Plough Lane Bond – 2025 redemptions updateOn the 31st January, the first of the 2020 Plough Lane Bonds (essential in the funding of our stadium) became due to be repaid.
As ever our members and bondholders have shown phenomenal generosity. The Dons Trust contacted all the relevant bondholders and gave people a range of options for their bonds. £585,000 of bonds were due to be repaid, and the options taken broke down like this:
£14,250 was donated directly to the..
Dons Trust StatementThe Dons Trust is disappointed to announce that Ivor Heller is unfortunately not able to take up his position on the Dons Trust Board. Ivor was looking forward to using his knowledge and experience to help the Club continue its development and progress in this role, however he will continue to contribute as a valued Dons Trust member and Club Life Vice-President .
The DTB will begin the process for appointing a new board member at its next meeting
Dons Discord Now LiveOur Dons Discord server is now live and you can join by following this link.
If you do not already have a Discord account you will have to create one here: https://discord.com/register
If you already have a Discord account, simply log on and follow the link above to join the server.
Once you are on the server, please follow the instructions on the rules and account guidelines channel to be permitted to see all of the channels and start interacting..
Over the last few years we have had multiple questions and discussions about the decisions and planning around Plough Lane and especially the West Stand.
The board have worked closely with the club leadership and management team to give members some more insight here:
Date: 8 January 2025
The Dons Trust held its first board meeting of 2025 on Wednesday, 8th January.
Before the meeting, the board induction took place, which included talks from:
Mick Buckley (PLC Chair) Michele Little (PLC Vice Chair) James Woodroof (MD) Andrew Stead (Head of Commercial) Elouise Gillete (Head of HR) Laurie Hill (Head of Finance) James Willcox (Head of Operations) Marc Jones (Head of Brand, Marketing, and Comms) Luke Stevens (Head..
Dons Trust chair
At our first board meeting the board elected Sean McLaughlin as chair for 2025, previous chair Angus Fox has become vice chair.
The board were unanimous in their thanks for Angus for his work since becoming chair in summer 2024.
Dons Trust PLC Representatives
Sean McLaughlin, Angus Fox and Graeme Price were unanimously voted to be the Dons Trust’s representatives on the PLC Board.
Working groups
The board agreed to start the year..
Dons Trust to launch new member platform – The Dons Discord server – testing going live soonThe Dons Trust board is excited to announce the development of a new, modern members platform hosted on Discord. This move aims to create a vibrant and engaging environment for members to interact, collaborate, and stay connected with the Trust. Here’s everything you need to know about the transition:
Why Are We Leaving ProBoards?
ProBoards has served as the Trust’s online forum since December 2019. Initially set up as a temporary solution, its outdated..
The following are the voting outcomes from yesterday’s Dons Trust AGM.
For
Against Abstain Turnout
% in favour
Passed
Resolution 1: To approve the minutes of the SGM on 22 April. (Paper 1)
370
19
38 427 95.12 Yes Resolution 2: To approve the minutes of the SGM on 16 September (Paper 2)
374
12
45 431 96.89 Yes Resolution 3: To approve the..
In attendance: Angus Fox (Chair), James Macdonald (Vice Chair), Hannah Kitcher, Mark Lewis, Kevin Rye, Alex Folkes, James Longhurst
Apologies: Graeme Price, Richard Shepherd
The meeting began at 7.00pm.
There was an update on the PLC Chair recruitment process.
There was a discussion and agreement to reinforce the boards wishes about hospitality at certain matches.
There was a discussion about welcoming new board members as observers to the December board meeting.
The board was reminded of the need to conduct a handover to new..
Craig signs up for the Dons Trust AGM – Monday 16th DecemberDons Trust members who come along in person will be able to hear from director of football Craig Cope on Monday night.
The AGM is at Plough Lane on the 16th December at 7pm – you can find all the details here.
Craig will give members a quick update on the season so far, a look ahead to the January window and the rest of the season.
Members who’d like to ask Craig a question can do so in advance..