PIONEER Youth League club Apollo FC has been kitted out in brand new strip by its local group of McDonald's restaurants.

And they marked the occasion with this group photograph taken alongside Torbay's Mayor, Nick Bye, who was impressed by the commitment and dedication of everyone connected with the club when he visited Barton Downs recently.

McDonald's has created over 13,000 qualified community coaches across the country in partnership with the FA, Scottish FA and the FAW Trust since 2002, with its football programme spearheaded by England's 1966 World Cup final hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst MBE.

The former West Ham striker couldn't make the presentation, but Gregg Fox, McDonald's franchisee in Torquay spoke on behalf of the company's group of restaurants to say how proud they were of their support of community grassroots football.

"I hope that by supporting them through the donation of kit and equipment that we can help Apollo FC to both grow and encourage more children to get involved in the national game," he said.

Overall, McDonald's has donated more than 200,000 footballs and 13,000 kitbags over the past six years to help support local teams in the UK.