The Falkirk Stadium
Wednesday 11th August 2010

at 6:30pm

A well attended meeting in the warm up area of the stadium, confirmed that FFC Disabled Supporters Club will be set up to help all it's members to get the best possible enjoyment from the game.

During the meeting, attendees voiced their concerns about issues which they had experienced at other grounds as well as the Falkirk Stadium, some good ideas were put forward and the Disabled Supporters Club hope to deal with them subsequently. "We are not expecting instant changes, but we will keep working towards them" commented an attendee.

Keith Ferguson from CAFE was the guest speaker of the evening

For nearly fifteen years, Keith has been secretary of the Heart of Midlothian Disabled Supporters Club travelling extensively to matches in Scotland and across Europe. He is ambulant disabled (a bilateral lower limb amputee) and has a firsthand understanding of the many challenges that disabled supporters face.

He continues to act as an independent advocate for the Murray Foundation, which is a UK registered charity supporting people who have been affected by limb loss in Scotland.

Keith's ambition is supporting disabled fans and creating better conditions in football stadia across Scotland, Northern and Southern Ireland and Europe.

A steering group was formed from the body of the hall, and from that a Committee will soon be arranging regular meetings to take things forward. BairnsTrust will work closely with the group and asked that someone from the Disabled Supporters Club should take up a place on the BairnsTrust committee.

FFC Disabled Supporters Club will meet with FFC, to voice any concerns we or they may have.

As well as dealing with wheelchair members, we will have ambulant and blind members, and do all we can to help them with any problems they may have whilst at the Falkirk Stadium

Our Aims are:

• To benefit all disabled supporters of Falkirk Football Club
• To foster the best possible relationship between the club and its disabled supporters
• To strive to improve facilities and participation both home and away and to encourage the continued active support of FFC disabled supporters
• To establish positive and constructive liaison with the club on issues affecting disabled supporters
• To form a communication network, especially with other Scottish Disabled Supporter Clubs.

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