Designs to expand on the current gym in Catforth Road have been drawn up by an architect and will be submitted to the council’s planning department within the next month.
If successful, the new gym will be twice as big as the original allowing more people from the community and the surrounding area to feel the benefits. Facilities will include running and rowing machines, two boxing rings, showers and teaching rooms.
Larches councillor Mark Jewell said: “It would not be appropriate for me to pre-empt the council’s decision regarding the plans but I’m hopeful they will see how much it will benefit the area.”
BOOST
The plans have already been given a huge boost after a fight night sponsored by Garstang-based building contractors Marcus Worthington & Co raised £10,000. A lottery bid is also being put together by Larches councillors which will be used to cover revenue costs and the sustainability of the club.
Mr Jewell said: “We’re still getting the figures together but that should also be submitted in the next couple of weeks. The lottery board seem enthusiastic. It would be fantastic for the area if we get it.”
DROP IN CRIME
Mr Jewell said: “We’re still getting the figures together but that should also be submitted in the next couple of weeks. The lottery board seem enthusiastic. It would be fantastic for the area if we get it.”
DROP IN CRIME
Evidence of the boxing club’s impact on the Larches community is clear as police have noted a 75% drop in crime in the area since the club was opened in June 2002.
One of the coaches from the club, David Fitzgerald, said: “We had a letter from the police informing us of the drop in crime. There used to be a lot of kids who would hang around this estate but they haven’t been doing it since the club opened.”
EXPANSION
The new teaching rooms in the proposed plans would also allow school groups to visit the gym and get even more youngsters involved. Mr Kilshaw added: “Kids who come to box here first learn to respect themselves. They get fitter and then they’re taught to respect others. I think boxing at an early age has a positive impact all round.”
One of the coaches from the club, David Fitzgerald, said: “We had a letter from the police informing us of the drop in crime. There used to be a lot of kids who would hang around this estate but they haven’t been doing it since the club opened.”
EXPANSION
The new teaching rooms in the proposed plans would also allow school groups to visit the gym and get even more youngsters involved. Mr Kilshaw added: “Kids who come to box here first learn to respect themselves. They get fitter and then they’re taught to respect others. I think boxing at an early age has a positive impact all round.”
The two images below show the plans for the new gym. The new gym will be much lighter and brighter thanks to the glass panels alongside the roof line. It will also be double the size of the old gym with two rings for the youngsters to spar in.
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