A massive thank you from us to all of those that were involved for fundraising for us over the last month.

We are honoured to have current British and Commonwealth Welterweight champion, Bradley Skeete, as the first official patron of Carney’s Community.

Here at Carney’s we currently have a number of brave (read ‘mad’) people who are undertaking a number of challenges to fund raise for Carney’s Community. We have no statutory funding, so we are dependent on private donations. As a result we always like to get behind those who fund raise for us, and know lots of our supporters do too. So have a look at the list below of current Carney’s Community supporters currently fundraising and, if you feel like it, head over to their donation pages to give them a little bit of financial motivation! All money goes towards (what we like to think is!) a brilliant cause.

We have been working with HMP Brixton and Hilton Hotels to place ex-offenders, recently released from prison, straight into an apprenticeship in the kitchens at Hilton Hotels. Ten have been placed so far! This will help the ex-offenders to get back on their feet and into a new career after their release, reducing the likelihood of re-offending.

We’ve posted a new case study which tells the story of Arnold. Arnold was excluded from school and referred to Carney’s Community. He excelled in sports but struggled to focus on his studies. Our mentoring programme helped him focus on both and with our help Arnold went on to set up our highly successful Get Fit Fast sessions. Read his story here.

  Our first boxing show will take place on Saturday 12 March. Doors open at 2:30pm and the first bout is at 3pm. Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for children and OAPs.

Carney’s participants Aaron Gilbert and Marcus Perrineau-Daley feature in a BBC Newsbeat piece about their experiences as disabled boxers.