The Castlemilk Community Football Trust has been formed to benefit the community of Castlemilk and the wider
South Glasgow locality. Providing recreational and sports facilities and activities for people of all ages and abilities.
Our objectives are the improvement of life for the people whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended.
The advancement of public participation in sport and the promotion of citizenship and community development.
We hope you will join us on our journey by
becoming Resident or Associate Members to
have a say in how we push forward and develop
a Community space that we can all be proud of.
For those who aren't aware, since February 2022. We have ..…..
Reopened a closed (2 years) near derelict facility offering people across the Southside and beyond the opportunity to play
football.
Revamped, cleared, painted and tidied the outside facility and surrounding area, supported by local business and volunteers.
Provided a home pitch to 24 football clubs and training facilities for 31 individual teams.
Carried out twice weekly litter picks at our facility and local woodlands. Supported by all clubs and spectators keeping the
facility tidy and litter free.
Delivered Free Football camps for local kids with lunch and snacks for 20 days during school holidays.
Achieved charitable status.. Now official Scottish charity SC 052014. Supported by 7 new trustees.
Reopened the changing facility so teams can finally get changed and have a shower.
Painted and decorated and added seating to changing rooms and other areas in the facility.
Commissioned line marking for 55 car parking spaces at the facility and supported the tidying of nearby woodlands.
Provided opportunities for real community engagement and created multiple sessional and volunteering opportunities for
local people.
Provided new match footballs (adults) and training balls (juvenile) for all regular let users.
Restored Barlia back into a safe space for people in the community to come together, reducing isolation and increasing
opportunities for community involvement.
Continued to work with local partners to support and develop Castlemilk Park as a community asset, Barlia Football Centre
being at the heart of this, also sought the views of local people and local clubs.
Shown how important Barlia is to the local area, Southside and whole of Glasgow.... Already hosted 304 full matches last year.
Allowed free pitch access to children, young people and families when pitches aren't in use by teams.. offering a free play
space.
GlasgowTimes Award
“The Sports Award was presented to Castlemilk Community Football Trust, a
team of outstanding volunteers who have inspired everyone with their passion
and hard work supporting young players and their families at the Barlia pitches.
Faced with the potential closure of the football centre, they fought to keep it
open and have since hosted hundreds of matches, free football camps and
community events.”
( Glasgow Times )
Apply To Be a Member
25 Year Lease
Signed Sealed Delivered 15th November 2024
Castlemilk Community Football Trust was granted a 25-year lease for the Barlia
Sports Complex at a council committee on 2nd May 2024.
Councillor Ruairi Kelly, Convener for Neighbourhood Services and Assets at
Glasgow City Council, said: "The successful operation of the Barlia Sports Complex
by Castlemilk Community Football Trust is another - and outstanding - example of
what can be achieved through our People Make Glasgow Communities
programme. The Trust's commitment to improving the facility and working closely
with the local community and a huge number of clubs to deliver something special
bodes well for the future of Barlia."
Exciting times ahead for us as we look to build on what has been a successful year for our local clubs and the work to improve Barlia.
This is fantastic for the local community and gives our local teams and players a progressive structure to aim and work towards to
develop as individuals as well as build the Club for many years to come.
We have taken advice and guidance on Club structure directly from SFA following their significant financial contribution to the pitch
renewal and from the many decades (at least 5!!) of the community saying Castlemilk should have a "big club" playing at the highest
levels the whole community can support. Hopefully these are the building blocks for that to happen.
We are delighted to also announce that Drakemire Tyres & MOT station will be the home kit sponsor for CCFC this coming season. More
sponsorship opportunities for the club and the facility are available (details to follow) .
Just to add, the local clubs staying as they are (Little Dynamos/ Castlemilk Dynamo teams and Castlemilk FA) and not transferring over,
will be affiliated clubs of CCFC and continue to be supported with training and playing facilities as normal and still play an important role
in the community providing football for local kids.
Please follow our page over the next few weeks for regular updates.
CASTLEMILK - ONE COMMUNITY
As we continue our redevelopment of Barlia Football Centre, Castlemilk Community Football Trust
would like to announce the incorporation of Castlemilk Community Football Club.
After many conversations and consulting all Castlemilk clubs / teams and our Southside let holders
over the past few months we can now confirm that Castlemilk OBC, Castlemilk F.C., Castlemilk
Dynamo U17's & Castlemilk Dynamo U15's have agreed to form Castlemilk Community Football Club
and will begin the new football season 24/25 with teams across several leagues and ages, both
amateur and youth teams.
BARLIA
Pavilion Refurbishment
Is Underway
Unfortunately Disruption Is Unavoidable Due To
The Scale Of The Project. We Hope You
Understand And Bear With Us As We Are Sure It
Will All Be Worth It In The Long Term. The New
Facilities Should Be Up And Running By The End Of
March 2025.
The Pitch Remains Open For Bookings Over The
Festive Period And Beyond.
We hope you will join us on our journey
by becoming Resident or Associate
Members to have a say in how we push
forward and develop a Community space
that we can all be proud of.
For those who aren't
aware, since February
2022. We have ..…..
Reopened a closed (2 years) near derelict
facility offering people across the Southside
and beyond the opportunity to play
football.
Revamped, cleared, painted and tidied the
outside facility and surrounding area,
supported by local business and volunteers.
Provided a home pitch to 24 football clubs
and training facilities for 31 individual
teams.
Carried out twice weekly litter picks at our
facility and local woodlands. Supported by
all clubs and spectators keeping the facility
tidy and litter free.
Delivered Free Football camps for local kids
with lunch and snacks for 20 days during
school holidays.
Achieved charitable status.. Now official
Scottish charity SC 052014. Supported by 7
new trustees.
Reopened the changing facility so teams
can finally get changed and have a shower.
Painted and decorated and added seating
to changing rooms and other areas in the
facility.
Commissioned line marking for 55 car
parking spaces at the facility and supported
the tidying of nearby woodlands.
Provided opportunities for real community
engagement and created multiple sessional
and volunteering opportunities for local
people.
Provided new match footballs (adults) and
training balls (juvenile) for all regular let
users.
Restored Barlia back into a safe space for
people in the community to come together,
reducing isolation and increasing
opportunities for community involvement.
Continued to work with local partners to
support and develop Castlemilk Park as a
community asset, Barlia Football Centre
being at the heart of this, also sought the
views of local people and local clubs.
Shown how important Barlia is to the local
area, Southside and whole of Glasgow....
Already hosted 304 full matches last year.
Allowed free pitch access to children, young
people and families when pitches aren't in
use by teams.. offering a free play space.
Apply To Be a Member
GlasgowTimes Award
“The Sports Award was presented to
Castlemilk Community Football Trust, a
team of outstanding volunteers who
have inspired everyone with their
passion and hard work supporting young
players and their families at the Barlia
pitches. Faced with the potential closure
of the football centre, they fought to
keep it open and have since hosted
hundreds of matches, free football
camps and community events.”
( Glasgow Times )
Castlemilk Community
Football Club
As we continue our
redevelopment of Barlia Football
Centre, Castlemilk Community
Football Trust would like to
announce the incorporation of
Castlemilk Community Football
Club.
After many conversations and
consulting all Castlemilk clubs /
teams and our Southside let
holders over the past few
months we can now confirm that
Castlemilk OBC, Castlemilk F.C.,
Castlemilk Dynamo U17's &
Castlemilk Dynamo U15's have
agreed to form Castlemilk
Community Football Club and
will begin the new football
season 24/25 with teams across
several leagues and ages, both
amateur and youth teams.
Exciting times ahead for us as we
look to build on what has been a
successful year for our local
clubs and the work to improve
Barlia. This is fantastic for the
local community and gives our
local teams and players a
progressive structure to aim and
work towards to develop as
individuals as well as build the
Club for many years to come.
We have taken advice and
guidance on Club structure
directly from SFA following their
significant financial contribution
to the pitch renewal and from
the many decades (at least 5!!) of
the community saying Castlemilk
should have a "big club" playing
at the highest levels the whole
community can support.
Hopefully these are the building
blocks for that to happen.
We are delighted to also
announce that Drakemire Tyres
& MOT station will be the home
kit sponsor for CCFC this coming
season. More sponsorship
opportunities for the club and
the facility are available (details
to follow) .
Just to add, the local clubs
staying as they are (Little
Dynamos/ Castlemilk Dynamo
teams and Castlemilk FA) and not
transferring over, will be
affiliated clubs of CCFC and
continue to be supported with
training and playing facilities as
normal and still play an
important role in the community
providing football for local kids.
Please follow our page over the
next few weeks for regular
updates.
CASTLEMILK - ONE COMMUNITY
25 Year Lease
Signed Sealed Delivered 2nd May 2024
Castlemilk Community Football Trust was
granted a 25-year lease for the Barlia
Sports Complex at a council committee
today (2 May).
Councillor Ruairi Kelly, Convener for
Neighbourhood Services and Assets at
Glasgow City Council, said: "The successful
operation of the Barlia Sports Complex by
Castlemilk Community Football Trust is
another - and outstanding - example of
what can be achieved through our People
Make Glasgow Communities programme.
The Trust's commitment to improving the
facility and working closely with the local
community and a huge number of clubs to
deliver something special bodes well for
the future of Barlia."
BARLIA
Pavilion Refurbishment
Is Underway
Unfortunately Disruption Is Unavoidable
Due To The Scale Of The Project.
We Hope You Understand And Bear With
Us As We Are Sure It Will All Be Worth It In
The Long Term.
The New Facilities Should Be Up And
Running By The End Of March 2025.
The Pitch Remains Open For Bookings
Over The Festive Period And Beyond
