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DIY SOS to build new boxing gym for Grenfell community | DIY SOS to build new boxing gym for Grenfell community |
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A boxing gym once housed at the foot of Grenfell Tower is to be given a new home in an episode of DIY SOS. | A boxing gym once housed at the foot of Grenfell Tower is to be given a new home in an episode of DIY SOS. |
The BBC's flagship construction show called the project one of its "morally most important projects" to date. | The BBC's flagship construction show called the project one of its "morally most important projects" to date. |
The new site will be used by the Dale Youth Boxing Academy, which was destroyed in the fire that killed 71 people in June 2017. | The new site will be used by the Dale Youth Boxing Academy, which was destroyed in the fire that killed 71 people in June 2017. |
A separate community hub will also be built on the site under the Westway - just metres from the derelict tower. | A separate community hub will also be built on the site under the Westway - just metres from the derelict tower. |
Presenter Nick Knowles said: "It is the biggest and morally most important project we have done in a long time." | Presenter Nick Knowles said: "It is the biggest and morally most important project we have done in a long time." |
The gym has turned out stars including WBA super middleweight champion George Groves and Olympic gold medallist James DeGale. | The gym has turned out stars including WBA super middleweight champion George Groves and Olympic gold medallist James DeGale. |
The academy currently trains at a makeshift facility in a nearby car park. | The academy currently trains at a makeshift facility in a nearby car park. |
Some boxing equipment was salvaged from the fire-ravaged building but has not been used, long-time trainer Mick Delaney, 73, said. | Some boxing equipment was salvaged from the fire-ravaged building but has not been used, long-time trainer Mick Delaney, 73, said. |
The prospect of a new space for the community to meet was welcomed by Natasha Gordon, 30, who lived at the foot of the tower. | The prospect of a new space for the community to meet was welcomed by Natasha Gordon, 30, who lived at the foot of the tower. |
"It will make a difference, bring some form of peace round here," she said. | "It will make a difference, bring some form of peace round here," she said. |
The announcement follows a six-month consultation with local residents. | The announcement follows a six-month consultation with local residents. |
Mr Knowles said: "The general opinion is 'why aren't things happening?' | Mr Knowles said: "The general opinion is 'why aren't things happening?' |
"It became apparent that it wasn't just the people who were in the building that had been affected, this is a community that has been affected and they wanted something that would be for the community." | "It became apparent that it wasn't just the people who were in the building that had been affected, this is a community that has been affected and they wanted something that would be for the community." |
The programme plans to have parts of the project "built inside a year". | The programme plans to have parts of the project "built inside a year". |
Planning permission for the development was granted on 8 March, conditional on a "full consultation with the community". |
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