About us
About Craigmount Strollers
Welcome to the Craigmount Strollers Walking Football Club Website, my name is David Smith - and I am in the process of establishing this new walking football club for anyone aged 50 or over who would be keen to give this project a try. I have been involved in grassroots football (man and boy) for just over six decades, and have fulfilled several roles in the game during that time. I acted as Chairman and Secretary of Beechwood FC Colts - a youth club based in West Edinburgh from 1985 to 2022, but now concentrate on the walking football circuit. I started playing the walking version of the sport in April 2015, and currently play three times a week.
At Craigmount Strollers, we plan to run low-intensity/low-contact sessions aimed at participants who wish to play purely for fun, and to keep fit and expand their social circle. We wish to welcome players of all standards, and mobility levels - we wish to create a culture of friendship and social-inclusion, and to build up a little social circle of occasional get-togethers over a meal accompanied by a liquid refreshment
Craigmount Strollers have earmarked Sunday 26 March for a pilot session, I will confirm a start-time nearer the date of the pilot session, but it is hoped that the session can run from 3pm to 4pm at the World of Football in Marine Drive, Muirhouse. The cost of the session will be £3 per player.
Any interested parties should contact me on my mobile number 07526-462898, or by email: thebear438@gmail.com
Walking Football is a fast growing sport, different groups have their own playing rules, but the rules Craigmount Strollers wish to apply will include a head-height rule, minimum physical contact (preferably no contact) and a strict no running rule.
I look forward to establishing this new group, and hope that you will want to join us. In the meantime take care and stay safe.