Officers set up boxing club for vulnerable teenage girls

A team of three officers are helping to change the lives of vulnerable young girls in Nottinghamshire through boxing.
The club is open to girls aged between 12 and 18 that are currently in care or that are often reported missing to the police.
The community initiative was set up after the police team noticed that a lot of the boxing clubs in the county were mostly made up of boys and didn’t cater to this specific group.
One of the girls, 14, who attends the club, said: “I started coming to boxing because I used to go missing a lot and had some trouble at home.
“Joining the club has meant I now go missing less and I like being able to chat to the team about anything I am worried about.”
Another 15-year-old girl said: “I really enjoy going to boxing every week and I am now much better at the sport and happier in myself.
“The club also got me into the Police Cadets which I go to straight after boxing and really enjoy.”
The children in care team consists of PC Rebecca Dalby and Ginette Ferguson and Sam Flint, who are police staff and is believed to be the only one of its kind in the country.