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Short Courses

Boost your childs gymnastics skills during the school holidays with one of our Short Courses. These are open to both members and non members and a great to focus on those hard to learn skills. 

Our Short Courses this summer holidays are: 

27th-30th July - Competition Preperation - Get some last minute practice in for our RISE Gymnastics Competition on Saturday 1st August

3rd-6th August - Floor Skills - Suitable for Explore and Explore Plus, 4-9 years old and includes rolls, handstands, cartwheels, jumps and bridges 

10th-13th August - Vault and Beam Skills - suitable for all levels, 4 years+

17th-20th August - Floor Skills - Suitable for Explore Plus and Excel, 8-12 years old rolls, handstands, cartwheels, round-offs and bridges

24th-27th August - Bar and Bridge - Suitable for all levels, includes kickovers and walkovers for those who can already do a bridge 

Unsure of what courses to book? Speak to one of our coaches and they can advise what is suitable. 

 

 

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NEW FOR SEPTEMBER 2026 - Gymnastics Stay and Play

Stay & Play sessions are a parent led session where children can explore and play all of our gymnastics equipment at their leisure, in an unstructured lesson supported by their parents or guardians. These sessions are suitable for children aged 6 months to 5 years. All children must be accompanied and supervised by a parent or guardian throughout the session. 

Sessions cost £8 and are 2 hours in duration. This includes access to the gymnastics equipment and a swim in our Leisure Pool. 

A qualified coach will be in attendance for support and advice. 

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Discover

NEW FOR SEPTEMBER 2026

RISE Discover classes are perfect for children aged 18 months to 4 years. These classes have been designed to help children explore through play and nurture core skills as they progress at their own pace. 

Through themed activities, pre-school children will use their imagination and creativity to help them develop key life skills and physical movement at an early age. 

Our Adult and Child classes are suited for children from 18 months through to three years. This allows parents and guardians to experience their learning and development alongside them. 

Our Independant Child classes allow children over the age of 3 to start exploring and learning away from their parent and guardian. Children will use their imagination and creativity to build confidence while learning key gymnastics skills.  

Class times: 

Monday 11:30am-12:15pm - Adult and Child 

Monday 12:15-13:00pm - Independant Child 

Once your young gymnasts start school, they will then progress to our RISE Explore classes. 

 

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Explore

RISE Explore recreational classes are the perfect class for children who are school age. This class is all about building on key skills whether they have previous experience in gymnastics or not.  All of our classes are led by British Gymnastics-qualified coaches and are designed to support gymnasts of all abilities and experience levels. 

With exciting and engaging activities, gymnasts have a chance to learn a variety of key gymnastics skills from floor based to vault, bar and beam skills to improve and develop their balance, strength and power. 

A flexible award scheme with medals and certificates allows everyone to shine no matter what level they are starting at. 

Class Times:

Classes run after school on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, plus Saturday mornings.

 

Once your young gymnasts complete the RISE Explore classes, they will then progress to our RISE Excel classes.

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Excel

The RISE Excel classes are perfect for our more experienced and ambitious gymnasts, giving them the opportunity to put their skills to the test with more dynamic tumbles, harder vaults and challenging balances.

These classes allow your gymnast to progress and hone their skills with expert guidance from our British Gymnastics qualified coaches. 

During Excel sessions, skills are allowed to develop naturally rather than through a focus on awards. This means gymnasts stay motivated by achieving regularly but at their own pace. 

Class Times: 

Class runs after school on a Thursday. 

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