Our Values

 

Mission

To produce Champions in the Ring and Champions in Life who fulfil their broader potential - by raising aspirations, making better and informed life choices, becoming more self-confident and progressing in education and employment.

Inspiring

Inspiring champions through courage, unity and respect. We encourage a belief and self-confidence in young people, boxers and staff through a combination of wisdom and imagination.

Champions

We are motivated to succeed by a champion’s determination, dedication and desire for achievement. Our champions exist in and out of the ring.

Courage

We show persistence and strength to do the right thing in the face of opposition. We strive to overcome adversity in life and in the ring.

Unity

We welcome all into our Bulldogs family, working together with a loyalty and trust that cannot be broken.

Respect

We encourage equality and opportunity without exclusion within our team, our communities and the young people we work with. We believe everyone has the chance to earn respect.

Exciting Terms - Our New Extension starts soon!!

Exciting times at The Bulldogs in Baglan! We have secured 

funding  from Welsh Government and Neath Port Talbot 

Armed Forces Covenant, to extend the Bulldogs Development 

Centre.

Work will be starting in January 2016 and scheduled to be 

completed by May 2016. The whole Bulldogs team has 

worked hard to get to this stage. We are so much more than

a boxing club. From humble beginnings to this. The artist 

impression shows how far we have developed.

Bulldogs - making a difference for the next generation!!

The Bulldogs has been formed to use the power of boxing as a tool to give the next generation of young people from Port Talbot and it’s surrounding areas a fighting chance in life. We have been honed by the fact that many of our staff and volunteers have had a tremendous amount out of sport. It is not just about boxing – we have competition sport and a ‘train like a fighter without the fight’ programme for those who do not want contact.

We believe it is now our chance to create something special for the next generation that not only provides a sporting context but also changes them as young people on their road to adulthood. As a partner of the Fight for Peace Global Alumni Partnership we have developed a 5 Pillar methodology that provides a mix and match programme suitable for all.

Using boxing and fitness as a hook to engage the 5 pillars are made up of:

1) Personal Development 

2) Mentoring 

3) Education / Employment

4) Boxing / Fitness 

5) Community / Volunteering

These Pillars are an adaption of the proven "Fight for Peace" methodology. We have adapted their model to suit our community and the problems associated with Port Talbot. The theory being if it works in areas such as the Favelas in Rio, London and  Belfast then it will work in our area. 

About Us

From humble beginnings as a small traditional boxing club formed in 2008, the Bulldogs BCA Partnership has evolved into a thriving community focussed organisation, that has harnessed the power of boxing to use as a means of personal development as well as a sport.

After securing funding for our new gym in 2012 from the Welsh Government, the Boxing club has gone from strength to strength. After wide consultation the Boxing club has evolved and on April 8^th 2014 the "Bulldogs Boxing & Community Activities" was registered as a Registered Charity. We aim to utilise our experiences to deliver community activities in addition to boxing to meet the needs of young boxers and young people in the community.

A partnership was formed between the two organisations known as Bulldogs BCA. It has secured further funding from Welsh Government and Ministry of Defence Armed Forces Covenant, to convert the boxing club into a community hub which will be completed by May 2016. 

We are now consolidating, integrating and scaling to deliver a permanent and ongoing holistic service for people from across Neath Port Talbot and the Swansea Bay Region.  The Charity is the main focus of the partnership on community activities and creating multi-agency stakeholders, whilst Bulldogs Boxing provides the sporting element.

As a member of the Fight for Peace Global Alumni Partnership, we are part of a network of over 120 organisations in 24 countries all using a similar 5 Pillar methodology.

www.bulldogsbca.org