Local ice hockey team the Paisley Pirates have been awarded £1000 by Glasgow Airport’s FlightPath Fund.
The amateur team, based at Braehead Arena, will use the award to buy safety kit such as helmets, visors and gloves for a junior development project.
Run in partnership with the Glasgow Clan professional team, the development programme will help children from five years and up learn the basics of the game as well as teaching them about health and well-being.
Marie Cadenhead, chair of the Paisley Pirates’ Supporters’ Club, said: “We’re very grateful to receive this fantastic award from the FlightPath Fund.
“The aim of introducing the development programme is to engage more young people in ice hockey and to ensure there is a passageway available to them to advance further while learning about teamwork, health, physical fitness and well-being.
“The protective equipment required to ensure we can do this in a safe setting is expensive, so the £1000 made available to us is very much appreciated.”
More than £90,000 is being made available by the FlightPath in 2022 and the Fund’s Committee is continuing to urge neighbouring groups and organisations to submit applications.
The FlightPath Fund’s Committee is keen to hear from and support sustainability-themed projects aimed at improving the environment in the communities local to the airport.
The FlightPath Fund’s committee, which includes elected representatives from each of the four local authority areas, meets on regularly throughout the year to consider all applications made and to allocate any agreed financial support.
The next meeting is on April 1 and applications must be submitted no later than three weeks prior to the meeting. To find out more about applying for funding support, visit: FlightPath Fund | Glasgow Airport and download the application form and our funding guidelines.