The McDonald’s/Scottish FA Community Football Days will see a number of family themed football events tour the country with a focus on youth participation. Activities on each day will include a mixture of:

- Fun football activities for various ages - Small-sided games - Skills zones - Inflatable activities - Coach recruitment sessions - Beat the goalie - Fundraising activities

The first event will take place this Saturday 18th July at Westfield Park in Denny – home of Dunipace Juniors and Central Rio. A tour around the country will follow with visits to Airdrie, Dundee, Aberdeen, Linlithgow, Kilbirnie and Glasgow.

Sat 18th July 10am to 2.30pm Central Rio & Dunipace Juniors Westfield Park, Dunipace

Sunday 2nd August 10am to 3pm Linlithgow Rose CFC Prestonfield Park, Braehead Road, Linlithgow

Saturday 8th August 10.30am to 3.30pm Glasgow Girls + Boys Club Budhill Park, Glasgow Sunday 9th August 11am to 5pm Kilbirnie CFC Valefield, Kilbirnie Sun 9th August 10.30am to 2.30pm Gartcairn Football Academy St Margaret’s High School, Airdrie Sun 16th August 10am to 2.30pm Dundee East Community Sports Club Whitton Park, Dundee

Sunday 23rd August Timings to be confirmed Broomhill Boys Club St Patricks High School, Inverclyde

Sunday 13th September Timings to be confirmed Cove Community Club Gateway Park, Cove, Aberdeen

The Scottish FA’s Head of Regional Development Andy Gould is confident the Community Days can provide a way for community clubs to raise their profile and encourage new people into the game. He said: “The key aim of the open days is to inspire young people along to their local club and get them participating in football with a view to capturing their enthusiasm longer term. Clubs will also have the opportunity to attract new volunteers and helpers along and show to the whole community what they can provide. “Our clubs have a huge part to play in the development of our game and this project allows us to support them become more visible and better equipped to grow and spread the enjoyment of our game further.” If you’re a club and would like more information on how to host a Football Day please contact your Regional Club Development Manager listed below - Central Region: Alan Taylor (North Lanarkshire, East and West Dunbartonshire) - [email protected] or Alan Morgan (Clackmannanshire, Falkirk or Stirling) - [email protected] East Region: Gavin Tinley - [email protected] North Region: Mark Slater - [email protected] South East Region: Tony Begg – [email protected] South West Region: David Sheldon – [email protected] West Region: Danny Bisland – [email protected]