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In 2008 we were delighted to hear that we had been awarded the Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement - Silver Award. This was awarded to us as our club has between 50 -100 active young people participating in Gymnastics between the ages of 11 & 25 years of age. How The Award Works Every 6 weeks (8 awards per year) a member of the club will be nominated for this award through an internal ballot to receive this award. They do not have to be the best gymnast in the club, squad or class, but they have to be someone who has made an outstanding contribution to the club in some way. The club receives a cheque directly from the foundation which we bank and the gymnast who is chosen for the award gets to present the club with a dummy cheque. The gymnast has their photo taken and is placed on the role of honour chart at the club. Then with the help of the coaches they decide what they would like the award money to be spent on, by choosing something from the gym club's wish list. For doing that they are presented with a lovely Jack Petchey Certificate and pin badge which is presented to them at a annual club event. All award winners are annually invited to a Jack Petchey award ceremony where each award recipient receives a Gold medallion. JACK PETCHEY SOUTH LONDON AWARDS CATFORD BROADWAY THEATRE - WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY 2009
Pictured above - Front Row left to right (Nisal Herath - February 09 winner), (Bethany Charlton - December 08 Winner), (Armani Stewart - October 08 winner) Back Row left to right (Scott Creasey - April 09 winner) & (Daniel Quick - June 09 winner) These gymnasts from our club were all invited to attend the first South London Jack Petchey Awards Ceremony held at the Catford Broadway Theatre to receive their boxed medallions Over 120 young people aged between 11 & 25 from many different Sports Clubs, Theatre Groups, Dance & Drama, Arts, Youth Clubs & Education Centre all came together with their coaches and leaders along with family and friends to join in with the celebrations and what a super evening with entertainment from dance groups - Vortex & Dynamic Groove and singer Annastasia Baker. All those who received an award that evening are truly a credit to themselves, their families and their club. Not forgetting of course the support and encouragement they have been given from their parents and their coaches. Well Done to You All. Keep up the hard work it really does pay off in the end! Below are some more photographs that were taken at this event.
Picture - Above Left: Jackie Lewis - Head Coach & Director pictured above with the 5 gymnasts who each received a gold medallion from the Jack Petchey Foundation. Picture - Above Right: Pictured above are members from Croydon School of Gymnastics (far left & right of the photo) along with The Woodside & Thornton Heath Swimming Club, Hillcrest Netball Club &The Crystal Palace FC Study Support.
 
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left to right: Bethany Charlton, Scott Creasey and Nisal Herath. Since the commencement of this scheme our winners have been as follows:-
JANUARY 2010 - AWARDED TO CHARLOTTE WALKER
In 2001, at the age of 13, she started voluntarily helping out in the Saturday morning recreational classes. She really enjoyed coaching the recreational classes but so longed to progress in her coaching so she started assisting with the clubs youngest group of squad girls. After 2 years coaching experience Charlotte went on to take her first coaching award in 2003. For the next 3 years Charlotte was given her own group of squad girls. She dedicated to them 3 evenings a week and all day on a Saturday. She also gave most of her free time throughout her school holidays to these girls to. Charlotte was a dedicated young lady who was willing to pass on her wealth of experience as a gymnast and now coach in order to help these gymnasts build on their successes. Charlotte attended many competitions with these girls and helped them get through all their grades competitions. Unfortunately in 2006 she left the club as she went into full time employment and higher education which has taken up all of her free time as she is studying to be an accountant. However, to this day Charlotte can be seen at many of the clubs fund raising functions and events and is still willing to help whenever required. She is certainly a worthy nominee for the Jack Petchey Achievement Award. NOVEMBER 2009 - AWARDED TO JESSICA MILLS Jessica Mills – Aged 20 - Has been a member of Croydon School of Gymnastics since the age of 5. She has taken on a number of roles including gymnast, coach and receptionist. Jess worked her way up the ranks of the club gaining Senior Girls A-Squad Status. She competed in numerous competitions firstly in Women’s Artistic then when she retired from the 4 apparatus events she went into Team Gym and from there into the Display Squad. In recent years Jess has entered competitions for adults Floor & Vault. Jess has represented her club in many competitions nationally & regionally including the London Youth Games and in house competitions. Her most memorable achievement was when she was part of the Junior Mixed team that competed at the British Team Gym Championships in 1999 & 2000 finishing 2nd in National events. Away from competing, she was part of various display teams that put on routines at the London Festival of Gymnastics. Carrying on from the success of these displays, she became a member of the ‘Mary Poppins’ display team that was selected to represent Great Britain at the 11th World Gymnastrada held in Sweden in 1999. Although, now retired from gymnastics a number of years ago, she still occasionally gets her leotard out for an airing to take part in the sport, competing whenever the opportunity arises or when she is home from university! Jessica plays a major role within The London Gymnastics Federation. She is a member of the Men’s Technical Committee and has volunteered her services for the past five years to the London Region. Jess can often be seen at many of the boys Regional and National competitions and this year she was recognised for her services to the sport and was awarded a Bronze Award at this year’s LGF Awards Dinner. When she is home from university she is always willing to help and assist at the club and can be seen at many of the clubs events. She is therefore a fitting candidate for this Jack Petchey Achievement Award. SEPTEMBER 2009 – AWARDED TO PHILIP DAVIS
Philip Davis – Aged 24 - 15/06/1985
has attended Croydon School of Gymnastics since the age of 3. He has
worked his way up through the ranks of the club and has represented his
club and country. He has competed in regional, national and has attended
3 international events. He dearly loves his sport and spends most of the
time in the gym. He trains 5 days a week and is always keen to help out
in any way he can. Despite his disability, Philip has managed to pass
his Level 1 coaching award and has qualified as a regional competition
judge. He is a highly respected gymnast and coach within our sport and
is also well known in Russia where he has attended no less than 3
Russian Summer Camps!
He narrowly missed going to Beijing – Shanghai in 2007 for the “Special Olympics” on a technicality. However, he did attend as part of the British National Squad a training camp in South Africa in 2007, Gran Canaria in 2008, and Berlin this year (2009) The squad is travelling and visiting countries to help GB who are the world leaders in disabilities encouraging more countries to take part so as “Gymnastics” can be part of the Paralympics. In July 2009 Philip represented the London region in the “Special Olympics” National Games in Leicester and won 5 medals. We therefore feel Philip is a fitting applicant for the “Jack Petchey Award” August 2009 - Awarded to Theo Stergiou
JUNE 2009 – AWARDED TO DANIEL QUICK
Daniel Quick - Aged 23
is a member of the Disabilities Squad. Daniel was a former member when he was
young boy. However, around the age of 9 he developed Encephalitis which brought
on Frontal Lobe Syndrome and he also suffers with epilepsy and can suffer
anything from 3 - 7 epileptic seizures a week. However, Daniel re-joined the
club approximately 2 and a half years ago, when he started attending our weekly
adults class. He was very much over weight, had no confidence and had low esteem
and was very lethargic. However, he met up with Philip who is on the GB National
Squad and Phil was an inspiration to Daniel, so much so he became very
enthusiastic about the sport of Gymnastics. During his first year Dan shed over
2 stone in weight and started training hard on all the Men's 6 disciplines.
In October last year Daniel entered his first competition (The Poole Open - Dorset)and walked away with 3 medals (Gold on Parallel Bars, Silver on Vault and Bronze on Floor). Earlier this year he entered the GMPD National Finals and won the individual Silver Nationally for level 7. With just 2 competitions under his belt the London Region selected him along with Philip to represent London at the National Special Olympics Summer Games in Leicester end of July this year. Daniel has also just come back from an intense weekend trials for National Squad held in Glasgow. I am very pleased to say we received confirmation today that Daniel is now a member of the Men's British Squad. Daniel has made an outstanding contribution to his sport and to our club and therefore we feel he is a worthy recipient for a Jack Petchey Award. April 2009 - Awarded to Scott Creasey
Scott has always been a hard working member of the team and since our gym relocated to Thornton Heath in July 2007, Scott has had a massive growth spurt and for the past 2 years has had to over come many difficulties within his training due to increased height. With a centre of gravity change Scott has had to relearn many skills again. However, this has never deterred him from continuing in his sport and his perseverance is now beginning to pay off as new skills are just emerging. Scott has also recently won a gold medal at the Men's London Open - Level 6 in the U16 & as Team Captain he helped his team win a Bronze medal at the 2008 London Youth Games. He therefore is clearly a deserving winner for this months award as he has made a substantial contribution to his region as well as his club. February 2009 - Awarded to Nisal Herath
October 2008 (Our first award) - Awarded to Armani Stewart Armani was nominated for this award because he made a tremendous effort in losing a lot of weight after a 2 week Russian Summer Training Camp in 2004. Armani was inspired to lose weight and become a better gymnast. After that training camp Armani changed his diet for a healthier option, worked extremely hard in the gym. Through hard work and determination Armani was selected to represent The London Borough of Croydon for the London Youth Games and helped his team bring back the bronze medal. He has also represented The London Region at the Men's National Finals and gained a credible 4th place.
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Philip
is currently a member of the Men’s National Disabilities Squad. He won
the title of British Junior Champion in 2002 and Senior British Champion
is 2005. 
Scott is currently a member of the Men's Regional
Squad, he has represented his club both regionally and nationally and to date
has competed at 3 National Finals winning two team Bronze medals for The London
Region.
Nisal was chosen for this months award because since
the age of 8 he has steadily worked his way up through the ranks of the club and
the region eventually making the LGF London Team twice, and has competed at the
National Finals. Nisal is a quite unassuming lad who never puts foot wrong or
word out of place, he is a shining example to his peers especially the younger
members of the club. Nisal was also a part of the Men's London Youth Games Team
for 2008 and who helped his team win a bronze medal.
in many competitions. Since she retired from Women's Artistic Gymnastics she has continued to be a
competitive member in our Floor & Vault Squad. Bethany has also recently won two
regional gold medals for these 2 disciplines.
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