About.
The Trampoline & Activity Centre is here ! Warley , Brentwood Essex
Our History
In the 1970’s Billericay and Runnymede Trampoline Clubs were formed independently. After 30 years of growth and name changes they joined forces in 2006 and became RecoilTwisters Trampoline Club.
Our club offers coaching to all who wish to enjoy the sport, including children and adults of all ages, abilities and needs. We have dedicated and intergrated sessions for those members with special needs, members who bounce at a recreational level for fun and exercise to those who train at an advanced level to compete at regional, national and international standards.
Some of our past achievers from Recoil are James Matthews and Natasha Holmes grade 2 National Champions and from Runnymede Josie Stannard, Mark Samuels, who has represented Wales, and Amanda Parker who is currently a member of the GB Squad.
As a growing club we have had a very good ratio of National trampolinists and this year have successfully achieved 5 qualifications for the British National Finals in Birmingham in July. We are a dedicated club with dedicated coaches giving their time for the benefit of a dynamic and challenging sport to enable every one of our members to participate to the best of their ability.
A little history…… a whole lot of future!
Since 1999 RecoilTwisters TC have been working towards building a regional facility for trampolining in Brentwood and a home for our Club.
We identified a Community Hall in Brentwood that will be perfect for our project and the good news is that we have the money and have begun the refurbishment, which will take approx. 12 weeks.
Funds raised so far:
• £200,000 from Essex County Council’s 2012 Legacy Fund,
• £50,000 pledge from Brentwood Borough Council
• £10,000 from Zurich Finance ‘Openwork Foundation’ towards the Multi-Sensory Room
• £65,000 Lottery Funding
Where?
Keys Hall, Eagle Way, Warley Brentwood.
Why Keys Hall?
It fits! Also….. Keys Hall was originally built as an Army Gymnasium, which was used for PT training during WWII. A Brentwood man named Ted Blake was a Sergeant Major Instructor at the hall, who went on to became the early pioneer of trampolining in Britain. Ted Blake was to become influential in building the popularity of the sport in the UK. He became Managing Director of Nissen UK (manufacturers of trampolines in the Brentwood area for many years) and a chief architect in the way competitive trampolining operates today. Adopting this Hall for physical activity, and trampolining in particular, is in keeping with the history of the building the core of which dates back to the 19th century. The main hall housing the trampolines will be called ‘The Ted Blake Hall’ in his memory. Terence (Ted) Blake, (1921 – 1998)
‘New Keys’
The refurbished facility will have a main hall of housing 9 permanently erected trampolines all of which will be sunken to floor level providing a safer and more accessible training arena. There will be viewing areas and ancillary rooms including a classroom for coach / judge education, a large reception area, office space and storage room. Plans are on our notice board in the Brentwood Centre reception.
Disability Suite
Adjacent to the main trampoline hall will be the Disability Suite. This area will have its own entrance, into a large welcoming reception area with specialist changing and toilet facilities, a Multi-Sensory room, a Sensory Integration room and a fully accessible gym. There will also be direct access into the main trampoline hall from this area.
Mayors Chosen Charity
RecoilTwisters are proud to announce that we have been chosen as one of the Mayor Cllr Joan Holmes nominated charity’s. This is a great honour as not only will this raise the profile of our project but we will also receive funds from the Mayor at the end of her term. Soon we will receive a calendar of the Mayors fundraising events which we will pass on to you and encourage you to help us support these events, as the more money they raise the more we will receive!
Future
We are continuing to make applications for further funding. So if you are an individual or organisation that would like to support this unique project please contact tricia@springiton.co.uk or tel. 01277 500282 for more information.
To book trampoline sessions: mail@springiton.co.uk 01277 500282