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Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
National
Keiran Fleming

The Glasgow football team helping bereaved dads cope with baby loss

A Glasgow football team is helping dads grieving the loss of their children to stillbirth.

Sands United was originally founded in England as part of the nationwide family bereavement support charity, Sands. There are now teams in cities throughout the country helping thousands of fathers.

The Glasgow side was created at the end of 2020 by Andrew Westcott. He had tried to launch the team on a number of occasions but faced knockbacks due to the Covid pandemic.

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