The 2026 @ScottishFA Grassroots Awards supported by @FunFootballUK are now open for nominations! If you know someone or a project that deserves recognition please nominate them via the following link - assets.ctfassets.net/qu0slcx…

Mon, Tues, Wed we hosted the first of our Free Holiday Camps. In association with @GlasgowCC and supported by @scottishgas @ScotFAWest who provided some additional funds & resources. 120 children attended over the 3 days.. breakfast, lunch and football #barliapitchesmatter

That’s a wrap on a brilliant week at Gowanbank! ⚽️🐺 The kids were buzzing to be joined by @ScottAllan_ 👏 Huge thanks to @ScotFAWest and @ScottishGas for making it all possible. 🙌 #SummerOfFootball #GrassrootsFootball ⚽️🧡

𝙈𝙘𝘿𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇𝘿'𝙎 𝘾𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 || We brought the curtain down on our free @FunFootballUK Friday nights with an inter-community World Cup Blitz at Thorn Athletic Sports Academy. Everyone came together to enjoy fun games on the AirPitch, skills challenges on the target net and footy quiz games! Of course there were sweet treats for the little ones and tea/coffee and biscuits for the not-so-little ones - hope everyone had a great afternoon 😀 If you would like notified when our next block starts email 📧 enquiries@thornathletic.com

The Scottish FA has today published the 2026 Extra Time Evaluation Report, showcasing the impact of Phase 3 on families across Scotland and highlighting key learnings and development opportunities as the programme moves into Phase 4 ⚽️ scottishfa.co.uk/en/news/sco…

𝙈𝙘𝘿𝙊𝙉𝘼𝙇𝘿'𝙎 𝘾𝙀𝙇𝙀𝘽𝙍𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉 || We're hosting our inter-community event on Friday to mark the end of another brilliant block of our Free Friday Fun Football! A great way for participants to round off the successful past three months of enjoyment. You can register here for Friday's session ⬇️ myclub-hub.com/organisations…

We still have spaces at our FREE Girls Summer of Football camp. Launched for summer, in partnership with the @ScottishFA and as part of 2026 Summer of Sport, it’s a great chance for girls to ‘come and play’ to further develop their football. Sign up via our website, 🔗 tr.ee/bbqDjK Details 🗓 Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays during the school summer holidays 🕘 10am - 1pm, for girls aged 10-14 📍 Seedhill Football Complex, Paisley, PA1 1QU #2026SummerOfSport #GameOn #LetThemPlay #GirlsSummerOfFootball #StMirrenCharitableFoundation @saintmirrenfc | @stmirrenwfc | @smisatrust | @SLOStMirren | @sportscotland | @ScotFAWest

🌧️ Day 2 of our Summer of Sport Football Camp ⚽ The weather may have changed, but the enthusiasm certainly didn't! Despite the rain, we saw some fantastic football on display, with brilliant effort, energy, and teamwork throughout the day. A huge thank you & well done to all the kids who still came along and made today another great success. We can't wait to do it all again tomorrow! @ScottishFA @ScotFAWest @NHS_Education @PJFerguson18 @AnneMcTaggart23 @BBCSportScot

#2026SummerofSport l World Cup Free Football ⚽🏆😁💙 kicking off on Thursday 9th July! Come and join our free World Cup Summer Football Programme running for both primary and secondary school age groups. To register email: info@northkelvinsports.org #GameOn

⚽️ DAY 1 COMPLETE! 💥 An incredible start to our Scottish Gas Summer Football Camp with a brilliant session led by @ScottAllan_. Huge thanks to @ScotFAWest and @scottishgas for helping make opportunities like this possible for our young footballers. 🙌 🐺

SATURDAY 4th JULY 9:30am - 11:00am @McDonaldsUK @ScotFAWest Family Event Primary 1 - Primary 7 If you have attended the most recent McDonalds (Friday) sessions no need to sign up again.... if you haven't please use the QR Code on McDonalds poster. #barliapitchesmatter

As Scotland prepare to take on Brazil in the last of the World Cup group stage we will be back on the pitch having some football fun Please register using details on the flyer to avoid disappointment #SummerofFootball #LetThePlay @ScotFAWest @HumzaYousaf @ZenGhani

𝘽𝙍𝙄𝙉𝙂𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝙁𝙐𝙉 || It's matchday three for Scotland in Miami 🇺🇸 against Brazil 🇧🇷 But we've brought a bit of the US of A to Johnstone, and specifically St David's and Cochrane Castle Primary School where we're having a World Cup Party for 180 pupils ⚽️ We're all set and the weather ain't far off Miami Beach conditions 🔥 🥤180 American Cream Soda ✔️ 🍬 180 American Candy Cups ✔️ Kayden and Euan are all set. Have a great day lads. No Thorn, No Party 🎤🎶🥁

GRASSROOTS HEROES | With the World Cup now well underway and all the excitement it is creating it is important not to forget those within our grassroots game. If you know someone or a project that deserves a big THANK YOU please nominate them via the link in the following ⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

SUMMER OF SPORT 2026 ⚽️🏃‍♂️ | This summer we have partnered up with Summer of Sport 👏💙 Throughout the holiday we will be hosting NK World Cup Free Summer Football Sessions 😃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 More information on this project is coming soon! #GameOn #SummerOfSport

We hosted our first World Cup event on Friday evening and the kids had a blast, despite the weather! Great to see so many enjoying the excitement of #WorldCup2026 #letthemplay #SummerOfFootball @ScotFAWest @ScottishFA @HumzaYousaf @CllrWilliamGraham @ZenGhani

Game On! 🏆 Our World Cup-themed Walking Football event brought participants together for an enjoyable evening of matches inspired by the FIFA World Cup. The men pulled on their colours and represented nations from across the globe! Thanks to everyone who joined us. 🙌 #2026SummerOfSport #GameOn #LetThemPlay #WalkingFootball #StMirrenCharitableFoundation @saintmirrenfc | @stmirrenwfc | @smisatrust | @SLOStMirren | @sportscotland | @ScottishFA | @ScotFAWest

MCDONALD'S FOOTBALL | ⚽️ Come along to our McDonalds Community Celebration! 🎉 📅 Wednesday 24th June 2026 📍 Notredame High School ⏰ 4:30-5:30pm

Barlia is open for FREE PLAY today Monday to celebrate the #2026SummerofSport and the SFA #SummerOfFootball Gates opened 10 am - 4pm. @sportscotland @scotgov @ScotFAWest #barliapitchesmatter

#GameOn at our NK World Cup Day ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽🎉 Thank you so much to the nearly 300 people who celebrated with us in the build up to @ScotlandNT first match with football flags, face painting and ice cream 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚽🎉 Photos to follow ... C'mon Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #2026SummerofSport