Valero's Pembroke refinery is helping a new generation of local gymnasts to reach the heights of their ability with a donation that has bought Milford Haven Gymnastics Club a new competition springboard, which is used in men's and women's vaulting.

Club chairman, Andrew Grey, said: "We're really delighted with our new springboard donated by Valero. The children will benefit from being able to train on this top-of-the-range piece of vaulting equipment. It will help give them confidence when taking part in regional and national competitions, which our youngsters are already performing so well in. We have so many talented youngsters in Pembroke and with the new springboard we can help produce the next Olympic stars."

Across the country, sports clubs have been inundated with applicants that want to have a go at the sports they saw in the London Olympics and Paralympics and those sports that did particularly well have been heavily subscribed - in 2012, GB's men's gymnastics team secured a bronze and Beth Tweddle retired after her third Olympics with a bronze medal on the uneven bars.

Jane James, policy, government and public affairs manager at Valero's refinery, said: "At Valero, we are proud of our support for young talent in our communities and we are committed to promoting sport to help children and teenagers fulfil their potential."

The club has around 300 members and caters for gymnasts between four and 18 years old, who train nearly every night of the week at their gym in the Thornton Industrial Estate, Milford Haven.