The DTB held its full March meeting on Wednesday 19th March at Plough Lane.
Apologies were received from Simon Hood, Hannah Kitcher and Graeme Price, noting that the meeting had been moved from the original planned date. Mick Buckley who was due to attend a section of the meeting also sent apologies.
The meeting began with a presentation from John Lynch on the latest projects and news from WiSH. This was followed by a q&a..
The full Dons Trust Board February Meeting took place on Wednesday 26th February at Plough Lane. Apologies were received from Graeme Price, with the Board noting that this was a result of the change in date for the meeting. The rest of the board were in attendance in person alongside George Jones and Reece Wheeler-Kelly. Michele Little and Craig Cope were also present for specific agenda items.
The minutes from the January board meeting were approved for publication.
At the meeting the..
Dons Trust Board meeting Monday 17th February 2024
A meeting was convened in addition to the scheduled February meeting to discuss the club season ticket proposals. Apologies were received from James Longhurst and Ian Robinson who both sent in their views on the topics up for discussion and Reece Wheeler-Kelly.
At the start of the meeting Sean placed on record the Board’s sorrow at the passing of Tom Adam, who was elected to the first DTB in 2002, later..
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..