ADMINISTRATORS at the Forest of Dean Gymnastics Centre hope their 2012 Olympic dream is not over before the Games have even started.

The Five Acres campus was included in the prestigious London 2012 pre-Olympic Games training camp guide, which was distributed to all national Olympic committees at the end of the Beijing Olympics.

Those running the centre hoped it would lead to a top international team using their facilities as a base for the 2012 Games, but so far there have been no genuine enquiries.

Lynn Hammersley, director of coaching and founder of the gymnastics and fitness centre, said: "We've not had any take-up.

"I received a phone call from the World Development Agency, but never heard any more.

"I still think it could be a bit early, so maybe we will get a call out of the blue.

"I'd like to write to performance directors but it's impossible to make contact.

"It's all about having personal contacts and I don't know enough people at that level of competition."

The Forest of Dean Gymnastics Club has been training gymnasts for more than 30-years.

The club moved into its purpose-built gymnastics centre of excellence around 13-years ago. Fully-equipped with apparatus for both men's and women's artistic gymnastics, the centre hosts international events.

Mrs Hammersley hoped the presence of world class gymnasts in the Forest would provide the whole area with a major boost – as well as giving the club's young gymnasts a chance to see world stars train in the flesh.

She added: "We've got a commercial video out there and I thought it would be an ideal place for teams to stay, not necessarily for some of the biggest squads but for some of the others. We had a local hotel (Bells) on standby for accommodation, a minibus firm over the road and physios all lined up. We've also got the Fitzone Centre."

Lynn's disappointment has been compounded by the fact that the club's bid for tickets to watch the gymnastics also faltered.

"We applied for about £2,000 worth but didn't get any," she said.

Hartpury College was also included in the Olympic training camp guide as an approved centre for horse riding and modern pentathlon.

They have attracted more general interest and look set to welcome a paralympic team.

The college has fantastic sporting facilities, particularly for equestrian events, including a world class championship arena, three outdoor arenas, three indoor arenas, stabling for 230 horses, and an equine veterinary and therapy centre.

It also has treadmills, solariums, a new indoor championship arena and cross-country courses up to FEI three star level.

More than 600 sporting facilities across the UK featured on the list of venues in the guide.