Incumbent sponsor of the Cheshire Jets, BiG Storage, have just signed a major four year deal to continue their sponsorship of the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets with a massive financial investment in the region of £250,000.

BiG Storage CheshireJets’ future was resurrected last year when BiG Storage stepped in initially with a one year sponsorship deal.   The new agreement for the Jets’ longer term future will now ensure that they are financially able to establish and maintain their significant progress amongst the elite of the British Basketball fraternity.

The security will allow the stability of longer term contracts which allow the playing staff to continue to combine their playing performance with their role in the community where they will be launching new healthy lifestyle programmes whilst continuing those that are already underway.  

To date the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have led the way in delivering Hoops4Health to all the primary schools in the Chester area – a scheme which will embrace 70 Cheshire schools, totaling 5,500 children by the end of this school year.   This figure will double next year, with a plan to have delivered to all 330 primary schools in Cheshire by 2012.

The community programme will also be rolled out to secondary schools where the emphasis will move on from ‘healthy lifestyle’ to the importance of ‘citizenship and respect’ using the professional basketball players as natural role models for teenagers.

Along side this, the plans are to initially set up 3 youth basketball clubs in Chester for those young people who are enthused about basketball and wish to play competitively at regional and national level.

The BiG Storage Cheshire Jets have also been instrumental in setting up ‘Basketball Camps’ to run during the school holiday period.   2008 will see 4 two day camps with this figure set to substantially increase next year due to the tremendous interest already shown.   In addition, the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets will continue to run the largest and most popular residential basketball camp in the country each summer, which will welcome and coach over 200 young people from the length and breadth of the UK.

And finally…… as part of the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets’ quest to establish Chester as the home of British Basketball, the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets’ management is in negotiation with Chester University to develop a basketball degree and to launch an academy which will add to the kudos of an already prestigious British city.

Director Andrew Donaldson comments ‘We are delighted to extend BiG Storage’s association with the Cheshire Jets with a long term deal.   Not only is there interest there by the provision a wholesome spectator sport that all the family can enjoy, but also in the promotion of a healthier lifestyle delivered through Hoops4Health, which is tackling legislative issues at grass roots level, in primary schools.

He continues ‘We do have ambitious plans to reach out to the community on several different levels, but with the competence and enthusiasm of all involved we are confident that our objectives will be met on target’

Peter Hawkins Director of the BiG Storage Cheshire Jets added ‘ On behalf of all BiG Storage   Cheshire Jets fans we would like to extend our thanks to Andrew Donaldson and BiG Storage   for the support and belief they have invested in securing the long term future of the club. We have started an exciting journey both on and off the court and look forward to realizing our potential on the build up to London 2012’

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