Key Facts: Edmonton Eagles
Funded since: 2012
Total amount funded: £100,000
Our Relationship to Edmonton Eagles Amateur Boxing Club
Edmonton Eagles have been instrumental in turning large numbers of young men and boys away from crime through use of after school amateur boxing clubs. The club also works closely with enact who regularly run sessions for young people on Enfield Island Village.
The Club have been endorsed by the Metropolitan Police, local schools and national sporting associations. They have won the Queen’s award for their activities in reducing crime and encouraging the take up of sport in Edmonton and elsewhere in Enfield.
They have also been extending the offer of the club to young people with disabilities and learning difficulties, improving the self esteem and physical health of these young people.