Meet the team

Stella Jackson – Managing Director

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BG High Performance Trampoline Coach Level 5, Disabilities Coach, County Judge, DMT Club Coach

Stella has been involved in trampoline gymnastics for more than 40 years as a competitor, parent and Coach.  She has worked primarily in school finance, most recently at St Margaret’s School at the Children’s Trust, a School for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties.  She passionately believes in making the sport of trampoline gymnastics accessible to everyone.

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Mike Jackson – Company Secretary


BG Trampoline Coach UKCC Level 2, Club Judge, DMT Club Coach

Mike became involved in trampoline gymnastics when he met Stella and realised he was hooked for life in more ways than one!   Having been involved in the plumbing industry all his working life, Fun Abounds takes his career in a totally new direction.  He is responsible for the day to day running of the building – when not coaching that is!

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Gail Andrews – Company Director


BG Trampoline Senior Club Coach Level 4, BG Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Club Coach Level 3, Club Judge, DMT Senior Club Coach

Gail, a National level performer herself now retired, has had a passion for the sport nearly all her life.  Her career as a research scientist for the Wellcome Foundation, moved on to the sport of snowboarding, before she married and settled down to family life.  She brings vast experience to the coaching team at Fun Abounds.

History

Having both been performers themselves, Stella Jackson and Gail Andrews had always loved the sport of trampoline gymnastics and vowed that one day they would have a trampoline centre of their own. On 24th October 2009 that dream became reality!

In October 2000, a chance meeting of two trampoline Coaches, Stella Jackson and Gemma Olliver was to mark the creation of Sussex Springers, a competitive trampoline Club. Starting life at the Triangle Burgess Hill, the Club moved to Freedom Leisure Hassocks in 2006, enabling it to expand and increase its training sessions. However, the constant setting up and taking down of the equipment made life difficult and Stella was determined to have a trampoline centre of her own where the equipment could remain set up permanently, so she set about finding premises suitable to house her Club. In December 2005, she formed Fun Abounds Limited with her husband, Mike to enable her to build up some business acumen and an accounting history. The hunt was then on to find a building with the adequate height for the top level Club members, jumping at heights in excess of 7 metres above the trampoline, necessitating a ceiling height in excess of 9 metres. The search went all across Sussex, with hopes raised and dashed many times along the way. Finally in March 2009, a suitable premises was found in Bell Lane, Uckfield and the Change of Use was granted in August 2009. Gail Andrews, one of the Club’s Coaches and also a Gymnastics Coach for Uckfield Gym Club, was invited to join the Board of the Company. The Centre opened in October 2009 and Sussex Springers moved in but decided to return to Hassocks in June 2011. Their return has given Stella and Gail the opportunity to create a new Club at Uckfield, Sky High Trampoline & DMT Club to which the majority of the performers have transferred. The new Club has added the very exciting gymnastic discipline of Double Mini Tramp (DMT). See the Club page for information. Fun Abounds is the place for anyone who is interested in trampoline gymnastics, DMT, keeping fit or just having fun! Come and see what Fun Abounds can offer you!