LCB is working tirelessly to embed a sustainable, community-led charity that delivers our mission and vision for the long term.
Over the past ten years we have actively engaged with thousands of people across South London, a majority of whom were previously inactive, marginalised or excluded members of their community.
We believe that we do offer something for everyone, with no exception!
Grant funding helps us to provide outreach activities to venues and participants on either a free-of-charge basis or heavily subsidised: please click the images below for more details:
YOUNG PEOPLE
THE ELDERLY
MENTAL HEALTH & DISABILITY
MOTHERS & CHILDREN
YOUNG PEOPLE
Every week during the year, LCB runs about 20 hours of sessions for young people in the gym. Most are non-contact sessions for young people between 17y/o and as young as 5. These sessions include fitness exercises, technical learning drills and boxing-related games. The cost to the participant is £1.
These classes are open to young people of all abilities & our fully inclusive & fun! 5-8 y/o classes are 30 minutes, 8-12 y/o are 45 minutes and 13-17 y/o Junior development sessions are 1 hour.
For several years now, we have run non-contact sessions for young people in Southwark Council’s Youth Offending Service. Several young people in the programme have gone on to employment, including with LCB. These sessions are free for the participants.
YoS (YOUTH OFFENDING SERVICE)
MENTAL HEALTH & DISABILITY
CONNECT (IN YOUR CORNER)
Connect is a non-contact boxing programme in the LCB gym with an integrated emotional wellbeing offer for young people aged 11-18. It builds on the strong partnership developed between In Your Corner (a clinical psychology led social enterprise) and London Community Boxing during a successful 9 week pilot project in 2017, and has subsequently become a permanent part of our programme. The project will comprises of three x13-week blocks each year.
Connect targets young people who would benefit from support for their emotional wellbeing but whom clinic based services find it hard to engage. The project acknowledges the risks for young people growing up in South London, particularly challenges to staying safe in the community, remaining engaged in education or activity, and physical and emotional wellbeing.
The project uses evidence based ideas from psychological intervention, and delivers these flexibly alongside non-contact boxing skills in group settings. Young people are referred to the programme from a range of local agencies across health, social care, youth justice, and education.
The objective of the programme is to improve physical and emotional wellbeing, while developing non-contact boxing skills and a sense of community and connectedness in participants.
After graduation, the young people can attend a weekly graduates session and are offered free access to other activities for young people in the LCB gym for a period of time. Training, volunteering and, when possible, employment opportunities are also made available to them.
RECOVERY
A boxing class and community for people who are in any 12-step recovery programme.
For the first hour we sit down together, introduce ourselves and do a reading and discussion around the subject of recovery, mind and body, movement and spirituality. Readings are wide ranging and selected by a member of the class each week. We then do a 10-minute guided meditation together in the boxing ring. This is followed by a 1-hour boxing class exploring the basics of the sport in a safe and light-hearted setting.
This is an inclusive and accessible class which welcomes all abilities and people at all levels of fitness and activity. It is a private class in a safe space and the boxing gym is closed to the general public during the class. The gym has equipment you can borrow, so you only need to bring yourself!
It is suggested that participants have at least 1 week of sobriety before attending a class.
The class is run by LCB boxing coach and amateur boxer Emma Middleton. Emma has been in recovery for 4 years. She started boxing when she was 1-year sober.
There is a booking link for the session which is shared ahead of each class. If you would like more information or are interested in coming please write to Emma at boxinginrecovery@gmail.com
“The boxing therapy sessions run by In Your Corner and London Community Boxing have been a bit of a revelation. After a tough day, it turns out that there are few better releases than learning to hit something. The sessions are fun, high energy, welcoming and meet you at your level, whether you’ve boxed before or not. I’ve found myself thinking back to the issues discussed in a new light and looking forward to the next session pretty much immediately. ”
STEP
We run weekly sessions for adults of various ages in the Southwark NHS Team for Early Psychosis programme. These sessions are free for the participants, who range from 18 to 35 year old, some of whom have struggled even to leave home. The results so far have been encouraging and other NHS teams have begun to send participants as well.
DISABILITY
We run regular weekly session for the Cherry Garden Primary School in Peckham, a special school for children with complex mental and physical disabilities. We also host occasional sessions for older young people with disabilities, who are brought in by minibus by council services who provide them with youth club and other activities. These sessions are free for the participants. Some of our coaches also offer 1-2-1 personal training to people with disabilities.
DISABILITY SESSIONS SPONSORED BY SPORTSWORKS
Every Wednesday between 2-4pm we run Additional needs & disability non-contact boxing & fitness sessions. These classes offer a fun & accessible way to learn how to punch & defend, improve your fitness & have fun along the way! Each class is based on the needs and wants of the participants on the day to facilitate an enjoyable & welcoming experience. To find out more, or if you would like to attend our sessions please contact Jake.ramshaw@sportsworksltd.co.uk
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Get Back Up was made by a group of young people from CONNECT, Our young people had complete creative freedom to produce this music video, coming up with the concept, beats, and lyrics.
MOTHERS & CHILDREN
Since early Summer 2022, we have teamed up with Burgess sport to run a session for mothers with small children from the Aylesbury Estate in Southwark. They have come to the gym to train bringing their children to the sessions when needed. This has allowed them to get fit and make friends. These classes have been extremely successful, with 100% of the mothers saying it has improved their self-esteem. These sessions are free for the participants and are currently funded by Sport England.
PARTNER WORK
At various times during the year, we have run sessions for partners, such as Burgess Sports, Southwark Council and Dream, Believe, Achieve. These sessions are free for the participants. We also partner with schools and run after-school clubs and other specially tailored sessions for their pupils.
HOLIDAY PROVISION
During Holiday periods, especially the long Summer Holiday we run special sessions for young people, either as an addition to our regular £1 sessions for kids or alongside partners. For example, in summer’22 we ran 40 hours of special sessions during the month of August – 10 hours each week Monday-Friday – with partners, such as the Southwark Council, Burgess Sports and Dream Believe Achieve. These sessions were great fun, full of variety including; boxing, archery and laser tag! These classes were free for the participants.
ELDERLY
Social Club
we run occasional Social Clubs, including a boxing fitness class, at the gym for The Elderly. Social clubs offer a chance for older people and their younger neighbours to share time, laughter and new experiences that help everyone to feel a part of our rapidly changing city, rather than left behind by it. We partner with organisations such as South London Cares to run these sessions.
