A sporting chance: Holyrood comes to North Edinburgh

The barriers to participation and the availability of sports facilities across the country were just some of the issues explored as members of the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee visited facilities in North Edinburgh yesterday. Continue reading A sporting chance: Holyrood comes to North Edinburgh

Barriers to participation in sport: MSPs visit North Edinburgh today

The barriers to participation in sport and the availability of sports facilities across the country are just some of the issues to be explored as members of the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee undertake a series of visits across Scotland this week. Continue reading Barriers to participation in sport: MSPs visit North Edinburgh today

Spartans’ Girls Football Festival is great success

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It was a busy morning at the Academy last Friday with around 100 girls from 5 local primary schools joining in the Spartans Community Football Academy Girls Festival – the second year we have hosted the event (writes Nichola Sturrock). Continue reading Spartans’ Girls Football Festival is great success

Spartans CFA Girls Football Fun Day

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Spartans Community Football Academy are hosting a Girls Football Fun Day for local primary schools on Friday 10 June. This will be the second year of this annual event and Craigroyston, Ferryhill, Trinity, Pirniehall, St Davids and Wardie P6 & 7 girls will be taking part.

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Everyone’s a winner at Spartans Olympics

Medals for all at sporting event

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Spartans Community Football Academy at Ainslie Park was the venue for North Edinburgh’s very own Olympic Games earlier this week. Continue reading Everyone’s a winner at Spartans Olympics

Social kickabout at Easter Road

Mascots meet at Easter Road

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Edinburgh Social Enterprise Network’s mascot Doogie Goodstuff, who promotes all great social enterprise products and service across the city with the Buy The Good Stuff campaign – lined up for a fun penalty shoot-out with fellow social enterprise mascots at Hibs’ Easter Road stadium yesterday. Continue reading Social kickabout at Easter Road