Lanarkshire youth team nets vital support from community

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A growing Airdrie football club has scored vital support for its young players in the seasons ahead.Clarkston Colts have received £1000 from North Lanarkshire’s community grants scheme which will be used to pay for lets and new equipment.

The club’s 2007 team is also smartly kitted out with new branded bags for matches and training, thanks to a donation from Dunipace Brown defence lawyers.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 Founded six years ago, the club has grown from its initial small group of children and parents and now has 30 youngsters in various age sections, including Mini Colts for the 2014-15 and 2016 age groups as well as the 2007s team.The community grant will be used to cover the cost of hiring training and playing spaces, described as the club’s “largest outgoing”, plus new equipment such as portable goals and other essentials.It means Colts volunteers will be able to continue offering affordable football and help them to “put the development of our young people at the heart of everything we do”.Club chairman Gordon Wright said the £1000 would be a great boost to the team.He told Lanarkshire Live: “This is great news for the club at an exciting time for all of us – we’re all really excited for what the future holds and look forward to using the cash to build on the foundations put in