Thorn Athletic Community Football Club from the Scottish FA West Region were delighted to receive an award of £500 from The SFP Trust’s 2019 Club Development Grant scheme. The initiative, funded by the SFP Trust in partnership with The Kilpatrick Fraser Charitable Trust, was developed to assist grassroots clubs in three specific areas – to …
Kilmarnock F.C. received a funding award from The SFP to help with the installation of their new FieldTurf Core playing surface which was ready in time for the commencement of the 2019/20 season. This high-quality synthetic turf is the most advanced on the market and is already used by Champions League semi-finalists F.C. Barcelona and …
Westdyke Community Club, who have a membership of over 450 players across 23 teams, were delighted to receive an award of £500 from The SFP Trust’s 2019 Club Development Grant scheme. The initiative, funded by the SFP Trust in partnership with The Kilpatrick Fraser Charitable Trust, was developed to assist grassroots clubs in three specific …
Arbroath F.C. were recently awarded funding from The SFP to assist with a project to replace seating within the Main Stand at Gayfield Park. The Main Stand, which has a capacity of 876, was last renovated in 2002 and after it became apparent that some of the seating had deteriorated to such an extent that …
The Scottish Football Partnership was delighted to be able to assist Albion Rovers F.C. with a recent Facility Award to help the club upgrade part of the pitch drainage system at Cliftonhill as well as providing funding to replace the goalposts. Club Secretary, Colin Woodward commented on the award by saying “Albion Rovers FC would …
The Tartan Army Children’s Charity has donated £6,000 to The Scottish Football Partnership Trust’s GoFitba Project. This will allow 40 schoolchildren in Dundee to take part in a 12 week football-based health and wellbeing project in conjunction with Dundee East Community Sports Club. GoFitba provides opportunities for some of Scotland’s most disadvantaged primary schoolchildren (P4-P7) to …
THE SFP TRUST AND THE SCOTTISH SCHOOLS’ FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION CONTINUE PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP GIRLS’ SCHOOLS’ FOOTBALL The SFP Trust have extended their support of girls’ schools’ football in Scotland for another season by sponsoring the Girls’ Under 15 and Senior Girls’ Shield competitions for another year. Stuart McCaffrey Chief Operating Officer of the SFP Trust …
Over the past 3 years, Hearts have embarked on a series of projects to modify and upgrade their stadium and in March last year, the club’s Board approved a significant investment to upgrade the existing CCTV system at Tynecastle. Ann Budge, the Club’s Chairperson commented on the assistance given by the Partnership “The Club was …
SFP Trust Defibrillator Project 2019 – #Safeguarding Clubs and Communities This year, The Scottish Football Partnership Trust (SFPT) has teamed up with The Kilpatrick Fraser Charitable Trust (KFCT) to put together a new funding strand which will see 12 community football clubs provided with a lifesaving defibrillator. In 2015 Parliament passed the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 …
SFP Trust Defibrillator Project 2019 – #Safeguarding Clubs and Communities This year, The Scottish Football Partnership Trust (SFPT) has teamed up with The Kilpatrick Fraser Charitable Trust (KFCT) to put together a new funding strand which will see 12 community football clubs provided with a lifesaving defibrillator. In 2015 Parliament passed the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 …