Athlone Gymnastics Club

St. Patrick’s Day

We are closed on Friday, 17th March for St. Patrick’s Day, classes are running as normal on Saturday and Sunday, for gymnasts who have been registered for term 3.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

We will be taking part in the annual Athlone St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday, 19th March. All members are welcome to come along and join in the fun wearing club colours.

Term 3 Update

Please take note of the following :-

• Term 3 starts on Saturday, 18th March for all members who have re-registered.
• We are closed on Saturday, 25th March, as some coaches and gymnasts will be attending a National Series Competition.
• Easter Holidays begin on Monday, 3rd April and weekly classes return on Saturday, 15th April.
• Our Easter Camp is full, we will be in touch with everyone in advance who has registered for the camp.
• Can we remind parents that children should not wear/bring jewellery or mobile phones to classes.
• Children with long hair should have it tied up before coming to the gym, for safety reasons.
• We are not currently accepting any new registrations for next term. Please subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates from our website.

***THIS CAMP IS NOW FULLY BOOKED ***

Our Easter Camp this year will run from 3rd to 6th April, for one week only, as follows :-

• Open to members and non-members born before 1st January 2017.
• Suited to boys and girls.
• No gymnastics experience necessary.
• Camp can be booked for 4 days or for 2 days, as outlined on the form.
• Camp time – 9.30-1.00pm Monday to Thursday.
• Places are very limited, first come basis only.
• Please ensure you include all relevant medical or additional information to assist coaches in planning suitable activities.
• Registration and payment via the link below, once the camp is full, no further spaces will be added.
• Please ensure that you read all the information on the form before registering.

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/easter-camp—3rd-to-6th-april-202

A little reminder of the dates we are closed for February midterm break to note in your diary – classes as normal the weekend of the 11th and 12th February – closed from Monday 13th to Sunday 19th February, inclusive.

We are currently recruiting gymnastics coaches to join our growing team.

Our club has been established in Athlone for over 30 years training boys and girls in artistic gymnastics, mainly recreational with a small competitive element, by invitation.

We are located just off the M6 motorway, approximately 6km from the centre of Athlone in the growing community of Monksland.  Our gym is very easily accessed by car, with ample car parking and along a main bus route.

We are looking for candidates who enjoy working with children of all ages to help them to reach their potential as well as being able to work as part of a coaching team in a controlled environment.  Other qualities we are looking for are : positive energy, enthusiasm, reliability and of course a love of all things gymnastics.  The ideal candidates should have a recognised gymnastics qualification.  Must be willing to undergo training, safeguarding and Garda Vetting.

Hours are negotiable, salary is based on coaching experience and qualifications.

Applicants must currently be able to work in Ireland.

For further enquires or to apply for a position, please send your CV with a covering letter to administrator@athlonegymnasticsclub.ie.

As we approach the Christmas break, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and their families a safe and happy Christmas and a happy and healthy 2023.

We will finish up our weekly classes on 22nd December and return again on 6th January. Our office will also be closed during this period while we all take a break from routine and spend some quality time with family and friends.

In what started off with some uncertainty around Covid, we are delighted to have returned to full training and got things back on track. It has been an amazing year for our gymnasts with our competitive girls getting back to competitions in the National Arena, this is what they work so hard for year after year and we look forward to seeing more of this in 2023.

We were thrilled to see over 100 of our recreational gymnasts join us for our in-house competition in June and we were blown away by the performances of each of them, it was also the first time in 3 years we were able to welcome parents back to support the gymnasts and watch them perform in a competition environment.

In September we were delighted to welcome many new faces and some returning faces to the club, some had waited patiently until their turn came around to join. We love to see the smiles and enthusiasm of the gymnasts and enjoy getting to know the new members, all bringing their own personalities to the groups.

We would also like to take this opportunity to welcome the newest addition to our gymnastics family – congratulations to coach Aoife and Aidan on the arrival of their beautiful baby Oisín, we wish them all the joys a new baby brings.

Finally, we would like to sincerely thank all the parents who have continued to support our club, we know with the cost of everything increasing, it’s not always easy to be able to do so and it means a lot to us. Thank you for your continued support and friendship throughout the year.

We would like to wish you all a very Happy and stress-free Christmas and peace and goodwill in 2023.

We had a tremendous response to our Christmas Raffle and would like to thank most sincerely everyone who made this possible – gymnasts, parents, ticket sellers, sponsors, volunteers, donors, ticket buyers and anyone who contributed in any way. Your support has been incredible.

The winners are as follows :

Mary O’Loughlin – €1,000 Voucher for Center Parcs (sponsored by Athlone Gymnastics Club)

Kathleen McNeill – €100 Voucher for Athlone Town Centre (Town Centre Shopping Centre)

Stephanie O’Hanlon – €100 Voucher for Athlone Town Centre (Town Centre Surgery)

Liadhan Hatton – €100 Voucher for Athlone Furniture World

Clare Reidy – €50 Voucher (BalloonBiz)

Méabh Mannion – €100 Cash

Simon Moran Snr – Christmas Hamper (Larkin family)

Adrianna Coyne – 3 month gym membership (Athlone Regional Sports Centre)

Pat Prendergast – €50 B & Q Voucher (Arcadia Athlone)

Lily-Ann King – €50 JYSK Voucher (Arcadia Athlone)

Florence Kenny – €80 car valeting voucher (Center Point Autos)

Emily Rose Conlon – €100 One 4 All voucher (Hutchinson Davidson & Sons)

Zoe Keaveney – Lenova Tablet (Midland Computers)

Caoilfhionn Macken – €50 voucher (Jimmy’s Superstore)

Sharon Carty – €50 voucher (Jimmy’s Superstore)

Saerlaith Fallon – €100 voucher (Athlone Opticians)

Kathleen Neary – 10 bales briquettes (Bord na Mona)

Méabh Mannion – 10 bales briquettes (Bord na Mona)

Aoife Fallon – Breakfast for 2 (Kelly’s Cafe)

Elaine Donnelly – €50 voucher (Home Suite Home)

Laoise Crosbie – Gift Bag (Oliver Carty Meats)

John O’Hanlon – Diffuser (DeDanu)

In addition, we had the following sellers’ prizes :

Maggie Larkin – Gear bag (Teamwear)

Saoirse McNeill – Gear bag (Teamwear)

Méabh Mannion – Giftset (Whyte’s Pharmacy)

Hannah McGowan – €20 voucher (Supermacs)

Bláthnaid Macken – Giftset (Whyte’s Pharmacy)

Laoise Crosbie – Gear bag (Teamwear)

Congratulations to all our winners, Happy Christmas and enjoy your prize!

The date of the raffle is drawing ever closer – only 6 more sleeps until we have a winner!

Who’s going to be the lucky person taking home this fabulous prize?

Tickets are now available to buy online, but hurry, they can only be bought up until midnight on Friday 16th December!

All the prizewinners will be contacted by phone after the draw takes place.

Just click on the link below to enter and see the huge list of fabulous prizes that are up for grabs. It’s not too late yet!

https://form.jotform.com/Gymnasticsathlone/christmas-raffle-2022-

Good luck everybody!

We have just received another amazing prize – Midland Computers Limited have been very generous and given us a Lenova Tablet (Full Technical Description: Lenovo Tab M8 HD (2nd Gen) ZA62 – Tablet Android 9.0 (Pie), 32 GB Embedded Multi-Chip Package 8″ TFT (1280 x 800) microSD slot). This would certainly make somebody’s Christmas a whole lot better.

Midland Computers are yet another local business who are only a few minutes down the road from the gym in Baylough, providing all your I.T. services under one roof. Well worth checking them out on www.midland-computers.ie Tel : 090 6435040 or email : sales@midland-computers.ie

Sincere thanks to Frankie for the very generous prize and we wish all at Midland Computers a very Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2023.

Once again we would love to acknowledge our team of volunteers who were in Athlone Towncentre Shopping Centre over the weekend selling Raffle tickets. It was a great team effort and many of those that turned out 2 weeks ago at SuperValu were back in action again over the weekend – special thanks to those who did both events Anne Marie, Maggie, Colette, Maree, Aisling, Ellen, Amanda, Maura and Ciara.

We had a tremendous response, when we put the word out that we needed volunteers, and it was lovely to see some new parents coming along, thanks so much to Karl, Aoife, Meadhbh, Miriam, Joanne, Jackie, Belinda, James, Ciara, Amanda, Srijna, Linda and Trevor, we’ll definitely call on you again, a job well done!

A special word of thanks to some of our TY Students – Aoibhinn, Keela and Orlaith for giving their time to help out, all good training for them! Thanks also to our young volunteers who were a fantastic addition to the team – Saoirse, Joshua, Aahana, Lucy and Isla. One other young volunteer who we have to give a special mention to is Ruby – she’s a natural entertainer and an incredible salesperson. For anyone that met her, you know who we’re talking about, well done Ruby! The future of the club is in good hands with these amazing young people on board. Thank you all sincerely.

Thanks to everyone who supported us over the weekend and bought tickets or donated, we realise it is an expensive time for everyone so we appreciate all donations received.

Finally, thanks to Shirley for all her support facilitating us, much appreciated Shirley.

Onwards now to the big draw on Sunday next, to be broadcast live on Facebook!

Thank you so much to Valerie from Athlone Opticians who has very generously given us Gift Cards to the value of €100 for our Christmas Raffle, what an amazing prize, we really appreciate your support.

If you’re not familiar with the business, here is a little information. You can check them out beside SuperValu on the Ballymahon Road (near Costa!).

Athlone Opticians is a boutique opticians located in the SuperValu Centre, Ballymahon Road. It is run by owner and optometrist Valerie Donegan who believes in innovation and introducing the Midlands to individual eyewear.

Athlone Opticians strive to provide the best in eye care together with styling our clients in a relaxed enjoyable environment. If you would like a thorough eye exam where your individual needs are discussed and a selection of unique frames which fit perfectly and make you feel fantastic then you have come to the right place. We live by our motto ‘Excellence in Eye Care’.