\n \u200bA private developer has already covered the first \u00a3350,000 for the design, planning work and initial capital contribution to extend the facility.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bNYC\u2019s executive member for corporate services, Cllr Heather Phillips, whose responsibilities include stronger communities, said: \u201cIt\u2019s a good news story. It\u2019s been one of the ambitions to expand the club for a long time and it was one of the bedrock items for the Eastfield Town Council vision programme.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200b\u201cThis project will not detriment any other schemes, there is still scope to deliver the ambitious projects put forward as part of the community consultation.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cBoxing might not be everyone\u2019s cup of tea, but it instils discipline and respect in people and it is a massively important project for an area that has been left behind.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bThe proposed expansion would almost double the club\u2019s footfall from around 300 to 500 people, enabling a safe, positive place to build confidence, discipline and life skills through sport.\n<\/p>\n
\n Eastfield boxing club. NYC (Image: NYC)\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bThe club has secured a quote of \u00a3700,000 for the planned construction work, but it is only guaranteed until the end of June. All other quotes received are more than \u00a31 million, meaning delays could significantly increase costs. In addition, planning permission requires work to begin before January 30, 2027.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bAt a meeting of North Yorkshire Council\u2019s executive committee on Tuesday, June 16, council bosses unanimously approved the allocation of \u00a3350,000 to fund the project.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bWestway Boxing Club has always been described as a valuable and long-standing community asset with a proven track record of delivering positive outcomes.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bIn December last year, North Yorkshire Council gave Eastfield community groups 15 months to agree on a single plan for how \u00a33.2 million in regeneration funding should be used.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bThis funding request is an exception to the council\u2019s previous decision that money from the \u00a33.2 million reserve would only be allocated after a community-led investment plan is developed through the Town Investment Plan (TIP) process.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bThe boxing club\u2019s expansion plans include a main training hall with a full-sized boxing ring, extra gym space, changing rooms and toilets, a caf\u00e9 area as well as new classrooms and spaces for storage.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bConsultation during the planning process led to 44 supportive comments from the community.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bNorth Yorkshire Council\u2019s elected member for the Eastfield division, Cllr Tom Seston, said: \u201cI have lived near this club my whole life, and I\u2019ve seen how well attended it is.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200b\u201cExpanding the club will take it to the next level and allow it to operate as two classes at once by doubling the capacity.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200b\u201cThis will be a high-class facility and with an investment of \u00a3350,000 we are getting so much social benefit for the community.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201dIt is also due to create rooms for alternative education and specialist programmes, including support for people with Parkinson\u2019s disease.”\n<\/p>\n
\n \u200bCllr Malcolm Taylor, executive member for highways, said at the meeting: \u201cI\u2019ve seen first hand the diversionary work that this boxing club does for young people in the community; it does brilliant work, and I\u2019m very happy to support it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u200bHundreds more people could soon benefit from greater access to grassroots sport to improve their health and wellbeing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":642596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[2560,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-642595","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}