Est. 2020 · Chester
Our story
“The Club remains committed to investing in its players, coaches, volunteers and wider basketball family, with development and participation at the heart of its work.”
What we stand for
Welcome everyone
Every age, every ability, every background. If you want to play, you belong here.
Safe Space
A key aim of the club is to create a safer community for young girls and women in sport.
Grow the game
More girls playing, more women coaching and more pathways into competitive basketball in Cheshire.
The journey so far
Roar through the years
2020
The Roar idea Started and CIC was born
Ludovica Lunigiani founds Cheshire Roar to help grow and develop girls' and women's basketball in Cheshire. The club is incorporated as a CIC, a not-for-profit committed to putting everything back into the community.
2021
Bringing the Idea to Life
Wissam Elkak shared the vision with Ludovica and helped turning it into a club, building Cheshire Roar from the ground up and taking the women’s team into competitive basketball.
Today
Over 70 Members and Growing
Our women compete in the MABL Women's Premier Division, with U15 girls playing in the national league and junior sessions building the next generation.
Get involved
Back the Roar
As a community club we rely on volunteers, coaches and local businesses. Sponsorship helps cover court hire, kit and coaching, and keeps the game affordable for every girl who wants to play.
- Legal name
- Cheshire Roar - Women's Basketball Club CIC
- Company number
- 13183922
- Structure
- Community Interest Company
- Incorporated
- 8 February 2021
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All abilities welcome
Ready to roar?
Never played? Played for years? Whether you're 7 or 47, there's a place for you at Cheshire Roar.