{"id":7762,"date":"2026-06-07T15:25:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/?p=7762"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:25:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:25:06","slug":"thank-you-richard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/uncategorized\/thank-you-richard\/","title":{"rendered":"THANK YOU RICHARD!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Congratulations Rich Halford on completing your third half marathon for CNGA! and a personal best to boot! Well done..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rich finished his fund raising run in Swansea this morning and was supported by his family.  We are delighted that he has raised \u00a3600 so far for the academy to purchase new foam blocks for the pit zone.  It&#8217;s not too late to make a small contribution either on the GOFUNDME page or at the gym (donation bucket) or you can make a transfer today for as little as \u00a31 or \u00a32 with reference FUNDRAISER using the same bank details that you pay your monthly fees to. Any donation would be amazing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pictured &#8211; Richard raising his arm in the final stretch before the finish line&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THANK YOU RICH !<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SWANSEA-FINISHING-LINE-RICH-HALFORD.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7763\" width=\"330\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SWANSEA-FINISHING-LINE-RICH-HALFORD.png 222w, https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/SWANSEA-FINISHING-LINE-RICH-HALFORD-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">RICH HALFORD AS HE CROSSES THE FINISHING LINE!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3>Message from the Directors of CNGA Ltd<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>At CNGA, we\u2019re fortunate to have supportive people like <strong>Richard Halford<\/strong>, whose generosity and commitment help keep our Academy thriving year after year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Gymnastics equipment is costly to maintain and replace, and as a <strong>not\u2011for\u2011profit organization<\/strong>, we rely on fundraising and hosting events to remain financially sustainable. It\u2019s through the kindness and dedication of individuals and families like Richard\u2019s that we\u2019re able to continue providing opportunities for every gymnast to learn, grow, and achieve.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Thank you Richard  for everything you do for CNGA<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations Rich Halford on completing your third half marathon for CNGA! and a personal best to boot! Well done.. Rich finished his fund raising run in Swansea this morning and was supported by his family. We are delighted that he has raised \u00a3600 so far for the academy to purchase new foam blocks for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7762"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7764,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7762\/revisions\/7764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cityofnewportgymnasticacademy.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}