The Spartans Community Football Academy

The Academy is delighted to host Edinburgh Leisure Active Schools ’Young Ambassador’ conference today.  Key note speaker, Shirley Addison – British Olympic Hammer Thrower – launched this year’s programme.

Our final fund raiser of 2011, the bi-annual ‘Car Raffle’, is officially launched this weekend.  First prize this year is a Renault Clio, pictured left.  As before, tickets are £2 each with a range of prizes on offer.

Today saw the first piece of our new synthetic surface being rolled out and fitted on our stadium pitch. The windy weather over the past three days has meant that the laying of the carpet has been slow in progressing this week but our suppliers are planning on working throughout the weekend to catch up on lost time so fingers crossed it stays dry for them.

Working together with Active Schools and Royston & Wardieburn Community Centre, the Academy will be providing support and assistance for Granton Primary School over the next year.  One of the things we will be doing is coaching and managing the p6/p7 football team, with the help of £ support and sponsorship from The Grand Lodge of Scotland, more specifically the residents and staff at Sir James McKay House.