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02 August 2004
Football festival success
 

The Tayside Girls team who took part in the tournament — left to right — Doneene Feeney, Amanda Fox, Zoe Johnstone, Lynsey Smith and Natalie Penman.

 
Youngsters from Kirkton, Dundee, were getting their kicks at a football festival.
Over 100 players, aged 5-17 took part in the two-day tournament, which also featured a guest team comprising local police officers.

Funding for the tournament came from the Social Inclusion Partnership, Better Neighbourhood Services Fund and local businesses.

A match between youth from Ardler and Kirkton also took place. Organiser Bill McCabe said it was a friendly affair to help build bridges.

He said, “Although we helped with the running of the event we wanted to turn this over to the kids themselves to give them a bit of responsibility.”

Excess funding of around £300 will help the youngsters establish their own street league, with a donation to Caring for Kids also being made.