Trampolining club jumps for joy

More Essex youngsters will be able to join in the trampolining fun at Braintree Leisure Centre thanks to a Sport England Small Grant of £10,000.

The Dimensions Club at the centre is using the National Lottery funding to buy a new competition standard trampoline, expand classes and help coaches gain more qualifications. It means the club can welcome new members, meeting growing demand for the sport.

The club is one of hundreds who’ve received lottery awards of between £300 and £10,000 this year through Sport England’s Small Grants programme.

Head Coach Clare Carse said, “This is a massive achievement for us. An additional trampoline means that our current trampolinists will benefit from using the same type of trampoline they will use when at a competition and the children of Braintree and Halstead will not have to wait so long to be able to enjoy this increasingly popular sport. We are extremely grateful to Sport England, not just for this funding but the fact that someone believes in us and the project we are delivering.”

Adam Rigarlsford, Sport England’s Regional Lead for The East, said, "Athletes of all abilities need the right equipment so that they can take up a sport, participate and compete to their full potential. Trampolinists at The Dimensions Club have enjoyed sharing their input and ideas with their head coach for the new structure of the sessions. This expansion will come about only six months after the club became a registered gymnastics club.”

The club received support and advice from Sport England, Active Essex, Braintree District Council and their British Gymnastics Club Development Coordinator.

Sport England’s Small Grants programme has invested over £20 million across 81 different sports over the past three years. To find out if your organisation could benefit, visit the funding pages of our website.