On Tuesday 21st October, the planning committee of Bury Metro Council met to consider our application for a new gymnastics centre on the Goshen site.
The fact that the Chair allowed two people to speak against the application increased the tension by a factor of ten for me. (I've done lots of things in my life. Even stood on stage and sung to a couple of thousand people but this one really had my knees knocking.)

Despite opposition from some local residents,who undoubtedly had their own concerns, permission was granted unanimously. I doubt that I need to say that this is the best news that we as a club have ever recieved.
We have come so far in the past few months it's hard to imagine what we may achieve with this fantastic new facility.
I owe my sincere thanks to a team of people who have worked so hard to give me the chance to be so spooked.
The fact that so many councillors supported the application simply reinforces all we have worked towards for so long.
Please help us achieve our dream.
Mike.

European Gymnastics Championships Lausanne Switzerland.
On the 9th May 2008 at 6.00pm, five gymnasts from Great Britain entered the Arena to compete in the Junior European championships, by 9.00pm they had made history and became the Champions of Europe.
One of the team members: Theo Seager who trains at Bury Gymnastics Club was a member of the Great Britain Team. Theo’s outstanding routines on Rings, Vault, High Bar and Floor helped his team mates secure the Gold Medal with a team score of 265.00. Theo also qualified for the Vault Final with a superb 2 ½ Twisting Kasamatsu scoring the highest vault of the day 16.10.
Theo’s next International competitions will be in the Ukraine on the 30th May, and then onto Italy in June. His development and progress will be aimed at the Europeans in 2010 and then London 2012.

Gold Medal Team: (back row)
Daniel Purvis (Southport) Theo Seager (Bury) Daniel Keatings (Huntington)
Reece Pearson (Notts) Sam Oldham (Huntington)

Mr Paul Hockwart
Head Coach
Bury Gymnastics Club.

17 year old Theo Seager who is a member of Bury Gymnastics Club, has been selected to represent Great Britain in the Junior European Championships in Lausanne Switzerland 7th—11th May.
Theo who lives in Rhodes Middleton, started his gymnastics career at the age of four, and has followed his dream to represent his country at the highest level. Throughout his gymnastics career, he has had great success at both regional and national level for the club, and at last years British Championships he became the British Masters Vault Champion, and medals on High Bar, Rings and Vault, this was the springboard for his selection to the Great Britain Top Squad.
Over the past three months Theo and his coach have travelled to the National Sports Centre at Lilleshall on a weekly basis to prepare for the Europeans, three weeks ago the British Juniors competed in a four way international in Germany,(Great Britain, Germany, France & Switzerland) where the team won by 15.00 marks.
Coach Paul Hockwart “ Theo has worked so hard throughout his gymnastics career, and this has paid off with his selection for these Championships, I would like to thank all the people along the way who have assisted and guided us through the years of Theo’s development and success’’.