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Mar 2021
A Harrogate boxing and martial arts gym is fighting for its survival after months of enforced closure as a result of coronavirus.
H Hour Boxing and Kao Loi, based on Skipton Road, has seen its funding dry up over the last year as it continues to pay the bills without any income.
The gym has received some government funding but the owners claim that it often misses out because it is based in an expensive area.
Despite its ongoing closure the gym owners still have to pay £1,000 a month for rent plus utility bills on top. All the coaches are volunteers.
To try and build up its finances again the head coach, Rob Smith, has decided to do a skydive to try and raise £5,000 for the gym.
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