Collyhurst and Moston Boxing Club is about as close to the heart of north Manchester as you can get. The historic building sits on the corner of Oscar Street and Lightbowne Road, one of the main arterial routes that takes you either south to Newton Heath, or north towards Chadderton and Blackley.
On the opposite corner to the gym is Kenyon Lane, which runs up to Moston Lane and then west to Harpurhey. These are neighbourhoods with a proud heritage, former townships that were absorbed into Manchester during the cotton industry explosion of the 19th century.
The rows of terraced houses have made modest but respectable homes for generations of families. It makes it all the more heartbreaking to hear locals - especially young people - speak so
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