Hundreds gather to protest the proposed pitch increases across South Lanarkshire

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Hundreds of young football players and supporters rallied together last night to protest against proposed pitch let hikes across South Lanarkshire.It was announced last week that clubs would experience an increase for renting South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture pitches.Although the trust have said they would defer their decision until further consultation takes place, the community protested against the plan which could see some teams paying 114 per cent more than they currently do.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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The young footballers holding the sign *don’t* deserve this, and neither do the dancers, swimmers, martial artists..“The administration need to do the right thing for these young people.’And councillor Ross Clark (Larkhall) echoed these thoughts, as he tweeted: "I was glad to be able to get along to this today – lots of pushback and anger from clubs, parents and kids."Some clubs are being forced to choose between raising their membership fees to unaffordable levels or closure."The kids are right – they