Friday night street football kicks off in Hillhead

Date: 
Thursday, 6 July, 2017


Young football fans in Hillhead are in for a treat this summer as the Council’s street football programme has kicked off in their area on Friday nights.

From Friday 30th June to Friday 4th August (inclusive), between 7-9pm, the portable playing pitch will be popping up in the car park of Holy Trinity Primary School on Newdyke Road in Kirkintilloch.  

The programme, being run by the Council and its partners, encourages 11-17 years old to get involved in sport on a Friday night.  The initiative is aimed at giving young people an alternative to antisocial behaviour and is supported by Sports Development, Community Safety and Police Scotland.

Convener of Place, Neighbourhood and Corporate Assets, Councillor Jim Gibbons, said, “The Council’s street football initiative is becoming more and more popular with our young people as it tours around East Dunbartonshire.  It’s a great opportunity for 11 to 17 year olds to meet friends and get some exercise in a safe environment on a Friday evening.  I am sure that the young people of Hillhead will be as enthusiastic as those in Milngavie who took full advantage of the pop-up pitch which was recently in their area.  If you are local to and at a loose end on Friday night, come along and join in – there is no need to book!”

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