Developments and rebooking for gymnastics @ Tumbles
Posted on: September 15th, 2016
Tumbles at Portobello
Developments and rebooking for gymnastics
Our overall aim is to provide as many opportunities as possible for people in Edinburgh to get and stay active, no matter what their age. We also strive to provide the best quality coaching possible.
We are therefore making two significant changes to our gymnastics provision at Tumbles when the children return from their October holidays.
The popularity of our overall gymnastics programme, and that of Tumbles in particular, means that currently demand far outstrips supply. So we have taken the decision to invest and reorganise Tumbles to create opportunities for more children to enjoy gymnastics. We are also taking the opportunity to develop our gymnastics class structure and pathway at this time.
Investment: We are investing £70k at Tumbles to create the opportunity for up to 650 additional young gymnasts to be coached in the sport they want after the October holidays.
We will be making a number of changes at Tumbles including installing additional equipment and re-organising this fantastic space.
To make this work we are having to relocate the Tumbles trampolining programme to Gracemount and Meadowbank.
Improved gymnastics class structure: We are introducing a new and improved class structure and development pathway for gymnasts after the holidays. This will allow clearer progression routes for the children.
The coaches are currently carefully assessing our gymnasts and we will send you further information about this next week.
Trampolining
If you also have a child in the trampolining classes at Tumbles you will receive a separate email about this. We understand that relocation causes disruption and did not take this decision lightly. The trampolining coaching provision at the new venues will continue with the Tumbles coaches and will be of our usual high standard (and fun). However, you will get the chance to book into the enlarged gymnastics programme at Tumbles if you prefer.
Rebooking – what do I need to do?
The updated gymnastics class structure will start in the newly re-organised gymnastics space at Tumbles when the children come back after their October holidays.
Rebooking for this term (24th October – 23rd December) for most children will start on Monday 26th September.* We will send you another email next week with all the information you need on the new classes and how to rebook into them.
Freestyle and some pre-school gymnastics classes will rebook from Monday 19th September. If you have a child in these classes you will receive an email from us next week with all the rebooking information you need.
