Barry McGuigan at opening of Ashford Amateur Boxing
Club's new home
Ashford and District Amateur Boxing Club has celebrated the official
opening of their new premises.
The club’s new premises at the old Ashford South School, off
Jemmett Road, were formally opened by former featherweight world champion
Barry McGuigan and Ashford MP Damian Green on Thursday 23rd July.
The club first opened in 1965, and was based in the Stanhope community
centre until the building was demolished as part of the area’s
regeneration.
Thanks to funding help from Ashford Borough Council and Kent County
Council, the club, which is run by volunteers, now has a new home.
Around 70 people attended the event, where 20 club members and 5 members
of staff and trainers gave demonstrations of exercises such as skipping,
shadow boxing, and sparring.
Kent resident Barry McGuigan said: “Ashford Boxing Club has
been around for a long time so I’m delighted to see it here
in its new home.
“It’s thanks to the hard work and dedication of everyone
involved that the club now has such a brilliant new facility. This
area has a great tradition for boxing and this club will help to give
more kids from the local community the chance to get learn about the
sport and maybe produce a future champion.”
Damian Green said: “This is great news for boxing and for sport
in general in Ashford and I would like to thank everyone who has worked
so hard to make this happen.
“Boxing can be an enormous force for good in the local community
and I’m delighted to be here to formally open the Ashford Boxing
Club and welcome it to its new home.”
For
information concerning Ashford and District Amateur Boxing club please
follow this link (pdf)
For further information on the sport of Boxing
please follow this link
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