Football pitches used by local Nairnshire teams have been damaged, leading to conversations about the facilities that are currently accessible in the town.

Riverside Park has allegedly suffered due to the use of motors on the fields, according to Riverside Thistle.

Taking to social media, the welfare team, custodians of the pitch, said: “[The] football pitches are used by Riverside Thistle, Nairn County and various other groups and organisations providing sporting activities for the Nairnshire community.

“The pitches already take an enormous amount of punishment with the volume of football and other activities taking place there.

“This is largely because of the lack of affordable alternative facilities in Nairn, meaning Riverside Park is relied upon by so many.

“A football pitch isn’t a playground for vehicles. It’s a facility that numerous teams, players and members of the community rely on.

“The people who use and look after these facilities put time, effort and money into keeping them playable. The last thing anyone needs is mindless behaviour from people who clearly have no respect for that.

“Have some respect for the facilities and for the people who depend on them.”

Discussions have now started about the facilities that are in Nairn — and the need for more.

Stewart Stansfield said: “Nairn does deserve to have [better] facilities, groups have to come togeather to demand more in Nairn.”

Andrew Young added: “It mmight be time to get help and support. Yeah it's all about money! But you have to start somewhere! The place deserves to have [better] facilities.”