Dons Trust appoints new Secretary

The Dons Trust Board are delighted to announce the appointment of a new Secretary, Andrea Knox, to work alongside George Jones who is our Assistant Secretary.

Andrea Knox is both a Solicitor and a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner. She was born around the corner in Wandsworth and worked for a number of years in the City and abroad before moving to North Wales but is still a regular visitor to London to watch AFC Wimbledon and visit family. In her..

Board meeting report 10/01/24

The latest Dons Trust board meeting was at Plough Lane on Wednesday evening, 11 January. James Macdonald & new board member Hannah Kitcher dialled in and Anuk Teasdale gave her apologies due to other commitments.

Board roles

Michele Little was reconfirmed as DT Board Chair and Angus Fox was appointed as Vice Chair. Thanks given to Graeme Price for his time as Vice Chair. The theme group teams were confirmed, Michele, Graeme and James were reconfirmed as PLC..

18th December 2023 AGM

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us online or in person at the AGM on Monday 18th December 2023.

A recording of the meeting is available on the Dons Trust members’ ProBoards site at https://donstrust.boards.net/.

The results of the votes on the resolutions are here.

We hope you all have a restful break over Christmas and let’s hope the team do well. COYD!

Board meeting report 13/12/23

The latest Dons Trust board meeting was at Plough Lane on Wednesday evening, 8 November. James Macdonald & Anuk Teasdale dialled in, and Graeme Price gave apologies in advance due to previous committments. New board member Hannah Kitcher was present as an observer.

Election Steering Group (ESG) report

ESG feedback regarding elections received with further comment at AGM

Board theme groups update

Community

Anuk has taken over the role of chair from Kevin Rye The process of agreeing how..

Annual General Meeting – Monday 18 December

Annual General Meeting of the Dons Trust – 7.00pm on Monday 18 December 2023 

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Dons Trust is confirmed for 7:00pm on Monday 18 December at Plough Lane and online.

Any member wishing to propose a members resolution for consideration at the Annual General Meeting can do so with the support of 5 other Dons Trust members and these should be submitted in writing by email to secretary@thedonstrust.org by noon on Monday 20 November (28 days prior to the AGM)..

Board meeting report 08/11/23

The latest Dons Trust board meeting was at Plough Lane on Wednesday evening, 8 November. Kevin Rye dialled in, Mark Lewis had notified the board that he would arrive late, and James Macdonald, Anuk Teasdale & Graeme Price gave apologies in advance due to work committments. New board member Hannah Kitcher was present as an observer.

Election update

ESG initial feedback regarding elections with detailed report to follow, including discussion on spare board places and elections/co-options Exit interviews of retiring..

Could you be our next Secretary?

After two years in the role, Martin Newton has decided to step down from the role of Dons Trust Secretary. We thank him for his commitment to the role and his sound advice and support along the way. He will continue in post until after the end of the December AGM this year

We are now looking for a new secretary and the job description is attached here. We ideally would like to share the load and have..

Thank you to our Membership Secretary, John Stembridge

The Dons Trust Board would like to publicly thank our outgoing Membership Secretary John Stembridge, who is stepping down to enjoy a well-earned retirement. John, known as “Stembo” to many,  has been our Membership Secretary from the very beginning of the DT in 2002. He has helped the DT to navigate numerous AGMs and SGMs, handing out voting cards to allow members to vote about many issues, as well as of course issuing printed and more recently electronic membership renewals..

Meet The DTB 15 November 2023

Meet The DTB took place on 15 November with Kevin Rye and Mark Lewis from the Dons Trust Board

The topic was Communications. The session comprised a short presentation from the board members present on the subjects of the evening and comments and questions from members. The session was recorded and is available on demand. You can find the link in ProBoards. Our meetings are for Dons Trust Members only.