Gymnastics at move Altrincham – presale live Friday 1st August.

Gymnasts under 9: No, a parent must stay and watch the full class to assist with toileting and to participate in Gymfants classes.

Gymnasts over 9: Yes, provided your child can toilet themselves. You must accompany your child to the hall and make sure they are registered. Then, as long as you are reachable in the building, you may enjoy the other leisure centres other facilities during your child’s class.

Drop-in classes: No, you must remain with your child throughout the full class.

No, photography and filming, is strictly not permitted during any classes, due to safeguarding policies.

While we understand that from time to time, children will not be able to attend due to illness, or holidays, we are unable to refund or reschedule classes in these cases.

Refunds may be considered in exceptional medical cases, where a gymnast is unable to attend four or more consecutive classes due to illness or injury. To apply for such a refund, an application can be made, via https://forms.office.com/e/MxDR8sLK67. Please complete the gymnast’s member details and include any pertinent details or circumstances in the notes section. Upon submission you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt email. A member of the Gymnastics team will contact you withing seven working days to discuss the application. Please retain copies of any medical letter and appointment cards, to support your application request.

If you would like to cancel your gymnasts’ membership subscription, please note that 1 full calendar months' notice is required. You must cancel via the appropriate link (https://forms.office.com/e/MxDR8sLK67), as verbal or written notice is not sufficient. Please complete the member details and include any pertinent details or circumstances in the notes section. Upon submission you will receive an automatic confirmation of receipt email. A member of the Gymnastics team will contact you withing seven working days to confirm the last scheduled payment date and the date of the last class your child can attend. Please do not adjust your payments until in receipt of this information.

If you have a complaint whilst on site, please speak to the front of house team, and ask for the Gymnastics Programme Manager or the Facility Duty Manager, who will be on site to talk to, in person. If you are not on site, please contact the Customer Hub Team, who will record the nature of the complaint. T: 0161 749 2570

It is imperative that you advise us of any medical conditions, so that we can ensure that we are able to respond to any medical emergencies accordingly. To share any information, please email MoveAltrincham.Gymnastics@traffordleisure.co.uk and state the gymnasts full name, date of birth, details of medical condition(s), and that you consent to the storing of medical details on your child’s member profile.

Yes, children with SEND are welcome to attend any of our mainstream structured, independent gymnastics classes throughout the week (GymStars or GymSparks).

If you feel your child would benefit from an unstructured class with your support, they can attend a Gymfants class or a drop-in session. We offer drop-in sessions for all children, as well as specific sessions just for children with SEND. Parents/carers must stay with and assist their gymnast for the duration of the drop-in session.

Whilst we want all children to be able to participate in gymnastics, there are some medical conditions/disabilities that can make gymnastics unsuitable for that child. Therefore, if your child has any of the following medical conditions/disabilities, they will not be able to attend any of our gymnastics classes without showing medical documents that confirm they are safe to attend.

• Pregnancy
• Detaching retina
• Confirmed Atlanto Axial Instability (AAI)
• Rodded back
• Brittle bones

Any participant with downs syndrome MUST complete Atlanto Axial Instability (AAI) Screening prior to participating in ANY gymnastics.

British Gymnastics recommend that the coach and dwarf participants should be aware of the risks that are associated with participation in gymnastics for dwarfs. It is also advised that dwarfs should not take part in any activity that is high impact such as rebounding or trampolining activities.

Please be aware that this is not exclusive and that there may be other medical conditions that may contraindicate participation. Medical advice is recommended if there is uncertainty on whether an individual can safely participate in gymnastics

Yes. A quiet observation area is available inside the Gymnastics Hall. Parents/guardians must stay for the duration of the class for children under 9. No eating, drinking, or outdoor shoes in the hall. Phones must be on silent. Refreshments are available in the foyer café.

Gymnasts should arrive ready, with hair tied back and in sports-appropriate clothing (e.g., t-shirts, leotards, shorts/leggings). Hoodless jumpers are allowed in cold weather. Gymnasts cannot wear any jewellery; earrings must be taped or removed. Only a sealable water bottle is allowed. All other belongings stay with the parent/guardian.

Yes, all children in GymStars or GymSparks classes will work towards our gymnastics award schemes. Once your child passes an award, you will be able to purchase a certificate from the reception area. You can review your childs’ award progress on the Homeportal, which can be accessed via the TWMove app. Each skill will be marked as complete once assessed to a safe and consistent standard.

Gymnasts under 5: Children will work towards the 3 GymStars awards, where they must complete every skill to pass each award.

Gymnasts 5 and over: Children will work towards the 8 GymSparks awards, where they must complete at least 10 out of 14 skills to pass each award.

Yes, on site we have:

• 5 Blue Badge/Disability access parking bays located next to the building.
• A car park, for nearly 100 spaces, located off Oakfield Road, managed by Parking-Eye. On arrival at Move Altrincham, you must input your car details on the car park tablet, to validate your free parking.

Other parking options are:

• A council owned pay & display car park next to Move Altrincham, accessible from Oakfield Road.
• A car park underneath Tesco’s Altrincham, with a maximum stay of 3 hours for patrons, which is a short walk away from Move Altrincham.

If you have misplaced an item, please report it as lost via the online lost property form https://forms.office.com/e/yDi3k2ZLXH And a member of the Move Altrincham team will be able to contact you if we have found your item.

How do I enrol my child/ View timetable?

Visit our live booking portal, where available spaces will show up to 7 days in advance. https://traffordleisure.courseprogress.co.uk/onlinejoining/home

Bookings can be made via the TWMove App and website, or in person at Move Altrincham. Please note payment is by card only and cannot be cancelled, amended or refunded.

Yes, if a child wants to transfer to another class, we will be as accommodating as possible subject to availability. Please submit the request by email to MoveAltrincham.Gymnastics@traffordleisure.co.uk A member of the team will contact you within seven working days.

Yes, Adult classes will be coming soon!

Yes, Rebound Therapy classes will be coming soon!

No, we do not currently have any advanced or competitive gymnastics classes, this is something we are looking into offering soon.

No, we are not currently offering 1:1 classes