by wcslingsby | Feb 27, 2024
Remembering Denise Goddard by Meg Warren Denise was 10 years old when she took up the sport of gymnastics at the Cardiff Olympic Youth Club, where the coach Walter Maidment must have quickly recognised her talent. She was strong, explosive, and gutsy. Above –...
by wcslingsby | Jun 28, 2022
MIKE BOOTH by himself What inspired you?I’m not sure really. I swam for Huddersfield when I was 11 but there can’t be many things more boring than swimming so I wanted to do something more interesting.I had always liked to be upside down so when I was 11 my dad...
by wcslingsby | Feb 17, 2022
DICK GRADLEY in conversation with Meg Warren Before Gymnastics Dick was born on the 6th March 1932 on the Mile End Rd in the east end of London. On leaving school, Dick had several jobs including farming. His dad was an enthusiastic sportsman and boxer and served in...
by wcslingsby | Oct 14, 1966
JOHN (JACK) PANCOTT by Meg Warren Jack was born in Farnborough Hampshire. At the age of 16 he joined the army. His basic training included gymnastics in the form of floor and vaulting. It wasn’t until he joined the Army School of Physical Training that he started to...
by wcslingsby | Oct 13, 1966
MAGGIE BELL by herself Many people were to have a big impact on my life, and in later years contributed to my gymnastic success. I returned to Penge, south east London where my old school had moved from Melvin Road into new premises called Rockhills. (Previously I had...
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