Supporting the Club

Our Club is run by volunteers who fill a variety of roles from coaching, and administration to fund raising, all of whom deserve the greatest respect and appreciation for their continued effort and support.

The list is extensive however here is a short list of those who have volunteered their services:

Colin and Brian Parsons, Fred Frewin Sr, Ron Winchester, Rube Darlington, Bill O'Rourke, Bert Beaney, Arthur Whitworth, Pop Philcox, Don Turner, George Skelton, Johnny Fitchett, Bill Hall, Jim Hart, Joey Lee, Dave Harris, John and Jean Gray, Jimmy McSweeney, Gary Smith, Dean Brooker, Trevor Bloomfield, Eddie, Paul and Gary Gates, Daryl Thomas, Denise Attrell, Dave Bishop, Paul Martin, Gary White, Ian Bourner, Paul Edwards, John Verlander, Alistair Waller, Graham Towse and Brian Robinson.

The club itself is totally dependant on our own fund raising efforts, Membership fees and the kind generosity of sponsors and donors, some of whom are listed below:

R. Winchester & Sons, P.A. Fisher - Butcher, The Hastings Lions Club, The Isabel Blackman Foundation, The Hastings Youth Trust, The Rotary Club, Karma Security, Jewson Timber & Builders Merchants Ltd, The Marina Fountain Public House, The High Street Traders, The Roy Hudson Trust, The A. Lacey Tate Trust, Osbourne Energy ,Barclay bank, Bob Bristow Building, Mark Straughan of Positive Futures, Hastings Police, Harry Metcalfe and The Henry Smith charity.

Updates

March 2011 - We would like to thank The Hastings Old Town Carnival Association, The Tunstall Charitable Trust and The Rother Valley Lodge for the generous donations they have recently given the club.

We would also like to thank Trevor Foster and all the boxers who raised donations by running the Hastings half marathon and mini fun run. Trevor, father of boxer Liam, has raised an incredible amount for the boxing club over the years as well as supporting other youth activities in the town including a youth football team, this kind of selfless generosity is extremely rare and we feel honoured that Trevor supports us with such commitment. Thank you very much Trevor, we really appreciate your consistent support, you're a gem.

We would also like to thank Littlewood Fencing for supporting our next show on May 28th at the Phoenix Art centre, Parkstone Road, Hastings, the proceeds from which will be split between the club and St Michaels Hospice.

August 2010 - We recently took a party of 62 camping to Bun Leisure, Selsey near Chichester for a weekend of relaxation, team building and general fun! The facilities were excellent and although the weather wasn't the best, we all had a great time. The trip almost didn't take place as due to the popularity of the trip we were left short of transport and if it hadn't been for Hendy Hire stepping in too save the day by loaning us a minibus we would have been left disappointed - A big thanks to Steve and Hendy Hire for saving the day.

June 2010 - The Ex Boxers Association, kindly donated £450 to the club. It's absolutely brilliant to know that ex boxers and ex coaches continue to support the present batch of boxers and coaches in such a proactive manner.

Meetings of the Ex Boxers Association take place on the last Sunday of every month the Silverhill club St Leonards on Sea, the bar of which is filled with boxing memorabilia.

January 2010 - Having built a self funded extension to the gym, the club found itself in dire peril as during the build it was found that the whole west side of the gym had to be pulled down and rebuilt, however thanks to the patience and generosity of the builder on site, Bob Bristow and the fund raising efforts of the committee lead by Colin Parsons the club is once again on an even footing. We do however owe a huge debt of gratitude to those who stepped in and supported us in our hour of need and to those who continue to volunteer their time to ensure the project is completed. The committee, coaches and boxers would like to thank:

The Henry Smith Charity
Hastings Youth Trust
Isabel Blackman Foundation
Hastings Lions Club
The Roy Hudson Trust
The A. Lacy-Tate Trust
High Street Traders
Osborne Energy
St Leonards Rotary Club
Hastings Old Town carnival Association
Hastings police
Hastings Ex Boxers Association
Mark Straughan of Positive Futures 
Harry Metcalfe
Bob Bristow Builders

November 2008 - The club was delighted to receive another £500 donation from Hastings Lions Club for the purchase of equipment. The money was put to immediate use to acquire a number of much needed items and we send our sincere thanks to Hastings Lions for this magnificent donation.

We were able to purchase:

8 sets of boxing kit - Shorts and Vest as modelled by Steve Hill
3 Groin Guards
4 Head guards
4 sets of 14 oz sparring gloves
4 sets of 16 oz sparring gloves
5 sets bag gloves

February 2008 - Club chairman Colin Parsons gratefully receives a cheque from Carol Porter, Kim Watson and Sarah Travis, organisers and director of the "Drop Dead Divas" show held on behalf of local charities.

2007 - The club was grateful to receive support from the High Street Traders (£150) and Barclay bank (£300) the money was put to good use and went toward the purchase of new bags and a new sparring ring.