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Torfaen Strength Academy are over the moon that on Wednesday 07/06/23 we were awarded our charity registration number and are now a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).
Exciting times ahead.
Well done to our 3 athletes who competed in the Resilience Weightlifting Summer Open last weekend (03 & 04/06/23). We are so proud of their achievements.
Emily Storey came away with a +2kg snatch PB and a +3kg Comp total PB.
Brian Tumbali hit a 94kg snatch for a +2kg Comp PB, and a 130kg Clean and Jerk for a +2kg Comp PB.
Finally, Kate Rendall came away with 65/90 for a 155kg total +2kg PB. A massive 90kg Clean and Jerk.
Amazing!!
Congratulation to our 3 lifters last weekend at the Welsh Summer Open (20/05/23), smashed it once again!
Nadine Kehely going 64/79kg for a solid 143kg total.
Rae Trowbridge going 71/93kg for a 164kg total, just 1kg off her best ever total and a PB clean & Jerk.
Finally, Meg Dixon going 74/96kg for a 170kg total, she came away with a PB snatch and total.
Well done athletes, working hard!!
On Tuesday 23rd May 2023 Torfaen Strength Academy welcomed Brian Tumbali to the Weightlifting club.
We are pleased you joined us.
This weekend (20th/21st May 2023) we have Megan Dixon, Rae Trowbridge and Nadine Kehely competing for TSA in the Welsh Summer Open, in Pembroke.
Good luck to both, we are proud.
Great news this week (16/05/23), with Sports Wales awarding TSA their £22,000 Grant in principal.
With just a few things on our end to send off we can start to look at signing more club members, filling our gym with new quality Weightlifting equipment and meeting as a committee to see when we can open.
Exciting times ahead!
Today (09/05/23) saw Torfaen Strength Academy trustees put up our British Weightlifting club membership certificate with pride, a small step towards our future goals.
Our first weekend of competitions (29/04/23) and what a success it was!!
We welcomed in 4 new members, Sam Kyriacou, Kirsty Robathan-Smith, Jamillah Robinson-Heather and Janine Dovey to the TSA family.
Between the 'Lakeside Weightlifting' and 'Wildboar' Spring Opens we saw some great lifting, everyone hitting competition and lifetime PB's made with the support of the team. Well done all.
We are very proud of everyone and can't wait to see more of our athletes competing very soon. Stay tuned.
We would like to wish our TSA WL club members a very best of luck in their competitions this weekend (29/04/23).
Meg Dixon and Emily Storey representing us at the 'Smashing in Spring Open' at the Lakeside Weightlifting club in Hampshire.
Macey Williams representing us at 'Wildboar Spring Open' in Lydney, Gloucester.
Have fun.
On Thursday 20th April 2023 TSA published its first look at the new members lounge area. Thanks to all who helped make this happen over the last few weeks. We think it looks amazing.
On Sunday 24th April 2023 TSA launched its new club badge and logo. Moving forward all members of Torfaen Strength Academy training and competing can represent us under our badge and club colours.
On Tuesday 4th April 2023 our very own Meg Dixon from TSA and Meg Dix Coaching became a member of the Torfaen Strength Academy Weightlifting Club.
Welcome Meg.
On Wednesday 5th April 2023 TSA appeared in the South Wales Argus and Free Press, with half a page articles in both announcing our future plans.
If you wish to follow or get in touch with us, with any questions relating to the club or gym, please do not hesitate to do so via email or DM on social media, alternatively call Matt Williams (Club Admin) on
07553 986782.
On Thursday 29th March 2023 Torfaen Strength Academy welcomed the introduce their newest BWL affiliated member, 9 year old Macey Williams.
Macey has been doing Weightlifting for the past 12 months as a way of complimenting her main sporting interest of Gymnastics, and the two sports go hand in hand with improving her movement, strengthening positions and holds.
She competed in her first competition at the Wildboar Winter Open last February under Meg Dix Coaching and went 6 from 6 coming first in her category with a 35kg total.
Well done Macey and welcome to Torfaen Strength Academy.
Amazing write up in the South Wales Argus online on Wednesday 28th March 2023 about our future plans and a brief outline of what we can offer and implement in weeks and months to come. This article will be published in the South Wales Argus and Free Press but you can read it now on link below.
Wednesday 5th April 2023 saw TSA become members of both TVA - Torfaen Voluntary Alliance and Connect Torfaen.
TVA has been helpful to us over the last couple of months with advice on starting up and funding, we thank them dearly.
Whereas Connect Torfaen gives us a chance to connect with our community and groups can contact us for advice and if possible for use of our service if we can meet their needs.
