Wheelchair Basketball Team Set To Invest In Vital New Equipment

A wheelchair basketball team in Lancaster have received a funding boost from Irwin Mitchell as part of the national law firm’s continuing campaign to promote the physical and psychological benefits of participating in disability sport.

The Lancaster Bulldogs wheelchair basketball team, which plays in the National League Division 1, is set to put the £500 donation towards the purchase of some new equipment as it looks to further develop its facilities.

Now in its 9th year, the team boasts a squad of 17 senior players and recently also expanded its horizons with the creation of a junior and development team.

Irwin Mitchell is providing support to the team as part of its Don’t Quit, Do It initiative, which was created to encourage people to get involved in disability sport and highlight the many benefits of getting active. The campaign is backed by multiple gold medal-winning Paralympian Hannah Cockroft MBE. 

Fran Mayes, lead personal injury partner at Irwin Mitchell’s Newcastle office, said: 

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“Through our work we have seen the huge benefits that a range of disability sports, including wheelchair basketball, can have. Being active can have a hugely positive impact in terms of fitness, but also in terms of the social aspect too.

“The Lancaster Bulldogs do amazing work and we are delighted to provide this funding boost as they look to purchase equipment to support both the main team and also their new junior and development squads.” Fran Mayes - Partner

Andrew Hartley, a member of the Lancaster Bulldogs, added: “We are hugely grateful to Irwin Mitchell for this support at what is a very exciting time for the team.

“We have seen on numerous occasions how sports like wheelchair basketball can make a real difference to lives and it is great to see an organisation of this kind getting behind the issue.” 

The Don’t Quit, Do It grant programme from Irwin Mitchell offers individuals, disability sport charities and groups an opportunity to apply for help with the cost of training, equipment or participation in major events. Since its launch it has provided more than £50,000 to a range of different projects in the UK.

Irwin Mitchell is a proud supporter of disability sport and has partnerships with the England Amputee Football Association, Boccia England and a host of other related organisations. Furthermore, the firm was also the Official Legal Services Provider of the World Para Athletics Championships in London last year and a supporter of the Superhero Series held at Dorney Lake in Windsor in August.

Read more about Irwin Mitchell's Don't Quit, Do It initiative.