_.png)
News & Updates
DEFIB Installation
May 2023
Largs Colts were honoured to receive a significant donation from the Scott family to purchase and install a defibrillator at our Bowencraig facility.
The donation was made by the family in memory of friend of the club Derek Scott who sadly passed away in late December of 2022.
​
The DEFIB will service the south side of the town as well as our own facility and will be maintained by the Largs First Responder group.
​
Pictured is Derek's grandson Ryan and first responder Tom Williamson.
Summer Program Success
November 2021
After a very successful summer of football program in partnership with KA Leisure, SFA and Largs Colts we are pleased to announce the creation of 4 new teams.
Furthermore the turn out of girls within the program was so high that we trialed a girls only block which were are please to announce will continue as a girls section in 2022.
​
The club would like to thank all the volunteers that helped over the period especially to Chris Monk for his assistance with the Girls team.
​
See the link below for team photos for the new teams.
Largs Colts Mini Kickers
13th May 2021
The SFA and KA Leisure are running a community sports programme with Largs Colts to give Children in pre-school and P1-3 the opportunity to come along and experience football. The programme is being funded by the SFA's and their partners and is therefore its free for all.
​
The first sessions begin on Saturday the 15th of May at Bowencraig. You must pre-register your child with KA Leisure before attending. Please contact Chris Monk using the link below.
​
For those who have already signed their children up to the programme please print out the consent form in the email sent by KA Leisure and bring with you to registration on Saturday. This will help get the children playing as soon as possible.
​
Parents and Guardians please familiarise yourself with the Largs Colts Covid protocols prior to attending. You can find this on your email from KA Leisure or on our home page.
​
We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday.
Sports Lottery is Live!
16th April 2021
The Sports Lottery has now officially been launched. The Sports Lottery is a great way for the club to keep costs passed on to parents to a minimum by engaging support from the local community and beyond. You will start to see more of a push on Social media, in the "wee" paper as well as an advert at Bowencraig. Please spread the word and remember for every £1 line purchased the club receives 50p.
VSN Club Shop is Reopened
12th April 2021
VSN have now confirmed that the club shop has reopened. Please use the link below to navigate to the VSN Club website or alternatively click on the club shop tab for more information.
​
The shop has been updated with various new items so get along and buy some club merchandise to support the Colts.
Pitch Improvements
28th March 2021
Today AS Lawn Care started the improvement works to the 11 a side pitch at Bowencraig, after taking soil samples in early January a mix of seed and fertilizer was carefully selected to ensure the best results. AS Lawn Care hope to see results in the coming months.
​
Pictures supplied by AS Lawn Care
Football is Back! (soon)
17th March 2021
With news from the First Minister about the exit strategy from lockdown it was announced that all Grassroots Youth football can recommence as of the 5th of April with under 12s age groups returning on the 21st of March.
As all out age groups return to football please be mindful that restrictions do remain with respect to spectators and all players should socially distance when travelling to and from any facilities.
​
Welcome back and please stay safe.
AS Lawn Care
March 2021
In March 2021 our new grounds keeper started a program of improvement works on our pitches.
Works include cutting, aeration as well too dressing and over seeding to help improve the sod.
The first lines of the year were laid using robotic technology to get the pitches marked out perfectly.
For information on AS Lawn Care or to see more photographs of the work they do for us at Bowencraig follow the link below to their Facebook page.
Community Asset Transfer (Update)
January 2021
As part of our commitment to improve the facilities at Bowencraig we have a number of announcements.
​
Early this month new goals were installed on the pitches. Permanent 11 and 7 aside goals allow the teams to spend less time setting up pitches and more time with the children. For the first time we will also be able to play 9 aside football as we also purchased fold away 9 aside goals. This would not have been possible without the help of those in the community especially Arnott & Bryce Fencing Ltd and Henry Brown & Co.
​
We also issued a tender out to ground maintenance companies in the local and surround areas to provide services to us for the coming year. We are pleased to announce that AS Lawn Care were our preferred contractor and they are looking forward to starting work on the pitches in March.
​
To keep football sustainable within the community we are looking for the support of the residents of Largs and further afield by means of a Sports Lottery. Funding from this helps us pay for monthly maintenance as well as future projects. Have a look at the Sports Lottery Page.