Linlithgow Rose team up with Prostate Scotland
Linlithgow Rose have teamed up with Prostate Scotland to launch a unique partnership in a bid to promote men’s health.
The community club - four-time winners of the Scottish Junior Cup - will display the Prostate Scotland logo on their shorts for the Scottish Cup third round tie against Raith Rovers on Saturday.
Media presenter Grant Stott, an ambassador for Prostate Scotland, told the Daily Record: “It’s great to see this partnership being formed and it’s a great idea from the club.
“Hopefully it will help to get the message out there about prostate cancer and its symptoms to us men folk who often don’t want to listen or may not have had access to information.
Representing 20 per cent of all male cancers, prostate cancer is the common form of the disease in men across Scotland and that prompted the Rose to get involved in raising its profile.
Linlithgow captain David Ridd said: “We like to think of ourselves as an innovative club and when the idea of this partnership was first talked about it’s something we felt could be really beneficial.
“Some of our players have been indirectly affected by cancer and we wanted to do something to publicise the symptoms and causes of this awful disease.
“We hope that by having the Prostate Scotland logo on our shorts and other marketing materials around the club, it will bring it to the attention of our team and those we play against.
“We have already done some fundraising and have more planned. We also hope to arrange a celebrity football match in Linlithgow at the end of the season.”
Professor Alan McNeill, consultant urologist and a founding Trustee of Prostate Scotland said: “When we heard about this proposal we were delighted to take it forward with the club.
“Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men in Scotland and the more men who are aware of their prostate, what to look out for and how to seek help, the greater the numbers of those who can be treated.”