Wickers Gymnastics Club, based in Lancing Business Park, got the competition season off to a good start this year with Ollie Wildman taking first place for the new men's artistic squad at Pegasus Gymnastics Club in Maidstone.

The club also celebrated its first Sussex Champions at Intermediate and Novice levels.

Katy Hodgson, club director, said "All the coaches are extremely proud of the gymnasts and the club – gymnasts, coaches, volunteers and parents have worked really hard to achieve these results and having a new home has certainly spurred us on to achieve bigger and better things."

Grateful

The club was established in 1988 and had several temporary homes in Shoreham and Southwick before September ,2008, when Adur council planners granted permission for a unit on the Lancing Business Park to be converted into a gym.

It is now the only permanent gymnastics facility in the Adur District.

"We are very grateful to Adur District Council for granting us change of use on the building in order that we can continue to develop gymnastics at both the grassroots and competitive levels," said Katy.

"Having a permanent home has certainly made a difference to the gymnasts' training time in that it has in the past been disrupted by having to put the equipment away.

"Now that we don't have to do that, it ensure the gymnasts train for their full hours and it has paid dividends, as can be seen by the results we have achieved so far this year, our most successful competitive season."

Results

Men's Artistic Competition: 1, Ollie WIildman, 2, Jason Hedges, 4, Max Slater.

National Grades: Megan Phillips, and Sophie Gunn both passed their grades with Anne Pickles passing her grade and achieving eighth place.

Sussex Floor and Vault winners: Meilitsa Abram Foster, Kiera McIvor, Keeley Harber, Abigail Phillips, Megan Villis, Holly Marsh, Natalie Selley, Annie Politano, Rebecca Wenman.

Sussex Champions: Natasha Beech; Natasha Tully; Jason Hedges and Emma Newman.

Chichester Invitational Competition medal winners: Emma Smith and Gina Neal.

Chichester Invitational Competition winners: Rebecca Wenham, Jaime-Leigh Gilbert, Meilitsa Abram-Foster, Kayleigh Munday, Georgia Humphreyies, Abigail Phillips, Annie Politano.

Chichester Invitational Champions of their age groups: Natasha Tully, Eloise Crouch, Keeley Harber, Emma Newman, Amelia Brown.

Pyramid Invitational winners: Louise Tugnutt, Amy Smith, Dani Davis, Gina Neal, Robyn Glinsman, Eloise Crouch, Georgia Humphreyies, Amelia Brown, Nancy Ball.

For more information, visit www.wickersgymclub.com or contact Katy on 01273 465554.

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