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Plans for St Mary's Amateur Boxing Club's new gym in Shipwright's Avenue, Chatham approved by Medway Council planning committee

By: Clare Freeman

Published: 10:00, 02 June 2016

Updated: 10:29, 02 June 2016

A Medway boxing club will finally have its own permanent home after plans for a purpose built gym were approved.

St Mary’s Amateur Boxing Club, where former world champion Johnny Armour, heavyweight Tom Dallas and referee Ian John-Lewis all began their careers, has been campaigning for a new base since 2011 when the building it used in Street End Road, Chatham, was sold at auction.

A fundraising drive, plus a £50,000 grant from Sport England, saw them purchase land in Shipwrights Avenue, Luton.

Young boxers at St Mary's Boxing Club in Street End Road with MP Tracey Crouch

Last night the planning committee approved plans for the two-storey gym which backs on to Millennium Green.

Ward councillor Tristan Osborne said: “It’s a historic club with long standing links to Luton area. The benefits to young people are insurmountable.”

The new gym is being built on disused land between the playground and housing on Shipwright's Avenue. Picture: Google Street View

The club plans to outreach to local schools and aims to become a centre for sporting excellence. It is in talks with mhs homes to address concerns about parking.

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