denis law legacy trust

Denis Law Legacy Trust is a children’s charity, that supports and empowers young people to thrive through a range of positive pathways and free to access activities.

Our activities currently engage over 17,400 annual participations across a range of age groups and contribute to healthier and safer local communities across Aberdeen city and beyond.

Since 2006, Denis Law Legacy Trust provides free to access sport and creative activity, 50 weeks of the year through the award winning Streetsport programme, which is ran in partnership with Robert Gordon University. You can read all about Streetsport and our range of impactful programmes, campaigns and legacy projects here.

Denis Law Legacy Trust works with likeminded partners in the community including Police Scotland and Scottish Fire and Rescue to make the positive difference we do.

Registered Charity (SC 043169)

 
 

“Sport played a very important part of my childhood and I firmly believe that the experiences and enjoyment that kids get from physical activity will stay with them forever.”

Denis Law, Patron of Denis Law Legacy Trust

 

impact statistics

  • Denis Law Legacy Trust has engaged over 134,000 participants in across all activities, since operations began.

  • Two free to access, multi-sport Cruyff Courts brought to Aberdeen with a third on the way thanks to Denis Law Legacy Trust, Cruyff Foundation and Aberdeen City Council.

  • Proven impact on reducing anti-social behaviour through Streetsport and diversionary activities. Since the opening of Cruyff Court Neale Cooper, anti-social behaviour in the Torry area has been slashed by 50%.

  • Denis Law Legacy Trust’s #YesBallGames campaign saw the removal of “No Ball Games” signs in Aberdeen.

 

bbc sports personality of the year: Unsung hero - 2022

Dave Thompson, a long-term Streetsport volunteer from Aberdeen was nominated as a finalist for the 2022 BBC Sports Personality of the Year in the Unsung Hero category.

Dave Thompson, 54, is a regular volunteer at both Streetsport, which is ran in partnership with Robert Gordon University, and Befriend a Child. Dave has also undertaken several fundraising runs for the charity during his time with Streetsport, like tackling the 50-mile Assynt Traverse.

On the honour, Dave said “Personally, it is great to be nominated but I enjoy what I do regardless of whether I get an award or not. I feel a winner doing what I’m doing anyway.”

 
 

queen’s award for voluntary service - 2017

In June 2017, Streetsport was awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.

The award is the equivalent of an MBE for voluntary groups, and is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work in their communities. The awards were created in 2002 to celebrate the Queen’s Golden Jubilee and winners are announced each year on June 2 – the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation.

Streetsport received the prestigious award for the work their volunteers do in helping provide free of charge sport and creative activity sessions for young people throughout Aberdeen City by deploying mobile activity arenas directly into local communities and operating during peak times of anti-social behaviour.

pride of sport awards - 2017

Denis Law Legacy Trust and Robert Gordon University’s Streetsport initiative were proud recipitents of a prestigious accolade at the National Pride of Sport Awards held in London.

Streetsport came out as the winner of the TSB Community Partner Award, which recognises a group of people who have worked together in partnership as a force for good in their local community, to improve the lives of people around them through sport, supporting young people to thrive and to bring communities together to make a difference.

Upon recieving the award, Mark Williams, said: “Our various programmes are a success only due to the commitment and effort our volunteers put in and we are all very proud and thankful for their contributions.”