Council blows whistle on charity's plans for free Lanarkshire walking football sessions

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A charity organisation’s plans to run free walking football sessions have been booted into touch by North Lanarkshire Council.Clyde FC Community Foundation, the official charity of Clyde FC, had publicised that it would be providing the sessions at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld, free of charge to people over aged 55.But that idea fell foul of the council, which has sessions of its own running, and it seems the local authority has blown the whistle on the foundation’s plans.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android The programme was due to kick off this Friday but the council has shown the red card saying it won’t allow the facilities to be used for it, as it clashes with its own similar programme.Tom Elliott, community development manager at the Foundation, said: “I’m really disappointed.

We receive funding from the Scottish FA and we’re running free classes for kids during the summer and we’ve linked in with the local primary schools, we also have coaching for girls and a bolt-on to that was for over 50s football for eight weeks free of charge.“I watch the guys playing walking football at the council-run one on a Tuesday and wanted to run ours on a Friday.

We already run one over at Toryglen, as we have a legacy there from Clyde's time at Shawfield."The guys who play tend to move about and attend