Ian Archer – Pencaitland and District Community Council

Pencaitland Youth Football Club Open Day – 6 August

Ian Archer and the team behind the Pencaitland Youth Football Club are running an open day for new kids wanting to take part.

As Ian explains, “I’m sure you are missing your fix of football on a Saturday morning so luckily, ahead of the new season starting when the school summer holidays are over, we are having an open day to encourage more kids born in 2004/2005 to join the club.

Hopefully many of the current squads can come along and show the newcomers how it is done. We’ll have the usual mix of fun games and 4v4 matches.

Hope to see you and your kids on the 6th – note starts at 10am, not our usual 9am start.”

So if you have a boy or girl born on 2004 & 2005 come along to a fun morning of soccer 4’s on Saturday 6 August 2011 from 10am to 12 noon at Pencaitland Park.

PYFC aims to have the new 2005 age group up and running from 20 August and also has additional spaces in its 2001 & 2003 age groups. If you are interested in finding out more about these age groups, please contact Jim.

To confirm your place please contact Jim McAvoy at jimmcavoy1@btinternet.com or phone 07896 244 207.

For more information on the club, please visit the website www.pyfc.org.uk

Photo News: Ben Nevis Fundraiser

Local man Ian Archer, better known as one of the enthusiastic parents behind Pencaitland’s Youth Football Club, spent last Saturday climbing Ben Nevis with friends and colleagues to raise funds for the Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide and Papyrus, dedicated to prevention of young suicide.

**Ian Archer (centre with unzipped jacket over blue top) and colleagues make it to the top of Ben Nevis last Saturday.**

The effort was prompted by the tragic suicide of the son of a colleague at Ian’s work, Ingenza Ltd, based in the Roslin BioCentre. Along with his colleagues, Ian made it up and down in a day, but not without some inevitable consequences. “We’re all limping around our office today with very sore legs”, explains Ian.

But the effort was worth it with the Ingenza team raising over £4,000. As Ian adds, “The justgiving page will be open for a few more days for anyone who would like to sponsor us but hasn’t quite got round to it yet.”

Pencaitland Community Council