A BOXING group which issued a rallying cry for the public to help them change the lives of 60 people now wait the results of whether they can offer a life changing scheme.

The People’s Projects is a partnership between the Big Lottery Fund, ITV, STV and The National Lottery that gives the public a say in awarding National Lottery funding to local projects across the UK.

Pound For Pound Training were one of five projects in the Southern region who urged Hampshire residents to vote. The three projects that receive the most votes in each region will receive up to £50,000. If the organisation secures the money they will use it to train people who are unemployed, out of school and on probation in coaching and first aid skills, so that they can train community members.