Here’s the Trust article from last week’s programme, which we’re publishing here so we can reach any of our members who didn’t read the programme. I’m writing this as I take a quick break from making up membership packs for Chorley FC Supporters Trust (CFCST). Yes, it’s that time of year again, although it doesn’t…
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We now have over 100 members for the 2020/21 season. If you haven’t yet joined, you can do it now online for just £10 at https://cfcst.org/join Like all organisations, this year has brought us some challenges. We usually recruit almost all of our members in person at matches or Trust meetings or events. That’s not…
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Chorley FC approached us and asked if we would allow them to sell the front of shirt sponsorship package for the third kit. We were happy to agree to this request in order to assist the club, given the context of the massive drop in income caused by closing the ground to supporters. We retain…
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For the first time, we met over Zoom. Apologies were received from Lawson Dauer and Jue Vass13 members were present at the start, with a few joining during the meeting FinancesIncome: 664.97 Membership 278.61Donations 76.89Gift Aid 35.37Bike ride 274.10 Expenses: 975.56 Local Giving 96.00Rack Space 9.56Postage stamps 15.60Lynbrook – Golden Goal envelopes 48.00Travel expenses 176.40Pitch…
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Not everyone reads the matchday programme, so this season we’re planning to publish the articles written for the programme after the match. Here’s the first one, from Gloucester. The next one will be after the Kidderminster match. It’s been over six months since the last programme article, and a lot has happened at CFCST in…
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We’d like to thank Andy Hardman, who has decided to step down from the Trust board, for all the work he’s done for Chorley Supporters Trust and Chorley FC. In his short time on the Trust board, Andy brought a lot of energy and enthusiasm to the group. He put together an outstanding history quiz…
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In pre-pandemic times, we used to meet every month in the Social Club on the first Wednesday of the month. We did try a meeting in person last month, and around fifteen people attended. However given the current steep rise in COVID-19 cases and the attendant expense and effort required to organise a meeting, the…
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We’re delighted to have won the top prize of front of shirt sponsorship in the 200 club draw. After careful consideration and much discussion, we have decided to keep the prize, and so our logo will be on the home and away shirts. We bought ten tickets for the 200 club back in February to…
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CFCST has sourced and purchased a reconditioned treatment table for Chorley FC. The table is a significant upgrade on the previous equipment and complies with the current National League ground grading requirements. The purchase was funded out of last season’s pledges fundraising scheme, which was dedicated to ground improvements. Thanks are due to Chris Blackburn,…
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Chorley FC Groundsman Ben Kay got in touch with us recently asking for a new knapsack sprayer to help with ground maintenance. We raised almost £1000 last season through our pledges scheme and have not yet allocated all the money, so we were happy to be able to help out by buying the sprayer. Here’s…
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