Youth and Community Football Announcement

The Dons Trust and AFC Wimbledon are sorry to announce that Nigel Higgs, Youth and Community Football Director, has decided to step down from his role with the club.

Having recently guided our Academy to achieve coveted Category 3 status, Nigel is going out on a high, after working for our trust and our club for 13 solid years.

A founder member of The Dons Trust, Nigel was on the board at our launch in Feb 2001 and remained there..

Political round-up

With a General Election scheduled for next year, all the main parties have this week made a football-related announcement. In this article, David Growns summarises what’s happening:

Each of the announcements will strike a chord with us as fans and members of a supporter-owned football club. First the Liberal Democrats came in with support for the introduction of safe standing, which is welcome news. Whilst standing is allowed in League 2 it’s currently outlawed in the top two tiers. The..

Key board qualities – and a wasps’ nest

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A BOARD MEMBER?

Dons Trust Vice Chair David Growns looks at what you should bring to the table.

You should know by now from the many announcements that it’s election time again! I think it’s safe to say that the club is currently experiencing the widest range of activity ever, and the Dons Trust Board (DTB) is in the thick of it. So what does it take to be a DTB member..

Stand and deliver!

With the annual Dons Trust Board election about to take place, here is your chance to help set the direction of your club, says Board Secretary David Hall. AFC Wimbledon is owned by its supporters through the Dons Trust. The Dons Trust Board (DTB) sets the strategic direction of the club, appoints the staff who deliver the strategy and ensures that they deliver it. The DTB also engages with Trust members, and the wider community, to ensure that the strategy..