A WEEKEND of sports fun will be waiting for families at a Stirling shopping centre.

The Thistles is set to host an array of free sporting activities this weekend to give shoppers a chance to embrace their athletic side.

The Family Sports Day will run across Saturday and Sunday, June 10-11, from 12noon-4pm each day.

Activities will seek to encourage everyone of all ages and abilities to join in and have fun while getting active.

Situated in the mall outside Boots following a location change, the set will feature a mix of classic sports day games including egg and spoon race, sack race, hula hoops and comes complete with a winner’s podium so shoppers can go head-to-head to win a gold medal and snap a victory selfie on the top podium.

In addition to the sports day games, Sunday will see Stirling Albion’s junior academy coach Kenny Marquis on hand to offer football skills training.

Suitable for toddlers through to pensioners, Kenny will be able to demonstrate age-appropriate training from little kickers to walking football.

Gary Turnbull, centre director, said: “We are committed to supporting both our staff and the local community to stay active and enjoy a healthy lifestyle.

“I’m proud of the health and wellbeing benefits we offer to our centre staff free of charge and was keen to ensure the wider community benefitted too.

“While some of our younger visitors will have no doubt been enjoying their own sports days at school recently, it may have been a number of years since many of our shoppers took part in a sports day, so this is a fun way to relive some of those childhood memories, while also keeping active and perhaps discovering a new sport.

“Let the games begin!”