Cheltenham The End of a Chapter

Jonathan Purton
Aug 2, 2018
2 min read

It's with a heavy heart that I have to say good bye to the WelcomeGym after over 4 years of teaching there.

After 4 great years of a steady flow of students coming through the doors signing and a few staying for the long term, the flow started to wain and the bed of potential customers dried up. As we got fewer students coming though the doors the training partners for each of my students became less diverse.

As my commute became further - now travelling from Pershore every week, I couldn't afford to not have a guaranteed student base.

Cristina, Adam, Jamie, Debbie, Alice, Leon, Rhys, Maya, Tom, Duncan and Gavin all have a special place in my heart as I move on to write the next chapter in the Evesham.

I was very surprised and emotional to receive the below testimonial from Adam when he found out we were closing:

With the Cheltenham chapter closing its doors I just wanted to reach out and say to you all that it was a wonderful, motivating and intense experience with the almost two years of F2F training that we had together. I thank Jon for the many private sessions that we had towards both gradings and everyone else who made each Wednesday session worth going to. I am sad that it is no longer running but grateful that it all happened. Easily one of the best periods of my life that got me through a lot and I am going to miss it all greatly. Keysi and the other forms of training will always be important to me and will be put to use later down the line in my life too. I've got my certificates and my coloured bands kept somewhere safe and I actively always wear the branded sports wear at the gym. Thankful for the times had and I wish F2F and everyone good luck whilst training in Evesham. I couldn't recommend it enough. - Adam