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Trust Member David Craig pictured at the foodbank with manager Theresa Thomas

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust, backed by Cardiff City Football Club,  is organising our seventh foodbank  collection this Christmas to help those in food poverty – including children – in the Rhondda area.

A food donation point will be set up from 12.30pm close to the Trust office, near Gate 5, before Cardiff City’s clash with Doncaster Rovers  on Saturday, December 13^th, 2025. The collection will close at 2.45pm just before kick-off.

Here is a list of food items most urgently needed by the Rhondda Foodbank:  Instant mashed potato, curry sauce, meatballs. tinned ham, potatoes, carrots and spaghetti and pasta sauce. Other food donations are also very welcome but NO short-date perishable food, please.

Foodbank Manager Theresa Thomas said: “ Across our whole network we work with over 30 volunteers and we would be unable to run the foodbank without their help.

“Last year we fed over 4,000 people, 1,500 of which were children. From April this year, we have already fed 2,200 people to date. We live in an area of high child poverty and deprivation and the cost of living crisis and heating bills have caused the perfect storm of impacting our food donations but increasing foodbank use. We work with over 60 agencies and 30 schools and demand is rising.

“We are grateful to Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust and Cardiff City Football Club for their support for the foodbank. We appreciate the opportunity to bring our foodbank needs to the attention of your club and its supporters.”

Trust Vice-Chair Mike Spear said: “This will be the Trust’s seventh collection and in a time of continuing rising food prices we are doing our little bit to support those individuals and families, including children, in most need of help.

“The Trust has always had a fantastic response from Bluebirds fans who have proved time and time again how generous they are.  So we once again appeal to supporters to give whatever they can afford to  – whether it is a single jar of food or a bag of items. Anything donated will make Christmas a little easier for families and individuals on the breadline.”

Mike Spear once again thanked Cardiff City Football Cub, its staff and players for fantastic support they continue to give to the Trust’s foodbank collections.

Trust member and former vice-chair David Craig (pictured) paid a visit to the foodbank ahead of our collection to talk to staff and look at the wonderful work they do helping the most vulnerable.

The Rhondda foodbank was helped previously by a Trust collection and that was back in 2021. It was the second foodbank to be started in Wales in 2009. They currently serve the Rhondda Fach and the Rhondda Fawr from our warehouse in Tylorstown. There is a foodbank available to people every day (not weekends) in both valleys managed by Rhondda Foodbank.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – Tylorstown; Wednesday – Hope Church, Tonypandy; Thursday – Salvation Army, Pentre; Friday – Maerdy Community Centre and also Blaenycwm Chapel, Treherbert.

Cash and cheque donations to the foodbank can also be made on match day and also online by clicking on the link https://donate.giveasyoulive.com/donate?cid=231126#amount

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust will be supporting Cardiff City FC Foundation’s Charity Quiz Night  on Thursday, December 4th, as an ‘Event Sponsor’. We have purchased a table for 10 members to participate in the quiz under the CCST banner.

The Trust Board will supply one of the 10 players while the other NINE will be drawn from members that lodge their interest in being part of the team.

The night includes a special Q&A with Cardiff City boss Brian Barry-Murphy – your chance to hear directly from the gaffer.

There will be half-time food, and everyone gets the chance to enter a Christmas raffle to win some top prizes.

Any Trust member wishing to join the table of 10 can do so by emailing help@ccfctrust.org giving their name and  contact details. Entries must be submitted by 5pm on Friday, November 28^th.

There is no cost to individuals as places at the table have been paid by the Trust.

The draw for the nine CCST players will be made at the Trust Office, near Gate 5, at Cardiff City Stadium at 2.30pm before the Mansfield home game on Saturday, November 29.

Members entering the draw should be over 16 years and a reminder this draw is ONLY open to Trust members.

Full details of the charity quiz event is available on www.cardiffcityfcfoundation.org.uk/support-us/charity-quiz

Keith Morgan, Chair

Dear Member

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING, OCTOBER 24th

We wanted to inform members that  on Tuesday a group of 29 new members informed the Trust Board that they wished to withdraw a resolution which, if passed, would have led to an early election of the whole board.

Despite the withdrawal of the motion, the board intends to go ahead with a  meeting at the Cardiff City Stadium on Friday (7pm start), as previously arranged, and we invite members to attend and raise any issues with the board.

Just to make it crystal clear, the board welcomes new members who want to make a positive contribution to the board and the Trust as a whole.

Members can pop into the Trust office (near Gate 5) before any league game to raise any issues, ideas etc or can use the contact details on the website.

The normal arrangements for the board elections in 2026 will continue.

The Board of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust

We’re pleased to say that the latest Trust magazine, Moving To A Different Beat, is being delivered to members’ homes.

Some cracking articles include a great piece from former BBC Wales commentator Rob Phillips, one on past transfer windows by David Collins, a City managers piece from Paul Evans while Rob Jeffery looks back at the longest season and Trust member Mark Johns is also featured.

There’s also the magazine regular quiz with £50 up for grabs for the lucky winning entry by a member.