Kensington & ChelseaGymnastics Newsletter
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Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Business Awards 2026
KCGA at the 2026 Business Awards presentation, Royal Lancaster London, 22 October. Photo: KCWCC.
Excellence in Customer Service 2026
A landmark achievement for Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Academy.
For the second consecutive year, KCGA was recognised at the Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Business Awards. Following our finalist recognition in 2025, we returned in 2026 and proudly received the award for Excellence in Customer Service.
This achievement celebrates the care, professionalism and personal attention at the heart of our Academy.
Founder-led coaching Science-informed Family focused
Welcome Message
A Landmark Month for Our Academy
October 2026 will hold a special place in the history of Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Academy.
I am delighted to share that KCGA has won Excellence in Customer Service at the Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Business Awards 2026.
Receiving this recognition is an important milestone for our Academy. It reflects something we have worked to establish from the very beginning: a gymnastics environment where families receive genuine personal attention, children are supported as individuals, and professional standards guide everything we do.
What makes this achievement particularly meaningful is that it follows our recognition as a finalist for New Business of the Year in 2025. One year later, returning to the awards and being announced as a winner is a moment of enormous pride for our entire team.
October also brought another wonderful occasion for KCGA, as seven of our young gymnasts represented the Academy at the Essex Invitational. Congratulations to Jasmine, Gigi, Ginevra, Annabel, Dalia, Leonie and Taya for their dedication and performances, with special recognition to Taya for winning a bronze medal on Floor.
This month also marks the first anniversary of the KCGA Newsletter. Since October 2025, we have published twelve monthly editions, sharing our gymnasts’ achievements, coaching insights, scientific knowledge and important milestones in the Academy’s development.
Together, these moments remind us that building a respected gymnastics academy is about much more than teaching skills. It is about developing a community founded on trust, consistency, care and a genuine commitment to children’s development.
To our gymnasts, parents and coaching team: thank you for being part of this journey. Your support has helped make these achievements possible.
High10 Essex Invitational 2026 · 4 October · Essex, England
Student Spotlight
Seven Gymnasts, One KCGA Team
Jasmine, Gigi, Ginevra, Annabel, Dalia, Leonie and Taya represented Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Academy at the High10 Essex Invitational on 4 October 2026.
The competition gave our gymnasts the opportunity to take their skills beyond their regular training sessions and perform in front of judges and spectators.
The results are a proud achievement for the team. Every KCGA gymnast who took part helped make the day memorable for the Academy.
Competing calls for focus and courage. We are proud of all seven gymnasts for stepping up to represent the Academy. Congratulations, team!
KCGA Feature
A Historic Victory for KCGA
Winner · Excellence in Customer Service 2026
Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Business Awards · 22 October 2026 · Royal Lancaster London
KCGA was named winner of Excellence in Customer Service at the 2026 Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Business Awards. The honour follows our New Business of the Year finalist recognition in 2025.
Recognition beyond the gym floor
For our families, service is woven into each session: a welcoming start, clear information, thoughtful responses and coaching that recognises every gymnast as an individual.
In our structured group sessions, gymnasts learn alongside others through clear instruction, coaching feedback and suitable progressions.
A shared achievement
This trophy recognises the care and preparation of our coaching and welfare teams, the enthusiasm of our gymnasts, and the trust that families place in the Academy each week.
From finalist in 2025 to winner in 2026, this is a proud milestone—and a responsibility to keep improving. Thank you to everyone who helped make it possible.
What the award recognises
- Clear communicationUseful answers and practical guidance for families.
- Professional carePrepared coaching and visible welfare responsibility.
- Personal attentionSupport for each gymnast’s starting point and goals.
- ConsistencyThe same care across coaching and administration.
KCGA Feature
One Year. Twelve Editions. One Growing Community.
Celebrating the first anniversary of the Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Newsletter
October 2025 – September 2026
In October 2025, Kensington & Chelsea Gymnastics Academy published the first edition of its monthly newsletter with a simple purpose: to bring our community closer together, celebrate our gymnasts and share the knowledge and values behind our coaching.
Twelve editions later, the newsletter has become a regular record of the Academy’s development, capturing the achievements, people and moments that shape KCGA.
EST. OCTOBER 2025 · 12 EDITIONS · ONE YEAR OF KCGA STORIES
A year worth remembering
Our first editions marked KCGA’s debut children’s gymnastics competition, 2025 Business Awards finalist recognition and Christmas performances. In early 2026, we recorded the Chelsea opening, gymnast success stories and the arrival of Kensington Gymnastics Magazine and the Kensington Gymnastics Podcast.
Spring and summer brought our fourth anniversary, Annual Performance 2026, Sofia’s Gymnast of the Year award, four medals at the London Community Competition and KCGA research presented at the European College of Sport Science Congress in Lausanne.
Student Spotlight, Coach’s Corner and Science & Health Tip followed the everyday work of building children’s strength, coordination, confidence and enjoyment of movement.
More than a monthly publication
Every edition represents another chapter in KCGA’s story. Together, they reflect our commitment to professional coaching, evidence-informed education and meaningful communication with families.
As we begin our second year of publication, we look forward to continuing this tradition — documenting our progress, celebrating our community and sharing the knowledge that makes gymnastics such a valuable part of children’s lives.
Thank you for reading and being part of our journey.
With Coach Silvia · The next useful detail
Coach’s Corner
A short coaching cue draws attention to one useful detail: hand placement, a steady starting shape or a controlled finish. The gymnast can then try again with a clearer focus.
Coach Silvia’s patient teaching and technical knowledge help young gymnasts build strong foundations. A correction points to something the child can try next; it does not diminish the effort already made.
Families can notice a gymnast’s willingness to listen, adjust and try again, while leaving the technical details to the coach. Responding to feedback is itself a skill worth celebrating.
A handstand begins before the handstand
Science & Health Tip
The finished handstand is one moment in a longer learning process. Support, body line, balance and controlled entries and exits all matter.
Gymnastics coach Valentin Uzunov’s four-stage model moves from foundations to static control, dynamic control and integration into more complex skills. The stages overlap; they are not a fixed timetable for every child.
- Notice controlled starts and exits.
- Value balance and shape alongside hold time.
- Let qualified coaches choose the next challenge.
KCGA’s Gymnastics Guide presents the original model with research and safety context. It is for understanding the skill, not for unsupervised practice.
Four-stage model: Valentin Uzunov (2008) · Presented in KCGA’s Gymnastics Guides.
Explore the KCGA handstand guide
Queen’s Gate School · SW7
Academy Updates
A New Home for Gymnastics in South Kensington
KCGA has extended its gymnastics provision into South Kensington through a new collaboration with Queen’s Gate School. We now deliver weekly sessions for pupils at the school, bringing structured coaching and movement education to another setting in the Royal Borough.
Families in the wider community can also enquire about separate public Monday classes. South Kensington joins our established Kensington, Knightsbridge and Chelsea locations, giving more families a local way to explore gymnastics with KCGA.
Elsewhere across the Academy, October also included special Halloween sessions within our regular classes.
Explore gymnastics in South KensingtonLooking ahead from October
Upcoming Events
Dr Stefan is looking ahead to the Pan Pacific Masters Games in Australia, while KCGA families can look forward to festive sessions before the Autumn Term ends.
South Kensington · Queen’s Gate School
Announcements & News
KCGA’s public Monday classes at Queen’s Gate School welcome enquiries for ages 4–6 (5:40–6:20 pm) and ages 7–11 (6:30–7:20 pm).
Parents use the Queensberry Mews West entrance. Please arrange a suitable trial with KCGA before attending.
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Thank you for being part of our story
Our first year in print
Twelve editions, one shared journey
October 2025 – September 2026
From KCGA
Closing Message
October brought much to celebrate: seven gymnasts representing KCGA in Essex, Taya’s Floor bronze and our Excellence in Customer Service award. Our first year of newsletters has recorded the people and moments behind each milestone.
Thank you to our gymnasts, coaches and families for making that journey possible. We look forward to the next chapter together.
Dr Stefan Kolimechkov and the KCGA Team
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