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.

Carney’s Community coaches have been awarded the ‘Physical Activity Project of the Year’ award by Wandsworth Council in their Get Active award scheme. The award recognises the hard work that Carney’s Community does in engaging some of the boroughs most disadvantaged residents in boxing fitness training.  

Come and try out boxing at a taster session run tomorrow, Saturday 23 January, from 11am – 12pm. It is only £5 per person and all ages and abilities are welcome. The session is run by Carney’s Coaches as a social social enterprise. Please come along to 30 Petworth Street, Battersea, SW11 4QW to support our coaches and get fit! The sessions will run every Saturday – from 12-1pm for future sessions – so we hope to see you soon. .  

Carney’s coach Roddie has decided to spend two days in a wheelchair to raise money for the charity. All money raised will go towards buying some specialist equipment for our wheelchair participants to use, in order for them to excel in their boxing training.

Over the last year we have been helping a number of our participants to gain qualifications in boxing tutoring and gym qualifications. We have also been able to support a number of them into personal training jobs. This year we are looking to take that one step further and set up our own Carney’s Community personal training social enterprise. 

Five  Carney’s Community participants have been trained up and found paid work helping to regenerate Battersea Power Station. We have been working in close partnership with a number of agencies involved such as Skanska and the Battersea Power Station Development Company. They are keen to ensure that local people benefit from the new jobs. There are still more places available and, with many more years until the project is finished, we hope to be able to place many more people into work there.