Altogether Now - Ambassador

British Light-Middleweight and World Inter­con­ti­nen­tal Cham­pion boxer Brian Rose, is among a list of high pro­file stars recog­nis­ing Blackpool’s sport­ing talent.

Brian is strongly back­ing the Alto­gether Now – a Legacy for Black­pool Com­mu­nity Sports Awards 2014 which will show­case the suc­cesses of both indi­vid­u­als and teams across the town in nine sep­a­rate categories.

For­merly known as the Com­mu­nity Sports Awards which have been held in Black­pool for 25 years, the event will hon­our the ded­i­ca­tion and com­mit­ment of coaches, teams, and vol­un­teers as well as recog­nis­ing out­stand­ing achieve­ment. It will cul­mi­nate in a pre­sen­ta­tion cer­e­mony in the Spon­sors Lounge at Black­pool Foot­ball Club on Thurs­day 3 April.

Alto­gether Now – a Legacy for Black­pool is a part­ner­ship between the NHS in Black­pool (Clin­i­cal Com­mis­sion­ing Group and Hos­pi­tals Trust); Black­pool Coun­cil and Black­pool Football Club.

The all-inclusive pro­gramme is aimed at improv­ing the health and well­be­ing of peo­ple in Black­pool, irre­spec­tive of age, race, gen­der or abil­ity through increased phys­i­cal activ­ity, lifestyle changes and an aware­ness of the role men­tal health and well­be­ing play in over­all health.

Brian said: “I am proud to sup­port these awards and the inspi­ra­tional peo­ple they are recog­nis­ing. There are some extremely ded­i­cated and com­mit­ted peo­ple in our local com­mu­nity who give their absolute all to help and sup­port oth­ers take part in the sports they love.

“Add that to the grow­ing group of extremely tal­ented home grown sports men and women, and we have some real local sport­ing heroes in Blackpool.”

In his role as a Health Ambas­sador for the Fit2Go pro­gramme, Brian works with NHS Black­pool Clin­i­cal Com­mis­sion­ing Group (CCG) to deliver a six week phys­i­cal and healthy lifestyle course to every pri­mary school in Black­pool, tar­get­ing young chil­dren and their families.

He added: “Box­ing is all about being dis­ci­plined. If I can inspire or encour­age a child to suc­ceed then that’s fantastic.”

Brian signing autographs at the recently held Altogether Now – a Legacy for Blackpool Community Sports Awards 2014.