"We're a Stubborn Bunch," West Coast Gymnasts Stands Tall after Junior Gym Lost to Fire
For 40 years, Malaga-based gymnastics club West Coast Gymnasts has provided high quality recreational and competitive programs in a friendly atmosphere. On 18th May, a fire broke out at their Junior Gym that changed the course of their organisation.
The fire began in the early hours on 18th May
The Junior Gym before the fire
Once like a second home to hundreds, the Junior Gym was reduced to rubble overnight
The emails, the phone calls, messages from other clubs and the owners, Gymnastics WA, just making sure that we’re okay and if we needed any help, they were there to help. It’s been fantastic.
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