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Portsmouth MP welcomes back ‘Boxing for the Brain’ initiative to support mental health

By 12 April 2021No Comments

Stephen Morgan MP has welcomed back local initiative ‘Boxing for the Brain’, a network that aims to support mental health in the community, as its partner boxing gym opened its doors for the first time today, post-lockdown.

Based at local boxing gym ‘Heart of Portsmouth Boxing Academy’, the initiative offers drop-in support sessions, talks on mental health and a range of courses to offer something for everyone.

It comes as the city MP supported the boxing gym’s recent application for £10,000 of community funding for improvements to its existing facilities and planned expansion to create a better environment to support its community outreach sessions.

Stephen Morgan, Member of Parliament for Portsmouth South, who visited the boxing gym to learn more about its work today, commented:

“Boxing for the Brain is a fantastic programme that provides support to all those in the community who may be struggling with their mental health.

“It is really important that as restrictions slowly begin to ease that we recognise the importance of how our physical fitness goes hand-in-hand with our mental fitness too, as I know from my postbag the impact the latest lockdown has had on many people’s mental health.”

“Investing in projects like these is critical to supporting the wellbeing of our local community and will play a critical role in our city’s overall recovery from this pandemic.”

Mr Morgan met with the founder of Boxing for the Brain in Parliament early last year to offer his support.

Since then he has visited the project at Fort Cumberland before the first lockdown last March, met with those involved since and is supporting the project by being an ambassador.

For more information about the project visit www.boxingforthebrain.co.uk