I remember being enrolled at Hillsboro boys club aged 12 by my dad, you had to be introduced in those days. I think it became a youth club but looks a bit derelict now. If you remember it you'll remember there used to be a white metal sign wrapped around one of the bay windows with the name etc on... I helped Mr Clarke the woodcraft chap to put that up. Mr Clarke had a nasty old Wartburg Knight car which he used to give us lifts to functions in.

Shame its not still going, it changed my whole outlook on life and taught me how to take care of myself, perhaps it was the pugilistic history that got the better of it as the martial arts became much more popular than boxing in the 80's

I remember being enrolled at Hillsboro boys club aged 12 by my dad, you had to be introduced in those days. I think it became a youth club but looks a bit derelict now. If you remember it you'll remember there used to be a white metal sign wrapped around one of the bay windows with the name etc on... I helped Mr Clarke the woodcraft chap to put that up. Mr Clarke had a nasty old Wartburg Knight car which he used to give us lifts to functions in.

Shame its not still going, it changed my whole outlook on life and taught me how to take care of myself, perhaps it was the pugilistic history that got the better of it as the martial arts became much more popular than boxing in the 80's

Yes it did aid your upbringing and it is a shame that it ceased to exist.

Perhaps the world may have been a better place for the continuation of such establishments?

Haaaaaaaaa great days of my youth. Football with Ted Goddard training. Can't remembe rthe name of the guy in charge of the teams though.
Woodwork with Clarkey
Photography can't remember the guys name.
Table tennis and all that.
If you had an argument it was into the boxing ring to sort it out.
Captain Stanley Royle holding court along with his dog spangles (i think).
This was a real club helping to turn youths into men.
Simply the best