Friends' five-a-side fun for Falkirk Foodbank

A group of friends will once again take to the football pitch to coin in cash to help Falkirk Foodbank carry on its vital work.
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The annual ‘Tilly Cup’, as the competition is known, was started by organiser Ryan MacLeod back in 2016 – originally to raise funds for a friend’s daughter who required to travel to Germany for treatment for a rare brain tumour.

Now the event raises funds for Falkirk Foodbank – specifically the charity’s toys and food appeal at Christmas – and coined in £670 from last year’s match.

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This year £1000 has already been raised for the foodbank before a ball has even been kicked.

The annual football event raises fund for Falkirk FoodbankThe annual football event raises fund for Falkirk Foodbank
The annual football event raises fund for Falkirk Foodbank
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The five-a-side tournament – which first took place at LK Galaxy pitches in Grangemouth – will be held at Bathgate Sports Centre from 1pm on Saturday, August 6.

Ryan said: “For the last couple of years with COVID-19 we were doing a one off 11-a-side match but this year we have gone back to the original five-a-side format with more teams involved.”

There will six teams in this year’s tournament, with a maximum of eight players in each team and games lasting 20 minutes.

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“The players are friends – people I went to school with – or friends of friends,” said Ryan. “We hope the more people we can get involved this year the more money we can raise for the foodbank.”

The main sponsors for this year’s event include Millview Logistics, Holdfast Joinery, Dem-Master Demolition and the Football and Cricketers Arms in Linlithgow.

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