Trust News

Cardiff City Supporters Trust 11

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Ty Hafan Parents 11

Venue

Maritime Park (Astroturf), Pontypridd

Kick off 2pm Sunday 10^th July

Tickets £5.00

Includes after match Buffet and live music

Featuring

The Lounge Lizards

Venue

The Rose & Crown

The Craig, Pontypridd

All proceeds to Ty Hafan

Any sponsorship would be most welcome

Any Trust member fancy a game?

Contact Ketty on the number below or Tim Hartley for details:

Ketty 07789608337

WAKING THE CITY COMEDY NIGHT

Football lovers, comedy lovers or just up for a good night.

Four up and coming Comedians on the night

Raffle prizes include a signed City shirt from last season

Duke Of Clarence Pub Clive Road ,Canton, Cardiff

Friday 1st July –  8.30pm till late

Trust members £3.00

Non members £4.00

Contact Martin for more details at community@ccfctrust.org

The Lord Mayor of Cardiff has wished Malky Mackay and Cardiff City all the very best for the coming season.

Councillor Delme Bowen was speaking as he handed out the Supporters’ Trust raffle prizes at this year’s Grangetown Carnival. Jayden Howells who is 9 and Hunza Rihmani who is 10, both from Grangetown, won the Cardiff City shirt and pennant. They both chose Craig Bellamy as their favourite player.

Lord Mayor Delme Bowen and the Lady Mayoress with Jayden Howells (9) and Hunza Rihmani (10)

Board Members David Craig and Martin Bale with Grangetown children

Children at the Trust stand looking through the programmes

The Trust stand was busy all afternoon with the people wanting to have their picture taken with the Golden Boot which is awarded to the fans player of the year. There were programmes and stickers for the children as well as the free raffle. The Lord Mayor said he appreciated the work the Trust is doing to get the local community involved in football and welcomed our new manager Malky Mackay to the city.

Trust Chair Tim Hartley said: “The Grangetown Festival is a great day out for the whole community and the Supporters Trust enjoys the opportunity to spread the word about the City, here right on the doorstep of the stadium. With the appointment of our new manager we are again full of hope for the new season.  Let’s get behind Malky and the team once again.  The only way is up!”

The Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust is looking for a new Secretary – this is a voluntary position and as such is unpaid.

Please could you review the requirements of the role and contact Tracey at help@ccfctrust.org if you feel you could help us out!

Requirements of the Role:

• Attend board meetings (“meeting”) once a month
• Liaise with the Chair of the Trust no later than a week before each meeting in order to produce an agenda
• Produce minutes of each meeting
• Circulate the agenda and previous board minutes to all board members a week before the next meeting
• Once a year (circa February) organise the paperwork for the annual elections, liaising with both the membership secretary to obtain membership details and a 3rd party printer to post out the information to all members
• Once a year (circa April) organise the paperwork for the annual general meeting (AGM), liaising with both the membership secretary to obtain membership details and a 3rd party printer to post out the information to all members
• Once a year attend the AGM and take the minutes
• Proficient in word, excel and regularly uses the internet (including e-mail)

Please note that you will have training where necessary and be fully supported by all members of the board. If you have any further queries contact Tracey at help@ccfctrust.org.

Finally if you feel that you can only fulfil part of the role and not all of it, let us know as this could be a role shared by more than one person 

Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust has given its wholehearted backing to Supporters’ Direct (SD) whose funding and existence is under threat.

The organisation which provided funding and advice to help Cardiff City fans set up its own trust three years ago, is in crisis after the Football Stadia Improvement Fund, administrators of the Premier League Fans’ Fund, were reported as withdrawing £1.5m of funding over three years.

This follow concerns following a number of tweets posted by SD chief executive Dave Boyle – who has now resigned – on his personal account on Twitter last month. SD issued a statement yesterday deploring the comments and disassociating itself from them.

Our neighbours down the M4 at Swansea are 20% owned by their Supporters’ Trust, which also has an elected representative on the club’s board, something this Trust aspires to achieve.

Tim Hartley, chair of Cardiff City Supporters’ Trust, said: “Supporters Direct is a vital campaign and support group for all those interested in promoting the voice of supporters in football. When we decided to set up the Cardiff City Supporters Trust two years ago it was SD which gave us the confidence and practical advice we needed.

“Football clubs are part of the community and are not like any other business. That’s why we must ensure the fans’ voice is heard at every level of the clubs we support.  Here in Wales clubs like Swansea, Merthyr and Newport owe a real debt of gratitude to the supporters’ trusts which have stood by them through thick and thin.

“ Supporters Direct has proved its worth over the years and we hope the Football Stadia Improvement Fund change their mind and restore its grant to SD so that it can continue to help build the supporters movement across the UK.”