Welfare
Tony Ford
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"Lead Regional Welfare Officer for the
East Midlands Region”
Number: +44 7538 134469
The teams role is to ensure the safeguarding and protection and the mental fitness of the children, gymnasts, coaches and officials of the Club.
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Tony is a Sports Coach UK lecturer for the 'Safeguarding and Protecting Children' qualification, is adviser to the East Midlands Ethics and Welfare team and as part of the British Gymnastics workforce delivers the the 'Time to Listen' Welfare Officers' course in England and Wales.
Tony is also qualified and recognised as a Mental Health First Aider by both the NHS and British Gymnastics
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If you would like to contact the team regarding a Welfare matter please use the contact details on the left.
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“Hinckley Gymnastics Club practices and adheres to all British Gymnastics Safeguarding requirements. These can be found by clicking on
https://www.british-gymnastics.org/safeguarding-and-compliance-policies
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Marvin Cutkelvin
“And parents, remember, the children want to enjoy their sport,
please click on the video below and see why”
Your reminder of our Welfare and Safeguarding practices
All members of Hinckley Gymnastics Club
We are in an ever changing world where society is unrecognisable compared to 10 and 20 years ago but, the one area where we remain constant is our commitment to protect our members at all times.
As part of that commitment, we have extended and are further extending our support team to ensure all members have easy, confidential contact routes for any concerns you may have. Please, if you have any concerns, raise them with us, we are here to support you.
Additionally, the British Gymnastics Safety in Sport team is available on 0345129 7129
And the NSPCC is available on 0808 800 5000 or help@nspcc.org.uk
For all British Gymnastics members, a recent additional offering of a counselling service available. This is a confidential advice line (we will not be advised of anyone using it). The contact telephone number is 0117 934 0105 (Aviva Insurance Limited). If you believe it would be of benefit, do not hesitate to use it. This is not restricted to gymnastics issues.
We at Hinckley Gymnastics Club don’t only teach gymnastics, we also care for our members and want all to feel 100% safe.
Thank you
HGC
