Gymnastics Nelson is based at the back of Nelson Intermediate School in a facility called the Mosey Grayson Memoria Gymnastics Centre, although unique in shape and size, the club recognised that to move would be out of there scope however, being faced with being required to be compliant or moving out the club jumped into action.
Over the past two years the club have applied for grant funding through Lotteries, Mainland Foundation, Pub Charity Limited, The Lion Foundation, Foodstuffs South Island Community Trust, Te Puna Tahua Lottery Grants Board, New Zealand Community Trust, Rata Foundation, One Forty One Foundation, Pub Charity Limited, Harcourts Community Trust, Nelson City Council Hapori Team and did a considerable amount of fundraising and community connection to generate donations. The project is now complete and the club has officiality received their letter of compliance.
Along with compliance the club wanted to be able to make their facility accessible to all by installing a lift on the outside of their building. Through the lift install and support from Tu Manuwa and Halberg Foundation the club now has a program running for people living with disabilities and are running a former refugee and migrant program, and Forever Active gymnastics/movement for 55+.
Work which has been completed:
- Complaint facility up to code through Ministry of Education requirements
- Newly designed mezzanine
- External Lift and accessible toilets
- A formal office that can seat up to 4 staff
- New entrance to their facility
- Emergency lighting, emergency landing, emergency exit path
- Extra seating for parents
- A new to the club (second hand) kitchen and water cooler
- Lockers for gymnasts.
New equipment was also purchased throughout the build;
New set of Parallel bars, Spring board, Mini Tramps, Beam, Full sets of Beam mats, Speith pommel, new fat mats, Speith high bar and landing mats, 5 landing stings. Hard vault landing, vault landing mat, pit surrounds, pit foam with covers, eurotramp.
Congratulations to all those involved at Gymnastics Nelson and a special mention to Cindy Mosey who had a vision and was steadfast and committed to see this project through from the very first day. We can’t wait to see how Gymnastics Nelson continues to grow and develop into the future.
