A startled neighbour spotted 55-year-old James Burden on 25 March at 5am in his back garden. The court heard that he had his “manhood” in one hand and a cigarette in the other during his unusual trampolining session.

Police were called and he was arrested on a charge of shameless indecency.

When asked why he was out there, Mr Burden told arresting officers that he had done it “just for the thrill of it.”

He insisted that he had not intended to make an exhibition of himself and only looked at his neighbour’s window when the light went on.

Mr Burden pleaded guilty to a single charge of publicly exposing himself “in a shameless and indecent manner,” and approaching his neighbour’s house and placing the occupant in a state of fear and alarm

Defence counsel Gordon Addison said that his client “only pled guilty to avoid the embarrassment of a trial.”

However, presiding Sheriff Caldwell placed Mr Burden on the sex offenders register, gave him three years probation and warned him that he could be “removed from the community” if he did not comply fully with all the terms of the probation order.

At the court appearance on Thursday, Sheriff William Gallacher put Burden on probation for a period of three years, and warned if he did not comply with the order, he may be “removed from the community.”

The sheriff said: “I have read the reports and you will be provided with the support that you need, and it is essential the community is not faced with this sort of behaviour again.”

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The Shasta Trampoline Club, based in New Westminster, British Columbia, has scooped a fair few trampolining titles since its foundation in 1975, including 13 medals in national championships – two golds included – and hundreds of provincial titles.

The club, which is named after Mt. Shasta in California, has also produced some 47 Canadian national trampolining champions, said club secretary Tim Cleave.

“Within two years of forming, the British Columbian team looked like the Shasta trampoline team,” Mr Cleave told the New Westminster News.

“Three years after the club started Canada won its first-ever world championship medal, and it was a Shasta athlete. That success has just continued.”

To mark the club’s 35^th anniversary many of these former champs have made the journey back to where it all began, and Mr Cleave was hopeful that the party will go with a bounce.

“We’re going to have the trampolines set up so people can play around. Some of them are going to be doing their very first flip in 30 years,” he said, adding that many are also eager to shake the hand of trampolining coach and club founder Val Johnson.

“Val has the ability to inspire people like nobody I’ve ever met,” said Mr Cleave, who is one of the original 13 athletes who joined the club in 1975.

“Shasta created champions but it also created really good people. When people left Shasta they didn’t just leave with their medals, they left with a whole outlook on life.”

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The event, held at Crystal Palace, saw the team from Bromley in Kent scoop the rout all opposition in the trampolining finals, although the team from nearby Bexley brought home the borough’s first ever trampoline medal when they came in third and won the bronze.

This was an especially emotional moment for the team’s manager Keith Sleafer, who has been in the role ever since the first ever London Youth Games was held in 1977.

Meanwhile, the Bromley team’s Darren Bearge claimed the silver medal in the individual boys’ competition and, from the same team, Nicola Richmond claimed gold in the girls’ category.

She told the New Shopper local newspaper: “I am very proud to win gold from Bromley. I won due to all the training and help I received from our coaches.”

Darren Bearge admitted: “I wasn’t expecting to finish second in the boys but was hoping to do well.”

The Bromley coach Robert Rowbottom said that he was over the moon, telling the paper that “last year we were first and had a girl who came first in the individual, so we came back with a good young team and they have stepped up and done very well.”

“You never know until the scores are in but I think they deserved it. We will certainly be back next year to defend that trophy.”

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Theresa Bull of Barnet took part in the Norwich 100 – in which cyclists start off in Norwich city centre and then onward to the countryside – and completed the 100 mile course in ten hours.

“It was really gruelling and pretty tough going, but I’m glad I did it,” she told the local Times Series newspaper.

“It was a little wet but the weather was pretty good, which helped a lot.”

Her efforts were not in vain, with the mother of one raising a considerable sum towards helping the Barnet Trampolining for All group, which she helped to set up in 2006.

Ms Bull told the newspaper that the charity is aimed at any children with a “statemented disability” in the London borough.

“It really means everything to these kids. My son Luke, who is disabled, really loves it as it gives him a chance to strengthen his muscles and socialise with other kids,” she said.

“We also have youngsters with things like ADHD and autism and trampolining teaches them discipline, taking turns and about having fun with other children.”

The group is not out of the woods yet, however. It needs continuing funding to help it continue its good work bringing the health and exercise benefits of the trampoline to the borough’s neediest children.

“This club is so important and I don’t know how we would break it to the children if we do have to stop. It’s hard enough to explain when we have to break for school holidays,” Ms Bull said.

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The Chelmsford Weekly News reported that the power lies in the council’s hands to approve the planned move by the Bounceability centre at Severalls Industrial Park.

At Bounceability, severely disabled people are able to enjoy the fitness and therapeutic benefits of trampolining thanks to the centre being equipped with special hoists to lift patrons on to the trampolines.

The centre is supported by disability charities such as Scope and Headway Essex, both of who are backing the campaign to allow Bounceability to move.

The centre’s owner Rosie Amoss, who is blind after a bout of diabetes in 2008, wishes to relocate to her father’s farm in West Bergholt, because this is closer to her family and her home.

However, her first application for permission to relocate was rejected by the council, which said that roads around the farm could be overwhelmed with traffic. Ms Amoss, who was on the 2008 shortlist for a Pride of Britain award, now fears that the trampoline centre may have to close if it cannot move.

An official appeal has been lodged by planning consultant Peter Le Grys and a second planning application has also been submitted – along with nearly 300 letters of support from local people, plus two from the above charities.

“We collected the signatures within a week. We’re just trying to push the council to see how much of a good thing it is and how much we do need to stay open,” Ms Amoss told the newspaper.

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Straight Jump

In this jump you jump into the air and land back on the same spot you jumped from.

Tuck jump

in this trampoline jump, the arms come down at the same time as the legs coming up, so your hands and knees touch. The knee to the toe should be parallel with the body and the thigh should be horizontal. To perform a ‘line-out’, the arms should then go down the body, as the tuck is ‘kicked-out’.

Pike jump

with this trampoline move you should rise you legs straight and should be aiming to touch below your knees with your upper and lower body parallel.

Straddle Jump
This trampoline move is similar to the pike jump; instead the legs come up straight and wide apart

Seat Drop
In this trampoline move you start off with a straight jump then you lift your legs up so you land in a seated position with your legs straight and together. When landing on the bed of trampolines your hands should be slightly behind you so you can push yourself back up to straighten your body.

Front Somersault
with this trampoline move you perform front flip in the air and land with your body vertical and feet landing on the trampoline bed.

Back Somersault
with this trampoline move you bounce backwards and flip in the air, landing with your body vertical and feet landing on the trampoline bed.

advanced Trampoline moves

Barani – this trampoline move is similar to the somersault, the difference is that you twist your body as you flip

Double somersault - With this move you can perform it backward or forward. You perform a flip in the air twice and land with your body vertical.

If you are looking for the ideal trampoline for tricks we I would recommend a 14ft trampoline with enclosure as it has the right amount of space to practice.

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If you are the owner of a trampoline club or know anyone that perhaps works for a gymnastics club then please pass on our details as we are looking to provide fee listings to trampolines clubs on this site. One of the things we feel is really important when people buy a trampoline is that they know how to use them in a safe way that won’t result in injury. By using a trampoline tutor it can not only prevent injury but also leave parents rest assured the children will be fine.

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A mini fitness trampoline could be the answer, instead of playing their favourite game, they could be sat in, losing weight and getting fitter with this portable trampoline.

The best part is they could still play on the xbox or watch tv but work out at the same time! , just simply put the trampoline in front of the TV and lose weight whilst catching up with their favourite programs too, you can’t go wrong.

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You can do aerobic exercise with a mini trampoline. Mini trampolines for kids or adults are a space-saving way for the whole family to exercise. Grade school kids can have fun on children’s trampolines.

Mini trampolines are great as they can be used indoor or outdoors. Mini trampoline exercises help strengthen the legs while providing a relatively low-impact exercise that doesnt needlessly jar the joint and bones. Which is great with problems with knees.

Mini trampolines can also be used for jogging. The size of mini trampolines ranges from six feet in diameter (for kids) to sixteen feet diameter. They come in many shapes round, rectangular, square, hexagonal and octagonal.

Mini trampolines are priced normally between £30 to £150. Mini trampolines are usually round. Typically,  are sized about four feet in diameter and six to ten inches in height.

As with any trampoline, when choosing a product, you should carefully consider its durability and safety as well as a product guarantee from the manufacturer. Pay close attention to the frame pads, springs.

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Before we begin discussing the different trampoline tricks available to try on your trampolines let us stress first of all the importance of safety. If there are going to be accidents while you use your trampoline the chances increase dramatically when trying out new tricks. Like anything don’t run before you can walk and take it easy and build up your confidence on the trampoline.

Beginning with the standard somersault practiced well can then progressing into a double somersault and so on.  A front somersault that ends in falling in a sitting position which can then bounce back up to be in a fully standing position.

Experienced trampoline tricksters bounce from one trampoline to another and can even time this with one of there friends bouncing in the other direction. This is when accidents do happen the chances of injury increase dramatically when more than one person is bouncing at the same time. At the end of the day there is only so much control available when bouncing.

Trampoline tricks safety is always number one and children should be supervised.

A spin is nice when bouncing pull your knees into your stomach as fast as possible and spin the result is a great looking trick that gathers up some great speed. Always start bouncing and landing in the sitting position and the standing position and try new variations on trampoline tricks.

Synchronised jumping looks great and can resemble something from a trampoline gymnastics routine when done properly. Its a good tip for an adult to supervise any children trying out new tricks.

We would recommend looking at the ranges of octagonal trampolines if you are considering a trampoline that has great room for tricks.

Here is a video on youtube of some great trampoline tricks.

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