THE 2019 NEWCASTLE SPOOKY SPECTACULAR CHAMPIONSHIPS 21 of ROGC's gymnasts had a frighteningly good weekend.... 21 of Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club's youngsters had a frighteningly good weekend as they travelled to the City of Newcastle Gymnastics Academy to contest the 2019 Spooky Spectacular 4 Piece Apparatus Championships. The team held their heads high throughout the weekend with the first 6 places being recognised at all levels of competition, and amassed an amazing collection of trophies, medals and awards for their efforts. In a large field of competitors, the Level 3 Over 12 category earned Wendy Sarco an 8th place Overall, with Emily Chant in 17th. The girls had a shaky first half of competition but pulled together in the second half where Wendy took the Bars title in 1st place with Emily in 5th. In the largest field of the weekend Luci Ashton 7th and Ella Rosales 8th both did amazingly well to finish in the top 10 of the Level 5 11 & Under section. Luci earned a 5th place on Beam, with Ella taking 6th place on Floor. The Level 5 12 & Over gymnasts had an amazing competition between them with Martel Emberga taking the Overall Title in 1st place, closely followed by Imogen Hurst in 2nd, Jessica Lees in 6th and Niamh Matthew in 17th. Martels Overall victory was aided by placings on all 4 pieces of apparatus with 2nd on Vault, 1st on Bars, 2nd on Beam and 6th on Floor. Imogen was credited with 5th on Vault, 4th on Bars and 5th on Floor, with Jessica being rewarded with 4th on Beam. Thea Thornsby had a clean competition in the Level 5 Aged 9 group earning a brilliant 3rd place Overall, aided by 5th place on Bars, 3rd on Beam and 5th on Floor. Millie Nuttall 6th and Grace Risby 7th contested the Level 6 11 & Under category. Millie took the Bars Title in 1st place along with a 4th place on Vault, whilst Grace took 3rd place on Bars and 4th on Floor. Pippa Hanson-Walker took a fantastic 2nd place Overall in the Level 6 Aged 8 section, also taking away 2nd place on both Bars and Beam and 5th place on Floor. Likewise Daisy Whittaker also had a great outing in the Level 6 Aged 9 competition taking 4th place Overall helped by taking the Bars title in 1st place. Rebecca Razzaq produced a cracking competition to take 3rd place Overall in the Level 6 Over 12 group, closely followed by Hannah Pratt in 4th place. Hannah took the Vault and Bars titles finishing in 1st place on both apparatus, with Rebecca taking 2nd placings on both Bars and Beam. Sophia Schofield contested the Level 7 Aged 8 event, taking a very creditable 10th place Overall, along with a 6th placing on Floor. The ROGC gymnasts in the Level 7 Aged 9 category had amazing competition to take the top 4 placings in the Overall standings with Lottie Peacocke in 1st place, Olivia-May Hibbert in 2nd, Alba Giordani in 3rd and Ava Dixon in 4th. Lottie also earned 4th on Vault, 1st on bars, 2nd on Beam and 3rd on Floor. Olivia-May took the Floor title in 1st place along with 3rd on Beam. Alba was credited with 6th place on Vault, 4th on Bars, 1st on Beam and 4th on Floor, with Ava taking 3rd placings on Vault and Bars, 6th on Beam and 2nd on Floor. Evie Dixon rounded off a highly successful weekend in the Level 7 Aged 11 event, taking 3rd place in the Overall standings also being rewarded with 5th place on Vault, 1st on Bars, 5th on Beam and 3rd place on Floor. HUGE WELL DONE TO ALL THE ROGC GYMNASTS. THANK YOU TO CITY OF NEWCASTLE GYMNASTICS ACADEMY FOR AN AMAZING COMPETITION.

	THE 2019 PINK LADIES INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 21 gymnasts gained some valuable experience with amazing results and personal achievements .... Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club travelled to South Durham Gymnastics Club with 21 gymnasts to participate in the 2019 Pink Ladies Invitational Championships. The competition proved to be highly competitive with an amazing standard of gymnastics throughout the weekend. However, the ROGC girls had an cracking weekend, competing lots of new elements, new routines, new levels, and returned home with some immense experience behind them and some fantastic personal performances resulting in a great outcome for the squad. The weekend kicked off with Emily Chant 9th and Wendy Sarco 15th having a tough outing in the Club Level 3 Over 12 competition with a few mistakes holding them back, but battled through the competition to finish the event with their heads held high. Emily managed to finish with a clean beam routine for 3rd place. Round 2 saw first year senior Kyrah Patterson finish a brilliant 3rd place Overall in the Club Level 4 12 & Over event in a huge field of competitors. Meanwhile, the ROGC Club Level 5 12 & Over Team consisting of Imogen Hurst, Jessica Lees, Tilly Dooner, Martel Emberga and Martha Smith produced a fantastic team performance to take the Team Title in 1st place on the podium. Individually Martha took 2nd spot Overall on the podium followed by Jessica in 5th, Martel 8th, Imogen 11th and Tilly 16th. Martha took 1st on Bars with Martel in 2nd, with Jessica taking 3rd on Beam. Round 3 saw the Millie Nuttall, Emily Cockcroft, Maisie Cosgrove and Grace Risby taking on the Level 6 11 & Under category, narrowly missing out on a team medal eventually finishing in 4th place Overall. Competing for the first time at Level 6, Grace Risby earned an amazing 8th place Overall, followed by Millie Nuttall in 11th, Emily Cockcroft in 13th and Maisie Cosgrove 25th. Grace took 2nd on Bars, with Millie and Emily sharing 3rd place. The second day of competition earned Thea Thornsby a 13th place finish in the Level 5 Aged 9 category. Pippa Hanson-Walker and Daisy Whittaker competed in their biggest competition yet tackling Club Level 6 for the first time and both girls did themselves proud. Pippa earned a 5th place Overall finish in the 8 years competition, also taking 3rd on Vault. Daisy competed in the 9 years group and earned a very creditable 9th place Overall, taking 2nd on Bars. Niamh Matthew, Isobel Lee, Rebecca Razzaq and Hannah Pratt made up the Club Level 6 12 & Over team. All the gymnasts had a great round of competition and as a team took 2nd place on the podium. Niamh had an outstanding competition to take the Overall Individual Title in 1st place, with Isobel in 6th, Hannah 7th and Rebecca in 9th. The girls took all 3 medal positions on Bars with Niamh in 1st, Hannah 2nd and Rebecca 3rd. Niamh also took 3rd place on Beam. The weekend was rounded off with Ella Rosales and Luci Ashton taking on a massive field of competitors in the Club Level 5 11 & Under section. Ella earned a well deserved 5th place Overall, with Luci being credited with a superb 10th place Overall for her first Level 5 competition. Ella was also rewarded with 3rd placed on both Vault and Beam. The girls will now take the experience of this event forward to their next competition which will see them travelling to Newcastle in 3 weeks time to contest the 2019 Spooky Spectacular. HUGE WELL DONE TO EVERYONE INVOLVED AND THANK YOU TO SOUTH DURHAM GYMNASTICS CLUB FOR A FANTASTIC COMPETITION.

	THE 2019 LIVERPOOL OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 33 of ROGC's gymnasts had an amazing weekend. Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club travelled to The City of Liverpool Gymnastics Club with 33 gymnasts to contest various levels of competition at the 2019 Liverpool Open Championships. The youngsters had an outstanding weekend returning home to the Club base in Springfield Park with 76 medals winning positions, 13 rosettes, 2 Artistry Awards and 5 Overall Champions with Ella Rosales, Freya Howarth, Olivia-May Hibbert, Pippa Hanson-Walker and Charlotte Wystawnoha all taking victory in their respective levels of competition. Thea Thornsby and Kyrah Patterson got the weekend off to a fantastic start. Thea took 3rd place Overall in the Regional Level 5 Age 9 event, along with a 3rd place on Bars and 2nd on Beam. Kyrah took a very creditable 7th place Overall in the Level 4 Seniors taking 1st place on Bars with a brilliant routine. The Regional Level 6 Over 12 event saw 5 Rochdale OGC gymnasts take the top 5 placings Overall as Charlotte Wystawnoha was crowned the Overall Champion, followed by Cordy Welch in 2nd, Hannah Pratt 3rd, Poppy Gethin-Jones in 4th and Holly Rodgers in 5th. Charlotte took 3rd on Vault and 2nd on Beam. Cordy earned 2nd on Vault and 1st on Bars. Hannah took 2nd on Bars and 1st on Beam, with Holly taking 3rd on Bars and Floor. Martha Smith took 2nd place Overall on the podium in the Regional Level 5 Over 12 category, closely followed by Niamh Matthew in 3rd and Martel Emberga in 4th. Marthas 2nd placing was aided by 1st place on both Bars and Beam. Niamh took 2nd on Bars, with Martel taking 3rd on Bars and 1st on Floor. The 2nd day of competition saw the Regional Level 7 gymnasts in action and what an amazing round of competition they had. Pippa Hanson-Walker took victory in the Aged 8 group, followed by Sophia Schofield in 4th and Isabelle Ahern in 5th. Pippa earned 2nd on Vault and 1st on Bars, with Sophia and Isabelle sharing 2nd place on Bars. The Aged 9 event Olivia-May Hibbert take Victory in 1st place Overall, closely followed by Daisy Whittaker in 2nd, Scarlett Moore in 3rd, Lottie Peacocke in 4th, Ava Dixon in 5th and Freya Burgess in 6th. The girls took a clean sweep of all the medals on offer between them. Freya took 1st on Vault with Olivia in 2nd and Daisy in 3rd. Bars saw Daisy take 1st, Lottie 2nd and Scarlett 3rd. Beam finished with Scarlett 1st, Olivia 2nd and Lottie 3rd. And finally floor earned joint 1st for Daisy and Olivia, with Ava 2nd and Freya 3rd. Gracie Gartisde took 2nd place Overall in the ged 10 category with Abigail Hinchliff in 3rd. Gracie was credited with 3rd on Vault, 1st on Bars, 2nd on Beam, and 3rd on Floor, whilst Abigail was rewarded with 2nd on Vault, 2nd on Beam and 1st on Floor. The Aged 11 section saw Freya Howarth take a well deserved victory in 1st place Overall, with Grace Risby in 2nd, Evie Dixon 3rd, Maisie Whitlow 4th, Isla Dixon 5th and Holly Aylett in 7th. Freyas top spot on the podium was aided by 2nd place on Vault, 1st on Beam, and 2nd on Floor. Grace earned 3rd on Bars and 1st on Floor. Evie took 1st place on Bars and 2nd on Beam. Maisie took 3rd place on both Beam and Floor, with Holly taking 3rd on Vault. The final round of the weekend saw Millie Nuttall take 3rd place Overall in the Regional Level 6 Aged 11, with Carmina Powell in 4th, Maisie Cosgrove in 5th, Summer Taylor in 6th and Margot Taylor in 7th. Millie was also credited with 2nd on Vault and 3rd on both Bars and Beam. Carmina took 3rd on Vault, Summer 2nd on Bars, and Maisie 2nd on Floor. Ella Rosales rounded off a highly successful weekend for Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club lifting the trophy in the Regional Level 5 Aged 11 competition in 1st place Overall, aided by 2nd on Vault, 1st on Bars, 1st on Beam and 3rd on Floor. HUGE WELL DONE TO ALL THE ROGC GYMNASTS. THANK YOU TO CITY OF LIVERPOOL GYMNASTICS CLUB FOR AN AMAZING COMPETITION.

	BRENDA TACKLES THE 2019 ADULT BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIPS Competition News of a different kind this month as Rochdale OGC's Coach Brenda Razzaq took on the 2019 British Adult Championships. Brenda's journey:- Not good at write ups but here goes. Four years ago I suffered a severe back injury leaving me struggling to walk, but after a lot of physiotherapy and determination I came to a point where I could take part in sporting activities. I joined an adults gymnastics class at Bury, after 11 years out of the sport, where I regained skills as well as attempting new skills on Vault, Bars, Beam and Floor. Six weeks ago I decided to enter the Adult British Championships at the National Sports Centre in Lilleshall. I started the competition on my least favourite piece, beam, with one fall and a questionable split jump. The competition got better from here and I performed a clean floor, vault and bar routine which earned me an all around bronze medal. Thanks to Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club for facilitating extra practise before the competition and to Bury Gymnastics Club for the coaching and support at the competition. #nevertooold. WELL DONE BRENDA.

	R.O.G.C'S 2019 SUMMER CAMP This year we ran the Summer Camp over two weeks. The Camp was a roaring success thanks to all the ROGC Team involved in running it. Everyone who attended thoroughly enjoyed every day of camp, made some great memories, and some new friends. Massive Thank you to Leona Coglan who ran the Summer Camp, along with help from Mercedes Miladinovic, Eleanor Pratt, Savanna Turner, Megan Lang, and Caitlin Taylor. You all did a terrific job with the gymnasts. ALL PHOTOS CAN BE FOUND IN THE PHOTO GALLERY.

	THE 2019 PHIL TIGHE FLOOR & VAULT CHAMPIONSHIPS 44 gymnasts, some debutants, lots of medals, lots of happy gymnasts and experience, and 3 Overall Champions .... Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club took 44 gymnasts to Birchwood Leisure Complex in Warrington to participate in the 2019 Annual Phil Tighe Floor and Vault Championships, hosted by Tameside School of Gymnastics.  The girls returned home to their Springfield Park Base with countless medal winning positions and Alexis Dawson, Evie Dixon and Martel Emberga lifting trophies in top spot as Overall Champions in their respective categories. The weekend got off to a fantastic start in the Beginners 6 & Under where Alexis Dawson took top spot on the podium in 1st place Overall with Bella Alldred in 10th place.  Alexis also earned 2nd on Floor and 1st on Vault.  The Novice Aged 8 group saw Pippa Hanson-Walker taking 3rd place Overall, aided by a 1st placing on Vault, with Isabelle Ahern 7th Overall.  .  Charlotte Barrett had a 2nd place Overall finish in the Beginners Aged 7, with Keira Sloan in 4th, Lola Whittaker 5th and Maisie Loftus in 6th place.  Charlotte's place on the podium was aided by taking 3rd place on Floor and 1st on Vault, with Lola taking 2nd on Vault, and Keira sharing 3rd on Floor.  Evie Dixon triumphed in the Beginners Aged 10 section taking the Overall Title in 1st place, closely followed by Freya Howarth in 2nd and Alexis Kernaghan in 6th.  The girls took a clean sweep of the Vault medals with Freya in 1st, Evie in 2nd and Alexis in 3rd.  Evie took the Floor title in 1st with Freya in 3rd place. Ava Dixon took a well deserved 3rd place Overall in the Novice Aged 9 group, followed by Daisy Whittaker in 6th, Olivia-May Hibbert 7th, Lottie Peacocke 9th, Alba Giordani 12th, Scarlett Moore 12th, and Freya Burgess in 17th.  Ava took 3rd place on Floor, with Daisy taking the Vault title in 1st place.  The Novice Aged 10 event saw Lyla Briddon with a 14th place finish.  Rose Freeman-Hart narrowly missed out on an Overall medal position in the Beginners Aged 8 event with a 4th place finish, with Jessica Beckett in 5th, Ivy Clark 8th, Isabelle Howarth 9th, Maisie Pringle 10th, Ellie-Mae Hill 11th and Lola Lyne in 13th.  Rose took 2nd on Floor with Jessica in 3rd. The Beginners Aged 9 saw Anabelle Bramwell take 3rd place Overall with Lois Briddon in 4th, Aimee Bulmer 5th, Emillie Hanson 5th, and Shianne McLaughlin in 6th.  Emillie and Shianne shared 3rd place on Floor with Anabelle taking 3rd on Vault.  The second day of competition earned Grace Risby a 3rd place Overall finish in the Novice Aged 11 section, followed by Maisie Whitlow in 8th and Holly Aylett in 13th.  Grace also earned 3rd place on Floor.  The Novice Over 12 competition saw Charlotte Wystawnoha take 3rd place on floor and Holly Rodgers take 3rd place on Vault for a joint 5th Overall finish.  Emily Cockcroft was credited with a 5th place finish in the Advanced Under 11 group.  Luci Ashton was rewarded with a 3rd place Overall finish in the Advanced Under 13 section, followed by Ella Rosales in 4th, Tilly Dooner 7th, Millie Nuttall 13th, and Rebecca Razzaq in 17th.  Ella took the Floor title in 1st place with Luci in 3rd.  The weekend finished on a high note with Martel Emberga taking her 1st Overall Title in competition finishing in 1st place Overall with Niamh Matthew in 3rd.  Martel's victory was aided by a superb 1st place on Floor, whilst Niamh took 2nd place on Vault.    HUGE WELL DONE TO ALL ROGC'S GYMNASTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO COMPETED FOR THE 1ST TIME FOR THE CLUB.  THANKS TO TAMESIDE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FOR ANOTHER FANTASTIC COMPETITION.

	R.O.G.C'S 2 NEW W.A. LEVEL 2 COACHES Whilst we were all busy competing in Ipswich, Ruby Hume and Michelle Hibbert travelled to Burnley to take their Women's Artistic Level 2 Coaching Examination. With much appreciated help from Carmina Powell, Maisie Cosgrove and Emily Cockcroft both Ruby and Michelle passed with flying colours!   CONGRATULATIONS AND WELL DONE TO ALL OF YOU!

	THE 2019 PIPERS VALE PEARLS APPARATUS CHAMPIONSHIPS 27 gymnasts gained some immense experience and brought home some fantastic results for the Club .... 27 gymnasts from Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club travelled to Ipswich for the first time to compete in the 2019 Pipers Vale Pearls Competition held at Pipers Vale Gymnastics Centre.  A first time at this level of competition for many of the Club's gymnasts, and following some extremely tough competition, the girls produced some inspired performances, and consequently a number of excellent results with Pippa Hanson-Walker, Olivia-May Hibbert, Daisy Whittaker, Scarlett Moore, Grace Risby, Thea Thornsby, Ella Rosales, and Wendy Sarco all lifting trophies taking top 3 podium positions in the Overall standings in their respective levels of competition. Pippa Hanson-Walker got the weekend off to a great start taking 3rd place Overall in the Novice Aged 8 category, followed by Sophia Schofield in 6th place and Isabelle Ahern in 9th.  Pippa also earned 3rd place on Vault and Beam, along with 2nd on Bars.  The Novice Aged 9 section saw Olivia-May Hibbert take 2nd place Overall on the podium, closely followed by Daisy Whittaker and Scarlett Moore who finished joint 3rd.  Olivia took 2nd place on Floor, Daisy 2nd place on Beam, whilst Scarlett was credited with 1st on Beam and 3rd on Floor. The Intermediate Aged 9-10 group earned Ava Dixon a 12th place finish with Abigail Hinchliff in 16th.  The Aged 11-12 Intermediate category saw Grace Risby take home a 3rd place Overall finish, followed by Maisie Whitlow in 6th, Isla Dixon in 12th, Margot Taylor in 13th and Freya Howarth in 14th.  Apparatus medals were taken by Grace who took 2nd place on Beam, and Margot who took 1st place on Bars, followed by Isla in 2nd. Thea Thornsby earned a great result in the Advanced Aged 9 group finishing in 3rd place Overall, helped with a 3rd place on Bars and a 1st place on Beam. The Advanced Aged 11 competition saw Ella Rosales take a fantastic 2nd place Overall, with Luci Ashton in 11th and Millie Nuttall in 16th.  Ella's overall position was aided by a 3rd place on Bars and a 1st place on Beam.  Niamh Matthew had an 8th place finish in the Advanced Aged 14 group.    The Advanced Aged 12-13 section saw Tilly Dooner take 1st on Bars and 3rd on Beam for a 4th place Overall finish, followed by Martel Emberga in 10th, Rebecca Razzaq 11th, Isobel Lee 12th and Leah Derby 14th. Jessica Lees earned a 5th place finish in a very tough Elite Aged 11-12 section.  Wendy Sarco rounded off the weekend with a well earned 3rd place Overall finish in the Elite Aged Over 13 competition, with Martha Smith in 4th and Imogen Hurst in 7th.  Wendy's overall position was aided by a 3rd place on Vault, 2nd on Beam and 3rd on Floor. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED! HUGE THANKYOU TO PIPERS VALE GYMNASTICS  FOR ANOTHER GREAT COMPETITION.

	THE 2019 BOLTON SPRING INTO GYMNASTICS FLOOR & VAULT CHAMPIONSHIPS 46 gymnasts had a great outing bringing home 71 medals, 5 Artistry Awards and 11 Overall Champions.... 46 of Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club's gymnasts travelled to a fun packed pirate and mermaid themed competition to participate in the Bolton Spring into Gymnastics Floor and Vault Championships held at the University of Bolton Stadium. Taking home a massive 71 medals, at the end of a fantastic weekend the Club boasted 11 Overall Champions with Daisy Whittaker, Ava Dixon, Sophie Schofield, Pippa Hanson-Walker, Freya Howarth, Amelie Evans, Charlotte Barrett, Alexis Dawson, Niamh Matthew, Ella Rosales, and Malia Ngwenya all taking top spot on the podium in their respective levels of competition.   The girls also impressed on floor with Olivia-May Hibbert, , Olivia Holroyd, Freya Howarth, Isobel Lee, and Niamh Matthew all picking up Artistry Awards. ROUND 1   Level 3 Aged 8 Sophia Schofield 2nd Vault, 1st Floor, =1st Overall.  Pippa Hanson-Walker 2nd Vault, 1st Floor, =1st Overall.  Isabelle Ahern 3rd Vault, 3rd Overall.  Rose Freeman-Hart 7th Overall.  Isabelle Mosley-Dunne 11th Overall.    Level 3 Age 9 Daisy Whittaker 2nd Floor, 1st Vault, 1st Overall.  Olivia-May Hibbert 2nd Vault, 3rd Overall.  Annabelle Bramwell 2nd Vault, 8th Overall.  Aimee Bulmer 17th Overall.  Freya Burgess 20th Overall.   Pre-Novice Aged 9 Ava Dixon 1st Floor, 1st Vault, 1st Overall.  Alba Giordani 14th Overall ROUND 2   Level 3 Aged 10 Layla Rushton 2nd Floor, 2nd Vault, 2nd Overall.  Olivia Holroyd 2nd Vault, 3rd Overall.  Scarlett Davis 3rd Vault, 7th Overall.  Sophie Miller 11th Overall.   Level 3 Aged 11 Amelie Evans 3rd Floor, 1st Vault, =1st Overall.  Freya Howarth 2nd Foor, =1st Overall. ROUND 4   Pre-Novice Aged 12 Leah Derby 2nd Vault, 8th Overall   Level 2 Aged 7 Charlotte Barrett 1st Floor 1st Vault, 1st Overall.  Keira Sloan 3rd Floor, 3rd Vault, 3rd Overall.  Tais Amorim 2nd Floor, 5th Overall.  Maisie Loftus 8th Overall.  Lola Whittaker 14th Overall.   Pre-Novice Aged 11 Grace Risby 10th Overall. ROUND 5   Novice Aged 11 Margot Taylor 3rd Vault, 3rd Floor, 3rd Overall.  Carmina Powell 2nd Vault, 4th Overall.   Intermediate Aged 9 Thea Thornsby 2nd Vault, 3rd Floor, 2nd Overall   Pre-Novice Aged 10 Abigail Hinchliff 11th Overall.  Gracie Gartside 17th Overall   Level 2 Aged 6 Alexis Dawson 1st Floor, 1st Vault, 1st Overall.  Serennah Schofield 2nd Vault, 8th Overall. ROUND 6   Intermediate Aged 12 Tilly Dooner 1st Vault, 2nd Overall.  Isobel Lee 3rd Floor, 6th Overall.  Rebecca Razzaq 9th Overall.   Intermediate Aged 13 and 14 Niamh Matthew 1st Floor, 3rd Vault, 1st Overall. Martel Emberga 2nd Floor, 2nd Overall.   Intermediate Aged 15 Holly Rodgers 3rd Floor, 3rd Overall.  Poppy Gethin-Jones 1st Vault, 4th Overall.   Intermediate Aged 11 Ella Rosales 1st Floor, 1st Vault, 1st Overall.  Luci Ashton 3rd Floor, 2nd Vault, 3rd Overall.  Summer Taylor 6th Overall.  Millie Nuttall 8th Overall.   Level 2 Aged 8 Malia Ngwenya 1st Floor, 2nd Vault, 1st Overall.  Ellie-Mae Hill 2nd Floor, 3rd Vault, 2nd Overall.  Isabella Howarth 3rd Floor, 5th Overall. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ROGC GYMNASTS. THANK YOU TO BOLTON GYMNASTICS CLUB FOR A CRACKING, FUN AND ENJOYABLE COMPETITION.

	R.O.G.C'S 3 NEW W.A. LEVEL 1 COACHES On 14th April, Eleanor Pratt, Kerris Scrivner and Mercedes Miladinovic travelled to Bradford to take their Women's Artistics Level 1 Coaching Examinations.  All 3 of them passed with flying colours. HUGE WELL DONE TO YOU ALL ! Thank you to Pippa Hanson-Walker, Daisy Whittaker, Isabelle Ahern, Thea Thornsby, Maisie Cosgrove, Luci Ashton, Sophia Schofield, Freya Burgess and Scarlett Moore who travelled to Bradford with the Coaches to help them in their venture.  You were all a credit to ROGC.

	THE 2019 STOCKPORT EASTER 4 PIECE APPARATUS CHAMPIONSHIPS 19 gymnasts had a great Mothers Day bringing home 52 medals and 6 Overall Champions.... Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club attended Stockport School of Gymnastics with just 19 gymnasts to contest the 2019 Stockport Easter 4 Piece Apparatus Championships.  At the end of a very competitive day and following some fantastic performances the girls returned home with 52 medals between them, along with Wendy Sarco, Kyrah Patterson, Kaitlyn Campbell, Martha Smith, Ella Rosales and Thea Thornsby being crowned Overall Champions in their respective categories. Round 1 got off to a great start with Martha Smith taking the Overall Title in the Level 5 Aged 14 group in 1st place Overall, followed by Niamh Matthew in 4th and Imogen Hurst in 6th place.  Martha's top spot on the podium was aided by 2nd on Vault, 1st on Bars and 2nd on Floor,  Niamh took 2nd on Bars, and Imogen made it a clean sweep on Bars taking 3rd, along with 3rd on Beam.  Millie Nuttall had a cracking competition for a 2nd place Overall finish in the Level 6 Aged 11 section, also taking 3rd on Bars and 2nd on Beam.  The Level 6 Aged 10 earned Emily Cockcroft a 6th place Overall. Round 2 saw 3 Overall Champions being crowned.  In the Level 5 Aged 13 event Kaitlyn Campbell produced an amazing all around competition to take the Overall Title in 1st place, very closely followed by Sophie Cockroft in 2nd and Martel Emberga in 4th.  Kaitlyn was credited with 1st on Bars, 2nd Beam and 3rd on Floor.  Sophie was rewarded with 1st on Vault, 3rd on Bars and 1st on Beam, with Martel warranting 2nd place on both Vault and Bars.  Thea Thornsby took top spot on the podium in the Level 5 Aged 9 event taking 2nd on Vault, 1st on Bars, 1st on Beam and 2nd on Floor along the Way.  Ella Rosales became the Overall Champion in the Level 5 Aged 11 event, followed by Luci Ashton in 4th place.  Ella's outstanding victory was helped by gaining 2nd on Vault, and 1st placings on Bars, Beam and Floor.  Luci earned 3rd on Bars and 2nd on Floor. The Level 6 Aged 13 category saw Zeynep Ikikardesler take 2nd on Bars and 3rd on Beam for a 6th place Overall.  The Level 6 Aged 12 group earned Isobel Lee a 5th place Overall finish, followed by Rebecca Razzaq in 9th.  Isobel also collected 2nd on Bars. The final round saw Wendy Sarco and Emily Chant contest Regional Level 3 for the first time.  After taking 3rd on Vault, 1st on Bars, 2nd on Beam and 2nd on Floor, Wendy took the Overall Title in 1st place, followed by Emily in 4th.  Emily earned a well deserved 1st place on Beam.  Tilly Dooner took a brilliant 2nd place Overall in the Level 5 Aged 12 group, very closely followed by Jessica Lees in 3rd place.  Tilly was presented with 3rd on Vault and 1st place on both Bars and Beam, whilst Jessica was deserved of 3rd on Beam and 1st place on both Vault and Floor.  Kyrah Patterson rounded off a highly successful day for the Club as she took victory in the Regional Level 4 competition taking top spot Overall, aided by 1st place on Bars and Beam. CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED! HUGE THANKYOU TO STOCKPORT SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FOR ANOTHER GREAT COMPETITION.

	THE 2019 STOCKPORT REC 4 PIECE CHAMPIONSHIPS 17 gymnasts had a day of ups and downs, but bounced back with 3 Overall Champions and numerous medal winning positions to boot. Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club travelled to Stockport School of Gymnastics to participate in the 2019 Stockport Recreational 4 Piece Championships with 17 of the Club's gymnasts.  At the end of a very competitive day the girls returned home with numerous medal winning positions and the Club boasts 3 Overall Individual Champions. Charlotte Wystawnoha got the day off to a fantastic start as she was crowned the Overall Individual Champion in the Over 14 age group, followed by Poppy Gethin-Jones in 3rd and Holly Rodgers in 5th.  Charlotte's victory was aided by 2nd on Bars and 3rd on Floor, with Poppy earning top spot on Vault and Bars, along with 2nd on Floor.  Holly shard 2nd place on Bars.  Leah Derby contested the Age 12 section eventually finishing with a 2nd on Bars for a 7th place Overall finish. Gymnasts in the Aged 8 category produced some amazing routines with Isabelle Ahern taking an outstanding victory for top spot as the Overall Champion, closely followed by Pippa Hanson-Walker in 2nd, and Sophia Schofield in 7th.  The girls took a clean sweep of the Vault medals with Pippa 1st, Sophia 2nd and Isabelle in 3rd.  Isabelle also earned 2nd on Beam and 3rd on Floor, with Pippa taking 3rd on Bars and 1st on Floor. Diasy Whittaker became Rochdale OGC's 3rd Overall Champion in the Aged 9 section taking victory in the Overall standings, followed by Lottie Peacocke in 5th, Scarlett Moore 6th, Sophie Squirrel 8th, Olivia-May Hibbert 10th, Alba Giordani 12th, Freya Burgess 16th and Ava Dixon in 18th.  Daisy's 1st place Overall was helped by gaining 3rd on Vault and 1st on Bars.  Lottie Peacocke took the Beam title in 1st, with Olivia-My taking the Floor title in 1st followed by Scarlett in 2nd.  In a very competitive Aged 11 group Carmina Powell and Margot Taylor both produced clean competition to eventually finish in 2nd and 3rd place Overall respectively.  Carmina was also credited with 2nd on Bars and Beam, with Margot deservedly taking the Bars title in 1st place.   HUGE WELL DONE TO ALL WHO COMPETED. THANKYOU TO STOCKPORT SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FOR A FANTASTICALLY ORGANISED COMPETITION.

	THE 2019 WILTSHIRE WINTER WARMER CHAMPIONSHIPS 21 gymnasts travel away with us for the first time and they were a credit to the Club and their Coaches. Rochdale Olympic Gymnastics Club took 21 young gymnasts to Wiltshire to contest the 2019 Wiltshire Winter Warmer Championships held at Wiltshire School of Gymnastics.  For all 21 gymnasts, this was the furthest they had travelled with the club and had a thoroughly enjoyable and successful weekend. With a Winter Theme to the competition Round 1 saw the gymnasts in the Penguins Section compete in various age groups. Isabelle Ahern  competed in the Green group and earned a 5th place finish aided by a 1st place on Beam.  In the Orange group Pippa Hanson-Walker earned a 2nd place Overall, helped with 3rd on Bars, 2nd Beam and a 1st place on Floor, whilst Sophia Schofield collected 3rd place on vault for a 4th place Overall finish.  The Purple group saw Scarlett Moore take the Overall title in 1st place with Daisy Whittaker close behind in 2nd Overall.  Scarlett was also credited with 2nd on Vault, 3rd Bars, 1st Beam and 1st Floor, with Daisy being rewarded with 1st on Vault, 1st Bars and 2nd Floor.  Olivia-May Hibbert competed in the Blue section earning a 5th place Overall, and a well deserved 1st place on Floor.  Alba Giordani 5th, Lottie Peacocke 8th and Ava Dixon 10th all contested the Pink section of the Snowmen competition.  Ava took 1st place on Vault with Alba in 2nd. Continuing with the Snowman event in Round 2 the Blue group saw Maisie Whitlow warrant a 2nd place Overall, followed by Freya Howarth in 3rd and Holly Aylett in 4th.  Maisie also collected 2nd on Vault and 3rd on Beam, with Holly earning 3rd on Vault, and Freya 3rd on Bars.  The Black section earned Grace Risby a 3rd place Overall, also collecting 1st on Vault and 2nd on Beam and Floor.  Grace Dudley had an 11th place finish in the White event, with Abigail Hinchliff having a similar finish in the Green group.  Lyla Briddon 4th, Evie Dixon 7th and Isla Dixon 10th contested the Purple group.  Lyla was deserved of a 2nd place on Vault and a 1st place on Beam, followed by Evie in 2nd on Beam. Round 3 rounded off the day as Poppy Gethin-Jones had a fantastic 3rd place finish in the Polar Bears Competition.  Mische Eaton earned a 6th place Overall, with Leah Derby in 8th position.  Poppy had a steady competition all around to also earn 3rd placings on Vault, Bars and Floor.   CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL INVOLVED. THANKYOU TO WILTSHIRE SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS FOR A GREAT COMPETITION DAY.