Wokingham: BXGFit to be closed to save council money

A boxing gym in Wokingham town centre will be permanently closed to save a cash-strapped council hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Wokingham Borough Council leaders voted last night (October 31) to permanently close BXGFit on Peach Place.

The gym was first opened in 2021 as part of the council’s efforts to boost leisure facilities across the borough, and is the home of Wokingham’s Youth Justice Programme.

This 12-week scheme supports children at risk of getting involved in criminality and at risk of reoffending through exercise and building ‘healthy social connections’ with others.

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