We are a small, friendly gymnastics club established in May 2017. We are based at Forest Moor School, Menwith Hill Road, Darley, Harrogate HG3 2RA just a few miles from Pateley Bridge and Harrogate. We also offer classes at Ripon Grammar School on Tuesday evenings.

We cater for girls and boys from 4 to 16 from Nidderdale, Harrogate, Wharfedale, Ripon and beyond. Many new starters don't know anyone but we help them to make friends and settle in.

All gymnasts work through our rainbow awards scheme, learning skills on all pieces of apparatus: floor, 2 airtracks, trampette, competition size bars, beam and vault. Parents can track their child's progress via our app, and receive tips and instructional videos tailored to their child's next step.

We are affiliated with British Gymnastics and have adopted all its policies and procedures. In accordance with best practice, parents are welcome to watch as many or as few sessions as they wish. There is ample free parking available on site.

Lead coaches have passed British Gymnastics coaching qualifications at level 2 & 3 involving both written and practical coaching exams.

Assistant coaches have taken a Level 1 course and have been trained and externally assessed on their ability to develop basic skills and safely support gymnasts. We follow recognised progessions and physical preparation appropriate for each skill.

All adults are DBS checked and undergo regular safeguarding training.

Our equipment is safety checked by the equipment manufacturer every year.

Although we take all reasonable and recommended precautions, due to its physical nature, gymnastics carries an inherent risk of injury. Every session has a trained first-aider present.

We have a welfare officer separate from the management of the club. If you feel a safeguarding issue cannot, or is not, resolved by an informal discussion with John or Dorothy, then please talk in confidence to our trained welfare officer, Beth Downie. She can be contacted on welfare@nidderdalegymnastics.co.uk