by wcslingsby | Jun 17, 2024
Bernard (Bernie) Cawthorne by Mike Larsen with additional help from Dorothy Cawthorne Life in Kingston upon Hill and Beverley Bernard Cawthorne was born an only child in Kingston upon Hull close, to the commercial docks area on the 14th December 1932. Due to the...
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 | Oct 23, 2023
KEVIN ATHERTON by Himself A sport with limitless possibilities Growing up in the small town of Wigan in Greater Manchester, I remember life being so fast-paced as a child. My parents encouraged my twin brother Andrew and I to try as many different sports as possible. ...
by wcslingsby | Sep 4, 2023
SUZANNE DANDO by Meg Warren & Suzanne Dando Early Days Suzanne Dando was born in Balham, London, on July 3rd 1961. At age 6, her parents moved to Uckfield, East Sussex where she spent her childhood. Her gymnastics talent was first recognised at age 11 by her...
by wcslingsby | Jun 27, 2023
JACQUIE LEAVY by herself JACQUELINE LEAVY (now Beltrao)Marsden GC / Coventry RGC Coaches – Lois Curtis / Marion Sands Twice British Senior Champion 1983 & 1984 and Olympian 1984 Born in Dublin on the 21st of April, 1965. I was the first British RG gymnast to...
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