@cllrcarlcashman: Today I visited Old Swan Amateur Boxing Club a community boxing gym run by local people, for local young people. What I saw was brilliant. Young people getting discipline, structure and confidence through boxing and fitness. And for under-18s, classes are free. That is so important. We talk a lot about keeping young people safe, and it's places like this actually do it before any problems start. Rather than trying to fix it after it's happened. If I lead this city, I’ll invest in community spaces like this. I want to reopen community centres, support local gyms and bring boxing and sport back into the lives of our children. A proper Scouse approach with old school values, hard work, and somewhere to belong. We have a real ketamine problem on our streets. And the answer is giving young people somewhere better to be, giving them purpose, opportunity and to feel like they have a future. Access to health, fitness and sport shouldn’t depend on what a family can afford. Every young person in Liverpool deserves that opportunity. Over the next seven months I’ll be visiting gyms and community organisations across the city... listening, learning and building the partnerships we need to tackle health inequality and create real opportunities for our young people. Our youth deserve the best. Together, let’s build a healthier, safer and stronger Liverpool. 💪 #LiverpoolFirst #Community #YoungPeople #Opportunity

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Wednesday 14 October 2026 17:04:17 GMT