A bus company has come to the rescue of devastated youngsters after learning their hopes of attending a European football festival were in tatters.
Thirty-five footballers with Renfrew Victoria Football Club – aged between 11 and 15 – this morning arrived in Amsterdam to compete in the Arnhem Bridge Cup thanks to the efforts of Marbill Coaches and DFDS Ferries.
The bus company from Beith, North Ayrshire, and ferry operator stepped in when the heartbroken players learned their booking for a KLM flight, due to depart Glasgow Airport today, had been cancelled.