Chief Constable supports Crewe community boxing club plans

Cheshire Constabulary’s Chief Constable, Mark Roberts, has expressed his full support to the building of new boxing gym in Crewe designed to support local children.

Chief Constable Mark Roberts recently visited what will become the site of the brand-new South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club as the project gets underway to build a boxing gym that is looking to support local children.

South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club recently secured funding to transform a piece of derelict land in Crewe to construct a purpose-built building twice the size of their current premises.

To officially commemorate the start of the project, and extend the Constabulary’s full support of the initiative, Chief Constable Roberts and Cheshire Crimebeat’s Mark Watson, helped the team officially break the ground of the new site to let the building work commence.

Following the launch of the building project, Chief Constable Mark Roberts said:

“I am always happy to support local initiatives such as this to help local residents, in particular children, channel their energy into something positive. Aside from the benefits of regular exercise, boxing teaches discipline and valuable life skills and the team at the club do fantastic work, all as volunteers.”

The Constabulary are long-standing supporters of South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club, with it having ties to the force's own boxing section and being founded by Constabulary Personal Safety Trainer Nathan Clarke, who has been a driving force behind the development of the sport in Crewe. Not only this but Crewe-based Detective Chief Inspector Christian Morris regularly helps out the team with the boxing coaching and several of the local PCSO’s having since become members of the club to make use of its gym.

Detective Chief Inspector Christian Morris said:

“Cheshire Police boxing have been an integral partner of South Cheshire ABC for the past 13 years and the new purpose-built boxing facility and open-door policy will support the continued vision of providing a safe and effective environment for the young people of Cheshire.”

Cheshire Constabulary will be continually working alongside partner agencies including Cheshire East Council and local schools as construction on the new premises gets underway, with the Chief Constable and the wider boxing team hoping that the new gym will act as a hub to encourage as many young people in the area as possible to take up the sport, whilst helping to reduce anti-social behaviour in the town.

Chief Constable Roberts added:

“This is exactly the type of initiative the Constabulary wants to support and it was brilliant to meet everyone coming together with a shared goal.

"I know the team are determined to build on the success of the boxing club and are literally building it from the ground up. Nathan and Christian do a fantastic job and hopefully with their new premises they can attract even more local residents to the club.”

Pictured - Chief Constable Mark Roberts (extreme right), with Crimebeat's Mark Watson (second from left) and representatives from South Cheshire ABC.