‘Inspirational’ work is noticed

The efforts of the Links Park Community Trust have not gone unnoticed. It was nominated for Education Scotland’s Transforming Lives Through Partnerships award and won the excellence award at an Angus Council partnership recognition event for its work in raising achievement through its education programmes.

Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan says: “Links Park Community Trust has demonstrated how a football club can become the beating heart of its local community.

“Their work is really inspirational and I comment them for leading the way.”

The trust also sits at the top table of the European Football for Development Network (EFDN) alongside clubs such as Manchester United, Inter Milan, Everton and Tottenham.

Hubert Rovers, chief executive of the EFDN, says: “The trust’s membership of the EFDN demonstrates its commitment to share good work and learn from others in this field and replicate such good work in their own community.”

Peter adds: “Other clubs such as Rangers, Morton and Aberdeen have community trusts and they are all great in their own way.

“But what’s different here is the impact we are having, with well over 1,000 participants in a town of just 11,000. We won’t solve all the town’s problems but we are reaching so many sections of our community due to the range of programmes.

“It’s quite phenomenal.”