Dons Trust chair Matthew Breach recently attended one of the regular EFL club meetings, alongside AFC Wimbledon chief executive Erik Samuelson and club secrerary and operations director David Charles. 

Trust members can read Matthew’s insight into what was discussed and raise any follow-up questions on the Trust Webjam. All members should by now have received their email invite to that site; see our recent Trust Webjam update if you haven’t.

All Dons Trust members (aged 16 and above) have now been sent their email invitations to join the Trust Webjam. Emails were sent in batches, between 5 and 17 September, to the email addresses held for you on the Dons Trust database.

Nearly 400 members have now registered and are taking part. There have been exclusive discussions, debates, polls and questions to board members on the site. Discussions have so far included the new stadium, board member activities, the redactions..

Would you like to play an active role in setting the strategic direction for our club? Could you hold the club’s executives to account on behalf of Dons Trust members? John Dolan, chair of the Election Steering Group, invites you to stand for election to the Dons Trust Board.

As we all know, AFC Wimbledon is owned by its supporters, through the Dons Trust. The Dons Trust Board sets the strategic direction of the club, appoints the staff who deliver..

A great club event returns on Sunday, October 16 with supporters invited to join Haydon the Womble, Erik Samuelson and Neal Ardley on the starting line for the Minithon. Last year, over 150 runners combined to raise thousands of pounds for the club cause and we are hoping this year’s event will be bigger and better.

The aim is to stage a fun 5km run, walk or jog, and raise funds for the AFC Wimbledon Foundation, AFC Wimbledon Ladies and Girls,..

On September 27, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Sajid Javid, announced that he is not calling in our planning application. This is extremely welcome news and represents a victory for common sense. You can read the letter from Sajid Javid announcing his decision.

Since being submitted 20 months ago, our plans have been subjected to exhaustive scrutiny by Merton Council and the GLA, statutory bodies such as Transport for London and the Environment Agency, as well as three..

Attention all Dons Trust members! Invitations to join the Trust Webjam have now been sent to all members aged 16 and above. Members who have registered are now taking part in discussions, debates and polls. 

Recent discussions have been based around:

ethical sponsorship and the co-option of a youth engagement board member the Dons Trust Board’s activities and the work board members undertake on your behalf the summaries from board meetings videos from the recent SGM.

We are holding a sign-up..

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its monthly meeting at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Monday, August 15. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises the main points that were discussed.

[This summary was previously made available exclusively to Trust members on the Trust Webjam but, now that September’s board meeting has taken place, is also being made available to the wider fanbase.]

The start of the meeting included the Trust’s membership secretary, John Stembridge. John outlined..

Are you thinking of standing for election to the Dons Trust Board in this year’s election? Now is a good time to discuss with existing board members what the role involves.

You can discuss things with them:

By visiting the Dons Trust kiosk, located in Jack Goodchild Way, on a home matchday. By engaging with them on the Trust Webjam (all Trust members should have received their invite to join the Trust Webjam by the end of September). By emailing them.

You can..

Former Surrey cricketer Matthew Spriegel, who was recently co-opted onto the Dons Trust Board with a brief to encourage membership among the 16–35 age group, looks at the task ahead.

I was delighted when the Dons Trust Board offered me a co-opted role on the board. The selection process consisted of an initial application letter, a phone interview and then finally a face-to-face interview. I know there were a number of very strong candidates who applied for the role, and..

In the programmes for the Bolton Wanderers and Chesterfield games, club chief executive Erik Samuelson summarised the proposals for restructuring the English Football League (EFL), and outlined the football club’s and the Dons Trust Board’s joint response to those proposals. These programme articles are being re-published on this site because we think the issues are of fundamental importance to football in this country and need to be debated as widely as possible. The first article follows below.

My page today is about..