A former Dumbarton and St Mirren footballer has started a boot appeal in the Vale to try and combat the rising costs for kids to play football in the cost-of-living crisis.
Ex-pro Graeme Ramage, 29, from Alexandria, runs the Graeme Ramage Football Academy, which offers one-to-ones and small-grouped sessions to kids aged five and over.
As a way to help struggling families deal with the cost of youth football, Graeme has started a boot appeal, where people can donate their old boots or swap them for bigger sizes to ease the financial burden for families.
