Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club
{{Short description|British gymnastics club}}
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| full_name = Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club
| sport = Artistic gymnastics
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| coach = Josie Hayes
William Banthorpe
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| members = Abigail Roper
Emily Roper (gymnast)
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| website = {{URL|www.gymnasticsinipswich.co.uk}}
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| home_ground = Ipswich Gymnastics Centre
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Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club is an artistic gymnastics club based at Ipswich Gymnastics Centre in Ipswich. The club was established at the centre when local clubs combined and has trained many British national team members including Emily and Abigail Roper. {{Cite web |date=2023-02-28 |title=Pipers Vale gymnasts find success at English Championships |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/23352585.ipswich-success-pipers-vale-gymnasts-english-championships/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Ipswich Star |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.pipersvale.co.uk/about-us.html |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.pipersvale.co.uk}}
The club is coached by Josie Hayes and Will Banthorpe.{{Cite web |date=2024-03-23 |title=Ipswich gymnastics club 'exceeds expectations' at best ever British Championships |url=https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/24205942.pipers-vale-gymnastics-club-ipswich-british-contest-haul/ |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=Ipswich Star |language=en}}
Ipswich gymnastics centre
The Ipswich Gymnastic Centre was opened in November 1999 as one of the first purpose-built facilities to benefit from National Lottery funding. It is one of only three fully London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (LOCOG) accredited gymnastics facilities in the United Kingdom{{cite news|url=http://www.eveningstar.co.uk/content/eveningstar/news/story.aspx?brand=ESTOnline&category=News&tBrand=ESTOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=IPED07%20Nov%202006%2013%3A01%3A25%3A480|title=Ipswich bids for Olympic glory|date=9 November 2006|publisher=The Evening Star}}{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/documents/training-camps/east-of-england-selected-facilities.pdf|title=East - Pre-games Training Camp Guide|author=London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games|author-link=London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games|date=3 March 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122001858/http://www.london2012.com/documents/training-camps/east-of-england-selected-facilities.pdf|archivedate=22 November 2008}} and was used for training sessions in the run up to the 2004 Olympic Games by the Romanian gymnastics team.{{cite web|url=http://www.teamipswich.com/facilities|title=Team Ipswich Facilities|accessdate=2008-07-06}}
= International competitions =
The centre has hosted international competitions and friendlies.
== GB vs. Romania ==
In June 2008, two weeks before selection for the British gymnastics team for the 2008 Summer Olympics were to be announced, the centre held a competition with the 3 time Olympic winning Romania, with Marissa King, Beckie Downie, Rebecca Wing, Hannah Whelan, Lauren Doyle, Laura Jones, Hannah Clowes and Imogen Cairns representing Great Britain.{{cite news|url=http://www.gymnasticsinipswich.co.uk/gii/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=75|title=GB vs Romania|accessdate=2008-07-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004061302/http://www.gymnasticsinipswich.co.uk/gii/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=75|archive-date=2011-10-04|url-status=dead}} Romania were represented by Steliana Nistor, Sandra Izbaşa, Andreea Acatrinei, Andreea Grigore, Daniela Druncea and Gabriela Drăgoi (Anamaria Tămârjan had to pull out on the day)
Notable gymnasts
= WAG =
- Abigail Roper - British national team member and 4 x Northern European medallist.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-28 |title=Abigail Roper |url=https://thegymter.net/abigail-roper/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-01 |title='Historic moment' for Ipswich gymnastic club |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/23160537.pipers-vale-gymnastics-celebrate-historic-five-medalists/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=East Anglian Daily Times |language=en}}
- Emily Roper - British national team member and 4 x Northern European medallist.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-28 |title=Emily Roper |url=https://thegymter.net/emily-roper/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}
- Halle Hilton - Irish national team member, 5 x Northern European medallist and 2 x World Championships competitor.{{Cite web |date=2019-02-20 |title=Halle Hilton |url=https://thegymter.net/halle-hilton/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=The Gymternet |language=en}}
- Rosalie Hutton - Member of the Scottish 2006 Commonwealth Games team.{{cite news |date=22 November 2005 |title=Commonwealth games spot |url=http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/Commonwealth-games-spot.1262385.jp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219051502/http://www.lynnnews.co.uk/sport/commonwealth_games_spot_1_506953 |archive-date=19 February 2012 |publisher=Lynn News}}
- Polina Polyakova - English National Team member
= MAG =
- Adam Steele - Irish national team member and 3 x World Championships competitor. {{Cite web |title=STEELE Adam - FIG Athlete Profile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=59865 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=www.gymnastics.sport}}
- Charlie Harvey-Lloyd - English national team member. {{Cite web |last=Prettys |date=2025-02-27 |title=Charlie Harvey-Lloyd - A Rising Star in British Gymnastics |url=https://prettys.co.uk/news/charlie-harvey-lloyd-a-rising-star-in-british-gymnastics/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Prettys Solicitors LLP |language=en-GB}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080828042152/http://gymnasticsinipswich.co.uk/gii/ Pipers Vale Gymnastics Club website]
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