Jenn keeping her eye on ball

AFife woman has challenged herself to a ‘Big Dribble’ to help some of society’s most disadvantaged people.

Jenn Stewart, from Pitscottie, will dribble a specially-designed tartan ball for 13 miles between Dundee and St Andrews.

The 42-year-old is one of 65 people taking part in the inaugural Street Soccer Scotland relay, which will see a series of participants dribble the ball for a total of 230 miles.

Starting at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen, the route takes in much of the east coast of Scotland and the Central Belt before finishing at Hampden Park in Glasgow.

Jenn and the others will be walking day and night, starting at 6am on Friday.

They hope to finish at 11.30am on Sunday.

All money raised will go to Street Soccer Scotland, a charity that helps people from a variety of sociallydistanced backgrounds through football-themed training.

Jenn, who works for Johnston Carmichael in Dundee, said: “I have participated in the Kiltwalk for the past few years as Johnston Carmichael are a gold sponsor of the event.

“And more recently, we have worked with Street Soccer Scotland in Dundee.

“They are a great charity who carry out some really brilliant work, so I am really happy to be supporting them with this.

“I’m doing the Dundee to St Andrews leg of the journey, which will be a challenge, but I am looking forward to it.

“Coming from the Borders originally, I am a bit of a rugby girl so I think

I’ve given some friends a good laugh at the thought of me dribbling a football.”

David Duke, founder and CEO of Street Soccer Scotland, hopes the Big Dribble will raise awareness of the charity’s work.

He also believes it is a good chance to unite the country through football following a difficult lockdown period.

“We’re excited to launch our first participation event involving some amazing people from across Scotland,” he said.

“We’ve been looking at hosting a country-wide event for a while now but with Covid putting those plans on hold, we’re delighted that we’ve found a solution.

“The Big Dribble unites people in a nationwide challenge while they safely take part in their own local areas.”

WINGING IT: Jenn Stewart’s dribble is raising money for Street Soccer Scotland.