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Are we paying too much for Walking Football?

Having recently joined The SFU as Lead on Walking Football, one of the key things I wanted to highlight was the cost of hiring pitches. As someone who has had cardiac problems in the past, I very much enjoy my time spent playing Walking Football with my local team, Shotts Bon Accord. The main benefits to me are not just physical though; it’s been well-documented that for many people playing Walking Football is a chance to get out of the house, meet new people, improve their

Mark Lynch

Oct 24, 20253 min read

The referee’s whistle

Like the name Sam Weller Widdowson, the inventor of the shin guard, that of Joseph Hudson, of Birmingham, also deserves to be far better known than it is today. From a straw poll of my friends, that would not be difficult, because no-one had heard of him (they hadn’t heard of Widdowson either). The reason Hudson should, in my opinion, have his name in lights is because he and his brother designed and manufactured the first Acme City whistle in the early 1870s and were later

Alastair Blair

Oct 2, 20253 min read