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LISTEN: Ashton Albion Boxing Club's fundraising plea

Thursday, 9 April 2020 17:17

By Mark Frost X @Mark_P_reporter

Ashton Albion Boxing Club is appealing to the local community to help raise £7,000 towards the redevelopment of its new premises.

Having  been based at Penny Meadow in Ashton for 25 years, the club moved into a new venue at the start of 2019 and his since encountered a number of problems, with a new electricity supply amongst the list of improvements needed to make the facility hospitable.

But the coronavirus outbreak has slowed down proceedings and the club still needs £7,000 to complete the makeover. 

Thanks to the generosity of Active Tameside, the club has been housed at ITrain in Dukinfield.

Head coach Wayne Heywood says the complications have resulted in the club losing 30 of its members.

We spoke to him about the latest developments, ideas for fundraising, and how the Tameside Sport Network has helped him out.

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