GANGS of yobs have thrown dog faeces at kids in a campaign of abuse at a local sports club, the Times can reveal.

Huge groups of teenagers are congregating at Kilwinning Sports Club, being a nuisance and intimidating members, according to the club.

Staff say the gangs of teens all but take over the dug-outs on the football pitches at night and refuse to move on when asked.

And in one sickening incident a group of yobs took dog faeces from the dog waste bins and threw it on to the pitch during a children’s football game.

The club has also suffered damage to some property, including a trailor which has had two of its wheels stolen.

Club administrator Claire Hodge said: “They hang about in groups. Sometimes there can be as many as 20 or 30 so they can be quite intimidating and we have asked them to move on but they refuse. They just laugh at us.

“Most of the time they are just sitting around but on once occasion they took dog waste out of the dog disposal bins and started throwing it on to the pitch while there was a kids’ match on. It’s disgusting and it’s not on. We are a community facility and the community on the whole uses the club. it’s just a minority who want to spoil it.

“We have phoned the police but there doesn’t seem to be a lot they can do because most of the time they are just hanging around.” A spokesman for Police Scotland was unavailable for comment.