4 Spoon News
Lewis provides a master class
to the Contact Club
In the same month as Lawson, who’s charity, the Angus
the UK acquires a new Lawson Memorial Trust organised
heavyweight boxing the training session, members of
champion in David Haye, the Contact Club were invited by
the former master, Lennox the Real Fight Club Manager, Alan
Lewis showed he hadn’t lost Lacey to join in the fun with other
his punch when he provided youngsters from the charity Kids
a master class in boxing Company.
to the youngsters of the Lewis is a giant of the ring
Hackney SCR project, the who over the years has vanquished
Contact Club. some of the fiercest fighters in
Former World Heavyweight Champion, Lennox Lewis takes the boys
The Contact Club seeks to history. At six foot five he is a man
from The Contact Club through the master class and shows them how its
combat gang culture and gun people have always looked up
done.
and knife crime in one of the to and in front of the ambitious
most violent areas of London. youngsters from The Contact Club from their boxercise training. Club project has led to a similar
The project combines boxing and he showed them how they too Charles is a regular attendee of SCR project being introduced in
rugby; both sports have a strong can do anything they want. the Contact Club and has learnt Leicestershire called the Dynamite
club culture for both individuals “Kids are the future. Hopefully to play rugby as well improve Club in conjunction with The
and as a team providing a sense of one day there might be there his fitness through Boxercise. ”I Barry McGuigan Boxing Academy
‘family’ rather than a ‘gang’. might be some Mike Tyson’s, have been boxing for about three at South Leicestershire College.
Hammerson plc have kindly Obama’s, lawyers, doctors etc. months and its really amazing to The project is being supported
provided the Contact Club Anything they want to become be here with such an influential by Leicester Tigers and funded by
with free use of the all-weather they can become if they put in the fighter.” TNT. This funding has unlocked
Astroturf pitches for their work, find out how do I get there Owen, another regular additional funding from the local
Wednesday evening training and go and do it.“ Said Lewis. attendee to the Contact Club authority.
sessions during the winter and The master class was a agreed: ”Learning from the best,
also introduced the youngsters great opportunity for the boys you can’t ask for anything better
to the Real Fight Club in Hackney. to meet their hero and show than that!” For more details on the
Thanks to the generosity of Nick off the skills acquired so far The success of The Contact projects, turn to page 42.
Wooden Spoon wins Gold Award for
Personnel Practice
Wooden Spoon has been on the basis that they have successfully been cleared Wooden Spoon is the proud
selected by Peninsula a fully installed personnel through the review process, recipient of the Gold Award.
Business Services Limited system and have used the
to receive the Certificate service to the fullest extent.
of Achievement for Peninsula then asks their Field
Commitment to a High Consultants to review the
Standard of Personnel list of nominated clients and
Practice, which recognises advise which clients make the
the outstanding efforts best and most effective use of
and commitment of the the services on offer.
Charity to achieving a The Peninsula consultancy
successful and proactive departments which have
personnel management had direct contact with
culture in the workplace. the nominees are asked to
Of Peninsula’s 20,000 clients, review these nominations
a chosen few receive the to confirm whether the
prestigious Gold Award. The candidates have conformed
selection is made twice a to the principles of good
year and a careful process personnel practice, taking
is undertaken in order to into account the individual
Kirin Hussain, Personnel Consultant from Peninsula Business
ascertain who will receive the operating environment of Services Limited presents the Gold Award to Karen Macaulay,
award. Clients are short-listed each candidate. Having
Office Manager and Chris Gill, former CEO of Wooden Spoon.
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