A COALSNAUGHTON mum was brimming with pride when her son took part in a relay of the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch this month.

The village’s Logan Scobbie was at Grangemouth Stadium this month and took on the final leg of a relay with the torch ahead of a disability athletics championships organised by Forth Valley Flyers.

The youngster, who suffers from cerebral palsy, was joined by others from the club as well as police officers in a bid to promote inclusion and diversity in law enforcement and sport.

The torch is travelling Scotland and indeed the globe to raise awareness and funds for charity and is also a way of improving engagement by officers in communities to better support people with disabilities.

Logan’s mum, Adela Webster, heard about the event during a bi-ski session and was “absolutely ecstatic” on the day.

She told the Advertiser: “I was really proud of him, never even imagined that he’d do anything like that.”

Logan was keen on the track and Adela is now looking to get the six-year-old involved in more sporting events.

The mother explained: “Whatever competitions come up now, I’m going to enter him because I didn’t realise that he had been watching the other races doing everything and he [learned]: ‘ok, that’s what I’m supposed to do’.”

Adela added: “When he lined up to start, he just went for it.

“He left me standing and I couldn’t believe, I was just gobsmacked.”

Logan, who is currently learning to speak through a computer by using his eyes and attends Tillicoultry PS, was born at just 25 weeks and was given little chance by doctors.

But Adela said: “He’s proven everybody wrong, he is in mainstream school, he is going into P2 after the summer.”

Forth Valley Flyers hope to change the lives of their members by boosting confidence and by providing social opportunities.

The competition that followed the torch relay saw 105 athletes from 12 clubs in 37 track and 18 field events.

The Flyers, who cover the Wee County as well as Stirling and Falkirk, scooped 30 gold, 18 silver and nine bronze medals.