Tranent & District Community Football Club become the first club in East Lothian to be Awarded the SFA QM Legacy Award.
Tranent & District Community Football Club are delighted to announce they have been awarded the SFA Quality Mark Legacy Award, the 1st Community Football Club in East Lothian to achieve this prestigious award and one of only a few in the South East Region.
This award is recognition from the SFA South East Regional Committee of the good work within the Club and how the Club plays a key part within the Community. The Club now consists of 50 teams and almost 500 players across the children, youth, women & girls, adult and disability football activities with Friday night social football open to over 18’s.
SFA Quality Mark Champion and Coach Co-ordinator for the Community Club Kevin Bathgate on receiving the good news from Tony Begg at the SFA commented:
"It is a proud moment for everyone involved in the Club to receive such a prestigious award." Adding
"We have put in a lot of hard work and effort over the years to provide a sustainable football club and also doing a lot of good work within the Community. It is great to see this now being fully recognised. To be the 1st Club in East Lothian to achieve this award is fantastic and great kudos for the Club, but more importantly, it shows TDCFC to be a forward thinking and progressive Community Club."
The Club have received an invitation to attend the Scottish FA Quality Mark Awards to be held at Easter Road Stadium in January 2016 and they are thoroughly looking forward to it.
In the meantime, Community Club Chairman Paul MacGregor highlighted:
"Everyone at the Club is delighted with this news and it is just rewards for the efforts of all the members, volunteers and everyone connected with the Club. However, the Club are also under no illusions in that the journey has only started as we continue to build on the great work already being done in the Community and strive to be more than a football Club."
“Community Driven, Community Run”
Tranent & District Community Football Club was formed in June 2013 bringing together several local football clubs under one Community banner. The Community Club currently consists of the following member Clubs;
To date there are over 50 teams operating within the Community Club structure and almost 500 players participating ranging in age from 3 years old to adulthood. The Club is also an SFA accredited Disability Club providing specialised coaching and training sessions for children with disabilities. All these activities are supported by a volunteer squad of 112 people with 102 of these being SFA Certified coaches. The Club provides a sustainable player pathway from toddlers all the way up to Junior and East of Scotland football levels
