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Why you should choose HB Print ... from the chairman... FREE colour proofs - electronic or hard copy inside... NO CHARGE for disc handling or file uploads Welcome to the latest Newsletter of I’d also like to welcome Mark the Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust. Swanston as the new Trust Secretary, SAME DAY SERVICE available for a variety of jobs having taken over from On behalf of the Trust FRIENDLY SERVICE - walk into our office at anytime David Cook in September. committee, may I extend our FAST TURNAROUNDS - we can work to your deadlines David has put in an sincere best wishes for a enormous amount of work, We Pay Tribute to happy Christmas and a ...why not call for a quote? going back to 2003 when he the 1979 Team prosperous 2007, and of was instrumental in creating Visit our website at www.hbprint.co.uk or tel 01289 307553 course, 3rd Division Champions in May! the Trust as we know it now. 47 Bridge Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1ES • [email protected] We know we can continue to rely on This issue describes a lot of activity in his advice when required and he will recent months. Events such as the Pilot remain an active member, but thanks Race Night and the Championship to ‘Cookie’ for great service to the Our Season Half Dinner created a lot of very positive Committee over the last three years. Term Review comment, and it was fantastic to see JOIN THE TRUST! FROM ONLY £2 former players such as Dave Smith You’ll read elsewhere about our 150th and Eric Tait renewing friendships after member – we’ve been pretty close to The on-going success of the Trust is down to the Name ...... almost 30 years. members who support it. We are currently looking achieving that target for some time so to break the 200 members barrier and we would Gordon Dickson gives a report on the its nice to get there. Now we’re aiming Address ...... ask you to help us do it. If you are not currently a Trust Shop, and thanks to Gordon for for 200, so please, sign up your Trust Continue member, or you know someone who would like his great work in putting together our family, friends, or even those you don’t Youth Support to join us, please complete the form and send it to ...... first Calendar. The Youth Initiative particularly like, to support our aims. 10 Golden Sq, Berwick TD15. If you would like, a continues to flourish, and we’re Trust representative can call at your house or Telephone ...... delighted to play some part in that, All the best, workplace to get you signed up and talk you with financial support through the John through what the Trust is all about. Alternatively we E-Mail ...... production of match programmes by can send you an application form. You can contact Colin Pike and Paul Smith. Main Picture: Berwick Rangers U19s Trust Hold the Trust by emailing: [email protected] q q q or telephoning 01289 333103. Call Me Visit Me Post a Form Successful Race Online @ www.berwickrangers.co.uk Night You can contact us via email: [email protected] where sold - £1 Championship Dinner More Snippets

Tuesday 4th April 2006, not a date too Eric is the all time record appearance NEW BOILER THANKS FOR DINNER familiar with many unless it is maker with 415 matches under his belt The Trust have agreed to contribute £1500 We received the following letter from Willie somebody’s birthday that you know. But and also record goal scorer with 115 towards the cost of a replacement boiler Young, following our Championship Dinner: supplying the dressing rooms at Shielfield this was the date that the Trust’s most goals for the club and all were collected Dear Committee, Park. The club had asked the Trust to adventurous project to date actually during and eighteen year career in which contribute towards the upkeep of the stadium Many thanks to you and started. he was also Player Manager. and the Trust were more than happy to the rest of the Trust oblige. members for your Eric Tait has supplied the Berwick Pool At the following Committee meeting his hospitality and the great League trophies for over twenty years proposal was met with a unanimous SUPPORTERS BUS TO FIFE reception I got on and despite the fact he no longer lives in decision to go for it and the In a bid to get more supporters following the Saturday night - I the town still continues to do so. Championship Dinner was under way team away from home, the Trust organised a thoroughly enjoyed the evening. George Thompson who is on the Trust with a date set for October 21. The date supporters bus to our Scottish Cup tie at East Committee also happens to be the Pool chosen in order to give plenty of time to Fife in November. Committee members Mark I have been to many league Secretary and it was on this date Swanston and Paul Smith contacted both the events all over the organise the arrangements and also to Supporters Club and Football Club, who were he was taking delivery of last seasons’ coincide with the home match with country and i have to say that for pure pool trophies when the subject, as always only too happy to join the Trust in subsidising nostalgia the effort you all put in was the best Arbroath, which would give the club a cheap travel. At just £5 per head we had no i have seen. turned to the Dream Team. chance to take part in the day as well. problem filling the coach. Check the Trust website for details of any future trips. Hope everything goes well for the future. Eric mentioned that he had just spoken Contact was made with Eric and he said All the best. to the great wing wizard himself Peter Willie Young Davidson and they were talking about that he would like to play a major part in FANS PURCHASE NEW FLAG the good old Berwick days when Eric it and would do most of the talking to mentioned that it would be great to see the former players when they had been found. His idea was that even if they CORPORATE MEMBERS some more of the old players as well. At Following on from the success of our this point George had an idea that might could not make the event he could at least talk to them. membership drive at the beginning of the just work, but he needed to run it past year, we are now looking to sign up the Trust Committee. businesses as part of our Coporate Membership Drive. Corporate THEN - the team of 79. membership starts from just £5 per month - Top (L to R): Roddy just £60 per year. You will receive a free advert on our new website, a corporate Georgeson, Phil McAveety, membership pack and also publicity in our Stuart Weatley, Jim Morton, regular newsletter and in the programme. Eric Tait, Pogo Smith & David A group of supporters have clubed together to buy a giant Berwick Rangers flag. They say If you are interested in becoming a Moyes. they will be attending all future away games coporate member, please phone John Bell Middle: (L to R): Dave Smith, with the 16ft x 8ft flag. As you can see from on 01289 333100 or email trust@berwick - Ian Whitehead, Kenny the picture, it is quite impressive. rangers.co.uk. Rutherford, Peter Davidson, Billy Mathieson, Iain McLeod, Berwick Rangers Supporters Trust Newsletter - Issue 9 John Jobson & Calum Frame. Committee: John Bell (Chairman), Colin Pike (Vice Chairman), Ronald Kirk, Keith Hall, Front (L to R): Donny Gordon Dickson (Treasurer), Eddie McCall, Mark Swanston, Bill Purvis, Derek Purvis, McLeod, Brian Marshall, Ian Paul Smith, George Thompson, Steven Scott, David Stewart & Karen Thorburn Smith & Gordon Laing Edited by Paul Smith. Designed & Printed by HB Print, 47 Bridge Street, Berwick-upon-Tweed (01289 307636) Cover picture by Gordon Lockie. Thanks to FunkyFoto for sponsoring this issue. Any future contributions can be sent to: 9-12 Golden Sq, Berwick. Or email [email protected]

2 15 Championship Dinner cont’d Trust Appoint New Secretary

Fellow Committee members Paul Smith Well, if no-one came now then it was not The Trust Board have appointed Mark and David Cook were then entrusted to for the want of trying and with Eric Swanson as the new Trust Secretary. Mark, come up with sights and sounds of that having lots of luck attracting the players, 22, is a long-standing Berwick Rangers season to add that special touch that a total of fifteen out of twenty six would supporter and joined the Board in April 2005. would set the night off. Gordon Dickson eventually arrive to take their well He is an active member of the younger yet another fellow Committee man had deserved honour. generation of Trust members who have made previously handed over a number of a dynamic and innovative contribution to the photos from the Championship season Berwick first joined the league in 1951 work of the Trust. and that together with help from the and since 1979 when they lifted the Tweeddale Press, several trips to the Championship flag Arbroath, East Fife, The Board would like to pay tribute to the library plus countless hours in front of a Stenhousemuir, East Stirling, Peterhead, work of founder member David Cook, who Mark replaces as Secretary. He was computer screen the end product was Elgin City have all failed to achieve a responsible for the Trust becoming an fantastic. league title, the latter two admittedly industrial and provident society and for much have had less time in the league set up. of the early liaison with Supporters Direct Paul Smith at HB Print produced the which helped the Trust become established. Above: New Secretary posters and the tickets, now all we had It was a time to say thanks for the David will remain a member of the Trust but Mark Swanston to do was sell the event. Advertising the memories, a time to reminisce about the Right: Retiring Secretary has resigned from his role as Secretary to David Cook event was going to be huge effort in itself good old days, and both were achieved concentrate on work commitments. He will be as people seem to very lethargic towards at the Kings Arms, Berwick on Sat 21 assisting Mark with the preparation of papers the Dream Team especially any events October when supporters of all ages for the April 2007 AGM. that are set up to raise its profile. It was paid homage to the players who gave us decided we needed to widen the net and our only national league title. the promotion of the event took on a Fans of all ages, some of whom had not more national look with the event been born when the Championship flag with Bill Purves mentioned in several Scottish Dailies, a was hoisted at Shielfield arrived to pay Membership Report couple of Sunday editions and mentions respect to the returning heroes some of on the local radio stations. whom had not seen each other in over Since our last newsletter membership of the As we wish to keep in regular touch with our twenty years and all were eager to enjoy Trust has steadily increased with 15 new membership please remember to let us know if Locally though we had the coup of the occasion. members being signed up and one former you change your address. From time to time we Border TV wanting to do a live feed from member has resumed his membership. also send email messages to members who Fifteen players had been persuaded to the hallowed turf of Shielfield Park, this have notified us of their email address. It travel to Berwick for the event, some would get the coverage in the Border Unfortunately, for various reasons, we are still appears however that some of the details we travelling from far afield like Dave Smith area that we could only dream about. continuing to lose a few members but despite hold are out of date – so if you have recently coming down from Aberdeen, Kenny this membership has for the first time passed acquired or changed your email address please The stage was set and the Committee Rutherford up from Luton and Roy the 150 mark. update us! chairman John Bell and Eric Tait’s McDowell flying in from Spain just to interviews went out live on Friday 13 make the event all of whom had been If you hear of anyone wishing to join the Trust Further information is available 24/7 on the October giving us the perfect ending to tracked down by Eric Tait. please let me know or better still download an Trust website- www.berwickrangers.co.uk what proved to be a very productive application form from the Trust website and get advertising campaign, all of which was No matter where the players had them to sign it! free. travelled from all were here to enjoy themselves and in Willie Young we had a Who says you cannot get anything for speaker of the highest order. JOIN US ONLINE @ free these days! www.berwickrangers.co.uk or email: [email protected] 4 13 Supporters Trust Roadshow! 150th Member is a Grand Sheik!

Over the past 6 months, the Trust have had a Haggerston Castle The Trust recently signed up John Burton of aims of the Trust on the excellent website I felt number of stalls at various public events in A fortnight later we were back on the road - Sheffield as our 150th member, something of a compelled to join. It is important that clubs such the local area, ranging from Bridge Street to this time we visited the Haggerston Castle Fun landmark for us. Now the target is to as Berwick and Rotherham have the Haggerston Castle. Day on the August Bank Holiday. We were hit 200! backbone to remain viable and this joined by manager John Coughlin along with can only be achieved with the We have found attending fayres an invaluable players Tom Britton and Chris Flockhart. We John is actually a lifelong Rotherham backing of genuine supporters, and way of getting the name of the Trust in the organised another penalty shootout United fan, but was introduced to by being part of BRST I hope to be public domain, as well as a useful way of competition- this time we had first team Berwick Rangers during a family able to support the aims.” promoting the club and offical merchandise. ‘keeper Flockhart in goal. Over 100 children holiday in 1981. Nine years later he We will be looking to attend even more took part in the competition - quite a few got to his first game, and since then And the ‘Grand Sheik’? John fulfils events in 2007. managed to squeeze in a few goals against has made it to Shielfield about 3 or 4 this role with the Sheffield branch of Chris. Meanwhile, Coughlin was on hand to times each season. the Laurel and Hardy Appreciation Society. So we’re delighted that he Green Festival speak to visitors to the area about the So why join the Trust? In John’s didn’t sign up for Dundee United’s We took a stall at the annual Green Festival fortunes of the team. words; “Many thanks for welcoming ‘Arabs Trust’ but came to us instead! at Mill Farm, Tweedmouth on Sunday 2nd me to the Trust as having read the July. Although we didn’t sell a great deal of Bridge Street Christmas Fayre merchandise, we were able to spread the We made a return visit to Bridge Street - this word of the Trust to a slightly different time for the Christmas Fayre on Sunday 3rd audience. December. In 2005 we sold hundreds of pounds worth of merchandise. Unfortunately Berwick Rangers Bridge Street Summer Fayre the extremely poor weather kept a lot of On Sunday 13th August, the Trust organised people in the house for the 2006 event. Supporters Trust a stall at the Bridge Street Traders Summer We did manage to sell between around £150 Tel: 01289 333100 • Fax: 01289 309680 Fayre. Committee members were on hand to in club merchandise. We also spoke to a few E-Mail: [email protected] fellow supporters who visited the stall. sign up new members, sell official club Web: www.berwicktrust.co.uk merchandise and even organised a penalty Postal: c/o 12 Golden Sq, Berwick-upon-Tweed shoot-out competition, which proved very Thank you to all who have visited our stalls. popular. Thank you to Trust member Mark Formed in 2003, our Supporters Trust is one of over 150 in the UK. Johnston for his services between the sticks. Our achievements since formation include the following:

• Gained a significant share holding in the football • Provided members with a members pack, club through the purchase of shares regular newsletter and website. • Donated £500 to the youth set up for 2004/5. • Organised a range of fundraising events and • Provided, free of charge, various matchday activities in Berwick-upon-Tweed. programmes to the football club. • Invested a further £10,000 in the football club • Helped the football club with UEFA Club Licensing by purchasing 10,000 shares. documents, which were crucial to the ongoing • Donated £4500 to the BRFC Youth Initiative. survival of the club. • Promised further investment to Youth set-up. • Donated £5000 with no strings attached to • Provided, free of charge, matchday football club funds. programmes to the Initiative to sell at all games. • Recruited over 150 members - almost half • Become the football club’s biggest single of our core home support. shareholder with further share purchases.

JOIN FROM ONLY £2 PER MONTH! Left: Committee member Gordon Dickson at our stall at Haggerston Castle Holiday Park Right: Chris Flockhart taking part in our penalty shoot-out at Haggerston Castle

6 11 CSonseEcutiveA wins oSver leOague leNaders Ea0st Fife60A d7ismal 1-0H loss fAollowedL at HFampd enT,then ERJohMn Coug hlinR has wEorkedP wonOders toR keep T his look as if they might transform Berwick Ranger’s Rangers were held at home by a resurgent (take squad in the frame this season,particularly after season,which began with 2 points thrown away to that in context) Shire outfit in a 2-2 draw at having to replace the five experienced players who a very mediocre Albion Rovers outfit at Shielfield. Shielfield.This was one we could easily have lost – departed to Stenhousemuir in the summer, with a Shire were the better side on the day.Imagine mix of untested juniors and fringe players from Despite the close season signing of old favourite trying to explain that one to the legions of other league sides.Some have’nt worked out – Gary Wood,Rangers have looked lightweight up armchair Mags in town centre hostelries on notably McCallum and Shand,but others,such as front for much of the campaign to date,but the Saturday night.The Shire draw was followed up by Thompson,Manson,Fraser,Noble,David Greenhill return,at last,of an fitter and in-form Kevin Haynes a 2-0 humping away to East Fife on 16th and Notman (until his untimely injury) have been seems to have done the trick,with the barnstorming September,and it has to be said that things were qualified successes.All will be better players with a Ducket hero forming a powerful alliance with the beginning to look pretty grim.Rangers could’nt season at this level under their belts.Coughlin’s Ginger Ninja.The addition of the on-loan Irishman score goals,and the early season promise of the side tries to play football the right way,with good Dennis McLaughlin from Hearts has added new signings just had’nt materialised,with the movement and passing to feet the guiding another dimension to Ranger’s attacking honourable exception of the consistent Robbie principles.OK,so it does’nt always work,but I’d options,and where supporters once despaired of Manson. much rather watch a side try and play football on Ryan McCallum’s half-hearted attempts to work the deck than a bunch of Bolton wannabes out where the penalty box lay,they now have Rangers fortunes have taken a turn for the better humping the ball skywards for 90 minutes. confidence that not only will Rangers create since then,though there have been some hiccups chances,but that a decent proportion of these will on the way.The Methil embarrassment was Seasoned supporters have remarked how poor a be taken. followed up by a solid 2-1 win at bottom side league the 3rd Division is,with only Jablonski at Elgin,and included an impressive debut goal from East Fife,Johnston at Elgin and Weatherston of A couple of 1st round exits in the minor cup McLaughlin.Mixing the highs with the lows,Rangers Queens Park impressing for the opposition.If competitions away to Ayr and then Hamilton were contrived to throw away a lead to lose 2-1 at Rangers could call on the services of long-term expected,but deprived Rangers of Gary Wood’s home to a decent Montrose outfit the following absentees Swanston and Little,they’d probably be services after he found himself on the wrong end week.They followed this up with 3 consecutive top of the league by now.They still have a good of a disgraceful challenge on the South wins,away to Albion Rovers (1-0) despite being chance of finishing there,but the division lacks an Lanarkshire plastic of the type that had Ben under the cosh for long spells and Wood missing a outstanding team and at least half a dozen other Thatcher cast as Public Enemy No.1 south of the penalty,home to Arbroath (3-2),where the Black & outfits will fancy their chances of winning the title. border.Despite returning to the fray earlier than Gold did their best to chuck a 3-goal lead,and at expected clad in his Friday the 13th face mask,it home to Queens Park (1-0). Off the field?Not much seems to have changed,as took Gary some time to rediscover his form,but he the letters page of the Berwick Advertiser seems to have got there now. Rangers have hovered around the fringes of a proves,but the joint sponsorship of the supporters play-off spot for most of the season,but bus to the East Fife cup tie gives some grounds for An unremarkable 1-0 victory at Arbroath on 12th handicapped their cause with a 2-0 defeat at optimism.Rumours of the club being up for sale – August saw Rangers register an away win at the Dumbarton on 4th November.They restored their whether these had some foundation or not – first time of asking,but they then came a cropper credentials the following week however,their best clearly had an unsettling effect on the team,and against arch-rivals Stenhousemuir,populated by 45 minutes of the season helping them to a 2-1 the fact that these were referred to by the manager half a dozen ex-Shielfield refuseniks,in a 1-0 home home win over leaders East Fife.Their new-found in the national press suggests that they were being defeat despite the Gers’ 10 men outplaying a crap confidence was given a further boost with a 3-1 taken seriously,at least for a time.These have Warriors outfit on the day.Rangers comfortably win in the first round of the Scottish Cup at Methil subsequently been denied by a board member in disposed of a hopeless Dumbarton outfit by 3-0 on 11th November.A home tie in the 2nd round the local press,and it is to be hoped that the club in their next home game on 26th August,with against a pretty ordinary Arbroath side is can now focus on it’s on-field exploits.After Thompson and Fraser impressing with strong encouraging hopes of a glamour 3rd round tie all,that’s why we go to watch our team every week. performances in the middle of the park. against one of the big names.Livingston anyone? Trust Race Night Trust Shop Update

The Trust held an extremely successful race Attendance at the race night was excellent, with night at The Pilot Inn on Friday, 8th punters comprising a good mix of Trust September. members, locals and visitors from nearby Berwick Holiday Centre. Master of Ceremonies BRFC manager John Coughlin and his partner Colin Pike did his John McCrirrick thing, adding Kirsty were guests of honour at the event, which his own stylistic flourish to proceedings (don’t took place at The Pilot Inn, courtesy of mine host ask), and big thanks to Andy and his mate for and Trust board member, Spadge. running the race night at no cost and joining the Trust into the bargain. Now that’s what I call true The race night made a profit in excess of partnership working. £600,despite Kirsty’s unnatural gift for picking winners, selected from a stable of nags named Also thanks to Coff and Kirsty,who are regular Left: Our Shop at Shielfield Park Above: Our Town Centre outlet at after illustrious Berwick characters drawn from supporters of Trust events. We’ll be arranging Tyne & Tweed, West Street the present and the not-too-distant past. The more race nights in 2007 – watch this space. funds raised will help underwrite other Trust For those who don’t know, the Club Shop • The cost to us of getting a strip is £25, activity over the coming year. dealing with merchandising, is run by the which means that we make a profit of £10 Supporter’s Trust. per item. Therefore for one donated strip, we have to sell another 2 ½ just to break Here are some brief details about the shop even. and its operation. This is a brief summary of the workings of • All stock is bought and paid for from a everything Black and Gold that’s worth wearing. separate account, the signatories being the same as the main Trust account. Availability; • No funds from elsewhere are invested into • Club shop on matchdays the stock, therefore all orders are funded • To the club address from income. • To the Trust address • The income from the shop can vary match • Tyne & Tweed in West Street, Berwick to match but generally if takings are below £100, it’s been a very bad day. This A shortage of strips; contracts with the situation a number of This year we have encountered a problem with years ago when takings in excess of £100 the supply of home tops for the club shop. We were rare were informed in November that an order, • Annual income fluctuates between £4000 made in August, was not going to be processed. and £9000. The difference usually indicates a season when a new strip design has come After some representations we were told that we out. would get the order, but the date promised was • For season 05/6, our working profit was 21st December. This is no good for Christmas. £421. Consequently we cancelled the order, bearing in • In the same year we donated £412 worth of mind that the current top has only five months to stock to the football club. This usually run. comes in the form of strips for sponsors, visiting teams etc. This season (06/7) we We apologise to all those disappointed have already exceeded £300 in stock supporters but we believe this was a difficulty donations to the club. that we couldn’t reasonably anticipate. • All stock is sourced by the Trust. The only Manager John Coughlin pictured with your Supporters Trust committee exception to this is the strip, which is done by the club.

10 7 Trust Produce Youth Programmes Championship Dinner cont’d

Following on from our first year of sponsoring raise their profile and make their organi - Willie who had officiated as a referee at awarded his for being the Berwick player the Youth Initiative, an idea incidentally sation, and infact games more professional. the highest level for twenty years recalled of the millennium, Eric for making the which found almost unanimous favour If that wasn’t enough it also gave them a tales not just about the stars of the most appearances and also being the top amongst members attending our last AGM, double opportunity to talk to those attending modern game, but recalled occasions goal scorer in history. the Society Board decided to continue in a their games. This being in the form of two involving Berwick, including admitting for the first time that the penalty to Falkirk in All in all it was fantastic evening and the similar vein this season. articles in each issue, one from the Head of 1997 never was! organisers, particularly Paul Smith whose Initiative and the other from the creative genius ensured the nostalgia However due to ever team manager. To be there for that moment was worth it continued through the night with increasing demands on alone as we could then dream of what placemats, menu, music and a running our funds we were unable A further advertising opportunity might have been as Falkirk were beaten montage of photos and news clippings all to commit to a similar was offered at this stage, with the by Kilmarnock in the final that year. depicting the wonderful season that was amount. After some Trust giving over a page to the With the alcohol now in full flow it was 1978/79. deliberation Vice-Chairman Initiative to fill. This they then left to the players to take the stand to Colin Pike suggested successfully did, again, earning give us an insight into that season. It was a fitting tribute to a team of players producing a match them more much needed cash. Understandably they were nervous about who had never been acknowledged by the programme to be sold at With the change at the head of it and only one or two recalled tales. club since the feat and all seemed to the U19 matches with the the Initiative, we met recently enjoy the occasion, some of whom were Initiative retaining the with Robert Johnson and To mark the occasion Dave Smith and Eric even spotted in the local night spots later proceeds. brought him up to date with our Tait were presented with framed Berwick that morning still living it up. plans, and suffice to say Robert tops stating their achievement. Dave was Board member Paul Smith is as enthusiastic as his “joined the team” and the predessor. idea was taken forward. Several members of the Society Board met At this stage of the season we have produced with ex head of the Initiative Dave Buglass 6 issues which have sold well at all their and put the idea to him. Dave was as games. We will continue to produce for the enthusiastic as we were and an agreement remaining games. We are rightly proud of was reached. our efforts as we continue to support what In practice what this would mean is that Colin may well be first teamers of the future. Pike would edit the production with Paul One interesting point to note. As far as I’m Eric Tait recieves his award Dave Smith is presented with his award designing and printing the finished article. aware ourselves and the other Rangers ( from Glasgow ) are the only two clubs in Scotland We decided on an 8 page issue in full colour, who regularly produce programmes at which all agreed would not only give the under19 level. Initiative much needed instant cash but also

The 79 team enjoying the night Guest speaker Willie Young

12 5 News Snippets Championship Dinner

DIRECTORY ENQUIRIES TRUST MEET WITH STAGGIES Funds raised up to September for the Society Board members Paul Smith, Colin Pike 118813 number was £16.27, maybe not a and Mark Swanston done "the honours" on large amount of money but for something Friday 15th of December as members of the you would do anyway it’s OK Ross County Trust set off on their fund raising trip around all the Scottish grounds within 24 AMAZON hours, having chosen Berwick as their starting By clicking on to the Amazon link on the point. Committee member Edward Rush takes website a proportion of what you spend up the story :- goes to the Trust. At the end of July our first payment was £20.27. Which probably "My name is Edward Rush and I am on the amounts to the number of CDs Cook Save Our Staggies committee.We are a group bought that month! Another dead simple of supporters of Ross County football club way to raise funds and brings money back who's aims are to raise funds for our club in to Berwick, all with a click of a button. what has been a difficult financial time for them. CHRISTMAS GIFTS On the 15th December we are embarking on Along with this newsletter there are a our latest fundraising adventure and number of additional items; wondered if you would like to help us in a small way. Trust Badge – this should have been out to I have managed to get the clubs mini bus you sooner but logistical problems meant and I am presently filling it with supporters that it didn’t get to you. This badge is who are donating £30 each to come on our unique to trust members only, although stadium tour. The idea is to visit all 42 SPL NOW - (L to R) Dave Smith, Calum Frame, Ian Smith, Ian Whitehead, Stuart Wheatley, there have been one or two that have and SFL grounds in Scotland in 2 4 HOURS. Pogo Smith, Roddy Georgeson, Iain McLeod, Peter Davidson, Eric Tait, Alan Walker, found their way to non members. We are planning to leave Dingwall around Roy McDowell, Willie Mathieson, Kenny Rutherford & Brian Marshall 2007 Calendar – a TRUE Black and Gold 7am and drive to Berwick’s ground where we affair. Pictures supplied by Trust members will start the clock.We aim to arrive between Whilst Eric started the ball rolling on the officiated at matches throughout the 12-12.30pm. Kevin McCormick and Doug Stenhouse. playing side, the Committee were tasked world in a number of competitions and it Hopefully this will become an annual event I wondered if any of your trust members to come up with ideas and suggestions would certainly prove interesting to hear (calendars usually are), but this depends might like to meet us and perhaps cut the red getting the advertisers, so if you have a tape at the start?.Its always good to meet like to make the night as memorable as things from a refereeing perspective possible please let us know for next year – minded supporters and this will be a good possible and true to form came up instead of an ex player. 2008. If you want an additional copy, then chance for us to set off in style". trumps, with some inspirational ideas. the cost is £5, or £6 by post. Regards, Edward. The Dream Team had even encountered Energy Saving Trust – As part of our It was decided that a speaker was Willie on a few occasions, including the commitment at our last AGM to pursue CENTRAL BORDERS SC needed to add to the occasion and after famous disallowed goal by Kevin Walton Green Issues we have teamed up with the Spearheaded by committee member Derek an attempt to get hold of Jim Leishman at Brockville during one of the clubs EST. Part of this is to reduce your own Purvis, the CBSC meet at the Salmon Inn in who apart from being an exceptional good cup runs in the nineties. It would energy bills. Consequently we have Galashiels every second Tuesday of every month after dinner speaker has also been long be intriguing to see if he remembers and enclosed a few leaflets on how to do this at 7.30pm. Fellow supporters are invited along associated with Dunfermline Athletic the whether or not he can come up with a (see later article). to discuss the club’s fortunes, offer opinions on the team and to organise trips to both home team of course beaten to the title in 78- good reason for disallowing it. If you think that the Newsletter is turning and away games. 79. into Sunday Supplement hell, then don’t The venue that was chosen was the Kings worry. So if you’re thinking of writing a The CBSC would like to say a big thank you to Jim was also playing for Cowdenbeath Arms, a hotel based in the centre of fashion section or reviewing the Borat film, everyone who has helped launch the club, that season in the same league as well. Berwick, things were now starting to take don’t ring us, we’ll ring you. especially Davie Walkins at Radio Borders and ‘The Southern Reporter’. Eventually the decision was made and shape and there was light at the end of we went for Willie Young. Willie has the tunnel.

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