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Moss Side boxing club gets 2012 legacy funding | Moss Side boxing club gets 2012 legacy funding |
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A boxing club in Manchester has become the first sports group in the UK to secure funding from a London 2012 Legacy Fund. | A boxing club in Manchester has become the first sports group in the UK to secure funding from a London 2012 Legacy Fund. |
Moss Side Boxing and Athletics Association is among 632 organisations to have submitted bids for a share of the £17m Inspired Facilities fund. | Moss Side Boxing and Athletics Association is among 632 organisations to have submitted bids for a share of the £17m Inspired Facilities fund. |
It has been awarded £41,355 to upgrade its gym, where Beijing Olympic boxers John and Joe Murray trained. | It has been awarded £41,355 to upgrade its gym, where Beijing Olympic boxers John and Joe Murray trained. |
Remaining applicants will discover by Christmas if bids are successful. | Remaining applicants will discover by Christmas if bids are successful. |
The Moss Side Amateur Boxing Club was formed in the wake of the Moss Side riots 30 years ago and is used by people of all ages and all backgrounds. | |
'You're welcome here' | |
Beverley Bradshaw, from Moss Side, started working out at the Princess Road club after losing her job last year. | |
She said the the gym has helped keep her body fit and her mind positive. | |
"What I like about this gym is, it doesn't matter about the ages whatsoever," she said. | |
"As long as you can hit the bag and move about, you're welcome here." | |
Sport England chairman Richard Lewis said the 2012 legacy programme was designed to pay for long term improvements to community sports facilities. | |
"This fund has really hit the mark with sports clubs," he said. | |
"It shows we're offering the sporting legacy that people want and that our work to simplify the application process has paid off. | |
"And what better example is there than this facility in Moss Side?" he added. | |
"You can just see that it's so much an important part of the community." | |
The Inspired Facilities fund is part of the Places People Play programme, which was set up to help deliver benefits to communities from the London 2012 Olympics. | The Inspired Facilities fund is part of the Places People Play programme, which was set up to help deliver benefits to communities from the London 2012 Olympics. |
A further 2,000 bids are expected to be submitted over the four remaining funding rounds. | |
Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson said: "I am delighted that the Moss Side Boxing & Athletics Association is the first to benefit from this funding and hope it goes from strength to strength in the future. | Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson said: "I am delighted that the Moss Side Boxing & Athletics Association is the first to benefit from this funding and hope it goes from strength to strength in the future. |
"We want to use the Olympics and Paralympics next summer to inspire a generation to get involved in sport across the country. | "We want to use the Olympics and Paralympics next summer to inspire a generation to get involved in sport across the country. |
"This is why, as part of the £135m Places People Play legacy programme, we invited community sports clubs to apply for funding to upgrade their facilities." | "This is why, as part of the £135m Places People Play legacy programme, we invited community sports clubs to apply for funding to upgrade their facilities." |
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