Heart of England Boxing Club in Burbage are through to the final of the Persimmon Healthy Communities Fund

Posted: Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:30

Heart of England Boxing Club in Burbage are through to the final of the Persimmon Healthy Communities Fund

Persimmon Healthy Communities will be donating over £600,000 to support amateur youth sport in England, Wales and Scotland. The final 30 sporting groups will each receive at least £5,000 each, with two runners up getting £50,000 each and the overall winner a cool £200,000.

This funding would change the lives of club members who are in desperate need of land to build a new gym after the current premises will be bulldozed for 9 new houses. The gym will keep 50+ odd young people off the streets every week of the year and it would be awful to have to close the club. The club instills boxing discipline within growing number of youngsters. The club is looking to grow and develop training further, improve equipment, improve facilities and most importantly find a new home. We charge kids £15 per month to train and that barely covers basic running costs. The money would be a dream come true to the club who have ambitious plans to grow their numbers and talent.

Please support our local finalist and follow the link below and vote for them. You can vote every day, up to the closing date, to support them win the £200,000.Please feel free to forward to your contacts who could vote for them as well.

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