The redacted Dons Trust Board meeting minutes for August, September and October are now published and available on this website.

The November meeting’s minutes will be published once they have been approved by the new Dons Trust Board that meets for the first time in January – there was no December Board meeting.

The Trust held its rescheduled 2015 annual general meeting on December 17 in the distinctive surroundings of Trinity United Reformed Church, right in the heart of Wimbledon.

The meeting had originally been scheduled for the previous week but was put back to allow fans to focus on Merton Council’s planning committee hearing, which was held on December 10. With the facilities at The Cherry Red Records Stadium unavailable for this new date, the venue was switched.

The Dons Trust Board..

Our annual general meeting is this Thursday (December 17) at United Trinity Reformed Church, Mansel Road in Wimbledon, starting at 7.30 pm.

The paperwork for the meeting should have already been received by Trust members, either by post or by email according to your stated preference, but is also available on the General Meetings page of this website.

The United Trinity Reformed Church website includes directions to the venue.

AFC Wimbledon is ‘delighted’ that Merton Council has approved the club’s plans to build a new stadium in the borough.

Speaking after the planning committee meeting at Merton Civic Centre, AFC Wimbledon Chief Executive Erik Samuelson, said: “We are all absolutely delighted. This has been a momentous day for our club and the most important event since we reformed it 13 years ago.

“Following the sale of our former Plough Lane site and the decision by the FA to allow..

Last night, the Elections Steering Group counted the votes cast in the elections for the Dons Trust Board, under the watchful eye of our independent observer, Neil Springate of the Fulham Supporters Trust. We thank Neil for his support in this respect; it is greatly appreciated.

The votes cast for each candidate were as follows:

David Growns 722 Colin Dipple 580 Cormac van der Hoeven 379 Jane Lonsdale 728 Tom Adam 575 Roger Evans 641 Mark Davis 723

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AFC Wimbledon has published an article with key information for supporters about Thursday night’s Merton Council planning meeting, which will consider our application for a new stadium. Supporters can read the article on the club website.

As many of the Dons Trust members and Wimbledon fans know, at this time of year we normally do a collection to support the Wimbledon Foodbank. This year, however, in consultation with Wimbledon Foodbank, we have decided to postpone our co-ordinated collection.

We only have one home game before Christmas in which to collect donations and, recognising that poverty is an ongoing issue, we have decided to delay the collection until Easter when there are several home games in which contributions..

Democratically owned sports clubs could bring a big net benefit if they were given tax breaks, a new report from Supporters Direct argues.

The proposal recommends creating a new tax status for democratically owned clubs that meet strict criteria, including reinvesting surpluses and protecting assets for community use. Clubs would benefit from Gift Aid on donations, receive 80% rate relief and have exemption from Corporation Tax.

If adopted it would be a landmark in the development of democratic ownership of..

Voting in the Dons Trust Board election closes on Monday (December 7) at 23:59.

Members who have opted to receive communications from the Trust via email and who are showing as not having already voted should have today received a reminder to vote. A final reminder is scheduled to be sent out on Sunday.

If you fall into this category but didn’t receive your original email via Survey Monkey with a voting link, please urgently email the Dons Trust Secretary..

We are aiming to recruit a Volunteer Liaison Officer (VLO).

The VLO will be responsible for establishing and developing a previously created framework that ensures all volunteers work comfortably within their role and feel valued. The role covers volunteering for both AFC Wimbledon and the Dons Trust.

Initially the focus will be to introduce the framework and raise the profile of the volunteers. Once established, the VLO is expected to maintain all aspects of volunteering.

The VLO will work closely..