Sussex judo club may close if new home can't be found
Westerleigh Judokwai are urgently seeking a new home.
Members need a new training location because their current site at Claverham School in Battle is being redeveloped.
Sarah Haines, Westerleigh Judo admin officer, said: “We have been trying to secure a new location for some time, but because of Covid and other limitations, we have been unsuccessful and are now desperate to find somewhere before the club is forced into considering closing.”
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“We train three times a week, 52 weeks of the year and have been running for 25 years,” said Haines. “We are a great support to many members of the community are also the only judo club to have won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, in 2015.
“Westerleigh has been closed since the first government lockdown, despite us trying to reopen for some outside sessions before the second lockdown.
“This was unsuccessful because of having no location to train, and we have been actively looking for alternative facilities for 13 months now.
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