Horsham’s amateur boxing club given permission to expand

Horsham Amateur Boxing Club put another win under its belt after being given permission to expand its premises.
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Set up in a disused toilet block, the club has been part of Horsham Park for 22 years and has seen demand for places grow.

During a meeting of the district council’s planning committee north on Tuesday (June 8), the OK was given to add a single-storey extension to its gym.

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It couldn’t have come at a better time as senior head coach John Essex said applications to join had doubled since lockdown.

Committee chairman Karen Burgess said: “I think it’s a brilliant idea to [take] a redundant lavatory block and turn it into a club area for youngsters and people of all ages and all abilities.

“I fully commend the boxing club for doing this. You have my admiration and my respect – and my vote.”

Speaking after the meeting, Libby Baker, female club captain and junior coach, said: “The permission to extend will benefit us greatly as we were nearing the point of having to turn people away due to limited space.”

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The club caters for more than 50 boxers and some 30 plus keep fit boxercisers, aged 10 to over 60.

Twenty-two of the boxers are carded – allowed to compete – with ten more on the cusp of joining them.

Sessions for juniors run on Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6pm; seniors on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6-7.30pm; while boxercise is held on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6.30-7.30pm.

To find our more about the club, log on to www.horshamboxingclub.co.uk

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