Gymnastics

GreaterSport does not have a dedicated gymnastics development officer, but will work with British Gymnastics to support the development of gymnastics across Greater Manchester.

If you're interested in getting involved in gymnastics, the information below should help you find what you're looking for. If not, please contact GreaterSport and we'll do our best to help.

Find a Gymnastics club

National Governing Body: British Gymnastics

Mission Statement 2006
To provide the opportunity for every individual with an interest or talent for gymnastics to be able to realise their full potential within the whole sport of Gymnastics from novice to Olympian, while supporting and nurturing members, professional staff and volunteers in the provision of high quality services that meet stakeholder expectations and constantly strive to improve against specified performance indicators.

NGB website:http://www.british-gymnastics.org/

The British Amateur Gymnastics Association was formed in 1888 and became a limited company in 1982. Having had a variety of locations during its life it eventually settled at the Lilleshall National Sports Centre in 1989.

The Association is the only recognised Governing Body for the sport of gymnastics within the UK. Under the overall description of gymnastics lie the individual disciplines and activities of:

• Men’s Artistic Gymnastics
• Women’s Artistic Gymnastics
• Rhythmic Gymnastics
• Trampoline and Tumbling Gymnastics
• Acrobatic Gymnastics
• Aerobic Gymnastics
• General Gymnastics
• Double Mini Tramp
• GMPD

Membership of British Gymnastics has increased considerably in the last years and now has nearly 10,000 members.

NGB contact details for Greater Manchester:

Regional Development Officer - North West
(Cheshire, Lancashire, Gtr Manchester, Merseyside, Isle of Man)

Club Accreditation Scheme: Clubmark – 'GymMark'

British Gymnastics Accredited Clubs pages