Overdue: 101 days
Public benefits
Purpose of boxing club: to educate, assist young people aged 8-18yrs through boxing and other recreational activities to develop their physical fitness and mental and emotional capacities to improve their life. The benefit that flows from our purpose is increased health and increased social inclusion leading to improved community life through
sport. evidenced through: Increase membership, some of the boxers will advance into boxing tournaments, other young people will advance in their lifestyle by becoming fitter and have a healthier lifestyle through training. Harm: All boxers must have a medical card which is signed by their doctor to show them fit to box. At every tournament a doctor and medics are onsite. There is no private benefit flowing from our purpose.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Oliver Plunkett Boxing Club offers the opportunity for volunteers within the community to get involved in their local boxing club and develop coaching skills and training to young people. We successfully work towards social inclusion and work to alieviate disadvantaged and anti-social behaviour. Our work is to offer alternative healthy
lifestyles and through the medium of boxing we wish to develop our outreach services. We work with a mixture of people and also minority groups. We have built partnerships on a cross community scale both nationally and internationally. We offer an alternative positive approach to young people and adults.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
- The advancement of citizenship or community development
- The advancement of amateur sport
Who the charity helps
- Adult training
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Sport/recreation
