Gym given £10,000 grant to help tackle anti-social behaviour

Summarised from BBC Northamptonshire's report · Updated 5 Nov, 07:45 · Archive

A calisthenics gym in Corby has received a £10,000 grant to run weekly fitness sessions for young people.

Cali Lab, a calisthenics gym in Corby, has received a £10,000 grant from Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Danielle Stone to run weekly fitness sessions for young people. The programme will offer strength training in a 'safe space' to 25 children aged 12–16, with the aim of steering them away from anti-social behaviour and reducing pressure on police officers.

The gym's founder Terry, a coach, said calisthenics had changed his own life and could help vulnerable young people 'make better choices and find a positive direction'. He said the initiative was 'about belonging, opportunity and building a better future', and noted that qualifying five young people as calisthenics coaches 'could genuinely change the course of their lives'. Stone began working with the gym in summer, when it provided free sessions during the school holidays as part of an anti-social behaviour crackdown. The grant will help the gym continue its community engagement work for the next year.

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• Gym given grant to tackle anti-social behaviourA gym owner says the opportunities for youngsters could "genuinely change the course of their lives".BBC Northamptonshire · 5 Nov, 06:38

In this story: Cali Lab · Danielle Stone · Corby · Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner

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