THE Bells of Burnley are a family not to be messed with! Mum Margaret, dad Philip, their four daughters and one son are all experts in the far-eastern art of Thai boxing.

Aimie, 12, is proving to be a skilled fighter - she's won three out of three competition fights.

And, as her talents obviously run in the family, her siblings are likely to follow suit when they compete.

Claire, 13, Laura, 10, Rebecca, eight, and Philip junior, six, all attend classes run by Jimmy Clayton, who used to run the Muay Thai boxing gym in Elm Street, Burnley, but now operates in Blackburn.

The family, of Marsden Road, have been celebrating Aimie's victory in a North-West contest at Middleton, where she won the junior under-37kg title.

"She has won all of her first three fights, which is quite an achievement," said coach Jimmy.

"Amy is the first girl fighter I've coached, and she has a lot of potential - as do the whole family!

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