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Naked Trampoline Thrillseeker Dodges Jail

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A Scottish man who police caught having a late night nudist session on his trampoline ducked a jail sentence this week at Falkirk Sheriff Court.

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.”

Trampoline Veterans Converge on British Columbia

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A Canadian trampolining club is hoping to attract former members back to the bounce for the first time in decades when it celebrates its 35th anniversary this month.

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 35th 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.”

Bromley Youth Trampoline Team Bounces to the Top

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An enterprising young trampolining team from south London bounced to glory at the weekend when they successfully held on to their title at the London Youth Games.

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.”

London Mum Bikes Hard for Trampoline Charity

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A north London mother has recently completed a 100-mile bicycle race in order to raise funds for a charity which brings the joy of trampolining to disabled youngsters.

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.

Place a Trampoline at the Heart of Your ‘Back Garden Gym’

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The Daily Express newspaper has recommended trampolines as the central component of the “back garden gym,” citing their unparalleled strengths as fitness boosters.

Hailing the trampoline as “the ultimate piece of garden gym equipment,” it pointed out that trampolining brought with it a huge range of health benefits, such as strengthening muscles and bones, boosting the lymphatic system, increasing the metabolic rate, toning bodies and reducing flab, and sharpening motor skills.

The paper also noted that trampoline fitness routines are kinder to the bones and the joints than other forms of exercise such as running because 80 per cent of any shock is absorbed by the trampoline itself.

Personal trainer Dan Roberts explained how to begin with a simple, yet effective, cardiovascular workout, saying: “Start by lying down flat on the trampoline and without using your hands, try to build up momentum so you can stand up.”

He said that this was “great fun, yet frustrating.” Once an upright position had been attained, jumps on the trampoline should be varied, with jumps alternating between landing on one’s feet, seat, front or back.

Trampoline jumpers should attempt some body shapes while in the air or, if they are feeling really energetic, attempt the “ultimate calorie-burner” – repeating thirty second bursts of jumps followed by another 30 seconds of on the spot jogging

The Express recommends the Jumpking OvalPOD Trampoline for the narrower garden, or the TP Star Trampoline for bigger areas of land. One thing is for sure, though – whatever trampoline you choose, the many health benefits are undoubted.

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Charity Campaign Pushes the Health Benefits of Trampolines

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Jumpkings trampolines supplier Trampled Underfoot has teamed up with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) for a year of charity work emphasising the many health benefits of both trampolining and exercise in general.

The Bouncing with Health campaign aims to raise awareness among British people that trampolining is a fun way to keep fit and avoid heart disease, as well as one of the most effective ways to battle the growing scourge of child obesity.

NHS figures show that this year some 19 per cent of 2-15-year-olds in England will be obese – nearly double the figures 15 years ago. The statistics also show that 35 per cent of all UK children will be either obese or overweight by the end of the year.

“For children, the great thing about trampolining is that it’s fun! But, more than that, it has unique health and fitness benefits,” said Trampled Underfoot managing director Julian Pollard.

“As a heart and lung exercise it is 68 per cent more efficient than jogging. Its low impact nature means that it is great for building up bone and muscle in young children. Finally and uniquely, it stimulates and cleanses the body’s lymphatic system, helping rid the body of toxins, trapped proteins, bacteria, viruses and waste cells.”

BHF new business and community partnerships manager Paul Charge added: “Only one in eight young people in this country are getting the 60 minutes of physical activity a day recommended by the Department of Health.”

“We have our own initiatives to combat the growing problem of childhood obesity and encourage children to think more about the amount of physical activity in which they can participate. We are pleased that Trampled Underfoot is supporting us in helping promote the benefits of physical activity.”

Disabled Trampoline Centre Threatened With Closure

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Hundreds of concerned citizens have petitioned Colchester Council in Essex to grant permission for Britain’s only disabled person’s trampoline centre to move to new premises.

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.

Trampolines In Time for Christmas

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Christmas Delivery on Trampolines

A message to all customers that have pre ordered your trampolines for christmas please rest assured they will be arriving by the end of next week and will arrive in time for christmas. If you are thinking of getting in touch regarding your trampoline order one of the quickest and easiest ways is via email. If you call our sales team may be busy especially at this time of year so please do drop us an email it will be replied to within 30 mins.

The majority of trampolines we have done on pre orders are the jumpking branded trampolines so rest assured they will be with you in time to send away to father christmas.