I am responding to your article concerning the plight of the gymnasts at Swindon School of Gymnastics (EA, March 10).

I have two daughters, Katie, 12, and Amanda, nine, who are both budding gymnasts. They have both won acclaim in the state and maybe, who knows, one day the nation.

They put in something like 20-25 hours a week of intensive training. Luckily the gym they go to (Rebound Gymnastics) is local and has all the facilities that SSG needs.

I wish there was something I could do to help. I think I could do better than 20lbs of butter the donation given by Anchor Butter, even if we can barely afford our gym! I wish all your gymnasts the best of luck. If anyone from SSG is in the area, it would be great if they visited.

I am a transplanted Swindonian living here in New Jersey. My mother and two sisters still live in Swindon, which I still regard as my other home.

Jim Hasler

Idolstone Lane

Aberdeen

New Jersey, USA