THE North Riding County Football Association is staging three consultation sessions on the future of the game at grassroots level.

The have your say' gatherings are part of a nationwide scheme to draw up a National Game Strategy, an action plan which will map out the next four years.

Topics to be addressed include growth and retention within the game, raising standards, running the game and creating better players.

The first session will be held in York on Tuesday, March 11, with the second in Stokesley on Wednesday, March 12, and the third in Scarborough on Thursday, March 13.

Further information is available from the County FA website www.northridingfa.com