--- title: GL events UK announces sponsorship of Manchester Giants Juniors date: 2024-01-19T00:00:00+00:00 author: Andrea Goodall canonical_url: "https://www.glevents.co.uk/news/gl-events-uk-announces-sponsorship-of-manchester-giants-juniors" section: News --- [ Back to overview ](https://www.glevents.co.uk/news) Copy Company News Social Responsibility 19 | 01 | 24 # GL events UK announces sponsorship of Manchester Giants Juniors ![X Manchester Giants Juniors U12 FINAL jpg pagespeed ic i2w L62 LN4](https://www.glevents.co.uk/uploads/images/News/Company-News/_1300x487_crop_center-center_none/xManchester-Giants-Juniors-U12-FINAL.jpg.pagespeed.ic.i2wL62_LN4.jpg) GL events is delighted to announce its 2024 Club Sponsorship of the Junior Manchester Giants, the youth pathway for the British Basketball League, Professional Manchester Giants team. The [Junior Giants](https://www.manchestergiants.com/pathway) offer a growing programme of opportunities for young people within Manchester and the surrounding areas, with Premier teams in U14, U16 and U18 competitions alongside six conference teams from U12 through to U18. With some players already training alongside the men’s team and others being invited to training camps for their national squads, the programme offers genuine and exciting opportunities for its Junior Giants. GL events’ Director of Marketing & CSR, Rachel Baker, commented on the announcement: *“GL events has a global reputation for delivering temporary infrastructure for some of the world’s highest profile sporting events. As a business we also have a passion for sport, not just in the topflight, but at all levels, because of its universal appeal and ability to bring people together, and to provide positive role models and motivation for young people from all walks of life.* *What inspires us about the Junior Giants is the positivity and focus which it provides for its members, allowing them to compete on a level playing field, whatever their background. It is a privilege for GL events to be able to offer our support as Club Sponsor and help to reinforce the genuine inclusivity which the academy promotes.”* ![Players for Manchester Giants Juniors under 12 basketball team, sponsored by GL events UK](https://www.glevents.co.uk/uploads/images/News/Corporate-Social-Responsibility/_1024xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/IMG_9567-1.jpg) ![Player for Manchester Giants Juniors basketball team, sponsored by GL events UK](https://www.glevents.co.uk/uploads/images/News/Corporate-Social-Responsibility/_1024xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/16366/Manchester-Giants-Juniors-8.jpg) ![Player for Manchester Giants Juniors basketball team, sponsored by GL events UK](https://www.glevents.co.uk/uploads/images/News/Corporate-Social-Responsibility/_1024xAUTO_crop_center-center_none/16365/Manchester-Giants-Juniors-3.jpg) Previous Next Andy Eadie, Chair of Manchester Giants Juniors writes: *“We are delighted to receive this incredible support from GL events. It is a privilege to receive support from such a well-respected and forward-thinking company. We look forward with excitement as to how this relationship will develop, benefitting so many young people from all parts of this great city. We seek, as a club, to see all our players thrive, not only on the court but in all areas of their lives. We believe that our well established, ever growing and productive basketball programme ensures that every player who joins us strives to become the best version of themselves not only as a player, but more importantly as a person. We do this through outstanding coaching, resources and support for all our players. The sponsorship from GL can only help to support and even broaden our vision for the already successful Manchester Giants Junior programme.”* [ Back to overview ](https://www.glevents.co.uk/news) Copy Related news [25 | 09 | 23 ![GL events UK supports Common Wheel Glasgow as part of the UCI Cycling World Championships social value legacy](https://www.glevents.co.uk/uploads/images/News/Corporate-Social-Responsibility/_880x524_crop_center-center_none/xBrigeton-Launch-Common-Wheel-900x604.jpg.pagespeed.ic.shyTKiJ8t9.jpg) Common Wheel relaunch their Bridgeton Workshop ](https://www.glevents.co.uk/news/common-wheel-increase-social-impact-in-bridgeton) [25 | 09 | 23 ![GL events UK supports Common Wheel Glasgow as part of the UCI Cycling World Championships social value legacy](https://www.glevents.co.uk/uploads/images/News/Corporate-Social-Responsibility/_880x524_crop_center-center_none/17776/Common-Wheel-workshop-Glasgow.jpg) GL events partner with charity Common Wheel to provide social value in Glasgow ](https://www.glevents.co.uk/news/gl-events-help-provide-social-value-legacy-framework-in-glasgow) [11 | 07 | 23 ![Volunteers from Great Ormond Street Hospital team at British Grand Prix, Silverstone, 2023](https://www.glevents.co.uk/uploads/images/News/Sporting-Events/_880x524_crop_center-center_none/The-GOSH-team-at-British-Grand-Prix-2023.jpg) GL events UK supports Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity at the British Grand Prix ](https://www.glevents.co.uk/news/gl-events-uk-supports-great-ormond-street-hospital-childrens-charity-at-the-british-grand-prix-3-2-2-2)