Rhythmic gymnast Catherine McNicol has just returned from competing for England in The World School Games in Doha UAE.
Catherine was part of a squad of 4 gymnasts and competed with rope, ball, clubs and hoop.
In the individual competition Catherine finished a fantastic 25th and the team finished a creditable 11th.
Catherine has been training with the National Squad at Lillishall for the last 4 years and with EVGC since the age of 6.
EVGC are very proud of her achievement.
September 2009
The grand opening of the new facilities took place on Sunday 20th September.
EVGC recieve yet another award from Erewash Community Sports Network
EVGC have been awarded:
Holly Saunders - Services to sport award
Coaches and committee members from the club will be attending the awards ceremony later in the year and this award will mean EVGC qualify for nomination in the Derbyshire sports awards.
June 2009
Our new facilities are now open and we are looking for new gymnasts to join our ranks, just click on our new classes page.
May 2009
The Artistic Squad took part in the Derbyshire County Championships which were held in Chesterfield on the 17th May. In the 8-9 year old category Level 4 Maya Heesom took joint Bronze on the vault whilst Olivia Clarkson also took Bronze on the beam.
In the 10-1recieve year old category Lucy Wood became County Champion Level 4 after receiving Gold overall, with Silver on both Beam and floor.
Mollie Reardon took Gold on vault.
Kelly Evans also became County Champion Level 4 in the 12-13 year old category receiving Gold overall and Gold on bars, beam and floor with Silver on the vault.
Chole Wilson became champion in the 12-13 Level 3 category after receiving overall Gold and joint Silver on floor, Chole also took the shield for overall highest marks for the juniors.
Well done to all the girls who took part, you should all be proud of your performance!
April 2009
Work is well under way on the new facilities, and we are looking to be open in June. Watch this space for more details.
2008
November 2008
EVGC’S FIRST EVER RHYTHMIC BRITISH CHAMPION
Analisa Hinson U10 British Champion
The Rhythmic British Championships are the culmination of the competition calendar for rhythmic gymnasts and this year EVGC took three girls to Stoke on Trent to compete against the best in the Country.All the gymnasts compete on the Saturday for the overall title, with the top six in each apparatus going through to an individual apparatus final on the Sunday.
Analisa took the U10 title with a massive 20.434 points, ahead of her nearest rival Gabriela Caruso (Esprit Gymnastics) 19.700 and Kira Kadwill (South Essex) 19.384.This was a strongly contested age group and Analisa put in two stunning routines (Hoop and Rope) to gain the title.On Sunday Analisa continued her success by gaining Gold on both apparatus.
In the U12 age group Catherine McNicol, a member of the National Squad, gained a fabulous second place in the overall competition, and continued her form on the Sunday gaining Silver for her Ball and Clubs routines and Bronze with her rope.
Also competing was Hannah Dulston in the Junior age group who gained a very creditable 13th position overall with her Rope, Hoop, Ribbon and Ball routines.
October 2008
EVGC recieve three awards from Erewash Community Sports Network
This week EVGC have been awarded:
Club of the year
Madlen Rakadijieva - Performance coach of the year
Holly Saunders - Services to sport award
Coaches and committee members from the club will be attending the awards ceremony on 15th Ocober and these awards will mean EVGC qualify for nominations in the Derbyshire sports awards.
April 2008
Gymnasts help take county titles two years running
Erewash Valley Gymnasts helped to take the trophy for Derbyshire in this years county floor and vault championships, which took place at Rushcliffe in April.
Teams from Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, put their best gymnasts forward to compete in set moves on the vault and floor at different age groups.
The Derbyshire team consisted of a substantial number of Erewash Valley gymnasts, and they did not fail to impress.
Mollie Reardon gained silver in the 8-9 year age group, Chloe Wilson gained silver in the 12-13 year age group and Rebecca Turner also gained silver in the 14+ age group.
This helped Derbyshire to gain overall gold for the 8-9 year age group, and the 12-13 year age group, with silver for the 14+; resulting in Derbyshire taking 1st place overall and the winners trophy for the second year running.
