We are finally back open , taking it slowly in our new Covid Secure Environment. Its great to hear the gymnasts back in the The Flipside. So much has changed and so much more to come with our new extension progressing at a pace. Exciting times ahead

• 

We are so excited to let everyone know that The Flipside on Quarry Road is getting the ultimate gymnastics facelift, bringing equipment up to international competition standard and tripling the size of the current facility. This project has been 7 years in the making. During that time, we have experienced so many setbacks and knock backs and it is just so amazing to finally see 7 years of persistence and hard work paying off and the work finally started on the dream facility.
During the lockdown period, the management and board of trustees of the club – which is a registered charity – was able to finalise the grant funding required to start the massive project and building work starts on the Quarry Road facility this week, ready for opening whenever Scottish Government gives the green light to return.
The facility will include 3 tumble tracks – Skakun for Tumbling, Eurogym for Teamgym and a fast track – 2 vault and trampette (again Eurogym) run ups and competition landings, 2 floor areas, one fully sprung, and a rebound area with trampoline and double mini trampoline.
The expanded capacity of the club means we can accommodate so many more participants in a wide variety of classes. We already offer pre-school classes right through to adult gymnastics, classes for fun or to compete at the highest international level; a full range of classes for all ages, abilities, levels and disciplines. With the extended space and increased capacity, we can offer more still, especially to marginalised and isolated groups or those who currently do not feel they have access to sport and activity. At the heart of the club – our long-term goal is to be able to reach out further into our community and offer opportunities for everyone to get involved – irrespective of age and circumstances. The club, and our funding partners, are investing heavily in Irvine and North Ayrshire and our fantastic coaches and volunteers who deliver these classes. I think it is testament to the success of the club and the support we have in the community that the funders were eager to work with us to make this happen. We believe this expansion plan can have a hugely positive impact on the community
The Flipside will become a centre for Non-Olympic gymnastics disciplines. The equipment we are installing is the exact same equipment used at World and European Championships in Tumbling and Teamgym. Both of our floor areas are of international competition standard, the sprung floor for Acrobatics and Display and the carpet area for Teamgym. We already have plans in place for international competitions in 2021 for gymnasts to represent the club and hopefully, selected to represent Scotland and GB. The improvements and expansion will benefit EVERY gymnast who walks in the door, regardless of their level of experience.
The building work is expected to continue throughout August and the club hopes to have completed the majority of the build and installation by the indicative date for return of indoor sport, 14th September, given out by the First Minister on 30th July.
We are so excited to welcome back existing members and say hello to new ones and see everyone benefit from the improvements we are making.

Today our loved gym The Flipside turned 8 years old so we gave her a little make over

YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU.
IBGC are working in partnership with the NHS to provide much needed support for frontline workers and patients who are in isolation, this will be delivered through our new IBGC Connect initiative which is an extension of our IBGC Kindness Campaign.
We are looking for our wonderful gymnasts to help us. We would like to encourage you all to get involved and offer much needed support and encouragement for our wonderful NHS staff and also to reach out to those patients who are unable to receive visitors at his time and help remind them they are not alone.
We invite you to get creative, so please;
· Write letters of support, write poems/ stories & draw pictures for patients
· Write letters messages of support for the NHS staff which will be put in Crosshouse & Ayr Hospital on the staff support board.
Please email ibgckind@gmail.comwith all your messages, pictures, stories, and we will ensure they reach those who need it most at this time.
Thank You

IBGCConnect #SupporttheNHS