The Scottish Football Partnership Trust has made an Award to Westerlands L.A.F.C to assist with the cost of purchasing new training kit and equipment. The new Ladies section of Westerlands A.F.C, a club which has been in existence since 1967, has already attracted 31 members and with interest continuing to grow in the club a second ladies team is likely to be established at the end of this year . Club coach Niall Marshall said, “We are very grateful to the SFP Trust for providing the financial assistance required to purchase new training and match day equipment. This equipment will allow us to provide our players with a higher standard of training experience on a weekly basis and we hope this will enable us to retain our large numbers a female participants and also encourage more ladies to join our club”