Ozbox is Back in Bakewell
Over the last two years Derbyshire Constabulary has run Ozbox in Bakewell. All 11 to 19 year olds are welcome to come and try Ozbox. Ozbox will run from July 20th until December 7th on most Wednesday nights from 7:00pm until 8:30pm at Bakewell Town Hall.
Ozbox is back in Bakewell.
Over the last two years Derbyshire Constabulary has run Ozbox in Bakewell, Tideswell and at Hope Valley Collage for local youth to get involved. Bakewell Town and Community Trust that are responsible for the Town Hall in Bakewell have agreed to let Ozbox return to the Town Hall. The trust are giving 50% of the room hire fee and a local resident supporting the scheme has donated the other 50% of the fee allowing Ozbox to run at no cost to local young people.
Ozbox will run from July 20th until December the 7th on most Wednesday nights from 7:00pm until 8:30pm (for a full list of dates see Bakewell Police Notice Board in the Co-op on Market Street Bakewell).
All 11 to 19 years olds are welcome to come and try Ozbox. The sessions are boxing training sessions that teach the technical aspect of boxing alongside the physical strength and cardio vascular aspects.
If you are under 16 you need a guardian to sign a consent form that is available from Bakewell Police Station Enquiry Office. Consent forms will also be available on the evenings the sessions take place. All the young people need to do is turn up in sports clothes and have a bottle of water with them.
The sessions in Bakewell will be taught by PC 442 Phil Maycock and PCSO 4634 Jonathan Taylor.
PCSO Taylor said " The scheme has been a real success in the last few years and we have seen lots of young people walk through the doors, some experienced in sports to reasonably high standard and some trying a contact type sport for the first time. The sessions are great for any young sports enthusiasts as the training works on core body strength and speed. I hope to see lots of old faces returning to give Ozbox another go and lots of new faces trying it for the first time. We are also hoping to run a few trips to to our Police Boxing Gym in Chesterfield where young people can get some ring time if they apply themselves and want to put their new fond skills to the test."
For more information contact PCSO 4634 Jonathan Taylor on 0345 123 33 33 or email jonathan.taylor.4634@derbyshire.pnn.police.uk