Community Boxing Gym

WELL DONE TO KEVIN SIMMS OUR NEW BOXING TUTOR !!

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:17:57 +0000

Kevin Simms has been a member of our gym for the last 4 months.

Kevin expressed a strong desire to inspire people with disabilities to take up boxing training, as people with disabilities often feel excluded from sport.

We arranged for Kevin to gain a qualification as a Boxing Tutor, so that he could become a role model in our gym.

Kev trained along side Rendall Munroe, who has also become a Boxing Tutor on Wednesday at New Parks Leisure Centre.

Next week Kevin is setting up his own class for people with disabilities.

The Boxing Awards & Tutor courses are fun and educational and designed for people of all abilities.

Please click the link below to read Kevin’s story

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/Kevin-hopes-big-hit-classes/story-15431246-detail/story.html

NEXT BOXING TUTOR COURSE 11TH JUNE 2012

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:23:02 +0000

The next Boxing Tutor Course we are holding is on the 11th June 2012 at New Parks Leisure Centre.

For more info please download the application form below (by right clicking and selecting save as)

gb_boxing_tutor_course_application_form

The course is ideal for teachers, youth workers, sports coaches, fitness instructors and others that work with young people,

and does not discriminate against people with disabilities.

The course will enable successful candidates to teach an educational non contact boxing programme.

For more info please visit www.boxingawards.co.uk

DMU TWILIGHT SPORTS AT OUR GYM

admin — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:10:16 +0000

De Montfort University has received funding from the Lottery to set up a sports programme,

which they have called Twilight Sports.

The idea is to get more students participating in sports outside of the University campus and there is a flat cost of £1.50 per session.

Our gym has been chosen by De Montfort University to provide boxing sessions to their students, and as a thankyou the gym has decided to offer all DMU students 1yrs free membership.

The boxing sessions run on Tuesdays 6pm til 7pm and 7pm til 8pm.

Everyone is made welcome regardless of race, gender or disability.

The DMU are providing free transport to and from the gym, which will collect you and drop you off outside the Students Union.

For more info please visit

http://www.demontfortstudents.com/twilight

Gym Proud To Link With Schools To Teach Boxing Awards !!

admin — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 10:15:57 +0000

The gym is really proud to have been offered Club School links with a number of Educational providers.

One local Community College has been working alongside our gym for the past 2 years, and we are in the process of assissting the College to open their own Boxing gym within the School, after delivering the Educational Boxing Award coaching sessions to students and teachers alike.

This term our aim with the College is to qualify a number of teachers and students to become Boxing Tutors, so they can assist in the running of their gym, and to also help those students involved to be proud of their achievements.

WELL DONE to all of you who passed their Awards last term !!

Kind Donation from New Parks Leisure centre

admin — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:25:20 +0000

New Parks Leisure centre kindly donated their old gym equipment to New Parks Community Boxing Gym.

The equipment has now been installed and is being used.

Founders and Members of the gym were most grateful for the gym equipment, and were delighted to give it a new home.

Situations like these clearly show how organisations work together for the benefit of the community.

The gym would like to express their sincere thanks to Chris Kilby, Leisure centre manager for donating the equipment, and also to his staff for assisting in the removal and loading.

NEET Leicester Project: Promo Video

admin — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:35:07 +0000

Our promo video has been made to spread the word of the NEET Leicester project as quickly as possible. It only takes less than five minutes to watch! Please help us to spread the word about the NEET project by directing your friends to this video on You Tube. Our video link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gu7HKw_lQY

Voluntary Action Leicester provides £5,000 Grass Roots funding to the gym

admin — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 11:12:32 +0000

Voluntary Action Leicester has kindly provided the gym with £5,000 of grass roots funding.

The funding has been used to update our kitchen, seating and office area, buy a new canvas, matting and bags, trophies and medals for our members.

The gym is entirely grateful for this much needed funding, that will help the gym to continue its much needed services.

Serina is interviewed by Tony Wadsworth on BBC Radio Leicester 19/10/10

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:36:12 +0000

Listen to Serina’s story which tells how she turned her life around from a troubled youngster, and became a positive role model and volunteer, and went on to open New Parks Community Boxing Gym in 2008.

Follow the link below to find out more

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/p00bk28v/

Help Serina win £5,000 for the newparks.org.uk website

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:28:52 +0000

Help Serina win £5,000 for the www.newparks.org.uk website she helped to set up.

Serina has been nominated for a digital heroes award from talk talk and the mirror.

She was shorlisted down to 3 people from the east midlands, and the overall winner will be determined by the most votes.

Please vote for Serina by following the link below

www.talk-talk.mirror.co.uk/region-e-midlands.htm

Serina is nominated for leicesterherday award by Lord Mayor. Oct 2010

admin — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:20:54 +0000

Serina has been nominated by Colin Hall the Lord Mayor of Leicester for a Leicesterherday Jubilee award.

Please visit the link below for the leicester mercury article

www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Serena-KO-s-tough-start/article-2767569-detail/article.html