500 signatures reached
To: East Dunbartonshire Council.
Milngavie needs a synthetic football pitch. Please help by signing this petition.
What is happening?
- East Dunbartonshire Council have updated their pitch strategy for all publicly played sport in East Dunbartonshire over the next 5 year period. The full public consultation is available here EDC Pitch Strategy Consultation.
- After significant investment in other areas of East Dunbartonshire over the previous investment period, the report this time recommends it is time to invest in an artificial pitch in Milngavie.
- Milngavie Football Club (MFC) is backing the Pitch Strategy recommendations, and we need to continue to lobby the council to bring this recommendation to life. We need your support to ensure this happens!
Please sign the petition
- Please sign this petition to confirm you support the pitch strategy and support the long overdue need for an all-weather pitch to be created in our local area. Thank you.
Why is this important?
We need your help!
Milngavie Football Club (MFC) delivers grassroots, community-based football to hundreds of players on a weekly basis. The club is run for the benefit of the local community and is managed entirely by volunteers. We would like to take on more players in all sections and particularly expand our growing girls’ sections, mini kickers and ASN football, but the lack of local facilities and lack of all-weather capable pitches is severely limiting our capacity to provide consistent and regular training sessions and match day experiences year-round.
What we need
Key to supporting more players in all age groups is the ability to offer reliable training and match day facilities all year round. To achieve this objective, we need investment in a synthetic pitch in Milngavie which can be used to increase player participation across all levels, all year round. At the moment, the grass pitches in our local area become mostly unplayable during wintertime due primarily to the West Coast weather and persistent pitch waterlogging.
About Milngavie Football Club
About Milngavie Football Club
MFC’s aim is to develop footballing and social skills through coaching and enjoyment of football and being part of a team. The club follows the Scottish Youth Football Association (SYFA) Player Pathway, beginning with our Mini Kickers section, progressing through to Fun Fours, and onto 7-a-side football for 8 – 10-year-olds, then 9-a-side, before finally moving onto full-sized 11-a-side football. The club currently has around 50 teams over all age groups, from the mini kickers right up to the Walk Football group.
Milngavie Football Club believes in equality, enjoyment, and participation in football for everyone and the club has recently won the The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity in Sport Award for 2024. More details can be found here -https://www.milngaviefootballclub.com/awardwinners/. Milngavie Football Club is also a Scottish FA Platinum Accredited Club, a Scottish FA Disability Inclusive Club and MOR+ accredited club with East Dunbartonshire Council - https://www.edlc.co.uk/sport-leisure/club-development/minimum-operating-requirements-mor-morplus/.
Our primary activities include regular training and matches for all age groups to improve the lives of all those that participate. To find out more about Milngavie Football Club please visit https://www.milngaviefootballclub.com/home/
How it will be delivered
The petition will be sent to East Dunbartonshire Council in support of their current pitch strategy consultation.
