Rutherglen boxing coach Archie Durie says he Is “not out of the deep sea yet” financially, but a £12k sponsorship deal will make a dramatic difference.
Durie’s Boxing Gym in Blairbeth was struggling and there were major fears for its future until Durie made an appeal through the Rutherglen Reformer last month, which resulted in local business First Steps Future Training stepping in with a £4000-a-year package over three years.
The first cheque to support them was handed over by operations manager George Bruce on Friday, and Durie is delighted.He said: “It’s great.
It’s security for the club, it’s good that somebody is backing us.“With this sort of connection it opens up the prospect of jobs too, so there are three things there.
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