Partner With Us.
Change Lives.
We are a 100% volunteer-run community sports club turning kids from the streets into national and international champions — and we need your support to grow.
From Local Streets to World Stages
Ealing Weightlifting Club CIC was founded on one simple belief: big champions start as small kids in local schools. For over a decade, we have operated entirely on a voluntary basis — no paid staff, no external funding — driven purely by passion for our community.
We have trained more than 1,350 young people across 28 schools and 6 West London boroughs — Ealing, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Hammersmith, and Richmond. We have been the central excellence hub for the London Youth Games, coaching athletes across all these boroughs.
Our members are not just athletes. They are refugees finding belonging, young people escaping the streets, children with special needs discovering their strength, and women — who make up 75% of our club — breaking barriers in a historically male sport.
— Kazem Panjavi, Head Coach & Club Manager
Despite all of this, we operate from a cramped, outdated facility. We have planning permission for a gym extension that will allow us to re-open our doors to schools, launch the Gladiator Kids Challenge, and expand our programmes for refugees, youth at risk, and people with special needs.
Our cause has been recognised at the highest levels. Ealing MP has been actively supporting our case, connecting us to find the right funding opportunities, and the Mayor's Office has expressed concern and willingness to help. The Ealing Times has covered our story. We have 1,000 petition signatures from the public.
The Fantastic 4 Challenge on 18 July 2026 is our community fundraiser to help bridge the gap and make the extension a reality. Every penny goes directly to the club extension fund.
What We Do. Why It Matters.
The Gladiator Kids Challenge is our flagship outreach programme — connecting with schools to bring children off the streets and into a safe, structured, high-energy environment.
School Partnerships
We go directly into schools, introduce weightlifting as a discipline, and invite young people into the club. We have previously partnered with 28 schools and are ready to scale again with the extension.
Street to Sport
We give young people — especially those at risk of gang involvement — a safe place to channel their energy, build discipline, and find their identity in sport rather than the streets.
Refugees & Inclusion
We welcome refugees and people from all backgrounds. We actively serve people with low incomes, special needs, and those who feel sport is not for them.
Women in Weightlifting
75% of our members are women. We have broken the stereotype of weightlifting as a male sport and created a welcoming, empowering environment for women and girls of all ages.
Energy in the Right Place
Sport is the best intervention. We give young people a positive outlet, a coach who believes in them, and a team that becomes their family. The results speak for themselves.
Creating Champions
From local kids in Ealing schools to national record holders and World Championship competitors — we have proven that with the right environment, any child can become extraordinary.
What We Have Already Achieved
Our athletes have gone from beginners to national and international champions. Here is what your support makes possible.
Two of our athletes won gold at the 2025 English Age Championships, rising from local schools to national level.
One of our athletes set a national record and earned selection for the World Youth Championship in Peru.
The Club Extension: Where We Are
We have planning permission. We have community support. We have MP backing. We just need to get the extension built so we can open our doors to the next generation.
📋 Progress to Date
Planning permission secured — approved in 2024 for the gym extension.
Telegraph pole removal — still awaiting Ealing Council permission despite the club offering to pay for everything. Work is ready to proceed the moment approval is granted.
MP support confirmed — Ealing MP actively involved, connecting us to find the right funding opportunities.
1,000 public petition signatures and media coverage in the Ealing Times.
Mayor's Office engaged — The Mayor's Office has expressed concern and willingness to support.
Lease negotiation ongoing — working with Ealing Council to finalise the long-term lease needed to unlock capital funding.
Fundraising needed now — planning fees of £5,000+ and construction start costs of £2,500 required to move forward.
What the extension will unlock: re-opening to 28+ schools, launching the Gladiator Kids Challenge, expanding refugee and youth-at-risk programmes, creating a proper training environment for our national and international athletes — and doing it all in a space that reflects the community we serve.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Your support goes directly to the club extension and community programmes. In return, your company gets genuine community exposure, CSR value, and the knowledge that your investment is changing young lives.
- Large logo on all event banners & the website
- Named as headline partner on all social media
- Logo on athlete kit & training gear
- VIP presence at the Fantastic 4 event
- Certificate of community partnership
- Mention in all press releases & media coverage
- Logo on event banners & the website
- Named on social media posts
- Certificate of community partnership
- Mentioned at the Fantastic 4 event
- Thank-you in club newsletter
- Logo on the website
- Social media shoutout
- Certificate of community partnership
- Thank-you in club newsletter
