‘Brora football heroes’ to feature in short film funded by Scottish Football Museum heritage project

A historical group in Brora has been named as one of 12 organisations to have secured funding as part of the the Scottish Football Museum’s nationwide Football For All project.

The funding, which aims to help communities engage new and different audiences with football history, has given birth to a project entitled “Brora Football Heroes”, launched by Clyne Heritage Society to celebrate football heritage in the village.

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The heritage group is now appealing for people to share their stories, memories and memorabilia at a series of community events – with the ultimate aim of making a documentary film.

The group has already enlisted the help of pupils from Golspie High School who will assist in the production of the short film.

The first event is to be held at Brora Rangers Social Club, scheduled for Monday March 10, from 4pm to 7pm.

Announcing plans for the initiative, Brora Heritage said on Facebook: ”We would like to document the area's football heritage by collecting stories, memories and memorabilia.

“Any information collected will also be featured within a short documentary film we are working on with pupils at Golspie High School.

“You can drop in anytime for a chat about football, and if you have any memorabilia you'd like to share please bring it along.”

Brora’s football heritage can be traced back as far as 1879, when Brora Rangers were officially formed as a club.

The Cattachs, whose honours include winning the North of Scotland Cup, Highland League Cup and four reigns as champions of the Highland League, have been members of the semi-professional ranks of the Highland Football League since 1962.

Mentions can also be found in news archives of sides such as Brora Ramblers and Brora Wanderers competing for honours in the junior ranks in local leagues, as far back as the 1890s.

The latter, Wanderers, still represent the village in the North West Sutherland amateur league.

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A similar project, also funded by the Scottish Football Museum, is already underway in Balintore, with former committee members, players and supporters grouping together to build an archive of memories ahead of producing a short film of their own.

The Seaboard Centre’s short film is to be shown at the village’s Fisherfolk Festival in May.

For more information on the Brora Football Heroes project, contact community@broraheritage.com or call 01408 622024.

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