Sutherland Women FC Secures ScottishPower Funding

That the Parliament welcomes the award of £1,000 to Sutherland Women Football Club through ScottishPower’s annual grassroots funding competition for women’s and girls’ football clubs across the Highlands and Islands; understands that the funding will support the installation of new dugout facilities at Golspie; notes that ScottishPower has awarded a total of £5,000 to five women’s and girls’ football clubs across the Highlands and Islands in the latest round of the competition, supporting investment in facilities, equipment and travel; further notes that the initiative is now in its third year and forms part of ScottishPower’s support for the Highlands and Islands League through its partnership with Scottish Women’s Football; recognises what it sees as the importance of investment in grassroots women’s and girls’ sport, particularly in rural and island communities where clubs can face additional challenges relating to facilities and travel; congratulates Sutherland Women FC on securing this funding, and wishes everyone associated with Sutherland Women FC every success in its continued development.