Well done to all the children who brought their Easter Bonnet and paraded around the gym last week. They were all works of art! Well done to the children who were selected by our coaching staff for a prize for their fancy Easter Bonnet – congratulations!

Jemima Taylor competed in the World Cup floor exercise final today in Osijek, Croatia. Jemima scored an amazing 12.6 and managed 4th place in the finals narrowly missing out on a bronze medal position by 0.1. We are all super proud of Jemima at CNGA for this incredible achievement at World Level in artistic gymnastics.

Nine CNGA gymnasts competed at the South East Prep and Development Grades on the weekend. The girls were all working to achieve a grade, rather than an individual position overall. There were top 6 places awarded on each apparatus (Vault, Bars, Beam, Floor and Ranges) but the main focus was that all our gymnasts achieved either one of the following grade passes

WORKING TOWARDS – scoring a total of 49.9 or below

WORKING AT – scoring at the appropriate level and achieving a total score between 50 and 54.9

WORKING ABOVE – scoring above the requirement of the level and achieving a total score between 55 and 59.9

WORKING BEYOND – scoring above the requirement of the level and achieving a total score above 60

Preparation 1

Evie Traves and Primrose Richards competed at this level. Both girls were amazing and performed fantastic routines. They did not quite achieve top 6 positions at the competition but both gymnasts can be super proud of their grading result. Well done Prim and Evie!!

Primrose – Working At and Evie – Working Above

Preparation 2

Ava Traves and Skye Hooper competed at this level. Amazing effort from both gymnasts and we are so proud of their performances. This was a very competitive field and Ava managed to secure 4th place on the Bars and 4th place on the Ranges routine – well done Ava! Skye has also worked exceptionally hard and this paid off with her grading achievement at this competition. Well done Ava and Skye!!

Skye – Working At and Ava – Working Above

Development 1

Avalyn Halford, Leah Tremaine and Anastazja Zmudowska competed at this level. Another excellent effort from all three gymnasts with a couple of minor issues on the bars and beam. All three girls can be justly proud of their efforts at this very competitive grading.

They all started on floor exercise and completed their competition on the balance beam.

Avalyn positioned 2nd place on the vault, 1st place on the beam (wow!) and 5th place overall. Amazing achievement – well done Avalyn!

Leah did fantastic routines on every apparatus and although did not quite make a top 6 position on each apparatus, managed to position 10th overall – well done Leah!

Anastazja also performed her routines well on the day. Her floor routine was excellent and she managed to positioned 3rd in the competition on this apparatus – well done Anastazja!

Avalyn – Working Above

Leah – Working Above

Anastazja – Working Above

Development 3

Keeley Williams and Moridiat Olagunju competed at this level. Both girls were amazing and performed their routines brilliantly on the day. We were so proud of these gymnasts who positioned as follows

Moridiat – Vault 1st place, Bars 5th place, Beam 4th place, floor 3rd place, ranges 3rd place Overall 3rd place.

Keeley – Vault 2nd place, Bars 1st place, Beam 10th place, Floor 5th place and Ranges 1st place Overall 4th place

Both girls were just amazing at this grading. Their performances on all apparatus was just magnificent both achieving top 6 positions on all apparatus amongst a very tough competitive field. Well done Moridiat and Keeley!!

Moridiat – Working Above

Keeley – Working Above

Pictured below are the gymnasts with their certificates and achievements over the grading competition – well done gymnasts!!

Left to right Ava Traves, Skye Hooper, Evie Traves and Front: Primrose Richards

Left to right: Anastazja Zmudowska, Avalyn Halford, Leah Tremaine

Keely Williams and Moridiat Olagunju

Below is the latest news from BBC Sport on the Artistic Gymnastic World Cup in Croatia. We are absolutely thrilled and so proud of Jemima’s achievement in gymnastics and wish her every success and the best of luck for the floor finals on Sunday 13th April 2025. Go Jemima!!

City of Newport Gymnastic Academy were once again host to the Welsh Gymnastics South East Wales Preliminary Championships over the weekend 5th and 6th April 2025.

A total of 29 CNGA gymnasts took part in these Championships and this involved a combined total of 206 gymnasts from the Newport area, Cardiff, Chepstow and Abergavenny.

COMPETITION….SATURDAY 5th APRIL 2025

9 in the year category Phase 1

33 gymnasts entered this category in total with 5 gymnasts representing CNGA as individuals and as a team. These were – Isla-Mae Chatterton, Lettie Daw-Evans, Madison Meredith, Aurora Symons and Bonnie Bridge. The girls performed both their tumble routines well and the vaults were amazing with only a couple of small errors. Aurora Symons secured individual 5th place on the tumble and Bonnie Bridge secured individual 5th place on the vault – well done to both gymnasts for this achievement ! The team secured 2nd place – just amazing – well done to the team most of who were competing for the first time for CNGA!

11 to 12 years category phase 1

17 gymnasts competed in this category with only one gymnasts representing CNGA. Tellili Haddouche performed both her tumbles and vaults to the best of her ability. Her squat through VAULT was amazing – well done!

Tellili did not manage to secure a top 6 position at this competition but her focus and determination throughout was excellent and deserving of a special recognition award from CNGA Director Tina – well done Tellili!!

13 years and above category phase 1

3 gymnasts in total competed in this category with one gymnast representing CNGA – Lowri Love. Lowri performed excellent routines at the competition and secured 1st place on the floor, silver on the vault and silver overall – a huge well done to Lowri!!

SUNDAY 6th APRIL 2025

Age 8 in the year Phase 2 competition

17 gymnasts competed in this category with 4 gymnasts representing CNGA – Milly Brown, Isla Connolly, Alba Davies and Freya Haviland. This was their first competition representing the Academy and what a fantastic job they did!! They all performed their routines well on the day placing 4th team ribbon. Freya Haviland did amazing with her vaulting and secured individual1st place on this apparatus. Well done Freya! We are all so proud of this team!!!

Age 10 in the year Phase 2 competition

17 gymnasts competed in this category – three gymnasts represented CNGA – Everly Hardaker, Millie Baker and Melanie Dirwai. All three girls did amazing with Everly placing individual 3rd place on floor tumble and Millie placing 6th on floor and 6th overall position. The team managed to place 3rd overall – well done team!!

Age 11 to 12 years Phase 2 competition

21 gymnasts competed in this category with a total of 8 gymnasts representing CNGA forming two teams. All the gymnasts did their best tumbles and vaults on the day with only a few minor hiccups on the vault. The teams included:

TEAM GOLD – Ava-Leigh Reynolds, Ffion Johnston, Rowen Longmuir, Natalia Kedzierska. This team performed really well on their tumbles and performed their vaults well with only a couple of minor faults – well done team Gold!! This team placed: 4th – congratulations – what a great job!

TEAM DIAMOND – Elise Burns, Ava Gibbs, Grace Brawn and Lena Serkowiak. This team also performed amazing routines on the floor and vault. Lena performed excellent routines on the day securing 2nd on tumble, 3rd place on the vault and 1st place overall!! Well done Lena!! This team also placed: 3rd – well done gymnasts – great result!

Age 13 years and above Phase 2 competition

Two gymnasts represented CNGA in this category Amelie Paul and Charlotte Bolt. Both girls did amazing routines – with just a minor issue on vault. Charlotte secured 3rd place on floor, Amelie secured silver place on floor. Amelie placed 3rd on vault and Charlotte placed 2nd on vault. In the overall competition – Amelie placed 3rd and Charlotte placed 2nd – well done to both girls!!!

Age 11 to 12 years phase 3 competition

Only one gymnast represented CNGA in this category – Lottie Watkins. Lottie did fantastic routines in this competition and secured 3rd on vault, 4th on tumble and 3rd overall

Age 13 years and above competition phase 3

14 gymnasts competed in this category and a team of 4 gymnasts represented CNGA – Nissi Tape, Binta Chatty, Olivia Bonnici and Daisy Ward. All 4 gymnasts did amazing routines on the tumble and vault with only a couple of minor issues on the vault. The gymnasts secured top 6 placings as follows

Binta – tumble: 3rd place vault: 4th place overall: 3rd place team 2nd

Olivia – 6th on vault, 2nd team

Nissi – Vault 5th, overall 6th team 2nd

All the gymnasts who took part in this South East Wales Preliminary Championship event for CNGA can be justly proud of their individual and team performances. These results and participation at this event are testament to the continued hard work of all the gymnasts, coaches and leaders at CNGA who volunteer their time and effort in supporting the Academy throughout the year.

Also a special thanks to Annie, Jen, Bethan, Charlotte, Ayla and Jasmine for helping to run Tina’s Cartwheel Cafe over the weekend. It certainly was a huge team effort this weekend – thank you!! A parent wrote a special thank you (shown below) which aptly sums up the effort and teamwork at CNGA.

‘To Everyone at CNGA,

What an incredible day at the Welsh Pre-Lim Gymnastics Competition — and what an incredible team of girls you have raised and supported!

We just want to say how truly proud and grateful we are for each and every one of the CNGA girls who competed. Their strength, confidence, and team spirit were absolutely inspiring. The way they supported one another, performed with grace, and represented the academy was something very special to witness.

A heartfelt thank you to the amazing coaches and trainers at CNGA — your dedication, guidance, and encouragement shine through in everything the girls do. It’s clear how much passion and care goes into each and every performance.

And of course, we are so incredibly proud of Freya — placing first is such a wonderful achievement and a reflection of all her hard work, focus, and determination. She truly gave it her all, and we couldn’t be happier for her.

Thank you for helping all the girls believe in themselves and for creating such a supportive, empowering space for them to grow and shine.

With love and gratitude, janine 💗x’

Pictured below are our gymnasts from the Prelim competition with their medals, ribbons and smiles – well done gymnasts!!

CNGA hosted a very successful Welsh Finals Rotary Disability Gymnastic Championships today at the Academy and will host the Welsh Gymnastics South East Preparation and Development Grades on Saturday 12th April 2025. Please check which competitions CNGA are hosting in 2025 for Welsh Gymnastics as well as all the results, by visiting their website Events & Results – Welsh Gymnastics

Chaplins Pantomime Company put on their interpretation of ‘Jack and The Beanstalk’ at CNGA on Saturday. The children thoroughly enjoyed the performance and were joining in all the fun and laughter – a great success enjoyed by everyone – thank you Chaplins!

On Sunday a select group of gymnasts performed 3 Christmas routines at Welsh Gymnastics Christmas Festival in Cardiff at Sophia Gardens. All 3 performances were amazing and they received a rapturous applause for their sparkling, Christmas routines – well done girls. There are some lovely photos and video clips of the pantomime and the festival in Cardiff on our social media pages. #love gym#participate#enjoy#achieve!

What an amazing weekend of gymnastics at CNGA. Over 190 gymnasts took part in our annual Christmas show. Dressed up in their Christmas outfits, the gymnasts did fantastic dance routines and showed off their skills to a fabulous packed audience.

Well done to all our gymnasts for taking part. A special well done to the competition squad gymnasts who performed at every show over the weekend – with their last routine being just as spectacular as their first routine.

A special thanks from the Directors to all our volunteer staff who supported the Academy over the weekend and help make the event such a big success this year.

Some of the competition squad will represent CNGA at the Welsh Gymnastics Christmas Festival in Cardiff on Sunday 15th December to perform their amazing routines – Good Luck team CNGA!!

Pictured below a special visitor at CNGA this weekend. #happy gymnasts#love gymnastics#participate, enjoy, achieve at CNGA!!

Wow! What a fantastic competition at CNGA! Day 2 was a huge success with over 40 gymnasts taking part. The first round saw the 8, 9 and 10/11 year old gymnasts perform their routines to music on the floor and use the vaulting zone in accordance with the Classic Challenge rules at Zinc and Copper level.

8 in the Year Competition

All six gymnasts performed their floor routines with confidence and ensured that they included all the requirements for the zinc level competition. The external judges were impressed with their confidence, artistry and skill level – well done girls!

Positions

6th place Aurora Symons, 5th place Arden Williams, 4th place Primrose Richards, 3rd place Isla Bastow, 2nd place Evie Traves, 1st place Ava Traves

9 in the year competition

All four girls gave their best on the floor and over the vaulting zone. Some excellent musical interpretations and dynamic vaulting by all four girls – well done gymnasts!

Positions

4th place Emily Jenkins, 3rd place Skye Hooper, 2nd place Livvy Darling-Wyatt, 1st place Roselyn Dyer

10 to 11 years competition

There were 13 girls who competed at this level. It was a very competitive event. The girls were split into two groups and every gymnast gave 100% on the floor and vault. There were some exceptional floor routines to music which impressed the judges .

Group A – positions

6th place – Lacie Blake, 5th place – Evie Thorpe, 4th place – Anastazja Zmudowska, 3rd place – Georgina Salijeni, 2nd place – Millie Rolfe, 1st place – Avalyn Halford

Group B – positions

7th place – Eliza Olander, 6th place – Penelope Clayden, 5th place – Freya Edelman, 4th place – Brooke Arnold, 3rd place – Roksana Mikus, 2nd place – Indie Grace Jackson-Pollock, 1st place – Gracie Wyatt

ROUND TWO – 12 plus age category ZINC and COPPER Levels

There were 14 gymnasts at this level competing at the event. The floor routines were excellent as were the vaults. All the girls gave their best performances on the day and the results were as follows:

ZINC Category:

joint 5th place Paige Williams and Ayla Clothier, 4th place – Daisy Ward, 3rd place – Isla Phillips, 2nd place – Jasmine Evans, 1st place – Nyah Henderson

COPPER Category

Silver medal – Mya Burrows

Gold medal – Keeley Williams

HALLOWEEN POSTERS – WOW – WHAT AMAZING ARTISTS WE HAVE AMONGST OUR GYMNASTS!

The Recreational classes will not run during this half term. They will re-start on Monday 4th November 2024. The competition squad gymnasts will attend a modified programme this week and will be notified of the changes by email.. If you have not received an email about this week or any activities relating to CNGA please contact us at the gym next Monday.

What a fantastic start to our Halloween floor and vault competition 2024! The competition started with our Year 3 and Year 4 gymnasts in Round 1 and Year 5 upwards in Round 2. They performed the best routines ever! We are so proud of you all. We congratulate all the girls for their performances today. Below are the positions and photo of those girls who positioned 6th place to 1st place.

YEAR 3 COMPETITION

6th Place – Isla Edwards, 5th place Isla Connolly, 4th place Riyanshi Rane, 3rd place Isla-Mae Chatterton, 2nd place Alba Davies, 1st place Madison Meredith

YEAR 4 COMPETITION

6th place Vanesa Petrescu, 5th place Bonnie Bridge, 4th place Lettie Daw-Evans, 3rd place Daisy Clayden, 2nd place Melanie Dirwai, 1st place – Millie Baker

YEAR 5 COMPETITION

6th place Ffion Johnston, 5th place Everly Hardaker, 4th place Ava-Leigh Reynolds, 3rd place Nia Kilsby-Carter, 2nd place Sunnie Crowley, 1st place Daisy Bolwell

YEAR 6 COMPETITION

5th place – Emily Blake, Joint 3rd place Ava Gibbs and Elsie Burns, 2nd place Kyra-Rose Edmonds, 1st place Eva Kilby

YEAR 7 to 10

3rd place Jessica Holt, 2nd place Lowri Love, 1st place Charlotte Bolt

Advanced Improver Group

6th place Lottie Watkins, 5th Place Nissi Tape, 4th place Olivia Bonnici, 3rd place Lena Serkowiak, 2nd place Bonnie Vaughan, 1st place Binta Chatty.

A special well done to all the girls who competed today and a special thank you to our coaches Annie and Bethan, our volunteer Lin and our visiting judge Pauline. Also to our CNGA leaders Eve, Ayla and Jasmine for their support setting up and organising the gymnasts at the competition today. Pictured below are the leaders helping out and getting the gym and medals ready for the event – thank you girls !