North Lanarkshire has been hailed for hosting the ‘best British Transplant Games ever’.

The accolade came from Transplant Sport chairman Andy Eddy and Graham Moore, chairman of event sponsor Westfield Health.

Councillor Jim Logue, leader of the council, welcomed the news as he looked back on a great four days of sport which culminated in a huge celebration event at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility yesterday (Sunday). Teams from all over the UK took part in multiple sports across North Lanarkshire, with more than 750 children and adults involved and more than 2000 family members and supporters.

Councillor Logue said: “It’s extremely gratifying that, in its 40^th year, the Westfield Health British Transplant Games in North Lanarkshire was described as the best ever by both Andy and Graham at the closing celebration.

“It has been an amazing four days with some truly inspiring moments, and it really brings home the importance of organ donation and how it can change and save lives.

“I’m extremely proud of every member of council staff who has been involved and the teams from our partners at North Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture NL. And the response from the community has been fantastic, with a huge number of volunteers helping out and thousands of pounds raised to help host the Games. I’d also like to thank our sponsors, without whom it would have been impossible to host this event.”

The Westfield Health British Transplant Games saw athletes, aged between 3 and 82, compete in 23 sports over four days of competition. The Games is a celebration of transplantation and raises awareness of the organ donor register.

The games took place between Thursday 27 July and Sunday 30 July.