ITV presenter Alex Beresford and Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees have joined forces with a boxing charity to discuss their hopes for a better Bristol.
The TV star and city mayor are both ambassadors of Empire Fighting Chance, a boxing charity in Easton that runs non-contact boxing courses, mentoring and therapy for youngsters in and around Bristol. The pair have called for the local community as well as businesses to do more to help, inspire and give hope to young people in the city.
They joined CEO Martin Bisp at a panel discussion to talk about the charity's efforts and how it is integral in helping build Bristol as a city of hope. Empire Fighting Chance said Bristol will only be able to deliver on its ambition to be a city of opportunity for all its citizens if it focuses on the welfare of some of the most vulnerable young people, who are so often missed or excluded from conventional mental health service.
