New funding for ladies' football in Lanark

The awards were delivered by Firstport, Scotland’s start up social enterprise development agency.

Kirsten Sinclair was awarded £5000 to set up Ladies Recreational Football and Sports (LaRFs) in Lanark, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

LaRFs is aimed at promoting fun, friendly and non-competitive football as a means to encourage women to take up physical exercise.

Kirsten commented: “The £5000 Start It grant is invaluable for Ladies Recreational Football and Sports (LaRFs). It will enable me to acquire the facilities, equipment, and training necessary to create and sustain a fun, welcoming and inclusive environment for women to participate in recreational sporting activities.”

The awards are part of Firstport’s Start It awards programme, funded by the Scottish Government’s Social Entrepreneurs Fund. A total of 19 individuals received funding as part of this latest round, with awardees sharing a total of £94,500.

Josiah Lockhart, Chief Executive of Firstport said: “If you don’t have a sustainable way of tackling a problem, then your impact will be short term. Social enterprise provides a route to long term impact, using business profits to tackle social issues.

“At Firstport we have the privilege of supporting individuals with their early stage business ideas.”