A Gymnastics Club With A 

History Of Excellence

Sutton School of Gymnastics began life in 1910 as SASSARC Gymnastics Club where it was a very successful club that trained in a tiny hall in Sutton, Surrey. With the support of friends, parents, coaches and gymnasts, Head Coach Peter Moore along with his son Simon, formed Sutton School of Gymnastics, which moved to Wandle Valley School in 1985. 

In 1999, Peter Moore retired from the club and became President of London Gymnastics, and Simon became head coach. Under Peter and Simon, gymnasts from the club won the British and English Championships, the British Team Championships, and represented Great Britain and England at the 1996 Olympics and won medals at three Commonwealth Games.

Liz Jones took over as Club Manager/Technical Director in January 2009 when the club was facing great financial difficulty and on the verge of closing. The club began to be rebuilt and started having success again with the London Regional competitions. The club continued to grow, and success also continued as the Club was regularly winning medals in Women’s Artistic and Floor & Vault competitions.

On the 13th May 2013, Sutton School of Gymnastics moved into its new facilities, converted from an old industrial warehouse into a dedicated gymnastics centre. The size of the building was now suitable for the number of gymnasts in the club and enabled the club to improve the equipment and facilities without the thought of having to pack it away again.

From 2013 the achievements persisted. With the now permanent set up, the gymnasts began entering National competitions and had great success. In September 2014, Ben Horsted qualified to represent London at the Men’s Artistic National Finals, where he won Team Bronze. The Floor & Vault Squads continued to win many medals at the Regional competitions. In 2015, Ella Little won Team Gold at National Finals as part of the London Team.

The successes continued with girls competing at National and Regional Grades, and often qualifying to represent London at National Finals, along with competing at other National Competitions. Within Men’s Artistic, representation at National Finals had become frequent, along with successes at the London Open Competition. The Floor & Vault squads continued with great success, many medals, regularly representing the club at Regional Finals, and becoming known for their high standard of performance.

In 2020, Liz Jones decided to retire from her role as Head Coach and Club Manager following the Covid pandemic to focus on her role within coaching. The role of Head Coach was taken over by Becky Marley, with Clare Horsted and Chris Marley making up the management team.

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