A COMMUNITY youth group has been named the 100th club to obtain legacy status ahead of Glasgow 2014.

St Paul's Youth Forum, in Blackhill, received a special visit from the council's Commonwealth Games spokesman to celebrate its work.

Run by local groups, it uses its local radio station to unite communities in Glasgow and Zambia.

Members are also planning their own summer celebration - Blackhill's Commonwealth Legacy Games.

Councillor Archie Graham, the executive member for the Commonwealth Games, visited St Paul's Church Hall, where the group meet and tried his hand at table tennis.

St Paul's Youth Forum formed in 1997 and provides a range of outdoor and indoor activities, parent and toddler groups and after-school programmes.

Councillor Graham congratulated the group for making a "real difference" to people in the area.

The event coincides with Legacy Week - a series of events to celebrate and raise awareness of the benefits of hosting the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

St Paul's Youth Forum uses the radio station to allow communities in Ndola, Zambia and Blackhill to share their experience of the Games. The project also aims to encourage young people to try different sports by running events and activities in the lead up to the Games.

Team leader Neil Young said: "With the Games taking place just a few miles down the hill from Blackhill/Provanmill we intend to have a number of programmes and events available to make sure the Games are as accessible to our community as they are anywhere else in Glasgow.

"By taking part and watching sports that our young people wouldn't normally have access to, we now have budding table tennis stars playing here and it's great to see them progressing into experienced players."

Councillor Graham said: "St Paul's Youth Forum is a great example of communities working together and creating something unique and worthwhile.

"It encourages young people to participate in activities they wouldn't normally take part in such as table tennis, basketball and badminton."