FOOTBALL League referee Mark Haywood is the guest speaker at Keighley & District Referees’ Association's meeting next Tuesday (February 9) at Silsden AFC (7.45pm).

Mark is also a referee development officer with the West Riding County FA, and the evening is also being backed by the Keighley & District FA and Craven & District FA, both of whose areas have been affected by the national trend of a decline in new referees.

With this in mind, the theme of the evening will be to give potential referees an insight into what is involved in starting their career at grass-roots level.

Further information is available from Keighley & District Referees' Association secretary Simon Todd on 07866-089661.