FCA Association

Foreign Communities of Alba Association (known under trading name ‘FCA Association’), is registered with OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator): SC052771, as a SCIO. We are a charitable organization focused on Sports, Recreation, Integration and Removing Social Isolation. We are operating in West Lothian, Falkirk and North Lanarkshire councils in Scotland. We were formed in August 2023.

Below we have listed our current offering to our members and general public.

Sports, recreation and socialising

• Football trainings (3x a week)
  • Monday—Whitburn Academy—19:00–20:30
    £4 for 1,5h
  • Wednesday – Bathgate Academy – 20:00 – 22:00
    £4 for 2h
  • Friday – Bathgate Academy – 20:00 – 22:00
    £4 for 2h
• Watching football games
  • regular events, especially when Poland is playing
    free of charge
• Hiking
  • regular events
    free of charge
• Bonefire hikes
  • Twice a year (Spring and Autumn – one day event)
    free of charge
• Other social events
  • We have a longer list of social events available to everyone. Please watch our social media and our calendar listed below (these could be trainings, workshops or other socializing events)

Volunteering

• Our members and trustees have already contributed many hours in volunteering (social events, organization of football games, graphic design and website development) and we have plans for more
  we never charge for becoming a volunteer

Trustee and member meetings

• Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month – Bathgate Partnership Centre – 18:00 – 20:00
  we do not charge for attending the meeting

Our events calendar

Our plans:

• opening a community house or at least community hours, including various activities like chess, talks, cooking, learning skills (like English), counselling and more …
• opening our own football league and tournaments
• trying out new type of football
• organizing more social events (like disco nights, ecology tours, and more …)
• organizing opportunities for training and upskilling
• organizing a volleyball team cooperation
• cooperation with other groups, societies and charities