Notts Gymnastics Academy

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Notts Gymnastics Academy
Full nameNotts Gymnastics Academy
Short nameNGA
Sport Artistic gymnastics
Location West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
Home groundRushcliffe Spencer Academy
Colours  
Head coachJody Kime (WAG)
Josh Champion (MAG)
Members Adam Tobin
Sam Oldham (formerly)
Becky Downie (formerly)
Elissa Downie (formerly)
Website www.nottsgymnasticsacademy.co.uk

Notts Gymnastics Academy is an artistic gymnastics club based at East Midlands Gymnastics Centre in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. [1] It has produced British men's and women's national team members including Olympians, Sam Oldham and Becky & Ellie Downie. [2] [3]

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The club formed in 1997 when Bigwood and Rushcliffe Gymnastics Club combined to share the newly built East Midlands Gymnastics Centre.

The clubs gym is at Rushcliffe Spencer Academy and flooded in 2023 during Storm Babet. [4] The gym was redeveloped in 2024, with additional facilities added including new locker areas, reception and offices. [5] A second phase of expansion is planned which includes knocking through the school’s old sports hall and squash courts, to create one of the biggest gymnastic facilities in the UK. [5] [6] Additional funding for the project was approved in March 2025. [7]

Notable gymnasts

The club has produced the following notable gymnasts:

WAG

MAG

References

  1. ↑ "Find Us". www.nottsgymnasticsacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Olympic medalist Sam Oldham returns to Notts Gymnastics Academy!". www.nottsgymnasticsacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Come and Train with the Downie's!". www.nottsgymnasticsacademy.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Flooded gym facing huge bill to replace equipment". BBC News. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 Hawley, Zena (14 July 2024). "After devastating floods and ten years of work, gymnastics gym relaunches". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  6. ↑ Wire (14 July 2024). "Pictures: Notts Gymnastics Academy officially opens first phase of brand new West Bridgford facility | West Bridgford Wire" . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Wire (10 March 2025). "Over £860,000 more needed for Rushcliffe Spencer Academy and Notts Gymnastics expansions | West Bridgford Wire" . Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Great Britain Men's Artistic Performance Pathway Squad Selection Announcement 1st January 2025 – 31st December 2025" (PDF). British Gymnastics. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.


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