Chief Constable donates £10,000 to support Crewe Community Boxing Club

Cheshire Constabulary has made a £10k donation to the South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club, as part of Chief Constable Mark Roberts' Christmas charity initiative.

Earlier this week, Chief Constable Mark Roberts announced that six Cheshire-based organisations, whose work helps provide education and community engagement for residents, would be receiving a total of £50k. 

The money will have a positive impact by being used to give back to the people of Cheshire. 

One of the organisations that is set to benefit from this initiative is the South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club, who have recently launched a project to build a new boxing gym to support local children. 

The Constabulary is a long-standing supporter of South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club, which was founded in 2012 by Head Coach, and Cheshire Constabulary Personal Safety Trainer, Nathan Clarke. 

Since its launch, the club has grown from delivering two classes a week, to having twelve England Boxing-trained coaches, Mini-Boxers, Junior and Adult sections and a number of boxers competing and winning at National Championship level.  

Not only this but Crewe-based Detective Chief Inspector Christian Morris regularly helps out the team with boxing coaching and several of the local PCSOs and staff members have since become members of the club to make use of its gym. 

South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club recently secured funding to transform a piece of derelict land in Crewe to construct a purpose-built building twice the size of their current premises, with the Chief Constable and the wider boxing team hoping that the new gym will act as a hub to encourage as many young people in the area as possible to take up the sport, whilst helping to reduce anti-social behaviour in the town. 

Today, Wednesday 18 December, Christian and Nathan were presented with a cheque for £10k to support them with their ongoing projects and the day-to-day running of the club, with the pair telling Chief Constable Mark Roberts that around 50 pairs of boxing gloves and training mats would be among the first few items to be purchased.

Chief Constable Mark Roberts said: 

“I am always happy to support local initiatives such as this to help local residents, especially those that benefit children and help them channel their energy into something positive. Aside from the benefits of regular exercise, boxing teaches discipline and valuable life skills and the team at the club do fantastic work, all as volunteers. 

“South Cheshire ABC has close ties to our Constabulary, with our own Nathan Clarke, Christian Morris, Lisa Haughton and a number of our officers and staff regularly visiting and helping out - this is exactly the type of initiative that we want to support. 

"As their project to develop their new premises gets underway, I am thrilled to present them with this cheque for £10k to aid them in their mission of getting the children of the county involved with a worthwhile pastime." 

Nathan Clarke, Head Coach and Trustee said: 

"South Cheshire ABC was delighted to receive the news of the generous donation given by Chief Constable Roberts on behalf of the Constabulary. The money will be spent on well needed additional equipment as the club moves to its new home in April 2025. 

"The club’s open door policy means we have outgrown our current location and donations such as this will ensure we can provide a safe and positive environment for the residents of Cheshire for many years to come.” 

Detective Chief Inspector Christian Morris, Coach and Trustee, added: 

"The club would like to go on record to thank the continued support of Chief Constable Roberts and the Constabulary, this £10,000 will make a massive difference to all those visiting the club in the future. 

"The police have been on the journey with South Cheshire ABC since 2012 and the partnership between the two goes from strength to strength as we enter our next chapter in 2025.” 

More information about South Cheshire Amateur Boxing Club can be found here: 

South Cheshire ABC.