Clubs are the heart and soul of gymnastics in Wales. Clubs currently deliver gymnastics to over 25000 people with many providing employment opportunities to those from their local communities.
Club Membership
| Name | Price July 1st 2024 |
| 1-100 Club Members | £132 |
| 101-250 Club Members | £174 |
| 251-500 Club Members | £264 |
| 501+ Club Members | £438 |
Our clubs are vibrant and inclusive with many gaining a variety of club standards and recognitions for the work they do. Whether you would like to start, develop or try something new, please utilise our club support systems below or contact [email protected] . Welsh Gymnastics affiliated clubs adhere to the Foundation Framework Wales the good practice guide to providing physical activity and sporting environments for children aged 3-11 years old.
Funding
Your Development Officer can support you with information and provide advice on grant applications.
Welsh Gymnastics run funding please enquire with [email protected]. This includes Be Gymnastics, Be Preschool, Access Gymnastics and Workforce Bursaries.
Support
1.Gymnastics Rewards and Endurance Zone (Sport80)- all of your members will have access to the rewards platform.
2. Staff Access – Your dedicated Development Officer for all of your club needs. Safeguarding Team to help you will advice and cases. Access to squads to develop your coaching.
3.Talk to Business Wales. The Business Wales helpline number is 03000 603 000.
4. Talk to Opus Safety – [email protected] for advice and support on Health and safety and risk assessments.0330 043 0094.
5. Welsh Sports Association – 02920 334 972 are offering clubs support, regular updates and webinars.
6. Insurance – Welsh Gymnastics Insurance Centre | Howden UK (howdenprod.com) -This insurance covers the legal costs associated with various legal disputes that clubs may encounter, such as employment disputes, legal defence, or tax investigations as well as access to a 24/7 year round telephone advice line including tax, health and safety, crisis management and stress counselling. Contact Number: 03300139984
7. Rise Gymnastics Programme and Awards
8. Club Credits – Each year Welsh Gymnastics allocates a number of credits to clubs based on their affiliation numbers, you are able to reinvest credits into workforce development, opportunities and bespoke assets. For more information please speak with your Development Officer.
9. ClubPortal – Each Welsh Gymnastics club is provided with a safeguarding system for members to report their concerns.
10. Safeguarding – Free safeguarding and Time to Listen training is offered to anyone with a role within our affiliated environments. DBS checks are also free for volunteers.
11. Markel – Business Hub with Document Templates. Markel Business Hub. Support Available: Downloadable document templates via the Markel Business Hub portal and legal advice.
12. Funding Support – Affiliated clubs can apply for Sport Wales Funding Be Active, Place for Sport & Energy Saving Grant.
13. Insport – Support to develop inclusive opportunities and complete insport accreditation
Membership Support
Membership Leaflets English – Digital
Membership Leaflets English – Print
Membership Leaflets Cymraeg – Digital
Membership Leaflets Cymraeg – Print
Systems
DBS Service – Vibrant Nations – Map it and Go
Globocol – Safeguarding reporting
Safe Environment
Any club registered with Welsh Gymnastics have a responsibility and play a role in keeping everyone within their environment safe. People should know what the club has in place to keep people safe and what to do if they have any concerns.
3.Role of a Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer
4.Training, Development and Signposting
Partners
1.British Gymnastics Foundation: Love 2 Move Programme https://britishgymnasticsfoundation.org/lovetomove/ . This partnership offers an age and dementia friendly seated gymnastics programme which is transforming the lives of people living with dementia.
2.StreetGames‘ mission is to mobilise the power of sport and physical activity to improve the lives of all disadvantaged children and young people in Wales and the communities they live in. They provide advice, training and programme support.