All aboardDons Trust Board member Colin Dipple talks about his role on the Stadium Working Group, and also says that mental health issues need not prevent anyone from standing for election to the board in future.
For those who don’t know me, I am a member of the Dons Trust Board, and this is my third year on the board. My main role is as a member of the Stadium Working Group. There are three of us in this group, and..
Papers now online for Dons Trust AGM on 20 DecemberThe Dons Trust’s 2018 Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 20 December 2018 at The Cherry Red Records Stadium, starting at 7.30pm.
The papers for the meeting are now online and can be viewed here.
This year, to help inform discussions at the AGM, a review of the year has been included with the covering letter.
The AFCW PLC annual report and accounts have not yet been made available but will be published via the..
Diversity and inclusion updateDons Trust Board member Jane Lonsdale has an update on the work she is involved in for the Trust.
On the Dons Trust page of the matchday programme against Fleetwood last March, I wrote about the setting up of the Trust’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) working group. The group, which I chair, has met three times now. It has representatives from most of the diversity-protected characteristics (which include gender, race and disability) and includes members from the Dons Trust and..
The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its usual monthly board meeting at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Monday 12 November 2018. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarizes the main points discussed.
The meeting was attended by DTB members Mark Davis (Chair), Tim Hillyer, Charles Williams, Colin Dipple, Jane Lonsdale, Nigel Higgs, Roger Evans, Sean McLaughlin and Cormac van der Hoeven; DT Secretariat members Roger Edmonds-Brown and Hannah Kitcher.
The DTB were joined by club chief..
Tell us what you think!The Dons Trust Board Stadium Committee is keen to make the matchday experience as enjoyable as possible for you at the new Stadium in Wimbledon.
The consultation will take place over several months, but before we get into discussions around the things people would most like in the new stadium, we would like to get an insight into the here and now.
Therefore, to kick off the consultation with..
Golden Goals at Southend United GameThe winning ticket, for £100, for the Southend United game was the ticket saying Own goal, Minute any (claimed).
The second winning ticket, for £25, was Player 3, Minute 45 (unclaimed).
Please visit the Golden Goals page to find out how to claim your prize if you are the holder of that ticket.
Please hold onto your ticket and, if the holder of the ticket does not come forward, a random draw will be made and the result announced on the Golden Goals webpage.
The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its usual monthly board meeting at the Cherry Red Records Stadium on Monday 8 October 2018. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises the main points discussed.
The meeting was attended by DTB members Matthew Breach, Mark Davis (Chair), Colin Dipple, Roger Evans, Nigel Higgs, Tim Hillyer, Cormac van der Hoeven, Jane Lonsdale and Sean McLaughlin; also DT Secretariat members Tom Brown, Terry Langford and Hannah Kitcher.
The DTB were joined..
Update from the Stadium CommitteeAt the recent Dons Trust SGM, there were various questions about the new stadium so the Don Trust’s Stadium Committee (Roger Evans, Colin Dipple and Sean McLaughlin) are issuing an update on their activities.
Over the past few weeks, the committee has had frequent meetings with Erik Samuelson, responsible for delivering the stadium, Joe Palmer, leading on defining much of the infrastructure, and Joe Giordano, the stadium project manager. In addition, Colin Dipple has attended several meetings where the revised..
Support needed for vital roles in the Dons TrustAs announced at the November SGM, Tom Brown will shortly be stepping down as Secretary, having recently moved to a demanding new role in his professional career. Tom has made great strides to develop the secretariat function of the Trust during his tenure of nearly two years and the board is grateful to Tom for his support.
We are now advertising for a new Secretary to replace Tom. This is an unpaid role but offers a great opportunity for someone..
Voting for the Dons Trust Board elections 2018 is now open!
All Dons Trust members should by now have received either their forms in the post (if you have previously indicated that you want to receive communications from the Trust in hard copy) or via an email from secretary@thedonstrust.org headed “Dons Trust Board Elections 2018 – Voting now open.” It will contain a link to enable you to vote.
If you can’t see the email in your inbox, check your junk/spam folder.
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