Community boxing club gets Constabulary and Crimebeat boost

Cheshire’s Chief Constable Mark Roberts made a trip to Crewe to see how the Constabulary has supported a new £2.5m boxing facility for the community.

Cheshire Constabulary and Crimebeat have been supporting South Cheshire Amateur boxing club (SCABC) for over a decade. They have helped purchase new equipment, subsidise junior membership costs and support joint campaigns like knife crime, child exploitation, county lines awareness and safeguarding. SCABC is also the home of Cheshire Police’s boxing team.

Cheshire Crimebeat invests in projects right across the county, supporting young people up to the age of 25 to get involved with crime prevention, community safety or citizenship projects in their local communities.

T/DCI Chris Morris (SCABC Trustee & Asst head coach – CPBS Head coach) said:

 “On behalf of Lisa Haughton (Cheshire police boxing Chairlady) and Nathan Clarke (SCABC Chairman and head coach) and all the team down at SCABC we would like to extend a very warm thank you to CC Mark Roberts and Crimebeat’s Mark Watson, for their continued and generous support over many years.

 “The club is very proud of our transition to the new 2.5-million-pound purpose built boxing facility in Crewe in the heart of South Cheshire. The new facility will help us double our footfall to 200 members per night (Many of those between 5 years and 16 years old), within 12/18 months, giving more opportunities to all residents in the local and surrounding area.

“The support we’ve received has been the bedrock of forging strong relationships within the boxing community in South Cheshire, with many of the residents viewing the Police force as not just those that uphold the law, but chief officers, local officers and police staff alike having a genuine interest in the development of youth provision in their area.”

For more information about the club, or to enquire about membership, visit the website:

www.southcheshireabc.com