Around 100 people have enjoyed a free boxing session in Ladbroke Grove .
The event was organised by Westway Trust and held under the famous market canopy at Portobello Green .
It was put on by British Lionhearts in the Community, a project which hosts non-contact boxing activities in London.
The free coaching proved popular with men and women of all ages with around a hundred people punching pads in a temporary ring under the canopy that at other times of the week plays host to a vintage fashion market .
The organisation, which also ran sessions at Kensington Leisure Centre and at Sion-Manning Catholic Girls School in Ladbroke Grove, is working with Westway Trust to bring together non-contact boxing sessions to Westway Sports and Fitness centres on a regular basis.
Richard Powers, from British Lionhearts in the Community, said: “We think there’s a huge demand for non-contact boxing session from all ages and types of people. At other sessions we’ve had three generations of women from the same family coming along.
“We’re looking forward to working with Westway Trust again in the future to bring more amateur boxing to the Royal Borough.”
Stephen Wren, director of Sport at Westway Trust, added: “It was great to see so many people getting active and trying a new sport. Westway Trust is committed to creating more opportunities for people to be more active, particularly those who might normally miss out like older and younger people.
“I hope that by working with great organisations like British Lionhearts in the Community we can open up more ways for people to get active under and around the Westway.”
