Cardiff Celts Basketball Club is Cardiff's only club which focuses on the development of men and women's basketball, junior to senior, grass roots to semi-professional, disabled and non-disabled basketball.

This year the club is moving to a brand new facility and it is planned to run sessions every night of the week for those aged 10 to 40+. From these sessions teams will be put together to compete in the local, regional and national leagues, allowing everyone the opportunity to participate and achieve a goal. In addition the men have been promoted to Division One, a first for Cardiff in fifteen years.

This programme creates a comprehensive development pyramid from grass roots to paralympic and international athletes, young to old, disabled and non-disabled, male and female, in an area where sport has struggled to get established due to the disaffection within the area, etc.

The club currently runs eight teams: English National League Division 1 Mens basketball, Division 2 Womens, Division 2 Wheelchair basketball, Development Wheelchair, U18 and U16 Boys, Development Women, Welsh National League Men and South Wales Coast League for Boys.

The club would like a sponsor in order to apply for funding to Sportsmatch. For the programme to run effectively they would need to raise approximately £30,000 - if they could find a sponsor(s) to raise £15,000, Sportsmatch would match the original sum, equalling £30,000. This would cover court hire, referees, equipment (basketballs, clocks), advertising, stationery, etc.

A private sponsor will be included on all advertisements, media releases and community events the club works on, all over Cardiff and the south of Wales.

Contact: Holly Hinchey

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