Brain Tumour Awareness Day with Impact Glasgow

AYR UNITED’S visit to The city Stadium will double as Queen’s Park FC awareness day supporting The Brain Tumour Charity.

A charity backed by club partners Impact Scotland, this will be a third season of Spiders support for the cause close to Martyn Orr’s heart.

The company’s director tragically lost his mum to a Oligodendrogliomas tumour.

Since then he has campaigned for greater awareness and raised funds to help the charity – and used his partnership with Queen’s Park to spread the word further.

Martyn said: “At Impact Glasgow we are happy to be raising awareness for The Brain Tumour Charity for a third successive year along with partnering our local football club, Queens Park.

“Kieran and his team at QPFC have been fantastic, creating awareness on various platforms and especially hosting on match days providing knowledge and information either at the game or online.  

“Nadia Whitmore from the charity has been passionate in creating awareness in Scotland and has done a fantastic job since planning our awareness day back in Autumn 2025.  

“Thank you to everyone involved who has helped plan for the 2026, Impact Glasgow, Brain Tumour Charity Day.”

The team will wear special t-shirts for the warm-up ahead of the game, and Michael Ruth – Impact’s sponsored player this season – tried one on for size alongside Martyn and team-mate Carlo Pignatiello earlier this month.

The charity also sent a huge brain prop which sat pitchside at The city Stadium. It’s first time seen in Scotland.

Nadia added: “We are incredibly grateful for the continued support of Impact Glasgow and Queen’s Park in helping us raise awareness of brain tumours. Events like this match are so important because they bring communities together, spark vital conversations and shine a light on a disease that remains the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40.

“Every opportunity to share the facts, honour those affected and encourage support for research and better treatments moves us one step closer to change. 

“We simply couldn’t do this without partners who are willing to stand alongside us and use their platforms to help raise awareness. Their support makes a genuine difference to families facing a brain tumour diagnosis across Scotland.”

“As well as being a club partner through his business he has also become a good friend and we are proud to support this fantastic charity and a cause so close to his heart.”