Dover Gymnastics was established in 1976 and is one of the most successful and longest-running gym clubs in Kent.

The club is fully registered with British Gymnastics and affiliated to BG (SE Region), and Kent Gymnastics Association.

We are run as a charity and believe that gymnastics is an inclusive sport which can be enjoyed by people of all ages and from all backgrounds.

This is reflected in our membership and class fees which are among the lowest around making us even more accessible.

Everyone involved in running the club (coaches, volunteers and committee members) are fully trained, registered members of British Gymnastics, and have up-to-date enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks. All of our coaches have passed recent British Gymnastics qualifications or are working towards them under the supervision of qualified coaches.

We are now a fully accredited GymMark club which means we have the latest, up-to-date, policies and procedures for matters of child protection, health, safety & welfare and club management. We have a dedicated Welfare Officer and one of only a few clubs that also encourage young members to get involved in decision making with a junior section of the committee.

About Dover Gymnastics Club
About Dover Gymnastics Club

History of the Club

Dover Gymnastics Club has been operating in a nationally registered deprived area since 1976 where the club opened its doors for the first time at Dover Sports Centre with just two coaches, Ron Hambrook and Malcolm Perkins.

The Club operated from Dover Sports Centre for the next seven years and built up a membership of around 50 gymnasts.

In September 1983 the Club had the opportunity to move to the Salvation Army building in The High Street of Dover, which meant being centrally located in the town and for the first time the space to be able to leave all the equipment set up on a permanent basis, which not many clubs in Kent were able to do at that time.

The relocation of the club and the help of two more coaches allowed for an increase in the number of classes for a wider range of age groups to take place. The next few years saw the development of Women’s Artistic Gymnastics to a competitive level and ever increasing numbers to the several Recreational classes that were held each week.

The Club operated from its High Street premises for 20 years and built up a membership base of around 150-200 members helped by the introduction of many new classes over the years, including the introduction for the first time of mixed Recreational Classes, Pre-school Classes and also a competitive Girls Floor & Vault Squad.

In 2002, the Club was notified that the owner of our building intended to sell it, which started the search for new premises in the Dover area that the club could afford.

Although this was a worrying time for the Club and many different options were explored, we also decided to use the move to new premises as a positive step forwards for the Club by introducing a new and even more varied Timetable of Classes to run 6 days a week, that enabled boys & Girls of all ages to be able to take part and also included training sessions for Adults.

In October 2003 the club moved into a leased industrial unit located at Holmestone Road in Dover.

We were then able to run an extensive programme of classes ranging from structured Parent & Toddler classes catering for children as young as 18 months old right through to classes for adults, catering for all levels of ability.

In 2008 we were awarded the prestigious GymMark and Club Mark accreditation which means we are recognised by British Gymnastics and Sport England as having a robust set of policies and practices in place to ensure all of our members enjoy their gymnastics in a safe, child-friendly environment. We are committed to the principles of child protection, health & safety and equality.

We were at Holmestone Road for just over five years and on 1st February 2009 moved into our exciting new building at 2, Poulton Close, Dover. This means more space, better office, kitchen, viewing & changing room facilities and a bright new prospect to help the grow as we look forward to the next 10 years.

Meet The Team

Rachid Bellili

Rachid Bellili

Management Team – Director

Welfare officer
DBS
Nadia Bellili

Nadia Jeffrey

General Manager- Director of gymnastics

Head of Women’s Artistic & General Gymnastics
Women Artistic Level 3
Disability Awareness Module
FDI Ballet Teacher
Women Artistic Regional Judge
Floor & Vault Judge
Emergency first Aid
Anti-doping module
Equality and diversity
Safeguarding and positive coaching
DBS

Abbie Langley

Carrie Applegarth

Assistant Manager- Marketing/Fundraising/Social media

Trampoline  Level 3

Womens Artistic Level 2

Anti-doping module

Safeguarding and positive coaching

DBS

Nikki Barham

Administrator

Trampoline coach Level 1
Emergency first Aid
Safeguarding and positive coaching
DBS

Lisa Burrett

Welfare Officer

Welfare officer
DBS
Abbie Langley

Abbie Langley

Coach

Women Artistic Level 2
Women Artistic Level 3 Module 1 & 2
Emergency first Aid
Safeguarding and positive coaching
DBS

Julie Stringer

Julie Stringer

Coach

Women Artistic Level 3
General Gymnastics Level 3
Pre-school Gymnastics Level 1
Emergency first Aid
Safeguarding and positive coaching
DBS

Bobbi-Jo Brandy

Sienna Barham

Coach

Women Artistic level 2

Emergency first Aid

Safeguarding and positive coaching
DBS

Millie Southon

Isobel Wilshaw

Coach

Women Artistic level 1
Safeguarding and positive coaching
DBS

Bobbi-Jo Brandy

Amber Jenkins

Coach

Women Artistic Level 1
Emergency first Aid
Safeguarding and positive coaching
DBS

Millie Southon

Sydney Beatson

Coach

Millie Southon

Niamh Powell

Coach

Millie Southon

Maddy Toptalo

Trainee

Millie Southon

Beau Sutton

Trainee

Millie Southon

Zoe Clifton-Dey

Trainee

Millie Southon

Seren Lewis-King

Trainee

Millie Southon

Freya Geering

Trainee

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