A Wirral boxing club can now buy some much-needed new equipment, following a donation from a building company.

West Wirral Amateur Boxing Club will use the £500 boost from Bellway Homes for a range of items including punchbags, boxing gloves and conditioning kit, all of which "will help deliver a better training and competing experience for local boys and girls".

Bellway has recently completed work on Jellicoe Gardens development on Pasture Road, which is close to the boxing gym on Barnston Lane and was keen to support the amateur club with a monetary donation.

The club's secretary and trustee Ray Aistrop, who runs the facility, along with club volunteers, invited Bellway sales advisor Joanne Dempsey along one evening to see the children in action.

He said: "Our club is an integral part of the local community in Moreton, not far from the new Bellway development and we welcome boys and girls from right across the local area.

"The donation from Bellway will be put to good use replacing some of our old equipment and also purchasing new kit which we know will make a significant difference to our overall training programmes."

Jenny Bell, sales director at Bellway, said: "We are really pleased to support West Wirral Amateur Boxing Club.

"A thriving part of the local community, we can see how popular the club is, providing a positive way for local children to socialise and develop their sporting skills in a safe, secure and well managed environment."

Established more than 40 years ago, West Wirral Amateur Boxing Club is open five days a week and has more than 70 members between the ages of nine and 25 from Moreton and the surrounding areas.

It is now said to be so popular, interested new members are added to a waiting list.

Located on Pasture Road, Jellicoe Gardens is a beautiful new residential development of high quality new build homes just half a mile from Moreton town centre.