Westminster Council has created a boxing scheme to give disadvantaged young people fresh impetus to eat healthily and stay fit.
The project is part of the Positive Futures programme in the borough and involves young people being trained up as boxing tutors. The tutors complete a course given by the sport's national governing body, the Amateur Boxing Association of England. Their accreditation means they are eligible to take part in initiatives aimed at steering young people away from crime and antisocial behaviour.
The trainers are working with other young people who are aged between eight and 19, to give them boxing skills. All the young people involved are at risk of turning to crime or are not in education, employment or training.
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