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New trampoline centre aims for fresh heights

Richard PriceWest Midlands
BBC Two men are standing in a warehouse which contains a foam pit and a series of trampolines. One of the men is wearing a white t-shirt and navy blue gilet while the other is wearing a navy blue t-shirt with white lettering on it that reads STGC.BBC
Jay Scouler and Daniel Greaves are two of the team behind the new facility

A trampoline club has officially opened a new dedicated facility after years of running sessions in a local high school sports hall.

Stoke Trampoline Gymnastics Club made the move to its new permanent set-up at Festival Park in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, having previously run sessions in Trentham.

Its new centre contains nine full-size trampolines as well as a foam pit, and has been built to offer a range of classes for both children and adults as well as training top level athletes in the sport.

"I think there's going to be many champions come from this gym," said Jay Scouler, one of the coaches involved in setting up the new gym.

He said there was "a depth of experience" among the coaching staff, with husband and wife team Daniel and Kate Greaves overseeing the site having themselves both competed at national and international level.

A warehouse which contains a foam pit and nine trampolines. There is padding on the floor all the way around the trampolines and there are thin mats on each of the trampolines. The far wall of the building has ground level and upper level windows, and there are roofs lights.
The new facility at Festival Park, Etruria, will cater for pre-schoolers up to elite athletes

Daniel Greaves, who was introduced to trampolining by Scouler while he waited for his sister who was attending a gymnastics class in Liverpool, worked his way up to competing at an elite level and training five times per week before moving into coaching in 2013.

He and his wife now live in Alsager, Cheshire, and the partnership with his former club means the pair can further develop a high performance squad in Stoke-on-Trent.

"We've got all of the latest equipment, we've got all of the latest technology embedded within the programme, we've got areas for strength and conditioning," Scouler said.

"We've got everything that the athletes need to be able to come in, have fun, be safe and then develop through to the highest level within the sport."

Two men hold a blue ribbon that says Stroke Trampoline Gymnastics Club Grand Opening, in the middle Bryony Page, who is wearing a white top and her Olympic medical, stands smiling while holding scissors. Behind are her dozens of children and adults of mixed ages
Olympic gold medallist Bryony Page cut the ribbon on the new centre

Olympic gold medallist Bryony Page, who began her sporting career nearby in Nantwich, cut the ribbon on the new centre on Sunday.

"It's a really incredible experience to be able to come back to very, very near to where I grew up and to be able to open a brand new fantastic facility here in Stoke," she said.

She said watching the growth of trampolining was "really, really exciting".

"To be part of that in any way, it's really important and special for me," she added.

Page was joined by 2024 European synchronised trampolining champions in Zak Perzamanos and Corey Walkes along with five-time senior British champion Luke Strong.

Perzamanos, who came fourth at the Paris Olympics in 2024, is another athlete who was trained by Scouler.

The coach said that having top level gymnasts attending the opening would be inspirational for aspiring future champions.

He added that Page's success had provided a "really proud moment" for everyone involved in British trampolining.

"For me, the medals that she won at the Olympic Games have helped our sport no end," he said.

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