 specified for Primary 4 level, and against some very

stiff competition he came in 1st. Amazing achievement for being so young.

Full Details of all the boys results are updated on the results page.

NEWS UPDATE

Well there's been quite some backlog of competition results occurred since the website was last updated.

In November we had Kendal Smith and Alyssa McCarthy in the Challenge cup in Aldershot .

Then we had the Club Championships on the 14th December, too many great performances

to mention here, but take a look at the results to see how close the competition was. Then in

February we had Holly Ramage giving an outstanding performance in the Celtic Cup in

Lisburn, Northern Ireland and great results from Paul Fowler and Steven Gardner in the

under 16 SG Junior Code at Bellahouston. On to March, and Lee Perfect, Stuart Ball and

Alasdair Ball were in the Gymnova London Development Open in London,

Brooklyn McDonald and Jenna Scott were competing in Club Grade 2 at Perth

where Brooklyn qualified to represent Scotland at National Finals, finally Paul Fowler

and Steven Gardner were in action again the intermediate 1 under 16. As I have said

before there are too many brilliant results to go into any great detail so please check

our results page for more information.

Scottish Squad Trials- Lasswade 15/ 16 th December 2007

Following the trial the following gymnasts were selected for Scottish Squads for 2008

Commonwealth Games Squad – Stephanie Robertson

National Youth Squad - Holly Ramage and Rachael Melrose

National Start Squad - Eilidh Craig and Abbie Simpson

Many congratulations to all these gymnasts, their hard work and commitment has been

rewarded with National recognition.

Gymnast of the Month - November

Congratulations to all the winners of Gymnast of the month for November. In the Under 8 age Alex Wight and Mica De Costa (pictured) both look delighted to share the title. The under 10 age group was won by Amy Halliday and the over 10 by Eilidh Craig. Well Done to all the winners.

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We had a Bag Packing event on Sunday 2nd December at Sainsbury, Straiton Park .

The Committee would like to thank everyone who took part .The gymnasts were so

enthusiastic and we raised a fantastic £1,193.00. Well done to all concerned.

Right then, the website has had a few problems lately but it's now up and running again and there's

Firstly on the 25th/26th August we had Holly and Kendal representing Scotland in UK School Games

with Holly qualifying for finals on all four apparatus and winning bronze medal on vault which was the

Secondly, On the 1st September we had the WA Grades in Perth with Brodie Sandilands gaining a distinction

Thirdly, in the voluntary Levels again at Perth on the 16th September Rachael Melrose and Jenna Gillespie

qualified to represent Scotland at Level 3 National Finals. Brooklyn Mconald was 1st in Level 4 with

Fourthly, on the 29th September, the Lasswade A team of Holly Ramage, Kendal Smith, Rachael Melrose,

Brooklyn McDonald and Alyssa McCarthy came 2nd in Open Age Team Championships with Holly Ramage

Fifthly, Holly was asked to represent Scotland at the Northern European Championships, yet another first

for our club, See below for the details from the Scottish Gymnastic website.

In the Women's competition a young Scottish team including Commonwealth gymnast

Emma White,Amy Regan, Mollie Smith, Hannah Leigh and Holly Ramage put in a fantastic

team performance to finish in 3rd place with a score of 146.450. Emma White also finished

1st All-Around with a score of 52.300 and placed 2nd in all four individual apparatus finals.

Finally, on the 4th November at Guilford, Jenna and Rachael represented Scotland at the Level 3 National Finals,

The team came 11th overall with Jenna and Rachael placed 1st and 2nd in the Scottish Team.

Well done to all the gymnasts participating in the above competitions. A full breakdown of all

Lasswade Gymnastics club are running three training camps during the October school week. There will be

Camp 1 for Advanced girls born 1997 and older. Camp 2 for boys of all ages and Camp 3 for girls born in

1998,1999 or 2000. All places will be booked on a first come basis with prority to Lasswade members and

members of Scottish National and Regional squads. Numbers will be limited so please book early to avoid

disappointment. All training sessions will be held at the Midlothian School of gymnasts facility and there will

be a selection of experienced National coaches present. (See Note attached for details).For further information

regarding prices and enrolment form please click here for details. Enrolment forms should be returned by

28th September along with full payment. This is a fantastic opportunity to receive some of the best coaching

available and we look forward to welcoming you at Midlothian school of Gymnastics the week commencing

We're holding an open come and try sessions on Sunday 29th July for any girl who is starting school this summer and also existing Primary 1,2 schoolchildren. Click here for full details.

On Saturday 23rd June, both Holly Ramage and Kendal Smith were taking part in the All Round Scottish Championships. Holly in the Espoirs Category and Kendal in the Juniors. Holly gave a magnificent performance to become Scottish Espoirs Champion and Kendal was placed a very credible 5th place. Both girls perfomed brilliantly and qualified to compete on all 4 apparatus finals on Sunday 24th June where Holly won Gold Medals and became the Scottish Apparatus Champion on Vault, Bars And Floor.What an amazing Achievement.

Also on the same day Brooklyn McDonald and Jenna Scott were competing in the Level 2 Championships. Again, competiton was high and both girls made Lasswade proud with Brooklyn winning the Silver Medal on Vault and Bronze on Floor, Jenna narrowly missed out on a medal on floor in 4th place.

The above competitions were being used to select the gymnasts to represent Scotland in the UK School Games in Coventry to be held in August.Both Holly Ramage and Kendal Smith were selected for the team. Well Done to all the girls involved. A full breakdown of all results are available on the results page.

On saturday 9th June, Holly Ramage travelled to Guilford to compete in the British Espoirs competition. Holly performed brilliantly and her combined vault scores placed her 9th on vault final qualification, she will now travel to Guildford on 8th July as 1st reserve for Espoir Vault Finals.

We're holding free come and try sessions on Sunday 17th June for any child (boy or girl) who is starting school this summer and also existing Primary 1,2 schoolchildren. If you would like your child to attend please download the attached registration form and forward to the address given by Tuesday 12th June. Additional information on Lasswade Gymnastic Club and the subsequent follow up classes is available from the Lasswade Information Sheet 2007. All children must be registered with the centre prior to the event.We look forward to welcoming you at Midlothian school of Gymnastic on the 17th June.Download registration form.

On 12th May at the Bells Sport Centre, Perth, Christey young, Brodie Sandilands (12/13 Age group), Lara Craig, Rebecca Kinghorn and Jenny Baldwin (10/11 Age Group) were taking part in the Level 5 open Age team Competition. All 5 gymnasts participated with the top 3 scores for each apparatus counting towards the team total. All of the gymnasts contributed to the team score of 124.70 with Lasswade taking the Gold (Lara), Silver (Rebecca) and Bronze (Jenny) in the vault at the 10/11 Age group. In the older age Brodie won the Silver Medal on the Bars. Well Done Girls. A full breakdown of all results are available on the results page.

The next again weekend it was Jenna Gillespie and Rachael Melrose's turn to visit Birmingham for the Compulsory Level 3 British Finals. Again, this is ‘The Best of British' gymnasts and the standard was particularly high. Both Jenna and Rachael gave their all and Jenna was placed 48th with Rachael placed 56th . Well done girls. A full breakdown of results are on the Results web page.

Well where to start!! On Saturday 21 st April Lasswade Gymnastics Club had a Grand total of 9 gymnasts competing in Club Grade 6 (in age) and 5 gymnasts in Club Grade 5. For many of these young gymnasts (ages 7/8) this was their first experience under the scrutiny of external judges but this did not deter them from putting on a fantastic display. In Club Grade 6 the first 6 placed gymnasts were from Lasswade with 7 in total gaining Distinctions. All nine gymnasts have now been invited to Largs on the 27 th April for the Compulsory Level 4 preparation squad. There are so many gymnasts who gave fantastic performances and all details are on the results page but below is a quick summary.

Stephanie Wilkie - 1st overall, 1 st vault and bars, 2 nd floor and 3 rd Beam and R&C. Distinction

In the Club Grade 5 again all the gymnasts performed exceptionally well with a special mention for Erin McGlinchey who came 1 st overall and was awarded a Distinction. Well done also to Kiera Gleed , Lauren Forde , Catriona Millar and Lindsay Turnbull who all comfortably passed this grade.

This is surely another first for our Club, to receive 8 Distinctions in one day is phenomenal. Well done again to all those involved. We appreciate all the hard work and effort it has taken in order to produce such a magnificent result. All at Lasswade are very proud of you.

On the weekend of 10/11 March Holly Ramage was one of 9 girls from Scottish Clubs to compete in Compulsory Level 2 in Liverpool. Holly gave a dazzling display on her bars and floor qualifying 1st on both these apparatus, from the Scottish girls Holly along with Alex Smith from Largs were the only two to gain the required pass mark.Holly scored 54.975 which was well above the required passmark of 51.0 with a minimum 10.2 on R&C. This now allows Holly to compete at British Championships (espoirs) on the weekend of 9/10 June in Gloucester becoming the first gymnasts from Lasswade to qualify for British Championships.Fantastic!! A full breakdown of all of Holly's results are now available on the results webpage.

On Saturday the 25 th February, Kendal Smith was off to Belfast to represent Scotland in the Celtic Cup.This is a team competition against some of the best gymnasts in the UK each representing their countries, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Each team had six members with the top four scores on each piece of apparatus to count towards the team total. Kendal's scores counted towards the Scottish Team total of (185.258) on all apparatus with the team coming a close second behind Wales (191.481). Yet another superb Performance from Kendal. A full breakdown of Kendal's results are now available on the results webpage.

Well just as we've all finished taking the Christmas decorations down there was no stopping some of our gymnasts who continued our great end to 2006 with a magnificent start to 2007. Only six weeks into the New Year and already the good news is pouring in.

I am of course talking about the recent Scottish Squad trials held at our centre on the weekend of the 20th and 21st January where Lasswade Gymnastics Club had a grand total of Eight Gymnasts successfully chosen for squad places. Never before in the history of our club have we had so many gymnasts qualify for Scottish Squads and this again is a credit to all concerned with Lasswade.

This is not the only good news we have to report, we also have Kendal being asked to represent Scotland at the Celtic Cup in Northern Ireland on the 24th February. Then, both Kendal (Senior Team) and Holly (Junior Team) have been selected to represent Scotland at the British Schools Apparatus Finals in Newcastle on 18th March and in addition to this Holly, Jenna Gillespie and Rachael have also been chosen to train with the National Youth Coach.

Well done to all the gymnasts named above, their hard work and effort has been recognised by their qualifications. Susan, Gus, Jim and all at Lasswade are very proud of your achievements.

Well what a busy few weeks the club has been having, Not long after we had Holly becoming the Scottish under 12 Champion then Kendal and Alyssa were off to Aldershot to compete in the Junior Challenge Cup on the 26th November. Unfortuantely, Alyssa could only compete in bars due to an injury but Kendal performed brilliantly particularly on floor where her score of 11.90 was the 4th highest overall which yet again is a magnificent achievement. There was no rest for Kendal as the very next week she was representing Scotland along with Charlotte Griffin, Hannah Leigh (both Fife) and Brogan Archibald (Perth) in the Goodwill Classique International at Cumbernauld on the 2nd December. The Scottish team came just outside the medals being 4th overall in the competition, a very, very credible result. Finally, our own Club had their Club Championships on the 10th December and what a fantastic event this was. The effort put in by all the Coaches, Committee members, parent helpers, along with the gymnasts themselves contributed to make this such a spectacular event. Congratulations to Ross McKenzie, Cameron McVicker, Richard Gray, Lee Perfect, James Millar, Erin McGlinchey, Jade Gibson, Rebecca Davidson, Brodie Sandilands, Rachael Melrose,and Holly Ramage who all came out top in their relevant groups. A full breakdown of all of the above results is now available on the results webpage.

A historic achievement in our Clubs history occurred on Saturday the 18th November 2006 at the Bells Centre, Perth. Holly Ramage gave a magnificent performance to become the under 12 Scottish Champion and as well as winning the overall competition she also won the gold medal and trophy on the vault, bars and floor. The floor was especially difficult as she performed a double back salto in her routine making her the youngest ever girl from a Scottish Club to compete this element. This is the first time our Club has had a Scottish Champion and as proven by this fabulous result we are now undoubtedly one of the top clubs in the country. Holly has been at Lasswade Gymnastics since she was 5 years old, with her dedication and the help of her coaches, Susan Purves, Gus Williamson, Jim Thomson and of course the commitment of her parents she can now honestly say she is the best gymnast in Scotland in her age group. Pictured above is Holly with all her trophies. Congratulations, Holly from all at the club, we are very proud of you. Also participating at the Scottish Championships representing our club for the first time was Jenna Scott, one of our newest members who also gave a terrific performance. Full breakdown of results are on the results page.

Kendal takes Silver and Holly Bronze at the Open Age Team and Individual competition.

On Saturday 30th September, The Lasswade Gymnastics Team of Kendal Smith, Holly Ramage, Tasmin Wilson and Rachael Melrose were at the Bells Sports Centre, Perth competing in the Open Age Team and Individual Competition. This is one of the most prestigious events in the Scottish Gymnastics calendar for which, the girls along with their coaches, have been planning and preparing for some time. The girls gave tremendous performances against very good opposition. This resulted in Kendal deservedly winning the Silver medal, closely followed by Holly who won the Bronze medal. Tasmin and Rachael were placed 24th and 27th respectively which considering it was their first experience in a team competition environment, is a very credible achievement. The team itself was placed 4th.This has to be one of the best performances in the Clubs history, having had two gymnasts placed 2nd and 3rd in a Scottish National Competition judged on the full F.I.G. code. The Club is continuing to improve; we are, as proven by this result, now undoubtedly one of the top clubs in the country. Thanks to the enthusiastic commitment of coaches, parents, committee members and the gymnasts, Lasswade Gymnastics Club is becoming a renowned name in the gymnastic world.A full breakdown of results are available on the results page.

After a week of glorious sunshine,the day for Bonnyrigg Funday arrived but unfortunately so did the rain. This did not deter Julia Gleed and Alicia McGlinchey in their efforts to raise funds for our club.They were kept busy along with their family and friends manning the tombola stall. Kiera did a grand job cajoling people into buying tickets - mainly to Midlothian workmen who were hoping to win the whisky but mostly ended up with the toiletries!! A total of £80 was raised at the tombola and in addition to this special thanks to Julia Gleed who also donated £10 from her craft stall. There are still a few tickets left for Name the doll and once they're all gone we'll reveal the name and winner. Thanks to all the parents who donated items and of course Alicia and Julia, it's much appreciated.

Whilst the majority of us were out basking in the sunshine on Saturday 10th June, Kendal Smith was stuck indoors at the Bells Centre, Perth . She was, however managing to raise a few temperatures herself with her fantastic performance at the Scottish Junior Championships coming 7th Overall on the Saturday but, more importantly, was an impressive 3rd on bars. This meant yet again, no sunbathing for Kendal on the Sunday as another trip to Perth was required to compete in the Bars Final where she scored a staggering 8.9 and won the Bronze Medal. Well Done Kendal, Hopefully the sun will be out next weekend for you to top up the tan!! A full breakdown of results are available on the results page.

Lasswade Gymnastics are looking to hold a Tombola Stall at the Bonnyrigg Fun Day on Sunday 18th June and would appreciate your donations of wine, chocolate, sweets, biscuits, gifts, toys etc. Please hand donations to any Coach/Commitee member by Friday 16th June. Helpers are also needed to man the stall, the more people we have then less time required to spend on the stall. Please let Alicia McGlinchey know if you're able to help at this event. This only works with your help so please donate if you can. Thanks

We're holding free come and try sessions on Sunday 18th June for any child (boy or girl) who is starting school this summer and also existing Primary 1,2 schoolchildren. If you would like your child to attend please download the attached registration form and forward to the address given by Tuesday 13th June. Additional information regarding times etc.are given on the form along with information on Lasswade Gymnastic Club. All children must be registered with the centre prior to the event. Download Registration Form

Holly gives a great performance at Compulsory level 2 , for more details go to Women's Artistic page, full breakdown of results are available on the results webpage.

The AGM will take place on Wednesday 26th April at 6.30pm in the Lecture Theatre at Lasswade High School. All parents are invited to attend. Notes will be given out shortly to all gymnasts.

Kendal, Jenna and Abbie all give fantastic performances on Saturday 04.03.06, with Kendal winning Gold in Voluntary Level 1 and Jenna and Abbie coming 1st and 2nd in Compulsory Level 4. All three girls have qualified to represent Scotland in National Finals. This is aboslutely brilliant news for our Club and dedicated coaches. Full breakdown of results is now available on the results webpage with more details available soon on the Women's Artistic page.

Well, we're back and after having a few problems with the techinical side of the website we're all up and running again. The awards page is now updated and congratulations to Hollie Chambers, Jennifer Evans and Rachael Melrose who are the gymnasts of the month for January. There's a few competitons coming up soon, the first of which is this weekend at the Bells Sports Centre, Perth. Kendal is participating in the voluntary level 1 event, Jenna and Abbie are competing in compulsory level 4. Good Luck girls. Results will be published on the website next week along with a few other news items so remember to keep coming back for an update.

The Lasswade Gymnastics Club 2005 Club Championships took place on, Sunday the 4th December, what a fantastic event this was. The effort put in by all the Coaches, Committee members, parent helpers, along with the gymnasts themselves contributed to make this such a spectacular event.

Congratulations to Jordan Stewart, Lee Perfect, Elliot Mannion, Niamh Pinkerton, Erin McGlinchey, Jenna Gillespie, Sarah Gellatly, Holly Ramage and Kendal Smith who all came out top in their relevant groups, also to Kirsty Leggate who was first overall between the guest gymnasts from East Kilbride. All Gymnasts should be proud of their performances, a full breakdown of results is now available on the results webpage.

The day was complete with two displays, the first from the tiny gymnasts who were absolutely brilliant, and the second, the older gymnasts who performed magnificently. Many thanks to the dedication of their coach Debbie Couch for her services above and beyond the call of duty....

A special mention to Rachel Purves who was given the coaches award for her dedication to Lasswade Gymnastics Club.

Watch out for the photographs which should be on the website by the end of the week........................... hopefully!!

Latest News - Holly takes Bronze in Scottish Championships, Silver on Bars and Beam. Kendal perfoms brilliantly at Aldershot placed 25th overall in the British Challenge Cup. More details to follow....... but a full breakdown of results is available on the Results web page

Well done to Holly Ramage on her recent performance at the Level 3 National Finals at Guildford on 05.11.05. Fireworks were not the only things rocketing around last Saturday,Holly performed brilliantly on all 4 pieces and was 2nd overall in the Scotland team only missing out being 1st by 0.275 of mark. She was 32nd overall and this combined with her performance in the Compulsory Grades gives her a British Ranking of 34th. Holly now joins the few elite scottish gymnasts to have a British Ranking.

Set the date in you diary folks, the Club Championships will take place on Sunday 4th December. Further details and entry forms will be available shortly.......

On Saturday the 24.09.05 the Lasswade Gymnastics Team of Kendal Smith, Holly Ramage, Hollie Chambers and Claire Tait competed at the Scottish Open Championships. They all did extremely well with the team coming 6th overall and Kendal being the best placed at a fantastic 9th place.That's 9th best in Scotland.Brilliant!! The team are pictured above sporting the jazzy new competiton leotard (don't they look smart!) For a full breakdown of results go to the results webpage.

Well it was the voluntary levels competition on the 17.09.05 and yet again Lasswade did fantastic. Hollie Chambers was 1st overall in the level 5 (12+) group gaining a variety of 1sts and 2nd on every piece with Rebecca Golder being 1st overall on vault. In the Level 3 (in Age) Holly Ramage performed brilliantly coming 3rd overall with a 1st on Floor. Holly has now qualified to represent Scotland in National Finals in Guilford in November. For a full breakdown of results go to the results webpage.

Congratulations to Rachael Purves who recently passed her Assistant Coaches exam. Rachael has been a gymnast at our Club for many years and decided she would like to help the Club by giving up some of her time to help with the coaching of our young gymnasts. She has worked really hard over the past few months helping prepare gymnasts for competitions and the Club is very grateful.Thanks Rachael, General Coach next!!

Well it's been quiet on the competiton front over the Summer but all that changed last Saturday at the Bells centre, Perth. Lasswade had a total of 7 gymnasts participating in a variery of Club and Compulsory grades. All of our gymnasts performed brilliantly.The participating Club Grade gymnasts of Lara Craig, Sarah Gellatly, Christey Young, Eilidh Craig, Christina Kelley and Jenny Baldwin all passed iwth flying colours. Holly Ramage was sitting her Compulsory Grade 3 and passed with distinction.Well done to all these girls who have worked very hard to achieve such fantastic results.For a full breakdown of results go to the results webpage.

What a result this weekend. Kendal Smith was representing our Club at the Scottish Espoirs National Championships at the Bells centre, Perth.The standard of gymnastics was immense and the competition very high. Kendal kept her cool and managed to qualify for the Beam apparatus final which was held on Sunday. Again she performed brilliantly securing a Bronze medal, a major achievement for her as well as Lasswade Gymnastics Club. Watch this space for photo of presentation ceremony. For a full breakdown of results go to the results webpage.

We're holding free come and try sessions on Sunday 19th June for any child (boy or girl) who is starting school this summer and also existing Primary 1 - 3 schoolchildren. If you would like your child to attend please download the attached registration form and forward to the address given by Friday 17th June. Additional information regarding times etc.are given on the form along with information on Lasswade Gymnastic Club. All children must be registered with the centre prior to the event. Download Registration Form

Well done to the 4 gymnasts who represented Lasswade on Saturday 14th May at the

Scottish Level 5 Team competition in Perth. The girls, Hollie Chambers, Rebecca Golder, Kelsie Roseburgh and Aimee Tulloch performed very well, with the team coming 6th overall. Especially well done to Hollie, who won a Gold Medal on floor and Bronze Medal on bars. For a full breakdown of results go to the results webpage.

What a fantastic weekend was had last week at the Bells centre, Perth . All four Lasswade gymnasts passed their Club Grade 6 with a pass marks of at least 85% or over. The four girls Melissa Watt (85.6%), Sarah Murray (88.7%), Abbie Simpson (89.7%) and Jenna Gillespie (who got a whopping 92.6% and a distinction) did a tremendous job representing our Club. Well Done Girls. Lasswade Gymnastics Club are very proud of you. For a full breakdown of results go to the results webpage.

The AGM will take place on Wednesday 27th April at 6.30pm in the Lecture Theatre at Lasswade High School. All parents are invited to attend. Notes will be given out shortly to all gymnasts.

Brilliant news for Lasswade Gymnastic Club. 3 Gymnasts have qualified for National Squads and 2 for British Finals in Club And Cimpulsory Grades. See Womans Artistic page for the full report.

The Lasswade Gymnastics Club 2004 Club Championships took place over the two evenings of Tuesday 7 th and Wednesday 8 th December.

The Women's two piece competition was held on the Tuesday, well done to all participants and to Megan Hughes who was the overall champion. A list of full results are available on the results page. A special mention to Clare Lang who was given the coaches award for her dedication to Lasswade Gymnastics Club.

The 4 piece competition was held on the Wednesday, This was a great evening with a brillant display on all apparatus. Congratulations to Erin McGlinchey, Christey Young, Jenna Gillespie, Gemma Smith, Holly Ramage and Kendal Smith who all came out top in their relevant age groups. See the results page for more details.

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