Ex-PM Gordon Brown backs Fife sports council name change
With last Thursday’s awards ceremony marking 20 years of Kirkcaldy and Central Fife Sports Council, members decided to rebrand the group as Central Fife ClubSport.
And former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, a lifelong Raith Rovers supporter, backed the change in a video played to attendees at the sports awards prize night in Fife College.
Brown, 75, who as an MP representing Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath helped launch this initiative to support local sports clubs and recognise athletic achievement in the region in 2006, said: “Kirkcaldy is an outstanding town for sports qualities, from producing the world champion in darts (Jocky Wilson) and success at ice hockey, athletics, rugby and women’s football.
"And while Raith Rovers have yet to win the Premier League and our sportsmen and women have yet to get to the Olympics in recent years, we are incredibly proud of the many Kirkcaldy sports stars and celebrities.
"So it's right to celebrate the achievements of the sports council. I want to thank all the volunteers who came together with me to form the council in 2006.
"And I want to thank all those who since then have supported all efforts, and in all areas of the town and the surrounding areas.
"I want to thank everyone from George MacDonald outwards who have been involved in preparing this annual awards ceremony.
"What we are doing is to showcase many of our great clubs, associations, and showcase our sportsmen and women, and the many young people designed to be heroes of the future.”