Work is being undertaken outside the ground this summer to enable the Dons Trust to provide a better service to its members on match days. As part of this, Dons Trust Board (DTB) members want your views on the best way to facilitate its match day presence (please see bottom of page for more information).

The next time you venture to The Cherry Red Records Stadium you might notice a small change to the approach at Jack Goodchild Way.  The grassed area..

The draft minutes of the last Dons Trust SGM, held in April, are now available to read online. The meeting discussed options for detailed design of the proposed new stadium in Wimbledon.

These minutes remain designated ‘draft’ for the time being. They  will be subject to formal approval at the next SGM which will be held later in 2015, precise date to be confirmed.

The Football Supporters’ Federation wants to hear about your favourite away day of the 2014/15 season as part of their regular Away Fans Survey.

Good or bad, they would like to hear about your experiences on the road over the season that’s just finished.

The survey provides real data that the FSF uses in negotiations with the leagues, giving every travelling supporter a voice.

Cardiff City, Reading and Wigan Athletic topped the away table last season. But who should this year?

Have..

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held its monthly meeting at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Tuesday, May 12. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises the main points that were discussed.

The vast majority of the meeting focused on issues surrounding the club’s planning application for a new stadium in Wimbledon and the future of The Cherry Red Records Stadium. For reasons of commercial confidentiality most of this discussion cannot be reported at present, but the..

You can help AFC Wimbledon Ladies and Girls expand the number of girls’ teams they run by voting for them in a funding competition.

Next season the girls’ set-up would like to add a new Under-11s team, an additional Under-14s team, and a new Under-18s team so that they can offer enjoyable football to girls of all ages in the local community.

And in an attempt to secure funding they have submitted an application to the Aviva Community Fund.

Although..

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) held an additional meeting at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on Sunday, May 3. Ahead of publication of the redacted minutes, this article summarises the main points that were discussed.

This additional meeting was arranged at short notice as there hadn’t been enough time during the scheduled April meeting to cover all of its agenda.

The majority of this additional meeting was devoted to discussing the future of the Kingsmeadow site and engagement with Kingstonian..

The Dons Trust Board (DTB) has recently been discussing the club committing to paying the London Living Wage.

To help members keep up-to-date regarding the issue, the DTB has decided to publish the following documents:

The original paper prepared for the DTB by Nigel Higgs The Living Wage Foundation’s Implementation Guide.

The paper was first discussed at the February DTB meeting.

Wimbledon Foodbank has given their thanks to AFC Wimbledon and the Dons Trust for our continuing support.

For the last few years the club’s fans have supported the Foodbank with donations of food, other specifically requested items and money, all collected in the run-up to Christmas.

And in 2013 the players visited the Foodbank, which is based in High Path, Wimbledon, to deliver that year’s collection.

The club recently received a ‘thank you’ card from the Foodbank which says: ‘We have fed over 5000 people in..

A fantastic video featuring the club’s newly crowned Player of the Year, Bayo Akinfenwa, demonstrates the art of finishing and is now available to view on the club’s official YouTube channel.

Aimed at young and teenage fans learning the game, our final masterclass video of 2014/15 features ‘The Beast’ showing off his finishing skills in training – and missing a few too! There is also unique commentary from Bayo on some of his best goals of the season, including ‘Beast..

The following article appeared in the club’s official matchday programme for the game against Cheltenham Town (played on May 2, 2015).

News from the Trust

The Trust plans to have a higher-profile matchday presence next season, says Dons Trust Board Chair Matt Breach, who also reports on the latest fundraising walk for Wimbledon.

THE MATCHDAY PRESENCE

Thanks to a generous donation from the Womble Underground Press fanzine, we hope to be able to pave the area next to the current ticket collection kiosk..