Badge Week ~ w/c 24 March 2025

Held every 3 months at John Pounds Centre and Hilsea, Badge Week commences today, Monday 24th March, and is a chance for all of us to celebrate our gymnasts' hard work and achievements.

The deadline for enrolling your gymnast in the annual Badge Scheme for this Badge Week has now passed. If you've already bought the Badge Scheme, it covers all four Badge Weeks throughout the year and will automatically recur annually unless cancelled.

All gymnasts pass their badge due to our inclusive programme, so anyone who has enrolled in the Badge Scheme gets their badge every 3 months, plus an end-of-year completion award once they have completed 12 consecutive months of gymnastics.

Badge presentation will be at the beginning or end of your gymnast's normal session and will involve parents being invited into the gym by coaches while gymnasts line up for presentation.

The timings for badge presentation are below. Please note, timings are approximate and may vary by a minute or two from the below. Please be patient with your gymnasts' coaches whilst they organise this:

John Pounds Gymnasts:

Session Time	Badge Presentation Time
9-10am	9.50am
9-11am	10.50am
10-11am	10.50am
10am-12pm	10am
11am-12pm	11am
4-5pm	4.50pm
4-6pm	5.50pm
5-6pm	5.50pm
6-7pm	6pm
6-8pm	6pm

Hilsea Gymnasts:

Session Time	Badge Presentation Time
10am-12pm	11.50am
12-2pm	12pm (midday)
4-5pm	4.50pm
4-6pm	5.50pm
4-7pm	6.50pm
5-6pm	5.50pm
6-7pm	6.50pm
6-8pm	7.50pm

Please note, where we will open the gym doors at 10 minutes to the hour for badge presentation, please ensure that you only enter the gym if your child is in the current session and about to receive their badge - for example, not if your child is in the next session which is due to start in 10 minutes. If your child is not enrolled in the badge scheme, please do not enter the gym but wait outside the gym to collect your child when their session finishes.

We are happy for parents to take pictures of their gymnasts with their badges! At John Pounds, we ask you to kindly take a picture in front of the Viva Gymnastics sign on the wall in the gym.

At Hilsea, due to disruption to the site from repairs to the building and roof, parking is limited, so we ask parents to please park considerately and safely.